Fall 2023 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
November 3rd, 4th, 5th, & 6th, 2023
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
FINE “FRESH TO MARKET” CONFEDERATE FIRST NATIONAL FLAG FROM CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
02-20141
FLAG FROM CALDWELL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. 28” x 56”, all handsewn, red & white wool bunting bars, blue wool bunting canton & double applique 3.75” cotton stars around 6” central star. This pattern is often associated with Virginia, the 11th Confederate state. Flag is in classic configuration and construction of early CW flags, we can date this flag to mid-1861 most likely due to fly:hoist ratio of 2:1 as flags were made later in 1861, most flags approach ratios of 3:2. Excellent seamstress skill throughout, hand sewing threads are multiply “S” twist, 1” heavy canvas/linen hoist with 5 hand whipped eyelets, fly finished with reinforced sewn edge, top & bottom edges both have selvedge which seamstress planned well. This is a beautiful well preserved surviving classic “Stars & Bars” that has been in North Carolina home since the war.
