Poulin Firearms & Militaria Auctioneers is extremely proud to have been chosen by the Atlanta History Center to aid in their deaccession of significant Civil War and antique arms. The Atlanta History Center owns and displays the best well-rounded Civil War collection in the United States. The items being offered are duplicates or arms unrelated to the history center’s mission. Among the offerings are the finest group of Whitworth British military and Whitworth sporting rifles of the Civil War era ever offered in a public venue.
The Atlanta History Center (AHC) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Objects in this public auction from AHC are legally deaccessioned from the institutional collection. Procedures for deaccessioning follow the Code of Ethics for Museums by the American Alliance of Museums. All objects were examined by the curator as well as independent experts in the collecting field. The Atlanta History Center’s deaccession policy prohibits use of funds received from this public auction for any purpose other than to support its Civil War collection by artifact purchase or conservation. If AHC does not offer deaccessioned items to another nonprofit organization, it is obligated to proffer them at public auction. This guarantees a fair and open market and equal opportunity for all potential buyers. AHC employees, board members, and other associated individuals are prohibited from acquiring deaccessioned objects, even at public auction.
Featured Items from the Atlanta History Center
RARE 1860 DATED HARPER’S FERRY 1855 2-BAND RIFLE
RARE CIVIL WAR MERRILL BREECH LOADING CONVERSION OF HARPER’S FERRY “MISSISSIPPI” RIFLE
EXTREMELY FINE AND RARE BRITISH WHITWORTH MILITARY RIFLE WITH RARE WHITWORTH BAYONET
EXCEPTIONAL CASED PRESENTATION WHITWORTH MILITARY TARGET RIFLE, B162
VERY FINE & RARE UNIQUE WHITWORTH BEST QUALITY MILITARY TARGET RIFLE, A944, WITH SCHUETZEN BUTT
WHITWORTH “BEST QUALITY” MILITARY TARGET RIFLE, C747
EXCEPTIONAL WHITWORTH MATCH TARGET MILITARY RIFLE, C778
FINE WHITWORTH TARGET RIFLE, C904. DEACCESSED FROM HARPER’S FERRY NATIONAL PARK
1864 DATED FAYETTEVILLE RIFLE
CONFEDERATE 1ST NATIONAL FLAG, GEORGIA ASSOCIATION
PAIR OF RARE CONFEDERATE MORSE CARTRIDGE BOXES
11 CONFEDERATE GUN SLINGS
RARE & EXCELLENT 1838 RIGBY MILITARY PERCUSSION MUSKET
EXCEPTIONAL & NEAR MINT 23” BANNETT PATTERN 1853 ARTILLERY CARBINE
EXTREMELY RARE & UNIQUE OUTSIDE BRITISH ROYAL ARMOURIE’S COLLECTION – J. R. COOPER BREECHLOADING CAVALRY CARBINE
WHITWORTH COMMERCIAL RIFLE WITH RARE DAVIDSON SCOPE
