We are pleased to offer Mr. Richards’ collection of 250 antique guns and related items. Chad collected these over his lifetime in the Camden, Maine area. Working for the Post Office he hoarded and tucked away this interesting collection over 60 years. Guns include: Colt Civil War pistols; flintlock rifles and pistols; Sharp’s pistols; Civil War carbines; two (2) blunderbusses; 1866 Winchester rifle body; 21-lb. percussion pistol with cannon-turned barrel; 1873,1894, and 1895 Winchester rifles; Springfield Civil War rifles; and many other percussion rifles and pistols. Also, we will be offering his swords which include fifteen (15) swords from 1812-1920, some with original blued blades and local provenance; 50+ antique brass powder flasks and powder horns and pistol flasks; 1854 Pat. Firearms charger by T. H. Peavey, South Montville, Maine; Wm. R. Mayberry’s 2 nd Maine Calvary belt; plus old ammo pouches, U.S., NHSM, Eagle belt buckles; many lots of ammo with old boxes; brass cartridges; hand-carved eagle; snowshoes; 8-person toboggan, circa 1920; 10-foot pair of skis; plus old Colt pistol boxes; shotgun box; 25+ old bayonets; old gun parts, etc. All items are directly from the Richards’ estate. NO ADDITIONS!!

Below is a list of some arms companies we have at least one gun from.

• A. Waters
• Allen & Thurber
• Allen & Wheelock
• Bacon Arms
• Beretta
• Blunt & Syms
• Burnside
• Charlesville
• Clemmons
• Colt
• Cooper Firearms
• E. Whitney
• G. L. Bailey - Portland, Me

• Harpers Ferry
• Harrington & Richardson
• Henry Parker
• Hopkins & Allen
• Iver Johnson
• J. Walker
• Josh Golcher
• Ketland & Co.
• Leonard Petersburg
• Manhattan
• Merwin Hulbert
• Moore
• New Haven

• N. P. Ames
• Payson & Hierst
• Poultney & Trimble
• Providence Tool Company
• Remington
• Richards London
• Robbins & Lawrence
• S. North
• Savage
• Sharps & Hankins
• Smith & Wesson

• Spencer
• Springfield
• Starr Arms
• Stevens
• Tower
• Union Rifle
• U. S. Green
• Wallager
• Whitneyville
• Winchester
• Winchester-Lee
• Plus many unsigned