Poulin June 20 Auction

[Spathologist]

Some examples of rare sabers being offered up at the next Poulin auction.  Looks like perhaps member Pony Driver is divesting part of his impressive collection.

https://poulinantiques.hibid.com/catalog/209806/spring-2020-firearms-auction/?q=saber&ipp=100

Confederate and Cavalry officer sabers, a M1911 experimental and a few serial numbered Springfield M1905/06 experimentals.

The is the first time in a while I've seen this much offered in a single auction, it will be interesting to see what prices look like.

[derrbrad]

Some great looking items in there for sure!

[derrbrad]

Wow, some of that stuff went cheap. If i had not been furloughed myself I would have been all over several items. But, I guess I was not the only one. Sign of the times.

[Spathologist]

Some of the prices were surprising, but the economy isn't really the best right now.   

 

I was tempted on a couple of pieces to upgrade, but there wasn't anything there I really needed and I was already bracing myself to shell out for a seriously overpriced example to fill an actual hole in the collection...

[derrbrad]

I needed a 1915 patton to fill a hole and was looking hard at one of the many tent peg scabbard sabers they had up for sell. But that's just my luck.