Cat. 1. Vintage Decoys, Hunting Memorabilia, Old Shot Shells

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Canada Goose decoy from Maryland with Madison Mitchell re-paint with cracks and wear, beautiful form.

Corolla Beach Bird shorebird that has been repainted, with cracks and gunning wear. Stand included. These decoys have been attributed to the Austin and O'Neal families, and are commonly called Corolla Beach Birds.

Battery Redhead drake decoy with old Currituck rigging and a stunning head by Ned Burgess in his finest style.

Canvas Snow Goose decoy by Nick Sapone of Wanchese, NC. Sapone was the featured carver at the 2005 Core Sound Decoy Festival and has been featured in many books, magazines, and TV shows. This decoy is signed and branded.

Canvas Canada Goose decoy by Ronnie Wade, Knotts Island, NC, with the original tag from the Bob Timberlake Gallery. This decoy is branded.

Dudley style Canvasback drake decoy with stand, branded 'LD', appears old.

Old Brant decoy with cracks and wear, has original tag as shown. Tag reads, "Old brant goose - root head. Made & used on the Outer Banks of NC. Found in a yard sale near Rodanthe, NC, on Hatteras Island in 1974. Note the removable bill." Lot also includes stick down Canada Goose head. These goose heads were used in tall grass.

Canvas Goose decoy made by Fred Lewark, Knotts Island, NC. Ca. 1940's.

Core Sound Style Pintail drake decoy by Doily Fulcher, Jr., in the style of Mitchell Fulcher, signed, dated, and branded. Also included in this lot is a natural finished bird by an unknown maker.

Pair of medium size working Canvasback decoys, drake and hen, made by Harry Jobes of Aberdeen, MD. Signed.

Set of four (4) Miniature Decoys - Loon by Walter Gaskill, Canvasback drake by Walter Gaskill, Mallard drake by Walter Gaskill, and fourth miniature by an unknown maker. Miniature Canvasback has damage to the bill.

Canvasback hen decoy by Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD, signed. Lot also includes a very interesting Green-Wing Teal stick down decoy, made of sheet metal, and natural wood stand.

Old Squaw drake decoy by Charles Fish, Chincoteague, VA., signed "Charles Fish, Chincoteague, VA" and "from my hunting rig, 1994." Branded CF on tail. Lot also includes a second, chip carved Old Squaw decoy with great form from an unknown maker.

Early full-sized Canada Goose decoy by Harry R. Jobes, Aberdeen, MD, with his best paint, signed.

Mid-size Swan decoy by Harry Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Beautiful form, cracks showing. Signed and dated on the bottom.

Mid-size Canada Goose decoy and miniature iron Canvasback drake decoy by Harry R. Jobes, Aberdeen, MD. Canada goose decoy shows minimal wear from display, is signed and dated. Miniature canvasback decoy is stamped on bottom 'Made by Capt. Harry R. Jobes, Aberdeen , MD.'

Mid-size swan decoy by Harry R. Jobes. Repaired neck crack, signed and dated. Miniature Canada goose decoy by Art Boxleitner, Willow Street, PA, a well known sign maker. Exquisite form and nice patina, wood filler missing around neck.

Early full-sized Canada Goose decoy by Harry R. Jobes, Aberdeen, MD, with great paint, signed on bottom.

Box lot with rare full size working Hooded Merganser drake decoy by Roy H. Willis, Stacy, NC. Signed 'Roy H. Willis, Stacy, NC, 1998. Hooded Merganser Drake.' Miniature Coot decoy by James Salter, Harkers Island, NC, signed . Mini flying Canvasback drake decoy by James Salter, Harkers Island, NC, missing tip of bill, signed. Mini flying Loon, unknown maker. Miniature Loon, unknown maker. Mini net float drake Canvasback decoy by James Salter, Harkers Island, NC, signed. Mini iron drake Canvasback decoy, mini iron Loon decoy, and mini brass duck, unknown maker.

Box lot contains a full size drake Bufflehead decoy made by Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC; pair of miniature cast iron Canvasbacks, hen and drake, by Harry R. Jobes, Aberdeen, MD; mid-size cast resin Mallard, unknown; drake Pintail decoy branded BBD (Back Bay Decoys); unknown wooden Seagull; flying Brant flattie; flying Goose flattie with broken neck, and a brass duck, for a total of nine (9) pieces in this lot.

Lot of ten (10) miniatures decoys carved by Roy H. Willis, Stacy, NC. Lot includes a Swan decoy with extra bill and face carving, has repair to neck; Canada goose decoy; loon decoy; Brant decoy; drake Blackhead decoy dated 1996; drake Mallard; drake Widgeon dated 2007; drake Pintail dated 2007; drake Green-wing Teal; and a drake Gadwall.

Lot of ten (10) miniatures decoys carved by Roy H. Willis, Stacy, NC. Lot includes an drake Old Squaw decoy dated 2002; a drake Red-breasted Merganser decoy dated 2004; Seagull decoy dated 2007; drake Canvasback decoy dated 2001; drake Bufflehead decoy dated 2004; Coot decoy; Blue Goose decoy; Snow Goose decoy; drake Blue-wing Teal decoy; and a drake Hooded Merganser.

Great large lot of various decoy weights, including one by Clyde Whitehurst that is stamped RHW for Roy Hilton Willis, factory weights including Herter's, and weights from Sanders Foundry in Elizabeth City, NC. (Wooden box is for display purposes only.)

Lot includes various decoy weights, including one by Clyde Whitehurst that is stamped RHW for Roy Hilton Willis, factory weights including Herter's, and weights from Sanders Foundry in Elizabeth City, NC.(Wooden box is for display purposes only.)

Lot includes various decoy weights, including one lead mushroom weight from the hunting rig of Henry Murphy of Davis, NC, and molded with the initials HM. Also has one weight tagged Elizabeth City Foundry, NC, and one tagged from Nick Sapone, Wanchese, NC, '01.

Includes one (1) factory wooden decoy, one coot by an unknown carver, one (1) plastic animal trap hen mallard, and one (1) plastic flambeau hen mallard.

Various books in varying condition, plus other paper memorabilia. Included in the lot is a vintage Stoeger 1951 Edition of 'The Shooter's Bible,' as well as several pieces of collectible items from numerous Core Sound Decoy Festivals.

Great assortment wood and plastic decoy stands in a variety of sizes, colors, and design.

Assortment of collectible shot shell boxes- Remington, Super X, Peters, Federal, Xpert, Revelation. (All empty.)

Assortment of collectible shot shell boxes- Remington, Federal, Western Upland, Victor, Super X, Peters. (All empty.)

Assortment of collectible shot shell boxes-Remington, Peters, Western Super X, and Federal. (All empty.)

Assortment of collectible shot shell boxes - Remington, Winchester, Peters, Sears, Western Xpert, Federal. (All empty.)

Lot of 5 collectible shell boxes, all appear to be full. Includes High Velocity Peters, Remington Shur Shot 12ga, Remington Sportsman Hi-Speed Steel, Remington Shur Shot 20ga, Peters Long Range Game Loads.

Lot of 5 collectible shell boxes, all appear to be full. Includes High Velocity Peters, Remington Express, 2 boxes of Western Xpert Shotgun Shells, Sears 12 ga. Sportload.

Box lot of various shot shell boxes. Some boxes are partially full. Lot also includes one RJ Allen cigar box.

Collectible Remington and Winchester Shot Shell boxes, plus loose shells and hulls.

Interesting box lot contains an unusual song bird, turkey call, iron swan paperweight, old handcuffs and animal traps, as shown.

Six (6) oyster cans from Beaufort, NC, Morehead City, NC, Sneads Ferry, NC, and Chincoteague, VA. Most are 16 oz. size with one 12 oz. can.

Box lot of various ammunition, rifle and shotgun cleaning tools and supplies, and rifle magazines as shown. Includes collectible military issue lubricating oil tin, Seaboard Mfg. Labs, 1970.

Box lot includes two (2) collectible metal signs by Peters and Winchester, various belts and Peters/Federal/Remington buckles, including a vintage leather shell belt.

Lot includes two (2) collectible metal signs, one Winchester and one Remington; an unusual paper mallard; 2 empty display boxes; and 2 display boxes containing various sharks teeth, shark backbone, spiney urchin, coral, tube worms, and fossil shells.

Large collection of wonderful vintage political pins dating from 1964 to 2004, in a display box. Includes Roosevelt, Ike, Carter, and Nixon.

Nice assortment of political pins in two (2) display boxes, including some vintage Nixon and McGovern/Shriver pins.