Premier Firearms Auction
May 12, 13, 14, & 15, 2023
Our 2023 Spring premier auction will host collections from across the country & bring them under one roof for an amazing multi-day auction!
This is an incredible opportunity to take advantage of the strength the current market is providing for fine firearms & militaria.
Confederate Staff Officer’s Sword, Kraft, Goldschmidt & Kraft, Columbia, South Carolina
02-17232
32.25″ unstopped fuller blade etched with patriotic motifs and signed “KG&K” and “COLUMBIA, SC” on ricasso.
KG&K made big swords, all are massive in comparison to most other makers North or South. Hilt is almost 7″ tall with large basket pierced with acorn & oak leaf decoration surrounding central “CS”.
Knucklebow terminates with serpent’s head into unique pommel with relief cast wreath having laurel leaves one side oak leaves the other. Original black painted scabbard is among the best made in the South, braised sheet iron with brass throat, ring mounts, and drag.
UNATTACHED ACCESORIES: original bill of sale from R. E. “Sonny” Neville, Jr. 1994.
PROVENANCE: Cullen Smith estate collection.
