Fall 2025 Premier Firearms & Militaria Auction
October 30th, 31st, November 1st, & 2nd, 2025
This auction will feature an outstanding collection of items spanning multiple categories including Modern, Military, Sporting, & Antique firearms & militaria! Below is just a small grouping of select highlights from the massive offering to be featured in this upcoming sale!
CASED PRESENTATION SWORD & MEDALS OF GENERAL OSCAR F. LONG
02-24509
Oscar Fitzalan Long (1852-1928) was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for valor in action during the Indian Wars in 1877. He had just graduated from West Point in 1876 and spent his long military career in the west. This beautiful presentation sword cased sword was made by Benoit Pasquale & Sons of San Francisco & was presented in 1900. Pasquale was the only premier sword and regalia maker on the Pacific coast, started business in 1854 and many of his swords dating from the Civil War have his trademark extreme 3-dimentional figural relief designs. This high grade model 1860 staff and field officer sword has pierced & chased detail, A mounted knight appears to be riding straight of guard in full relief, a full figure helmeted knight’s head terminates quillon, a full figure American eagle perches on top of pommel, a full figure knight and full figure spread wing American eagle decorate top scabbard mounts in high relief. 31” double edged blade is fully etched with patriotic panels and gold highlights, signed “B. PASQUALE & SONS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL” on ricasso. The two upper scabbard mounts have presentation on reverse. The sword casing is brass bound of beautiful grain oak, plaque on lid has intricate monogram of Long’s initials.
There are 15 medals housed in inscribed casing:
1. Indian War Campaign medal, numbered “No. 38” on edge.
2. Gold enameled “Order of Indian Wars” Inscribed “Capt, O. Long, No. 20”.
3. Gold enameled US Quartermaster insignia, maker marked “BB&B” and inscribed “O. E. Long U. S. Army.
4. Gold enameled Commander’s Badge, “Army & Navy Union”, inscribed “Pres to Hon Com. Col. Oscar F. Long by his Friends & Members of Garrison No. 101 R. A. N. U.”, maker marked “SCHAEZLEIN & BURRIEGE”.
5. Enameled Army & Navy Union membership badge, maker marked “SCHAEZLEIN & BURRIEGE, S.F. CAL”.
6. Gold enameled “Society of the War of 1812” membership badge, inscribed “Oscar F. Long USA” and numbered “28”, maker marked “BB&B”.
7. Silver enameled “Sons of the American Revolution” medal, numbered on edge 7033.
8. Miniature silver enameled “Sons of the American Revolution” medal.
9. Spanish American War Medal presented by Oneida County, NY, inscribed “Oscar F. Long / Lt. Col. U.S.V.-AQM”.
10. Gold enameled “Society of Colonial Wars” numbered “21 D.C.”.
11. Gold enameled “Sons of the Revolution” Membership Medal (1883) numbered “697”.
12. Gold enameled “Military Order of Foreign Wars” membership medal, numbered “700”.
13. Enameled “Society of American Wars” membership medal, inscribed & numbered “739 / O.F.L.
14. Enameled “Order of the Spanish-American War” membership medal, numbered “1163”.
15. Enameled Spanish “Cross of Military Merit”.
Also in the case are about 20 boutonnieres and several ribbon racks and neck ribbons representing many of the medals here. Oscar Long’s medals of honor are on display at National Medal Of Honor Heritage Center Museum in Chattanooga, TN.
UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: copy of letter from General Nelson Miles citing Oscar Long’s gallantry at Battle of Bear Paw Mountain, Sept. 30, 1877 against Chief Joseph for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
PROVENANCE: Norm Flayderman family collection.
