Two carved powder horns dating to the American Revolution and earlier sold for a combined $66,420, and a silver Captain Isaac Hull presentation medal from 1812 knocked down for $40,590 in Bruneau & Co. Auctioneers fall Historic Arms & Militaria Auction held on Nov. 20, online and live in the firms Cranston, R.I., gallery. It was just the second such auction conducted by Bruneau & Co.s newly formed Arms & Militaria Department, led by Joel Bohy. It was great to see so many faces in the gallery, and the bidding was active and lively, stated Bohy. We sold some wonderful historic items which did very well. After researching them, it was nice to see them go off to new homes. The sale was packed with over 500 items focusing on the French and Indian War, American Revolution, Civil War, World Wars I and II and modern firearms. It was a fantastic sale with strong results, said Bruneau & Co. president Kevin Bruneau. I was happy that the Hull medal found a home at a New England institution where patrons can enjoy it for years to come. He was referring to lot #75, a ca. 1812 silver medal presented by the U.S. Congress to Lt. Alexander Scammel Wadsworth, for gallantry in the naval battle USS Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere. The obverse depicted Captain Isaac Hull, who received a gold version of the medal that is in the collection of the Constitution Museum. The reverse depicted the naval battle. Alexander Scammel Wadsworth was the son of Revolutionary War Gen. Peleg Wadsworth. Born in 1790 in Portland, Maine, he became a midshipman on April 2, 1804, and a lieutenant on April 21, 1810. He went on to have a distinguished naval career and died on April 5, 1851. He was also the uncle of author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The sales top lot was a Revolutionary War powder horn from 1775, carved near the base, The Royal Artillery, and owned by Siege of Boston minute man Thomas Smith. It realized $44,280. The horn was marked, Thomas Smith, His Horne Made at Brookline Fort August XV: MDCC: LXXV 1775 and had carvings of a hunter firing his musket and other scenes. Thomas Smith was born in Rowley, Mass., in 1748. In April 1775 he marched to Boston with Captain Thomas Mighills company of minutemen and enlisted in Col. Samuel Gerrishs regiment. He was stationed at Sewalls Point in Brookline, the site of Brookline Fort, where the horn was made. His enlistment ended, and he returned home in December. The other powder horn that piqued bidder interest was earlier, a ca. 1746 example identified to Moses Brewer, who was age 18 serving in the Provincial militia around the time the horn was carved and marked. He later served as a captain in the French and Indian War, one of Rogers Rangers. The 9-inch-long powder horn went for $22,140. Internet bidding was facilitated by LiveAuctioneers.com, Invaluable.com, Bidsquare.com, bidLIVE.Bruneauandco.com and the mobile app Bruneau & Co. on iTunes or GooglePlay. Prices reported include the buyers premium. A ca. 1760 British pattern light infantry carbine with a .69 bore, having a walnut stock with a storekeepers stamp on the right side of the butt, assembly marks in the ramrod channel and a 10 stamped just behind the side plate, plus a brass butt plate with a small 8 stamp near the tang, 57.5 inches long (the barrel 42 inches), hit the mark for $19,680. An early 20th century South Carolina marked Dutch musket, .78 bore, 61.25 inches long, having a walnut stock, brass butt plate, a trigger guard marked S. ROLFE SC, side plate marked J.S. ROLFE V.A, ramrod pipes, a flat banana-shaped lock with a beveled edge, the breech of the barrel having a mark on the top center and So. Carolina, made $8,610. Weve got some amazing items coming in for the next Historic Arms & Militaria Auction, said Bohy. Were looking forward to presenting them in the spring (date yet to be determined). For further information, call 401-533-9980 or visit www.bruneauandco.com.