Arms, Armor and Militaria

Cowan’s Auctions is proud to present their 2025 Fall Premier Arms, Armor & Militaria sale with a fine selection of historical arms as well as some fine sporting arms for the collector. The bulk of the historical arms come from the Lifetime Collection of Robert G Paulsen and include a wide assortment of quality US military arms, primarily from the period of the American Civil War. Mr. Paulsen’s collection initially focused on the US Model 1861 Rifle Musket and its variants and numerous contract makers but later expanded to include the bayonets for those long arms, carbines, handguns, accoutrements and...