4248 CIVIL WAR CONFEDERATE LANCE/PIKE BY BURGER &

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[?]Live Online Auction Starts In 2025 May 11 @ 10:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Category Firearms & Military
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Start Price 1,250.00 USD
Estimated at 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD
BROTHERS OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. This exceptionally rare lance or pike is believed to have been produced by the firm of Burger & Brothers of Richmond, Virginia. Burger was a former partner of Edwin Boyle of Boyle & Gamble fame. There is an extant receipt from Burger & Brothers, dated January of 1862, billing the Confederate States of America for 283 lances and flags. This is the exact style of lance believed to have been produced by Burger & Brothers for the First National style swallowtail cavalry guidon sewn by Constance, Hettie, and Jennie Cary of Richmond. These three patriotic southern belles are also known to have sewn the first Confederate battle flag. The lance measures 108 1/2" overall, including the 9 1/2" spear-point blade at the top. At the base of the blade is a 1 1/2" iron disc atop a 1 3/8" ferrule. The side straps extend 16 3/4" below the ferrule and have four rivets on each side. Amazingly, the three iron tacks that attach the guidon to the top of the lance are still present. The butt of the lance has a 1 1/2" truncated conical iron cap. 42" up from the base is a 9 1/2" leather loop to aid in carrying the lance. The pole is beveled to maintain the position of the strap. Please note that this lance is the exact type issued and used with the cavalry guidon offered in the previous lot. CONDITION: this lance must rank among the finest known examples of this rare Confederate arm. Not only is it undamaged in any way, it has the original tacks for mounting the guidon and the leather strap for carrying the lance when in the saddle. (02-23589/BF). $2,500-4,000.