Auctioneering

Military Collectibles (from the lifetime collections of Jerry & Tom Daly of Elmira, NY & Jasper Daly of Corning, NY, and the estate of Captain William McConahey, Rochester, MN, battlefield surgeon from D-Day 2 to the fall of Berlin, present at the liberation of the Flossenburg concen-tration camp): Civil War, WWI & WWII U.S., German Imperial & Third Reich, Japanese & Italian artifacts acquired from returning vets: Civil War cavalry sabers, Colt, Remington, Sharps, Steven, Smith & Wesson, Coupep. firearms, Frankford, PA. revolvers & pistols; WWI trench knives, fight-ing knives; approx. 30 Third Reich edged weapons, daggers, S.A., S.S., NSKK, Luftwaffe, Nazi Youth, paratrooper gravity knife, field knives, dress & combat bayonets, Red Cross, Hewer Tento Labor Corp., police, Kriegsmarine, stag-handled dress, Italian dress; approx. 16 swords, incl. German po-lice, officer’s dress w/ lion heads, WWI Bavarian, artillery officers, Prussian dress, Luftwaffe dress, S.S. officer’s, S.S. police; flatware w/ initials A.H, allegedly from Berchtesgaden; multiple Nazi flags, banners, arm bands, state service flags; Taiwanese flag; aluminum Nazi eagle railroad Adler; dagger hangers; paratrooper badge w/ case; various medals; Model 98 rifles; K 43 semi-automatic rifle w/ pa-per manual; M 1 Springfield Grand rifle; 30+ visor caps; German & U.S. steel helmets, incl. German WWI Spanish, German Models 30 & 40 (some w/ decals), Japanese Mark 1, Japanese naval Type 90;

Contractors Tools & Equipment (selling Friday evening starting at 5:30): Waco scaffolding, Wer-ner planks, wheels, Delta band saw, table saws, joiner, drill press; Air Pack, Senco, Craftsman com-pressors; Karcher gas washer; Honda generator; Harbil paint mixer; 30+ electric cord tools by Mil-waukee, Porter Cable, Delta, DeWalt, incl. drills, disc belt/pad sanders, skill saws, routers, sawsalls, right angle, door planers & more; 30+ cordless tools, incl. Stihl chainsaws, Impulse nailers, hundreds of hand tools, drills, etc. Duck & Game Calls (from the lifetime personal collection of Dan Paulios of Rochester, MN): many rare & hard to find Minnesota game calls, incl. the finest groupings of Ralph True (Hopkins, MN) duck & goose calls -- the very best of his “so-called” presentation calls, professional & regular models -- & other notable MN makers: Bovey, Kammerer, Anderson, Bitzen, Dukart, Edlefsen, Ed-wards, Englund, Grass, Hansen, Helmeke, Herter, Meyer, Muehlstien, Priebe, Quam, Schoenrock, Theissen, unknowns & more, many w/ boxes & instructions; calls from other states: Andy Bowels, Wally Scharr - Alma Duck Call, Tom Turpin, J. L. Melancon, Olt, Tom Condo, Tom Swanson, Many Factory Calls: Faulks, Cajun, RNT, Gardner, Robertson, Iverson -- too many to list! Also many com-petition & hunting grade calls.. All calls inspected, identified & cataloged by Doug Lodermeier, Sr.

Duck & Shorebird Decoys: 200+ decoys of wood, cork, rubber, plastic. All decoys inspected, identi-fied and cataloged by Doug Lodermeier, Sr.

Duck Boats: 30 duck & rice boats, canoes, by Lund, Aluma Craft, 20’ Old Town wooden canoe; like new Lund 1983 Pro Angler 16’ w/ 50 hp Mercury outboard motor w/ EZ Load trailer, outboard mo-tors, related accessories.

Books, Magazines, Catalogs, Prints & Signage: collector books, incl. Harlan & Anderson, McGrath, Lodermeier, many more; boat catalogs: Lund, Aluma-Craft, Evenrude, Old Town, many more; adver-tising, incl. Herter’s, Olt, Bean, True; gun catalogs, incl. Browning, Remington, Winchester, more; art books: Pleissner, Jaques, more; prints by Kouba; many collectible hunting & fishing signs.

Hunting & Fishing: clothing, packs, gloves, hats, boots, jackets, shints by L.L. Bean, Duluth Trading Co., Filson, Pendleton, Woolrich, Red Wing, Hudson Bay, etc; “Snowshoe” Furniture by Vermont Tubs & Snowcraft, incl. rockers, arm chairs, coffee table, magazine rack; 100+ folding knives by Rem-ington, Winchester, Buck & others; rifle & spotting scopes;

Firearms & Ammunition: All federal and state firearms laws apply: approx. 25 like-new primarily Browning firearms; extra barrels; rifle & spotting scopes; gun cabinets; dozens of pistol holsters & rifle cases; empty rifle boxes; quantity of modern pistol, shotgun & high power ammo; 120+ B.B. & pellet air rifles; vast quantities of printed related literature, incl. hard/softbound references works; promotional & club publications.

Military & Outdoor Sporting Collectibles • Contractors Tools & Equipment

Preview: 2:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, July 13, and from 8:00 a.m. on auction day. We will auction the contractors tools & equipment starting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday evening in order to shorten the day on Saturday. Visit www.kruesel.com to view hundreds of photos of this merchandise & to obtain information about online bidding through ProxiBid.com.

Auction arranged & conducted byJohn Kruesel’s General Merchandise & Auction Co.

22 - 3rd St. SW, Rochester, MN. 55902.Phone (507) 289-8049 or fax (507) 289-8602.

Auctioneers: John Kruesel, Lowell Gilbertson, Isaac Schultz, and Michael Anderson

Descriptions are subject to error. Not responsible for accidents. Statements made day of sale take precedence over printed material.

Terms: Cash, Visa or Mastercard; no checks unless you are personally known to auction company -- checks must be accompanied with photo ID and current bank letter of reference stating purchasing limit (which becomes the

property of the auction company).10% buyer’s premium on all purchases.

ALL ITEMS MUST BE REMOVED DAY OF AUCTION.Lunch by Omar’s Kitchen and Catering, West Concord, MN.

2-Day AuctionFriday & Saturday

9:00 a.m., Saturday, July 14, 2018Bldng. 35, Olmsted County Fairgrounds

Rochester MN