May 21, 1850: “Sale Of Cannon And Small Arms At The Navy Yard . . . will sell at public auction . . . cannon, cannonades and small arms . . . 168 flint muskets; 447 pistols; . . . 37 Colt’s rifles . . . Terms cash”

New-York Daily Tribune, “Sale Of Cannon And Small Arms At The Navy Yard . . . will sell at public auction . . . cannon, cannonades and small arms . . . 168 flint muskets; 447 pistols; . . . 37 Colt’s rifles; 5 Colt’s pistols; 35 bowie knife pistols; 8 rifles; 6 blunderbusses. Terms cash”, May 21, 1850