Antique Shooting Targets
Vintage Painted French Shooting Targets
Located in Austin, TX
French vintage painted shooting targets made of wood. This unique set from the turn of the century
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Early 1900s French Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Iron Shooting Target of a Pig
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique shooting target made from cut steel and iron in the shape of a pig. The piece is quite rusty
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Early 20th Century North American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Steel
Antique Marksman Shooting Target Plaque with Soldiers
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Marksman Shooting Target Plaque with Soldiers
An antique wooden shooting target plaque
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Antique Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1883, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1883. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with
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1880s German Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Vintage Shooting Club Lodge Target Plaque German 1900s, Carnival Folk Art
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Vintage Shooting Lodge Target Plaque 1900s. A rare and beautiful wooden shooting target plaque with
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Hand-Painted Marksman King Target Plaque 1892
Located in Berghuelen, DE
shooting target plaque with inscriptions. This rare kings plaque was issued by the shooting club of
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Soldier Carnival Shooting Gallery Targets
By King
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early examples of 'King' soldier shooting gallery targets. Rare shape and extremely thick. King
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Antique English Rifle Gun Shoot Trophy Award Plaque Silver plate Shield c1910
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Rifle Gun Shoot Trophy Award Plaque Silver plate Shield c1910.
Direct from England
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1910s British Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Silver Plate
Edo Period Ukiyo-e Color Woodcut of Sanjusangendo at Fukagawa
Located in Soquel, CA
housing 1001 statues of Kannon, a Buddhist goddess, with an archer kneeling at one end shooting an arrow
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1760s Edo Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Paper, Ink
H 13.44 in W 18.5 in D 0.3 in
Old Engraving of The French Archer: Precision and Readiness, 1847
Located in Langweer, NL
target.
The archer's expression is one of concentration and focus, underscoring the skill and precision
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1840s Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Paper
“On the Moors” or "Dogging" Signed by Heywood Hardy, Antique Print, 1894
By Heywood Hardy
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
improved technologies for English arms made it much easier to shoot at flying targets. Suddenly, it was
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1890s French Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Paper
19th Century Etching of the Ancient Caracalla Baths in Rome by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
shooting a rifle, perhaps target practice. The Baths of Caracalla were built in the early 3rd century by
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1820s Old Masters Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Etching
Mid 17th Century Brussels Tapestry ( 10'6" x 15'6" - 320 x 472 )
Located in New York, NY
Odysseus’ bow (only he can do it); he shoots an arrow through a target of axes in sequence in the megaron
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Mid-17th Century Belgian Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wool, Silk
Antique English Victorian Bagatelle Flip Top Game Table on Stand
Located in Forney, TX
the table, and players would shoot balls with a stick or cue from the other end, in a game inspired as
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Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Brass
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1972, Prefab Nova House by Studio Rochel
By Societé anonyme francaise
Located in Perpignan, FR
Designed in 1972 by architects Michel Hudrisier and M. Roma for Studio Rochel, the Nova House came to fulfill the fantasy of those dreaming of living in space. While that type of arc...
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1970s French Space Age Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Carnival Midway Sideshow Banner
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Original hand-painted canvas sideshow banner for carnival midway sideshow entrance. Not signed but most likely out of Chicago Tent and Awning's banner shop. Original wood strip attac...
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1950s American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Canvas
Terracotta "Indian Pot" by Bauer Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Terracotta "Indian Pot" by Bauer Pottery, c. 1920's, USA
H 8.5" x D 14"
FDV-J014
*Wear consistent with age and use. One drainage hole.
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1920s American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Terracotta
Gigantic Antique Indian Brass and Bronze Water Vessel Lota Pot
Located in Asheville, NC
India water vessel also called a Lota Pot was used to store water in India and local regions. It was hand-forged of a bronze and brass alloy. It has marked by artist.
Beautiful pati...
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Early 20th Century Indian International Style Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Brass
Terracotta "Indian Pot" by Bauer Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Terracotta "Indian Pot" by Bauer Pottery, c. 1920's, USA
H 11" x D 19"
FDV-J016
*Wear consistent with age and use. One drainage hole.
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1920s American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Terracotta
Rare Antique Early American Carnival Coin Toss Game Table
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce American carnival coin toss game. The rare and unusual antique hand carved and painted solid wood amusement park / county fair / mid-way gaming table features a square top f...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Berger's Germania-Cacao Storage Tin 1900-1930
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Discover the charm of times gone by with this authentic Berger's Germania-Cacao storage tin.
A unique piece of history, dating from the period 1900-1930, that is not only a beautifu...
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1920s German Art Nouveau Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century English Fairground Carousel Panel
Located in London, GB
English Fairground Carousel panel
We are proud to offer a wonderful example of an early 20th century English fairground panel. From a fairground carousel ride, with the hand painte...
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1920s British Edwardian Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Black Forest 6 Pointer Sika Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Black Forest 6 Pointer Sika Deer Trophy on Wooden Plaque ca. 1900s
A great 6 pointer sika deer (Cervus nippon) trophy from the Black Forest shot in Germany around 1900. The ...
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
H 21.26 in W 12.21 in D 8.67 in
Early 20th Century German Stoneware Beer Stein
Located in New York, NY
Gray glazed stoneware beer stein with a curved ceramic handle with a domed pewter lid with a pewter thumb-lift. Transfer printed in blue is a scene of a soldier, a religious Jew, sca...
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Early 20th Century German Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Earthenware
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
Located in London, GB
Mid-20th Century English Papier Mache Giraffe Puppet Head
A charming example of a mid-20th Century English Papier Mache giraffe puppet head. Made from layers of papier and hand p...
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1950s British Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Paper
Pair 19th Century French Mounted Deer Antler Trophies on Carved Walnut Plaques
Located in Dallas, TX
Create a rustic style in your home or ranch house with this pair of wall-mounted deer antler plaques. Bought in the Loire Valley of France, each large six-pointer deer trophy feature...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Antler, Walnut
H 35.5 in W 18 in D 19 in
Antique Oil on Canvas of Venice
Located in Austin, TX
Antique oil on canvas painting of Venice with the original gold leafed frame. The image represents the Castello neighborhood in Venice.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Gold Leaf
Haeger Navy Blue Abstract Rounded Vase, Postmodern
By Royal Haeger
Located in New York, NY
Postmodern Haeger navy blue vase, medium size. This piece has a wide front silhouette with a narrow depth, very striking. In great condition, no crazing, chips or cracks. Beautiful o...
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Large Deer Trophy from a Noble Estate, Uneven 14 Ends
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Deer Trophy from a Noble Estate, Uneven 14 Ends
A very large uneven 14 pointer Black Forest deer (Cervus elaphus) trophy from the palace of Salem in South Germany. Shot by a m...
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Late 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood, Antler
Early 20th Century Carnival Carousel Funhouse Architectural Columns
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fun antique architectural elements from carnival carousel or funhouse ride. Layers of beautiful original park paint. Great scale for wall art or to act as a frame for something else....
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
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Antique shooting target
Located in Ramatuelle, PACA
Unusual German shooting target
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19th Century German Antique Shooting Targets
Antique Shooting Target from Austria
Located in Milan, IT
Very rare shooting target used in an Austrian castle probably in occasion of a meeting between
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1690s Austrian Antique Shooting Targets
Blacksmith Made Wild Boar or Pig Shooting Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Blacksmith made shooting target used in upstate New York gun club. Two available.
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Blacksmith Made Duck Shooting Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Blacksmith made steel target in the shape of a duck. From a gun club in the Buffalo, New York
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Fairground Shooting Target, Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
The “Knock-Down” Silhouette figures with hinged attachments to verso.
Well worn, weathered and patinated sheet metal, English, circa 1900.
Measures: 12 ½” high x 12 ¾” wide x 5 ½” ...
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Early 20th Century British Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Sheet Metal
Pair of Cast-Iron Cowboy Shooting Gallery Targets
By William F. Mangels Co. 1
Located in New Hope, PA
A fabulous and rare pair of cowboy shooting gallery targets attributed to William F. Mangels
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
1941 Bally Undersea Raider
By Bally
Located in Weybridge, Surrey
, shooting torpedoes at neighbouring ships. Peer through the rotating periscope and use the sights to fire
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
Early Movie Film Cine Projector Sculpture Design 1924, Built 1934
By Bell & Howell
Located in Dallas, TX
condition.
Charlie Chaplin owned a Bell and Howell 35mm camera and used it to shoot his early silent films
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Early 20th Century American Archaistic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal, Wire
Fairground Lion Shooting Target, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
Antique fairground lion tamer shooting target unusually large and very rare and decorative item
Category
Early 1900s British Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
Rare Antique Arcade Gallery Shooting Target Iron Fragment
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful rare find from an arcade gallery, once an iron star motif shooting target. The stars
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Rare Ring the Bell Shooting Target Painted Cast Iron Great Patina
Located in Wiscasset, ME
This looks to be an early custom-made carnival shooting target. I have seen the figure form as a
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Early 1900s American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
a rare handpainted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. oil on wood, hand
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Rustic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a Folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Rustic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Rustic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Oil on wood
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Folksy Hand-Painted Shooting Target with Village Live Scene
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A rare hand-painted antique shooting target depicting a folksy village live scene. Three Bavarian
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Early 20th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
An Antique Handpainted Shooting Target, Oil on Wood 1892
Located in Berghuelen, DE
a rare antique shooting target. oil on canvas on a wooden plate. on top inscription of the rifle
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19th Century German Victorian Antique Shooting Targets
Early 20th Century English Fairground Animated Mechanical Shooting Target
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century English fairground animated mechanical shooting target
We share what we love
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1920s British Late Victorian Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century English Fairground Mechanical Animated Shooting Target
Located in London, GB
Early 20th Century English Fairground Mechanical Animated Shooting Target
A charmingly hand
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Early 20th Century British Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Scratch Built English Fairground Shooting Target Gallery
Located in London, GB
English fairground shooting target
We are proud to offer a rare scratch built English fairground
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Collection Fairground Shooting Targets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Collection (six) early 20th century fairground shooting knockdown targets, each with seven
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Early 20th Century English Antique Shooting Targets
Vintage 1920's Duck Carnival Shooting Target
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Vintage targets displayed on a custom stand
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Steel
c. 1920's Carnival Midway H.C. Evans Gorilla Shooting Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
H.C. Evans gorilla shooting gallery target with layers of original park paint.
Established in
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
19th C Target Shoot Duck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original painted target shoot Duck.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Early 'KING' Squirrel Shooting Gallery Targets
By King
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Early examples of 'KING' Squirrel shooting gallery targets. Rare shape and extremely thick. King
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Dramatic Life-Sized Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Peekskill, NY
Don't let the picture fool you. Most of the early targets were small. This full-sized example is
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Early 20th Century Unknown Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Steel
Carnival Midway Coyote Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Found on a carnival shooting gallery in New Jersey. Most likely made by the Evan's gaming company
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Le tir a la cible (Target Shooting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
an infantry unit conducting target practice alongside the remnants of a picnic that have been tossed
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19th Century Academic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amazing Early 20thc Cowboy on Horse Target Shoot
Located in Los Angeles, CA
wonderful surface is all original hand painted with a iron lead weight target.The base is also hand made and
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Nice Midsize Antique Cast Iron Carnival Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Stamford, CT
A very nice freestanding antique cast iron shooting gallery target with its original patriotic red
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1920s American Rustic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Collection of 5 American Antique Shooting Gallery Targets circa 1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fanciful collection of 5 cast iron shooting gallery targets consisting of various birds and
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Vintage Cast Iron Clown Shooting Gallery Target Original Paint Surface
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Rarely seen red nose cast iron clown carnival shooting gallery target. Layers of fantastic original
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Cast Iron Carnival Midway Shooting Gallery Monkey Target Original Park Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic carnival midway monkey or gorilla target. Perfect original multi-color park paint.
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1920s Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
H 14.5 in W 10.25 in D 3.5 in
c. 1920's HC Evans Cast Iron 22 Caliber Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
This impressive shooting gallery was originally ordered for a Hotel in Chicago to go in their
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Cat and Dog Carnival Midway Spinner Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Great cat and dog spinner shooting gallery target with black paint and traces of yellow paint
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
c. 1920's Cast Iron H.C. Evans Shooting Gallery
Located in Santa Monica, CA
gallery came from a very important and published collection of shooting gallery targets. It was purchased
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
"Hunter's Joy" by Charles Whymper, Antique First Edition Engraving, circa 1885
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
English arms made it much easier to shoot at flying targets. Suddenly, it was much more practical to hunt
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1880s British Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Paper
H 25 in W 31.25 in D 2 in
Early 20th Century Folk Art Handcrafted Fairground Shooting Target Fragment
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century Folk Art handcrafted fairground shooting target fragment
We are proud to offer
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1920s British Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Tin
Framed Set of Black Forest Hunting/Shooting Targets This Is a Charming Set
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A framed set of black forest hunting/shooting targets.
This is a charming set framed in an old
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1880s Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Paper
Late 19th Century Amusing Fairground Target
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Wonderful late 19th century shooting target, very thick gauge sheet metal. Depicting a married
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Late 19th Century French Antique Shooting Targets
Antique Oktoberfest Marksman Target Plaque 1894
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Oktoberfest Marksman Target Plaque, 1894
A rare wooden shooting target plaque with
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Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Wood
Antique Shooting Gallery Target
Located in Sheffield, MA
Rare antique cast iron shooting gallery target in the shape of a lion still attach to the base that
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Late 19th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Carnival Clown Shooting Gallery Target
By Macglashan Air Gun Co.
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Sheet iron carnival shooting gallery target in the shape of a clowns head. Not marked, but thought
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
W. Wurfflein Large Scale Shooting Gallery Target
By W. Wurfflein
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Fantastic and large W. Wurfflein shooting gallery target. Great substantial target. This was one
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Early 20th Century American Antique Shooting Targets
Six Early Original Iron Shooting Gallery Targets
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is a nice desk top display. There are six targets Mounted as a single display. All still have
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Shooting Gallery Target, Stan Laurel, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Figural Shooting Gallery Target : Stan Laurel, a big Icon in the Film Industry .
This
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Early 20th Century European Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Late 19th Century English Fairground Shooting Gallery Target
Located in London, GB
We are proud to offer a rare working example of a late 19th century fairground shooting gallery
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Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Sheet Metal
Antique Cast Iron Carnival Spinning Shooting Gallery Targets, circa 1930s
Located in Stamford, CT
Custom mounted on a steel stand is this rack of antique carnival birds and stars spinning shooting
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1920s American American Classical Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
3 Antique Cast Iron Shooting Gallery Targets with Great Painted Surfaces
Located in Stamford, CT
A group of three antique cast iron shooting gallery targets made by the same firm with
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
Vintage Heavy Cast Iron Cigar Smoking Monkey Target
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Vintage cast iron cigar smoking monkey. Possibly a shooting gallery target or ornamental
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Iron
19th Century 3 Dimensional Copper Horse Weather Vane
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
normal in weather vanes of this age as an attractive target for young shooters.
Period: 19th century
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1890s American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Copper
Italian Romantic Hand Painted Decorative Terracotta Eggs on Giltwood Stands
Located in Firenze, IT
other cherubs shoot arrows at a target centered by a heart in a wonderful allegory of arts and love
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19th Century Italian Romantic Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Terracotta, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Renaissance Hunt Buffet in Stripped Oak
Located in Dallas, TX
particularly challenging target, and thus their name was given to the term identifying exceptional precision in
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Mid-19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Oak
Revolutionary / War of 1812 Shot Bar Double Cannon Ball Chain Shot Sailing Ships
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
by a solid bar. They were used in the age of sailing ships and black powder cannon to shoot masts, or
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Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
H 5 in W 16 in D 5 in
Raven Shooting Target
Located in Seattle, WA
Vintage steel raven shooting target on a metal base.
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1910s American Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Steel
Turkey Shooting Target
Located in Hudson, NY
shooting target in form of a turkey
steel mounted on base
retains original painted
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Shooting Targets
Materials
Metal
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Antique Shooting Targets For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of antique shooting targets for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique shooting targets was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, iron and wood. Antique shooting targets have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique shooting targets to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Folk Art and Victorian antique shooting targets are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made antique shooting targets over the years, but those made by William F. Mangels Co. are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Shooting Targets?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $2,200, while they’re typically $240 on the low end and $148,500 highest priced.
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