Joel Bohy
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Blackstone Valley Auctions & Estates
Historic Arms & Militaria
Sutton, MA
Biography
Joel Bohy has had an enduring passion for the material culture related to military history. Growing up in Concord, Massachusetts, Joel began collecting at an early age and developed a passion for the arms, equipage, and uniforms of the common soldier from the American Revolutionary War through World War II. He is an active member of the American Society of Arms Collectors and an instructor for Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archeologist. His passion for militaria has led him to write and lecture with the Society For Historical Archaeology, Fields of Conflict archaeology conference, Colonial Williamsburg, “Weapons of War” conference, Concord Museum, and Minuteman National Historical Park. He co-authored, The Arms of Lexington and Concord in The American Rifleman Magazine, Colonial Era Firearm Bullet Performance: A Live Fire Experimental Study for Archaeological Interpretation and Firearm Bullet Performance: Phase II, Live Fire Experimental Study for Archaeological Interpretation Colonial Pistol, Colonial Fowler, Colonial Rifle, and a Civil War Rifled Musket.
Recent Appraisals
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Civil War Identified Soldier Archive
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Eugene Woodruff West Point Archive, ca. 1870
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British-made Richard Wilson Musket, ca. 1755
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