Ultra-Rare
8 Foot Chickamauga War Log that was cut
during the 1880s and has remained in the
immediate Chickamauga/Chattanooga area since
that time. The tree is a Dogwood
measuring about a foot in diameter at the
base and 6 inches or so at the top. It
is peppered with artillery fire from top to
bottom, and has about 9 or 10 strikes
consisting of canister and shrapnel from
numerous different type shells. This
fantastic "Museum Quality" artifact has been
a part of Charlie Harris's Nationally known
collection for many years. Charlie has
the piece mounted on a base that will turn
to view all sides, and a custom made bracket
for the top, and this all goes with the War
Log. This artifact is nothing short of
incredible. Priced at less than
half what I have seen other War Logs half
its size priced at.--$9,850.
Very
nice condition, excavated, DROP, 3 inch,
Hotchkiss projectile with cup, lead sabot,
nose, and brass time fuse all intact.
This projectile was recovered many years ago
on private property at the second day's
fighting at the Battle of Nashville,
Tennessee. It is quite rare to recover
an unfired, dropped artillery projectile on
a battlefield.--$295.
Very
nice condition, non-excavated pair of
artillery friction primers. One primer
is the standard Civil War variety with the
twisted brass wire. The other primer
is a quite rare early 1840 Era "quill"
primer which is literally made from a
hollowed out bird quill.--$100. for the
pair.SOLD
Extremely
rare to recover, DROP 3.8 inch Birdcage
James Bolt with complete lead and tin
remaining intact. This projectile was
recovered over 40 years ago on private
property near Shiloh. It has been
cleaned, coated, and is ready for
display.--$950.
Excellent
condition, excavated, long pattern,
Confederate copper time fuse adaptor.
This is the type fuse adaptor found in many
Read projectiles. This fuse plug
remains in perfect condition and was
recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram on private
property near Chickamauga, Georgia, about 40
years ago.--$48.SOLD
Excellent
condition, original linen powder bag for a
12 pound cannonball. Every Civil War
artillery collection should have an original
powder bag.--$95.
Excavated
base section of an iron sabotted 10 pound
Federal Parrott projectile. This was
recovered years ago from the part of the
battlefield here at Stones River that is now
"The Avenue" shopping mall.--$25.
Extremely
rare, "NON-EXCAVATED" tie-ring base, 3.8
inch, James artillery projectile. This
scarce projectile was purchased out of
a GAR hall near Baltimore, MD, over 50 years
ago. The projectile has original lead,
original tin, and even the original brown
canvas covering around the birdcage.
The threaded fuse hole remains open, and the
threads could be easily chased and an
original brass, anvil cap screwed into
place. It has been many years since I
have had a non-excavated tie-ring base, 3.8
inch James projectile.--$1,450.SOLD
Excavated,
large size, J. P. Shenkl, brass percussion
fuse. This fuse was recovered near
Vicksburg and was clearly actually fired as
it has numerous dings and marks on the face
of the fuse from impact. It has a very
pretty, olive green patina with center plug
intact as well as plunger inside.--$85.SOLD
Very
attractive, sky-blue, 1863 date, Frankfort
Arsenal, 12-second, artillery time fuses.
The packet itself remains almost completely
intact, but only one fuse remains inside.
It is still, however, an excellent piece for
a Civil War artillery display.--$65.
Absolutely
mint, beautiful condition, fired, 3-inch,
Confederate Read projectile. This was
recovered during the early 1970's at Sulfur
Branch Trestle, Alabama. This
projectile would have been fired by
Forrest's artillery without any doubt
whatsoever. This is one of the nicest
examples overall that I have seen recovered
at this site. It is disarmed, cleaned,
and ready for display.--$695.SOLD
Beautiful
condition, excavated, 3 inch, percussion
fused J. P. Shenkl projectile. This
shell was recovered over 40 years ago near
Leland Lane, 2nd day fighting, at the Battle
of Nashville. I have disarmed,
cleaned, and coated it, and it is ready for
display.--$425.SOLD
Quite
rare to recover, complete pewter time fuse
for the Confederate used 3-inch Dyer
projectiles. In the early days of
relic hunting we called these Confederate
"Burton" shells. This fuse is complete
and not misshapen, and even has good threads
remaining. Over the years, I have seen
very few complete quality examples of this
time fuse recovered.--$95.
Nice
condition blue wrapper covered packet of
original Civil War cannon friction primers.
Every artillery display MUST HAVE an
original packet of primers.--$150.SOLD
Excellent
condition, original Civil War powder bag for
a 9 inch size Naval cannon ball. It
remains in excellent condition and is big
enough to carry a good size baby.--$95.
Very
nice condition with original dust jacket,
out of print, "Field Artillery Weapons of
the Civil War", by Hazlett, Olmstead, and
Parks. This reference book was printed
in 1983. This particular book was
purchased directly from Mr. M. Hume Parks of
Nashville, Tennessee, by Mr. J. H. Moore of
Bellaire, Texas. This rare and
difficult to find artillery reference book
will be a fine addition to someone's Civil
War artillery collection.--$95.SOLD
Excavated,
pewter, Bormann time fuse recovered here at
Stones River having the rare "U-backwards S"
mark.--$55.
Non-excavated,
original, Civil War, wood artillery fuse
plug. This is the exact type fuse plug
often used in Confederate Read
shells.--$48.SOLD
Mint
beautiful condition, original,
non-excavated, 3 pound size, Ketchum hand
grenade. This rare Ketchum grenade
remains complete with original plunger and
fins. The 3 pound size is one of the
rarer ones to find.--$2,450.SOLD
Rarely
seen for sale - An original NON-EXCAVATED
Percussion Brass Hotchkiss Fuze. The
center-plug has crisp Hotchkiss markings and
patent dates - AND YOU CAN SCREW IT OUT WITH
YOUR FINGER to see the capped plunger
inside. This is a cool Civil War
Artillery fuze that you rarely see offered
for sale NON-DUG AND COMPLETE.--$125.SOLD
Mint,
beautiful, non-excavated, battlefield
pickup, 6 pound size, Confederate Bormann
cannonball. This projectile has an old
brown ink label in the fuse hole saying that
it was picked up on the battlefield of
Stones River by Col. Alexander Cassil of the
65th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. I have
drilled and disarmed the projectile and with
it we have a published picture of Col.
Cassil of the 65th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
who picked the shell up on the battlefield
and took it home. There are very few
quality battlefield pickup relics around
from the Battle of Stones River.--$395.SOLD
Excellent
condition, original, non-excavated, Civil
War Artillery "grease bucket". This
grease bucket still retains the original
pivoting top and also the original chain for
hanging the bucket under the gun carriage.
Every Civil War Artillery display should
have an original grease bucket.--$395.SOLD
Original,
unopened, blue colored packet of Frankford
Arsenal, 1863 date, 10-second artillery time
fuses. This is going to be a very nice
and colorful addition to someone's Civil War
Artillery display.--$95.
Nice
condition, original, Civil War Artillery
lanyard. No artillery display is
complete without a lanyard.--$425.
SUPER
COOL and educational, excavated, 10-pound
size, Parrott time fused projectile.
This projectile was recovered many years ago
on private property here at Stones River.
The projectile when found had a crack right
down the middle. It has been cleaned
up and can be taken apart to show the case
shot and sulfur matrix as well as the time
fuse, powder cavity, and rifled iron sabot.
The two pieces fit back together to form a
perfect, complete, 10-pound Parrott. I
don't think that you will find a more
interesting and educational projectile than
this one.--$250.SOLD
Excavated
base to a ten-pound brass sabot, Federal
Parrott explosive projectile. This
shell base was recovered from the Battle of
Hoovers Gap where Federal Artillery
batteries fired projectiles into the
advancing Confederate Infantry line.
The rifled brass sabot remains perfectly
intact.--$45.SOLD
Excavated,
12-pound size, case shot, Bormann fused
cannonball that has been sectioned to be
able to clearly see the sulfur matrix that
remains completely filled with lead case
shot balls. This piece would make a
fantastic desk display item for your
favorite Civil War enthusiast.--$75.
Beautiful
condition, long pattern (2 inch), pewter,
Parrott, percussion fuse. All threads
remain intact and crisp, and the screw-in
pewter anvil cap remains perfectly intact as
well. This is an extremely rare fuse
to find in nice condition.--$95.
Extremely
rare, 6 pounder size, Confederate, wood
drive-in fuse cannonball. This
projectile was recovered many years ago from
private property near Shiloh and is one of
less than half a dozen of this type ball
ever recovered there. It is disarmed,
cleaned, coated, and ready for
display.--$595.
Quite
rare to come by, original 1975, First
Edition, Civil War
Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery,
by W. Reid McKee and M.E. Mason, Jr.
This book remains in nice condition with
just normal, slight yellowing of pages with
age.--$150.
Nicely
sectioned, 12 pound, Confederate Bormann
fused case shot cannonball. This
projectile nicely shows the Confederate
copper underplug as well as the Confederate
Bormann fuse and case shot balls. It
is clean, coated, and ready for
display.--$225.
Beautifully
half sectioned 30 lb. Federal Percussion
Fuzed Parrott projectile showing even the
half sectioned Percussion Fuze. This
projectile was recovered at Vicksburg, MS.
and shows exactly how everything worked on
this projectile. It is cleaned -
coated - and is ready for display.--$195.SOLD
VERY
RARE 1890 era "Early Battlefield Pick-Up"
3.8 inch Federal "Birdcage James" percussion
fuzed projectile. This projectile was
picked up around the turn of the century on
private property near Shiloh. It has a
smooth basically non-excavated surface with
sharp, crisp corners on the ribs. This
is a beauty that has been kept indoors, and
would be ready to fire today. I have
drilled it and it is ready for
display.--$895.SOLD
Very
nice condition, excavated, three inch size,
Confederate Reed projectile. This
shell was recovered almost 40 years ago from
near Sulpher Branch Trestle, Alabama.
It is 100% complete with a clearly visible
mold seam, and the rifled copper sabot
remains completely intact. I have
disarmed this projectile by going down
through the center of the wooden drive-in
fuse and preserving the wooden fuse plug.
The projectile is cleaned, coated, and ready
for display.--$695.SOLD
Mint,
beautiful, non-excavated condition, 3.67
recessed groove, football shaped, percussion
Shenkl projectile. This shell is as
nice as it was during the Civil War, and
over the years has been used as a barn door
counter weight. The original brass
percussion fuse remains intact and can be
screwed in and out with ease. The
hanging hook for its use as a barn door
counter weight goes right down through the
middle of the percussion fuse. This is
as slick and pretty a Shenkl shell as I have
seen in a long time.--$695.SOLD
Excavated,
12 pound size, Bormann fused cannonball.
This ball was recovered many years ago by
Wade Buchanan here at Stones River. I
have cleaned it and drilled it and have
saved a small vial of the black powder from
inside the shell. It is now ready for
display.--$275.SOLD
Quite
rare to recover, 3.67 inch, recessed groove,
brass percussion fused, football shaped,
Shenkl projectile. This projectile was
recovered many years ago from not only "at"
the Battle of Stones River but "in" the
Stones River. I have cleaned the
projectile and drilled it. The iron on
this projectile is nicer than most recovered
here.--$450.SOLD
Excavated,
ten pound size, Parrott projectile.
This projectile was recovered a few months
back from a construction site here on the
Stones River Battlefield. I can
include a map showing the site of recovery.
I have drilled the projectile, but it
remains dirty and rusty just as recovered,
so you can clean it and coat it to suit your
taste.--$275.SOLD
Nice
condition, excavated, 3" size, case shot,
J.P. Shenkl artillery projectile. This
shell was recovered many years ago on
private property near Fredericksburg,
Virginia. The iron has been lightly
cleaned and coated, and the pewter
combination fuse remains perfectly intact.
This is a very scarce shell to recover with
fuse intact, and I have, of course, drilled
it.--$395.SOLD
Complete,
excavated, 3" percussion fused Hotchkiss
projectile. This projectile was
recovered many years ago from a lawn near
the stone wall and Granny White Pike in the
Battle of Nashville, Tennessee. It has
been drilled, cleaned, coated, and is ready
for display.--$295.SOLD
Excavated,
complete fired 3.8 inch Hotchkiss brass,
time fused artillery projectile. This
shell was recovered several years back from
private property near Vicksburg, MS.
The projectile remains rusty and
dirt-covered just as dug. We have
drilled the shell, and it is ready to be
cleaned to your individual taste. It
is quite difficult to recover a Hotchkiss
this large with all four parts (brass time
fuse, nose, cup, and rifled lead sabot) all
still intact.--$295.
Excavated,
copper time fused, Confederate 12 pound
shell. This projectile was recovered
near Richmond, Virginia, and has been
disarmed (April Fools - it will be disarmed
before I ship it) and is coated and (will
be) ready for display.--$350.SOLD
Early
1900's battlefield pick-up, 3.8 inch
Hotchkiss Bolt projectile. This
projectile was picked up near Vicksburg,
Mississippi, many years ago and has been a
door stop ever since. The family now
lives in this area, and there was recently a
death in the family. The surviving
widow is "tired of tripping over that damn
thing."--$350.
Rare,
12 pound size, Confederate, polygonal cavity
ball with four side diamond shaped pattern
shrapnel inside. The ball has been cut
in half, nicely showing the diamond shaped
pieces inside, the wooden drive-in fuse
plug, and a large casting flaw typical of
Confederate artillery shells. This
will make an excellent addition to someone's
Confederate artillery display. It has
been cleaned, coated, and is mounted on a
walnut display base.--$295.
Very
nice condition, excavated, "DROP" 3.8 inch,
Birdcage James Bolt. This rare
projectile was recovered many years ago from
private property near Shiloh. The
projectile has been cleaned and coated and
is complete with 100% lead sabot and 100%
tin outer coating. It is an extreme
rarity to find a 3.8 inch Birdcage James
Bolt with complete lead sabot and tin.
This extremely rare example is ready for
display.--$950.SOLD
Excavated
group of large size artillery fragments from
a 3 inch rifled Federal Hotchkiss
projectile. These were recovered
altogether in a very small area in front of
the stone wall near Leland Lane - 2nd day
fighting Battle of Nashville, Tennessee.
The majority of a complete projectile could
be reassembled from these parts.--$48.SOLD
Excavated
Bormann time fused, 12 pound size, Federal
cannonball recovered from a lawn off Leland
Lane which is 2nd day fighting at the
December 1864 Battle of Nashville,
Tennessee. I have already drilled,
cleaned, and coated the projectile so it is
ready for display.--$275.SOLD
Nice
little display of 5 sizes of Civil War
Artillery iron balls ranging in size from a
small iron case shot ball - through the
various canister sizes and ending with a big
Naval grape ball.--$125. for all.SOLD
Excavated,
20 pound size, time fused, Parrott
projectile. This shell was recovered
about 30 years ago on private property at
Vicksburg. The iron remains very sound
and stable with typical amount of pitting on
the iron surface. The pewter Parrott
time fuse remains intact and in very nice
condition. It has been disarmed,
cleaned, coated, and is ready for
display.--$295.
Very
nice condition, excavated, 10 PDR time fused
Parrott projectile. This projectile
was recovered about 30 years ago by one of
my hunting buddies on private property just
down the road from the shop. It has
been disarmed and cleaned, but currently has
not been coated and has its natural
finish.--$275.SOLD
Three
inch Amsterdam Federal Civil War Cannon
projectile. The shell has an open fuze
hole, and has been cleaned to a smooth brown
display apperance. The brass sabot
remains completely intact and the Amsterdam
patent stamping can still be seen in the
brass sabot.--$250.
Very
nice condition excavated 3 inch size fired
Read - Parrott Confederate projectile.
This pretty Confederate projectile was
recovered many years ago from private
property near Chickamauga, GA. The
projectile has been dis-armed - cleaned -
and coated and is ready for display.
The copper time fuze adapter remains
perfectly intact, and all of the rifled
copper sabot, but one small piece remains
intact as well. The iron is nice
enough that we could fire it today.--$475.
This
is as rare as it gets in Civil War
collecting !! ORIGINAL 12 pound bronze
Mountain Howitzer on a fine quality
"Cannons Ltd." carriage with
complete implements. This is a
"Cyrus Alger" 12 # bronze tube and
is marked "C.A. & Co. -
Boston" on the right trunnion, and is
dated "1861" on the left trunnion.
The muzzle has "180" on the top
face, and "T.J.R." on the bottom
face. "U.S." is nicely
stamped on the top of the tube between the
trunnions, and on the cascabel is the number
"224". The tube has a
beautiful - uncleaned - aged pea green
patina - no shiny brass here !! The
vent hole is open and we are supplying 20
friction primers with the cannon, SO look
out neighbors !!! A finer ORIGINAL and
"1861" dated Civil War cannon you
just will not see. You can pick it up
here, or we can help in arranging
delivery. A BARGAIN AT--$58,500.SOLD
Excellent
condition, excavated, brass sabot from a 30
lb., Federal Parrott projectile. This
was recovered on private property at
Vicksburg, MS.-$45.
Excavated,
top section of an 1863 dated Naval watercap
fuse. This was recovered near the
Cumberland River associated with the Battle
of Nashville.--$45.
Group
of 6 excavated cannon friction primers.
These were recovered many years ago by Mark
Swann from a cannon position behind the
Stone Wall at the Battle of Nashville,
TN.--$175. for all 6
Beautiful
condition, original, non-excavated, Civil
War cannon friction primer. It is
totally possible that we might be able to
still fire a cannon with this jewel.--$55.
Mint
condition original unissued "red"
Federal Artillery hat cord for the
"Hardee Style Hat".--$45.
Beautiful
condition, excavated, Confederate cannon
friction primer. This was recovered
along the 2nd day Battle of Nashville
Confederate line. It remains complete
with the twisted brass wire intact.--$48.
