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        Just
in out of the local area, 12 gauge percussion double-barrel of
the exact type carried by many Southern Cavalrymen, especially
during the first two years of the Civil War. This weapon
is out of a local family that had several family members that
served in the Confederate Cavalry, and we are unsure as to the
exact one that carried this weapon. It has an excellent
display look on the wall.--$495.SOLD
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      Fresh
in out of a north Florida estate, single-shot, .69 cal.,
French Horse Pistol originally produced in flintlock and was
Confederate converted to percussion. This weapon has one
of the most unique and unusual blacksmith-made hammers that I
have ever seen. This is a classic example of the extreme
measures that were common in the south in order to arm the
southern armies. You can hear this massive, old,
single-shot horse pistol playing Dixie from across the
room!!--$750. (Prefer payment in small denomination
Confederate notes)!!
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   Relic
condition, .69 cal., single-shot, boot pistol. This
pistol was picked up many years ago on the battlefield of
Olustee, Florida. This is an artifact that could equally
as easily be displayed in an excavated or non-excavated
display. We are including with the pistol a small
display containing a musket ball and a percussion
cap.--$395.SOLD
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 Quite
difficult to come by, this is an original, .44 cal., Colt Army
revolver grip. This grip shows clear evidence of use.
If you have an original .44 Colt Army with a broken grip, here
is your rare chance to get a good, complete grip on your
revolver.--$195.
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      Extremely
rare, Model 1763, French Charleville, originally produced in
flintlock and converted to percussion for Confederate service
by M. A. Baker of Fayetteville, North Carolina. This
musket came out of a central North Carolina estate many years
ago. It has the distinctive "Baker" S-shaped sporting
rifle hammer and a drum style bolster replacing the flintlock
mechanism. M. A. Baker of Fayetteville, North Carolina,
is well known for converting obsolete weapons from flintlock
to percussion for Confederate service. The musket
retains very nice, original wood but does show nice honest
wear. The lockplate remains exactly as it came from M.
A. Baker. The mechanism of the musket still works but
does appear to have a broken main spring. This is an
excellent example of the extreme measures the Confederacy was
forced to use in the first year of the Civil War. By
late 1862, the Confederacy was able to obtain much higher
quality Enfield/Towers, .577 cal., rifled muskets from England
which competed very well with the .58 cal. Springfield muskets
the Union Army was equipped with. This is an opportunity
to add a bonafide, Confederate long-arm weapon to your
collection for the price of an average condition
Springfield.--$1,650.SOLD
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  Complete,
excavated, brass carbine patch box. This appears to be
from a Merrill carbine and was recovered from Camp Stanley
here at Murfreesboro. Believe it or not, the patch box
will still open and close.--$65.
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 Quite
rare, excellent non-dug condition, .69 cal., "ball puller".
We have displayed the non-excavated ball puller actually
screwed into a .69 caliber musket ball from here at Stones
River that was extracted using this exact type puller.
The ball was recovered from the Confederate line here and
makes an excellent display.--$89.
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      Just
brought in out of the local area, very nice condition,
Confederate carried, Model 1860, .44 cal., Colt Army revolver.
This revolver has perfect action, all matching 1861/1862 era
serial number of 78274 (even matching wedge). This
revolver has crisp action and locks firmly into both half-cock
and full-cock and still has excellent rifling. The
revolver has a pleasing, never cleaned, aged patina and would
be a fine addition to any Civil War collection.--$2,250.
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   Beautiful
museum quality display consisting of a pair of single-shot
boot pistols together with an original powder flask - an
original bullet mold - 16 bullets - and 6 Civil War Era coat
buttons. The display is in a deep style wooden case with
locks and is ready for presentation.--$750. for the entire
display including case.
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       Very
pretty, Model 1841, .54 cal., Mississippi rifle. This
rifle is out of a north Florida estate and was almost surely
Confederate captured and carried. The musket has
lockplate markings of, "E. Whitney - US - 1843 - New Haven".
The metal has a smooth, gray/brown, attic patina, and the
musket still locks firmly into both half-cock and full-cock.
The walnut stock remains in nice condition with numerous small
dings and marks from being carried and a nice clear, OHIO
State stamp in the left hand side of the stock. The
rifled musket remains in original .54 cal. and has the small
block rear site typical of Confederate carried Mississippis.
With this Mississippi rifle comes a very nice condition,
"1861" dated Mississippi rifle saber bayonet. We are
going to price this musket both with the bayonet and without
the bayonet.--$2,250 complete with saber bayonet --SOLD
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      Fresh
in out of a local Confederate estate, this is a Model 1855,
.58 cal., Maynard primed, percussion "pistol - carbine" made
only between 1855 and 1857 by the Springfield Armory with a
total production of only 4,021. Almost every one of
these that I have encountered over the years have had
Confederate association. This example shows good wear,
but remains in very decent displayable condition. When
the pistol was brought into the shop, it was missing the front
barrel band, and I was able to locate one that fits reasonably
well. With the massive pistol carbine, we are including
an excavated Maynard door from this exact type pistol. I
recovered that door many years ago from the camp of the 8th
Texas Cavalry located near Unionville, Tennessee. This
is a weapon that most museums do not even have an example
of.--$1,650.
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       Very
attractive, .58 cal., Model 1861, Springfield 3-band rifled
musket. This is the weapon considered by many to be the
most representative, "classic weapon" of the American Civil
War. The lockplate is marked, "1862 - Springfield - US",
and there are remnants of a barrel date, but you can't make
out the entire date. The original walnut stock remains
in nice condition with two clearly visible inspector
cartouches. The action remains crisp and locks firmly
into half-cock and full-cock. There is decent rifling
remaining, and the musket retains original long-range site,
both sling swivels, and original ram rod. This weapon
has clearly seen action as there is typical burn-out behind
the nipple, and the small dings and marks to the stock
indicating being carried through many a campaign. This
is a solid, middle grade musket with the most sought after
date around (1862). With this musket, we are including
an original percussion cap and also a .58 cal. Minie ball
recovered here at Stones River.--$1,595.SOLD
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            Super,
super rare and in beautiful condition, Model 1849, long
barrel, Colt Pocket revolver with all matching serial numbers
of 211975. This revolver is inscribed to and was carried
by Confederate General Thomas Benton Smith and what a story
General T. B. Smith has to tell. General Thomas Benton
Smith was born near Mechanicsville, Tennessee, and grew up on
a farm near Triune, Tennessee. General Smith was widely
known in the area as being incredibly, intellectually gifted.
By age 15, General Smith had been given a patent on a
locomotive "cow-catcher" and appeared to be headed toward a
lucrative career in railroading. When the Civil War
came, young Thomas Benton Smith was enrolled in the
prestigious Nashville Military College in Nashville,
Tennessee. Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Thomas
Benton Smith would raise the unit that eventually became known
as Co. B of the 20th Tennessee Infantry under the command of
Col. Joel A. Battle. At Shiloh, the regiment suffered
over 50% casualties including the capture and imprisonment of
the regiment's Colonel, Joel A. Battle. Upon
reorganization, a month after the battle, his fellow soldiers
elected Thomas Benton Smith as their new Colonel. As
Colonel of the 20th Tennessee, he led them at Murfreesboro
where he was shot through both the breast and left arm.
Over the coming months, Col. Smith recovered, and at
Chickamauga, Col Smith was again wounded. At Missionary
Ridge, the brigade commander, Col. Tyler was wounded, and Col.
Thomas Benton Smith was assigned command of the entire
brigade. Through the fighting toward Atlanta, Col.
Thomas Benton Smith was so impressive that, on July 29, 1864,
while in front of Atlanta, he received his commission as
Brigadier General CSA.
At this point, he was the youngest Brigadier General
in the Army of Tennessee. On December
16, 1864, on the apex of Shy's Hill at the Battle of
Nashville, stood the tattered remnants of the 20th Tennessee
Volunteer Infantry. At approximately 4:00 pm, on
December 16, 1864, the Federal Infantry overran the
Confederate lines on Shy's Hill at the Battle of Nashville.
General Thomas Benton Smith had been ordered by Confederate
General William B. Bate to "hold the line at all hazards".
General Thomas Benton Smith and a small squad of his soldiers
fought until they were totally surrounded, and at the bitter
end, held a white handkerchief over his head surrendering
himself and his few remaining men. General Thomas Benton
Smith was approached by Col. William Linn McMillan who
appeared to be inebriated and began to curse and berate Gen.
Smith. All witnesses stated that General Smith's simple
response to Col. McMillan was to state that, "I am a disarmed
captured prisoner." Col. McMillan was so enraged that,
according to witnesses, he appeared temporarily insane.
The Colonel became so enraged that he drew his saber and
struck General Thomas Benton Smith three times over the head,
each blow cutting through Gen. Smith's hat and crashing into
his skull. Shocked by the action of their own officer,
nearby Federals rushed General Smith to a field hospital where
the attending surgeon examined the wound and remarked, "Well,
sir, you are near the end of your battles, for I can see the
brain oozing through the gap in your skull." Much to
everyone's surprise, the boy General, Thomas Benton Smith,
would survive these horrific blows. Unfortunately, in a
short time following the war, General Thomas Benton Smith had
to be admitted to the Tennessee State Asylum, also known as
the Tennessee Central State Psychiatric Hospital. On
some days, General Smith appeared near normal while on other
days he was ordering his troops forward. Many more years
passed until, on May 21, 1923, General Thomas Benton Smith was
released from his earthly bondage. His grave rests with
his former comrades in the Confederate Circle of Mt. Olivet
Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. By all measures,
Confederate General Thomas Benton Smith was a hero in every
regard, and whoever becomes caretaker of his Colt revolver
should treasure it and preserve and protect it. This
artifact is nothing less than an Absolute Civil War Southern
Treasure.--$28,500.SOLD
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    Very
nice condition, 1st Model, Smith & Wesson 7-shot, .22 cal.
revolver. This revolver is serial number 64552 and is
early Civil War production. The "Smith & Wesson
Springfield, Mass" marking on the barrel remains deep and
crisp. This little revolver has 90% silver wash intact
and would be a very nice addition to any Civil War display.
They were very popular with officers in that they fired
pre-manufactured, fixed ammunition.--$850.
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       Just
in out of a Chattanooga area estate, .54 cal., single-shot,
percussion, 1st type Merrill carbine. This carbine shows
extensive use and has the soldier's initials, "W M", carved
into the stock. The lockplate is marked, "J. H. Merrill
- Balto./Patent July 1858/Apl." Carbines of this type
were very sought after by Confederates who wanted to carry an
actual carbine rather than one made by cutting down an
Infantry weapon or possibly a double-barrel shotgun. The
metal has a smooth, gray/brown patina and is serial number
6876 out of approximately 14,495. This would be a nice
addition to someone's Civil War Cavalry display.--$1,150.SOLD
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        Very
attractive, percussion, 12-gauge, double barrel shotgun.
This weapon is out of a North Florida estate and is believed
to have been carried by a Confederate Cavalryman. Many
years ago, I recovered a near identical shotgun from the camp
of the 51st Alabama Cavalry. These were carried by
numerous Confederates during the first year of the Civil War.
It will make a fine addition to someone's Confederate display.
The shotgun remains all intact except for needing one ramrod
tube which would be a very easy repair.--$450.
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 Excellent
condition, original ,Civil War "nipple pick". If you
have an original Civil War cap box, and it is missing the pick
as is often the case, here is your chance to finish out your
box.--$45.
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     Beautiful
condition, 1st Model, .22 cal., Smith & Wesson 7-shot
revolver. This revolver has crisp action, deep sharp
marks, and lots of original case color remaining. You
rarely find them this nice.--$900.SOLD
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           Very
nice condition, Colt .36 cal., Police Model revolver with an
all-matching serial number of 25949, except for the wedge
which is an old replacement. This revolver has good
action and a pleasing, aged, gray/brown patina. The
revolver comes in an excellent condition, original Confederate
manufacture, leather holster. On the butt of the
revolver is carved, "K. Cockman - 11th Ark". David
Cockman was captured February 4, 1864, in action near Clinton,
Mississippi. K. David Cockman is buried in Oak Woods
Cemetery having died at Camp Douglas on April 26, 1864.--SOLD
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     Very
attractive, .69 cal., smooth bore, Confederate carbine, hand
blacksmith crafted from a Model 1842, 3-band, Infantry rifled
musket. The carbine has a smooth, aged, chocolate patina
overall with lockplate markings of, "Springfield - 1850".
The weapon was shortened during the Civil War Era to carbine
length for Cavalry use. We are including a cased buck
and ball which would have been very likely what would have
been fired from this weapon. It hasn't been cleaned at
all and remains just as it has come down through the
ages.--$650.SOLD
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    Very
nice condition, .71 cal., Model 1851, Austrian carbine.
This example shows clear evidence of being carried, is
lockplate dated "1852", and remains in nice enough condition
to yet fire today. This is out of a deep South estate
and was no doubt Confederate carried.--$1,150.
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  Excellent
condition original tin of Civil War era percussion Revolver
caps. This would be an excellent compliment displayed
with your Civil War era percussion single shot pistol or
revolver. It was made by "Eley" of London.--$48.
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      Very
attractive, 6 inch barrel, Model 1849, Colt .318 cal., 6-shot
pocket revolver. This revolver is out of a deep South
estate and was quite likely Confederate carried. It is
serial number 209433 which is most desirable 1861 production.
The revolver has a smooth, uncleaned, chocolate patina overall
and is marked, "Address Col. Saml. Colt - New York - US
America". The walnut grips are original and show nice,
even, honest wear. The main spring remains good and
strong, and the action advances properly some of the time and
some of the time it does not. This would be a very nice
addition to any Civil War collection and was very likely CS
carried.--$975.
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      Very
attractive, big 12 mm, "E. Lefaucheux" pinfire revolver.
This revolver is out of a private museum in Arkansas and is
very similar to the pinfire revolver carried by General
"Stonewall" Jackson. It has intact both the loading door
and cartridge ejector rod which are often missing. The
lanyard ring on the butt is not present and the trigger
doesn't advance the cylinder "every time". This will be
a very nice addition to any Confederate display, and it is
extra nice in that it is BIG caliber and is actually "E.
Lefaucheux" marked.--$895.
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   Excellent
condition, small 7 mm, Belgian Leige produced, 6-shot pinfire
revolver. This revolver has the folding trigger,
cartridge ejector rod, and loading door all completely intact,
and the action still works perfectly. Confederate
General Stonewall Jackson carried a pinfire revolver very much
like this one except a larger caliber. This revolver
would make a nice addition to any Confederate display.--$595.
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 About
30 years ago, it wasn't really uncommon to encounter one of
these. But, in recent times, you seldom see one offered.
This is an original 25 round, Requa - Billinghurst battery gun
clip. This clip is complete and will still hinge open
and closed. There has to be lots of Civil War artillery
and small arms collections that are missing one of
these.--$250.
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  Very
nice condition, quite rare, cast brass folding "scissor" type
bullet mold for a .36 cal. "SUGAR LOAF" pistol projectile.
I have only recovered rare Sugar Loaf projectiles from
Confederate campsites.--$175.
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 Just
purchased out of a local Southern estate. This is a
folding BRASS double cavity bullet mold for a .32 cal. round
ball, and also for a .32 cal. elongated projectile. This
mold would make projectiles correct for the .32 cal. Colt
Pocket Model, or would fit any of the other .32 cal. Pocket
size revolvers.--$125.
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 Original
twisted brown paper packet containing original Civil War
musket percussion caps. One of these packets of
percussion caps were packaged with each brown factory wrapped
package of 10 Civil War Minie Ball cartridges. EVERY
Civil War collection should have an original packet of musket
percussion caps.--$48.
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  Excellent
condition, blacksmith made, "scissor type" bullet mold for a
single, .36 cal. pistol or musket ball. The mold has a
rich, aged patina and still works perfectly.--$85.
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 Very
rare, double cavity, cast brass bullet mold for a "Sugar Loaf"
style projectile. This mold is approximately .48 cal.
and would have been likely used with a "Country Rifle".
I have only recovered a few "Sugar Loaf" type projectiles, and
every one that I have found has been from an early war
Confederate camp.--$150.
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  Beautiful
condition scissor type cast brass double cavity bullet mold
for a .36 cal. Country Rifle. Many young Confederates
left home for the Civil War carrying the family Rifle as that
was all they had. Within the first year of the Civil War
these were all pretty much replaced by more conventional
military weapons. This is out of a local estate, and is
in near perfect condition.--$95.
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 Quite
rare to find, non-excavated, .44 cal., Colt "Dragoon", double
cavity, folding, iron bullet mold. We have inserted two
original battlefield excavated Colt projectiles for nice
display.--$195.
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  Very
nice condition, solid cast brass bullet mold for a .45 caliber
"country rifle" projectile. Country rifles were carried
from home by many young Confederates when they first left home
for the Civil War in 1861. We rarely find country rifle
projectiles in Confederate camps any later than 1863 because
of issue of more standard weapons. This mold still
operates perfectly and would yet mold bullets today.--$195.
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  Extremely
rare to recover, excavated, single cavity bullet mold for the
.50 caliber Smith carbine. This bullet mold is out of
the nationally known Civil War author, Charlie Harris's,
collection. Although excavated, it remains in very nice
condition and will open and close with ease. This would
be a fine compliment to display with your Smith carbine or to
add to your Civil War excavated artifact collection.--$395.
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   Extremely
rare, scissor type, Confederate used, .65 cal., Hanoverian
bullet mold. This rare mold remains in perfect condition
and is out of the personal collection of Civil War author,
Charlie Harris. It will be a fine addition to any Civil
War collection.--$395.
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  Super
rare and in drop-dead beautiful condition, original folding
scissor type, cast brass bullet mold for the Confederate used,
.69 cal., "Tower" bullet. Early in the Civil War, the
South traded cotton to England for .69 caliber Tower muskets
in an attempt to arm Southern Infantry troops. The
massive, .69 cal., Towers bullets are recovered in early war
Civil War sites such as Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, and
Stones River, but by mid-1863, most of the .69 cal. muskets
had been replaced by the .577 cal., 3-band, Enfield rifled
muskets. This example is the rarer, cone cavity variety
and is out of Civil War author, Charlie Harris's, personal
collection. In almost 50 years, this is the most perfect
condition, .69 cal., Towers bullet mold that I have
seen.--$950.SOLD
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     Fresh
out of a Central Illinois estate, Model 1873, 45 - 70 caliber,
"trap door", Springfield rifle. This rifle has a smooth,
attic brown patina tip to tip and remains just as it has been
for many, many years. With the rifle, comes an original,
triangular, socket bayonet complete with a partial leather
scabbard. This old trap door rifle remains absolutely
untouched with tiny specks of paint where the rooms in which
it was stored have been painted several times over the years.
This is an historic, old, untouched, Model 1873, Springfield
trap door.--$850.
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  This
is a bullet mold that you seldom see offered for sale.
It is a "COLT" marked .28 cal. double cavity for the Colt
"Root" revolver. If you have a nice Colt Root - here is
your chance to add a correct bullet mold to your display.
You won't see this one very often.--$350.
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 Single
cavity iron bullet mold for a .36 cal. country rifle elongated
"picket style bullet" of the exact type carried by many young
Confederates as they first left their homes in the South for
the Civil War. The mold would have originally had two
wooden handles which are not present, but could be easily
replaced.--only $79.
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    Very
nice condition, original, non-excavated, 1864 date,
Springfield musket lockplate and hammer assembly. This
lockplate retains beautiful crisp marks,
and excellent action locking firmly into both half-cock and
full-cock positions. If you have an 1863 or 1864
Springfield musket that would be improved by a very nice
lockplate and hammer assembly, here is your opportunity to get
one.--$195.
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 Quite
rare to find, complete mid-1800's DOUBLE leather shot flask.
This shot flask has two completely separate compartments with
two brass measuring devices so that you could have your choice
of two different size lead shot depending on what you were
hunting. It remains completely intact with original
brass buckle, and both measuring devices still have good
springs and work perfectly.--$115.
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  Nice
condition, cast brass, folding, double cavity bullet mold for
a .45 cal. picket country rifle. These are bullets that
we only recover from Confederate sites. This mold
remains in nice enough condition to mold bullets today.--$95.
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 Perfect
condition, non-excavated, musket tumbler punch. It has
lots of original bluing remaining and will make an excellent
compliment to your Civil War musket display.--$65.
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 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated pair of .69 cal. bullet worms.
One of the worms is a long pattern, and the other a short
pattern. This display will make a wonderful compliment
to display with your .69 cal. percussion muskets.--$95 for
both worms.
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 Attractive,
framed display containing several original Frankford Arsenal
musket percussion caps. Nicely displayed and ready to
hang.--$35.
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 Excellent
condition, original Civil War Cavalry carbine bore brush.
The leather thong is complete with no breaks or weak spots,
and the bore hair brush has all bristles 100% intact.
This would be an excellent compliment to display with your
Civil War Cavalry carbine.--$89.
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 Group
of 7 assorted musket parts that are either
non-excavated or are early pick-ups or
recoveries, and still remain in nice enough
condition to use on a musket today.
There are {2} .58 cal. Springfield or
contract musket breechplugs - one brass
Mississippi trigger guard - {1} .58 cal.
Springfield trigger guard - one cast brass
Enfield nose cap {1} one .69 cal. Model 1816
musket buttplate and {1} cast brass trigger
guard to an unknown musket. A real
bargain !!--$195. for all
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