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Miscellaneous Dug Items
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 Excavated
heavy cast brass private purchase Confederate
used Cavalry spur. This was recovered on
private property near Shiloh
about 40 years ago. It has 100%
original iron rowel intact.--$375. -
 Excavated,
cast brass, regulation, Union Cavalry spur.
This spur was recovered on private property
near Shiloh. It is the "gutter back"
style and has most of the original iron rowel
still remaining intact. It has a
beautiful, never cleaned, pea green
patina.--$95. -
 Excavated
cast brass Confederate Cavalry spur that is a
close (but rather crude) copy of a regulation
Federal Cavalry spur. This spur is
cruder, and has a square shank neck. It
was recovered by Don Odom many years ago from
a Confederate Cavalry camp near Shiloh, and
hasn't even been washed off. This will
be a nice addition to someone's Confederate
cavalry display.--$225. -
 Excavated
complete brass cavalry bore brush. This
brush was recovered by Don Odom on private
property near Shiloh, and originally had "hog
hair" with a leather thong, and was drawn
through the carbine barrel to clean out the
burnt debris in the barrel. It is quite
rare to recover a nice complete one.--$45. -
 Very
pretty, excavated, stamped brass Eagle device.
We are not sure if this was worn on the hat or
was part of a Patriotic watch fob. It
was recovered a number of years ago from a
Confederate camp located near Shelbyville,
Tennessee.--$75. -
  Excellent
condition, regulation, cast brass, Federal
Cavalry spur. This spur was recovered
from a Federal Cavalry position on private
property located near Shiloh. It has a
smooth, chocolate brown patina with a portion
of the iron rowel still intact.--$95. -
 Excavated,
cast brass, Confederate Cavalry spur.
This was recovered from a Confederate Cavalry
camp in north Alabama by Don Odom. It
remains in excellent condition with most of
the iron rowel still intact. It is a
crude copy of a standard Federal rooster neck
except for being crudely cast with a square
neck instead of round.--$250. -
 Excavated,
cast brass, Confederate Cavalry spur. I
recovered this spur many years ago from the
camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry. It is a
style spur that the neck and rowel is inset
into a hole in the back of the spur. The
spur has knobs on each side for the leather
attachment strap. Spurs of this style
are somewhat rare to recover.--$275. -
 Super
cool, hand-crafted from stamped brass
(possibly a sheet brass Confederate buckle)
"armadillo" hat pin. This was recovered
from a Texas Cavalry camp on private property
near Shiloh. The soldier that crafted
this had talent, because you can tell what it
is at a glance. I would wager a fair bet
that there are very few excavated relic
collections that include a "Confederate Texas
Armadillo" hat pin.--$295.SOLD* -
 Excavated,
glazed clay inkwell recovered from a
Confederate trash pit along Duck River near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. The inkwell is
complete without any breaks or chips.--$55. -
 Excavated
soldier's large pocket watch with chain and
winding key. This isn't a relic you
often see recovered as soldier's prized their
pocket watches and rarely lost them.
This watch was recovered by Don Odom from a
Confederate camp in north Alabama.--$85. -
 Very
pretty condition, excavated, Confederate
produced, cast brass Cavalry spur. This
is a very crude Confederate local produced
southern spur. The spur was broken when
recovered, but both pieces were there, and it
has been put back together by the best around
- Robert McDaniel. The two pieces went
back together so perfectly that it is very
hard to find where the spur was broken.--$195. -
 Very
attractive condition, excavated, Richmond
Arsenal pattern, regulation, cast brass,
Confederate Cavalry spur. This spur was
recovered from the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry. It was broken when recovered
right against the neck where they always are.
Both pieces were right together, and it has
been put back together and displays
beautifully. I recovered six Confederate
Richmond Arsenal spurs from this same camp,
and all six were broken in the identical
place. It displays like a million bucks
with rowel intact.--$195. -
  Excavated,
regulation, Federal "Crossed-Cannons", stamped
brass artillery insignia. This hat
insignia was recovered many years ago by Don
Odom on private property near Shiloh. It
has become quite difficult to recover any of
the stamped brass hat pins that are intact and
not broken up. This one displays
nicely.--$175. -
 A
single barrel from a Confederate double-barrel
shotgun that was struck by a projectile
separating the two barrels and snapping this
barrel in half. This projectile struck
barrel was recovered about 40 years ago by Don
Odom on private property near Shiloh. We
have inserted a projectile at the point of
impact for better display. The point of
impact is pretty much where the soldier's hand
would have been. Maybe not a deadly
wound, but definitely a serious and painful
one.--$250. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated matching pair
of heavy brass, private purchase, Confederate
used Cavalry spurs. This super nice pair
of spurs was recovered many years ago from
private property near the Battle of Shiloh.
Neither of the spurs has even been washed, and
both retain their original rowels. They
just do not get nicer than this pair.--$750.
for the pair. -
  Very
rare PAIR of Confederate used Private Purchase
"RAKING SPURS". These spurs are very
HEAVY made, and are the style that could be
purchased from the Military supplier -
"Schuyler, Hartley, and Graham". We
actually recover these type spurs from
Confederate cavalry camps here quite often,
but they are almost always the normal "up and
down" rowel type. This set of spurs were
recovered together from a Confederate Cavalry
Camp located near Corinth, Miss. One of
the rowels is a replacement. and appears to
have been made from a large cent. This
set of rare Confederate "RAKING SPURS" will
make a fine addition to someone's Confederate
Cavalry display.--$650. -
    Very
pretty, excavated, "CS" and Stars marked Leech
& Rigdon Cavalry Officer's spur. This
spur was recovered many years ago from a
Confederate Cavalry camp located near Corinth,
Mississippi. It has been part of Don
Odom's collection for many years. You
are just not going to dig a prettier
example.--$2,650.SOLD -
   Very
pretty condition and extremely rare, Leech &
Rigdon Confederate Enlistedman's Cavalry spur
with elongated leather strap holders (lower
spur in picture). This is the
corresponding, unmarked, Leech and Rigdon
Enlistedman's spur that matches the Officer's
spur pictured with the Star and "CS".
The Enlistedman's spur is virtually identical
to the Officer's spur except it lacks the "CS"
and Stars. It is the LOWER SPUR pictured
in all the pictures above. In 50 years,
I have seen less than ten examples of this
spur.--$450. -
  Very
attractive excavated Cavalry Crossed Sabers
Federal hat insignia. This stamped brass
hat pin was recovered on private property near
Shiloh. It was bent, and folded when
found, but straightened out to display very
nicely. This is one of the toughest
insignias to recover in decent condition
because of how thin and fragile they
are.--$275. -
  Very
nice condition, complete, regulation, Federal
Civil War Cavalry bit with both brass US
rosettes remaining intact. This bit was
recovered from Lytle Creek just a couple of
miles south of Murfreesboro which was the site
of the 1863 Army of the Cumberland winter camp
of all Federal Cavalry. It is very rare
to recover one of these that is completely
intact.--$225. -
    Super
rare pattern, excavated, "CS marked",
CONFEDERATE Cavalry Officer's spur. This
spur was recovered a number of years ago from
General N. B. Forrest Confederate Cavalry camp
located near Spring Hill, Tennessee.
This rare style spur has a significantly wider
slot for the leather attachment strap than is
usually the case. The spur had one leg
broken when recovered, but the broken leg was
found nearby and has been expertly
re-attached. It is totally secure enough
for normal display but would not hold up to
very much stress. If this spur had not
been broken when recovered, it would have been
a $2,850 spur for certain. It is quite a
rarity and displays beautifully. There
are thought to be less than ten of this style
in the known collecting community.--$1,450. -
    Really
- Really Cool excavated Leech and Rigdon
Confederate Cavalry Officer's Spur !!
This spur apparently broke during the Civil
War, and the Confederate Cavalry officer DID
NOT want to give up his "CS" marked cavalry
spur. The soldier had a blacksmith apply
an "iron splint" to the outside of the spur
with pins coming through the spur. The
spur has very sharp, distinct stars on each
side, but the "CS" is worn very dim.
This is "for sure" one of a kind, and I have
never seen a "War Time" repair like this
before. It was recovered from Gen N. B.
Forrest's Confederate Cavalry camp occupied
during 1863, and located near Spring Hill, Tn.
Talk about a relic with character !!--$1,250. -
  Pair
of excavated stirrups recovered about 40 years
ago in the upper ford of Stones River (near
Stones River Country Club). Numerous
troops used this ford during the Battle of
Stones River. The stirrups were
recovered by Dr. Francis Fesmire along with
many other artifacts. Dr. Fesmire was
one of the first relic hunters to spend
considerable time "IN" Stones River. One
of the stirrups is a cast iron stirrup, and
the other is a heavy wooden stirrup preserved
by being in the water. For the PAIR of
artifacts--$125. -
  Extremely
rare, excavated, circular, lead-filled, "Texas
Star" rosette. This rosette was
recovered about 30 years ago from the camp of
General Wharton's 8th Texas Rangers (Cavalry).
This camp was located just south of
Unionville, Tennessee, and the property was
owned by one of my old school teachers.
She said I was a much better relic hunter than
school student!! About 30 years ago, Ms.
Burke found a cast brass Army of Tennessee
round corner "CS" washed out in her driveway.
There were only two of these Texas Star
rosettes found in this camp. This will
be a super nice addition to someone's Texas
display.--$475. -
 Excavated,
"Eagle Claw", glazed clay smoking pipe.
This was recovered from a Confederate trash
pit along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. This pipe is creamy white in
color. The Confederate Army was
camped 6 months in this location.--$125. -
 Excavated,
cast lead, partial State pin. Quite a
number of these were recovered around Shiloh
for the "8th IOWA". This one was
recovered from the camp of the 58th Ohio which
was located near Arkansas Post. This pin
is partial, having the Regimental number "58",
but the portion with the State name is
missing. It was recovered, however, in
the camp of the 58th Ohio.--$48. -
 Excavated,
very rare, CONFEDERATE Cavalry picket pin.
This picket pin was recovered about 40 years
ago from the camp of the 1st ALA. CAVALRY.
(C.S.A.) It differs greatly from Union
Picket Pins.--$275.SOLD* -
    Very
nice pair of heavy cast brass, private
purchase and Confederate used Cavalry spurs.
The two spurs pictured together are the pair
we are selling. One of the two was
excavated from Starnes Confederate Cavalry
camp occupied in 1863 and located on the
Cumberland Plateau. The second spur is a
very similar example but is a non-excavated,
cast brass spur worn and brought home by a
local Confederate Cavalryman. The fourth
picture is a very similar, excavated, cast
brass spur that I recovered several years ago
also from the camp of Starnes Confederate
Cavalry. We are selling the two spurs
pictured together, one being excavated, and
the other a non-excavated example - both
Confederate used.--$595. for the pair. -
 Quite
rare, super heavy, unmarked Enlistedman's
Leech & Rigdon Confederate Cavalry spur.
This spur was broken when recovered, but both
pieces were there and went back together
nicely. The restoration work was done by
the best around - Robert McDaniel. The
rowel is not only still present but will
spin.--$225.SOLD* -
 Excavated
group of five musket parts recovered among the
limestone out-croppings along the Confederate
line here at the Battle of Stones River.
The group consists of five gun parts: a
Model 1816 lockplate, two brass trigger
guards, an iron buttplate, and a brass side
plate. The area where these artifacts
were recovered was private property in the
1960's and 1970's. These areas are now
part of Stones River National
Battlefield.--$150. for all. -
 Very
attractive display of Civil War artifacts
found in camps following the Battle of Stones
River. There are 14 artifacts total
consisting of a Federal Eagle uniform button,
part of a spur, a Spencer carbine casing, a
cap box finial, a .69 cal. musket ball, a .58
cal. Minie ball, part of a stamped brass
Infantry bugle hat pin, a sword hanger "D"
ring, a brass tent grommet, a portion of a
cast brass stirrup, a square nail, an
equipment buckle, and a plain-face uniform
button.--$45. for all
(in display case). -
 Excavated
Confederate Cavalry spur of the "long-neck
Mississippi" style. This spur was
recovered from the camp of the 1st Alabama
Cavalry located near Midland,
Tennessee.--$375. -
 Very
pretty display of four musket related tools,
etc. These were recovered among the
limestone rocks here at Stones River and
consists of 1) 3-prong Austrian musket tool,
2) brass Enfield tompion with cork still up
inside, 3) and 4) combination gun tools for
the standard Civil War muskets. All four
items are displayed in a 6 x 8 inch glass
Riker case.--$95. for all. -
 Very
heavy, excavated, private purchase, cast
brass, Confederate used Cavalry spur.
For many years, these were thought to be a
variation of the Richmond Arsenal spur.
It turned out that they were actually a heavy
military style spur sold by Shuler, Hartley,
and Graham on the open market. Many
Confederate Cavalry purchased them for
themselves, and we quite often recover them
relic hunting in Confederate Cavalry camp
sites. This particular spur was
recovered from an 1863 Starnes Confederate
Cavalry camp located on the Cumberland
Plateau. The spur was broken when
recovered which is why it was discarded.
But all the parts were there, and it has been
nicely reassembled by the master, Robert
McDaniel.--$250. -
 Absolutely
beautiful matching pair of excavated,
Confederate Mississippi style long-neck cast
brass spurs. This set of spurs was
recovered about 40 years ago from a
Mississippi Cavalry camp located near Brandy
Station, Virginia. They are a rare
pattern not often found.--$650. for the pair. -
  Absolutely
beautiful excavated "silvered" lead filled
Cavalry rosette. This was revovered many
years ago from a C.S.A. Texas Cavalry camp
here. It is a full 2 inches in diameter
!!--$150. -
 Beautiful
excavated pair of "Mississippi style"
Confederate Cavalry spurs. These were
recovered about 40 years ago from a
Mississippi Cavalry camp located near Brandy
Station, Virginia. It is extremely rare
to find a matching set of this style
Confederate spur.--$695. for the pair. -
 Very
rare, excavated, MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS - LEECH
& RIGDON, Confederate, cast brass,
enlistedman's, "RAKING SPUR". This spur
has the rowel running crossways, and
apparently at some point broke both the
leather strap holders at the end of the spur.
The soldier was very determined to retain the
use of his spur, and he installed two iron
studs for the leather straps to snap over.
This spur was recovered from N. B. Forrest
Cavalry camp near Spring Hill,
Tennessee.--$450. -
  Excavated,
"Eagle Claw", glazed clay smoking pipe.
This was recovered from a Confederate trash
pit along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. The Confederate Army was
camped 6 months in this location.--$125.SOLD -
  Beautiful
condition, glazed white clay smoking pipe
bowl. This pipe bowl is crisply marked,
"Navy". It was recovered from a Federal
trash pit here in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee.--$79. -
 Quite
rare, excavated, matching pair of "flying
Eagle silhouette" style, cast brass, Cavalry
spurs. This pair of spurs was recovered
together in an 1863 Starne's Confederate
Cavalry camp located on the Cumberland
Plateau. Both spurs had a leather strap
holder broken when found. The spurs have
been expertly repaired by our buddy, Robert
McDaniel. In almost 50 years, I cannot
remember ever having a matching set of this
style spur before.--$425. for the pair. -
 Excavated
large size (2 inch) Civil War cast iron
"calthrop". These were scattered in
roads during the Civil War to "slow down" fast
moving Cavalry charges. It would make
horses that ran over them lame, and would also
slow down a cavalry charge "looking for them".
I have personally only recovered these at one
site here in Middle Tennessee, and that was at
the Harpeth River Bridge near Franklin,
Tennessee. Quite a few extensive
collections do not have a single
example.--$75.SOLD -
 Excavated
socket portion to a Confederate used, four
side, Austrian bayonet. This was
recovered on private property along the
Confederate Battle line here at Stones River.
There has to be an interesting story as to
what caused this bayonet to be broken.--$65. -
 Excavated
iron spur of the style often found associated
with Texas Cavalry troops. I actually
recovered one of these identical to this one
in the 1863 camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry
located just south of Unionville, Tennessee.
I am unsure where this one was
recovered.--$195. -
  Beautiful
condition, excavated, cream colored glazed
clay soldier's smoking pipe. This was
recovered from a Confederate trash pit near
Shelbyville, Tennessee.--$75. -
 Very
nice condition, excavated, iron ram rod
correct for the Model 1855, Model 1861, and
all the contracts. The ram rod remains
very strong and stable and has the distinctive
"swell" about 5 inches back from the tulip top
end of the ram rod. It is extremely
difficult to find a nice, complete, excavated
ram rod to complete an excavated musket.
Excavated muskets are almost always missing
the ram rod.--$95. -
  Beautiful
condition, excavated, lead-filled, circular,
"bulls eye" artillery rosette. This was
dug from a Union Artillery camp on private
property in General James Wilson's Union camps
located near Gravelly Springs, Alabama.--$65. -
 Excavated,
"Eagle claw" pipe bowl. This was
recovered from a Confederate trash pit along
Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The claw itself is complete, but the stem is
broken about 1/4th inch from the pipe bowl.
It displays very nicely with the "Eagle claw"
very visible.--$95. -
 Excavated,
Model 1858, Federal bulls eye canteen that was
recovered here at Stones River about 30 years
ago. It has been run over by cannons or
wagons or both and is flat as a pancake.
It was recovered from private property and was
literally lying almost on top of the ground on
a flat limestone rock. This is a very
cool battlefield artifact and priced very
reasonably.--$65. -
 Very
rare excavated pewter "Eagle device" marked
die holder for stamping your name in ink on
items that belonged to you. I have over
the years recovered several of the small
individual pewter letter dies that goes to
this set. I will include a couple of the
letter dies if I can find them !!--$85. -
  Excavated
cast brass nose cap to a Model 1855 Maynard
primed musket. Excellent dug
condition.--$48. -
   Very
nice condition, excavated, "CS and Star"
marked Leech and Ligdon Confederate Cavalry
Officer's spur. This rare spur was
recovered from an N. B. Forrest camp located
in north Mississippi. It has a beautiful
brown/green patina and was discarded because
of missing one side of the rowel holder.
This is a beautiful relic.--$2,250. -
 Excavated,
glazed clay pipe bowl recovered from a
Confederate trash pit along Duck River near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. All you need is
a stem, and you're ready to
light-her-up!--$25. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, cast brass, Enfield
rifle nose cap. This nose cap is still
filled with original wood from the musket
stock. It was recovered from the
Confederate Battle Line on private property
near the Battle of Stones River.--$48. -
  On
a 1 - 10 condition, this is a 12. This
gorgeous Hardee hatpin was recovered on
private property here at Stones
River
over 40 years ago. There is really nothing I
can say except, you could not hope to dig a
nicer one.--$195.SOLD -
       Super
nice, framed shadow boxed relic display
consisting of a soldier's folding fork from
Gettysburg, a very pretty excavated circular
lead-filled breast plate from Culpepper,
Virginia, a Confederate buck and ball from
City Point, Virginia, a gilted coat size Eagle
button from Second Manassas, a UCV Confederate
Reunion pin flag from Mobile, 1905, a
non-excavated Union Artillery hat insignia
(crossed cannons), and an excavated 1863
Indian Head Cent. All nicely shadow-box
framed.--$250. -
 Excavated
combination box end musket tool and an
excavated folding tumbler punch. Both of
these items were recovered on private property
among the rock out-croppings here at Stones
River almost within sight of the shop.
They are displayed in a 5 x 6 inch Riker
display case. Both gun tools and display
case -- $45. -
 Absolutely
beautiful condition on this slick, brown,
excavated, regulation rooster neck Cavalry
spur. This spur was recovered about 40
years ago from a Federal Cavalry camp near
Gravelly Springs, Alabama. The spur has
a slick, never cleaned chocolate patina, and
the iron rowel will literally still
spin.--$95.SOLD -
  Extremely
rare, excavated, solid cast brass, Confederate
MADE crossed cannons hat insignia. This
was recovered from a camp occupied by the
famous Washington Artillery of New Orleans
while in Middle Tennessee.--$550.SOLD -
 Beautiful
excavated Federal Cavalry grouping. This
fine Federal Cavalry grouping was recovered
from a long term Federal Cavalry camp located
near LaGrange, TN. In this camp there is
nothing but SAND, and this allows water to
quickly drain away from the relics. The
"batwing" belt tip is completgely covered by
original leather on the back side.--$225. for
the entire display with case. -
  Excavated,
Model 1816 Flintlock lockplate recovered from
a Confederate camp on private property near
Shiloh.--$45. -
  Very
nice, excavated "crossed sabers", die stamped
brass, Federal Cavalry hat insignia.
This hat pin was recovered about 30 years ago
from a Federal Cavalry camp occupied in 1863
and located one mile south of Triune,
Tennessee. The attachment loops are not
present on the reverse, but the solder marks
where they once were are visible. I
personally dug a similar hat pin at the same
site many years ago. There are currently
million-dollar homes being built on the
site.--$295.SOLD -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, cream colored, glazed
crock standard inkwell recovered from a
Confederate trash pit in Middle Tennessee and
comes with its own quill ready for
display.--$75.SOLD -
  Beautiful
condition and super rare pattern, excavated
Eagle claw pipe bowl. In almost 50
years, I have only had three of these, and
this is the ONLY complete one. This pipe
bowl was excavated from a Confederate trash
pit located in Polk's Army of Tennessee winter
camps occupied during the spring of 1863 and
located along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. It is very likely that you
may never get another chance at one of these
complete.--$395.SOLD -
 Quite
rare, beautiful blue, 1850's era "M.
McCormack" iron pontil, Richmond, VA, pony
size beer or ale bottle. This was
recovered from a Civil War trash pit.
The pretty blue color adds a nice splash of
color to a Civil War display.--$95.SOLD* -
   We
have assembled several 8 inch by 10 inch
artifact displays containing 12 - 14 Civil War
artifacts and a colorful Civil War scene in a
glass Riker case. These make excellent
gifts to anyone interested in the Civil War
Era.--$38. each case -
 Very
cool artifact!! Regulation Federal
Cavalry spur that is clearly bullet struck.
This spur was recovered many years ago.
The bullet appears to have taken the entire
heel of the Cavalry boot off.--$195.SOLD -
 A
display containing three excavated artifacts
from the 1862 - 1863 Confederate winter camps
along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
The first and second artifacts are cast lead finials to a
Confederate cap box. The second
piece is the brass insert for a Model 1816
musket that has been converted from flint to
percussion. This brass piece filled the
spot where the flint flash pan originally was.
All three artifacts are Rebel as can be and
come in a Riker case.--$48. -
 Excavated,
ten inch section of musket barrel with a .58
caliber Minie ball lodged inside. This
was recovered at the site of the camp of the
8th Texas Cavalry. We recovered several
sections of cut-off barrel there where they
were shortening muskets for use on horseback.
This is quite a unique artifact.--$65. -
 Two
camp site dug lead "plumb-bobs". These
were used by soldiers building their winter
huts and also sheds for the animals.
Over the years I have dug a good many around
camp sites. And, guess what - they still
work perfectly!--$48. for the pair. -
 Three
excavated belt buckle hook device portions
recovered on private property among the
limestone out-croppings here at the Battle of
Stones River. This is really a pretty
cool display.--$65. -
 Excavated
grouping of artifacts recovered in Nashville,
Tennessee, back when they were excavating for
the football stadium. Many of these
artifacts were sandwiched in straw which
appeared to have helped preserve them.
There were brogans and boots recovered as well
as sections of uniform and several near
complete leather cartridge boxes.
Biodegradable items like these are rarely ever
recovered anymore.--$75. -
 Excavated
soldier's smoking pipe bowl. This pipe
was recovered from a Confederate trash pit
located along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. The stem is broken off where
it intersects the bowl.--$20. -
   Quite
rare and in nice condition, excavated, Civil
War curry comb. This curry comb was
recovered about 45 years ago from the camp of
the 1st Alabama Cavalry that was raided in
March of 1863. The curry comb has a
circular brass disc in the center on the back
with a droop wing Militia Eagle on it.
It remains in nice condition, because it was
dug so very long ago.--$48.SOLD -
 Excavated
soldiers smoking pipe bowl. This pipe
was recovered from a Confederate trash pit
located along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. It still has a couple of
inches of "stem" intact.--$25. -
 Excellent
condition, excavated, regulation cast brass,
Federal Cavalry Enlistedman's spur. This
spur was recovered about 40 years ago from
Camp Stanley which was the Federal Cavalry's
1863 winter camp located just south of
Murfreesboro, Tennessee.--$89. -
 Display
of excavated artifacts including a cuff size
Eagle button, two percussion caps, a dropped
.58 cal. Minie ball, a fired musket ball, and
a broken piece of dinner china, as well as a
Civil War Era business advertisement.
Very nice little display.--$25. -
 "THREE"
(3) glazed clay Civil War Era pipe bowls
recovered from a Confederate trash pit located
along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
When you dig Civil War trash pits, this is
most often what you find - the pipe bowl with
the stem broken off right up against the
bowl.--$48. for all three -
 Quite
rare, excavated, "Eagle claw" pipe bowl.
This pipe bowl was recovered from a
Confederate trash pit located along Duck River
near Shelbyville, Tennessee. This has
always been one of the most popular style
pipes that we recover.--$125. -
 Excavated,
heavy cast brass, private purchase,
Confederate used spur. This example was
recovered from the camp of the 1st Alabama
Cavalry. This style spur used to be
called "Richmond Arsenal variant", but it has
since been found that they were privately
purchased.--$65. -
   Smoking
cool, shadow boxed display of a .69 cal.,
Model 1842, 3-band musket that was literally
"wrapped around a tree" in order to disable
the weapon. This weapon was recovered
many years ago near New Kent Courthouse,
Virginia, and has been in the personal
collection of Dr. Lawrence Pawl for many
years. I was recently able to purchase
this display, and it is all framed and ready
for a new home. Now for the bad news -
this display measures 21 inches by 51 inches
and will need to be picked up here at the
shop. It is a whale of a nice display
and deserves a good
home.--$650. -
 Very
cool excavated artifact. This was
recovered in an 1861 Confederate Infantry camp
located in West Virginia. This is a
flint to a flintlock musket still remaining in
its original lead wrap for installing in the
hammer jaws of a flintlock musket. I
have only seen a few of these recovered and
always in very early war sites.--$48.SOLD -
 Excavated,
glazed clay pipe with 3 inch stem remaining
intact. This pipe was recovered from a
Confederate trash pit along the Duck River
near Shelbyville, Tennessee. Ninety
percent of the pipes we recover have the stems
broken off.--$48. -
  Excavated
Federal "bugle" Infantry kepi hat pin.
This was recovered on private property among
the limestone outcroppings here at the Battle
of Stones River.--$195. -
 Excavated,
brass wedding ring. This was recovered
from the camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry.
This is a super nice item for a soldiers
personal items display.--$48. -
 Excavated
railroad style padlock. The lock is
marked, "C S & O", and we are unsure as to
what that stands for. The lock appears
to be of the Civil War Era and has a brass
cover and mechanism.--$45. -
 Excellent
condition, cast brass, Isaac - Campbell,
Confederate knapsack hook. This was
recovered years ago on private property along
the Confederate battle line here at Stones
River.--$48. -
 Excavated,
glazed clay pipe recovered from a spring of
1863 Confederate trash pit located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee. This
is a complete pipe in which over 90% you find
are broken. It will be an excellent
addition to any camp display.--$48.SOLD -
 Battlefield
pick-up, Remington .44 cal. revolver.
This revolver was picked up on private
property at the Battle of Chickamauga.
It will make a fabulous centerpiece for an
excavated artifact display.--$550. -
 Excavated,
6 inch section of the end of the blade of a
Confederate bowie knife. This was
recovered from the 1863 camp of Wharton's 8th
Texas Cavalry. This is an inexpensive
artifact that "Sam Bowie" would have been
proud of.--$25. -
 Very
nice condition, excavated brass cross guard
from a small Confederate side knife.
This was recovered from the camp of the 8th
Texas Cavalry located near Unionville,
Tennessee.--$35. -
 Excavated
blob top blue-green bottle marked "Jno. Obrien
- AGT. - St Louis, MO." I understand
that Jno. Obrien blob top bottles date 1860s
and 1870s.--$45.-SOLD -
  Excavated
.44 cal. Remington 1858 New Model Army
revolver. This was recovered many years
ago among the limestone outcroppings on
private property here at Stones River.
There have only been a small number of weapons
recovered here over the years. This one
was recovered by Wade Buchanan during the
1970s.--$425. -
   Excavated,
glazed clay pipe with 2 1/2 inch stem
remaining intact. This pipe was
recovered from a Confederate trash pit along
the Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Ninety percent of the pipes we recover have
the stems broken off. The pipe either
has a set of horns coming around it or one
mammoth mustache.--$48. -
 Nice
dug glazed clay "eagle claw" smoking pipe
bowl. This was recovered from a
Confederate trash pit located near
Shelbyville, TN. These are relatively
rare to recover, and really display well in a
collection.--$125.SOLD* -
 Very
attractive display of excavated artifacts
recovered from the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry. The artifacts include one
broken brass Cavalry saber guard, two broken
brass spurs, one broken brass stirrup, and the
prize - a very nice condition cast brass
"Texas Star" Cavalry harness rosette.
There are also three bullets and buttons from
the camp. The entire display is in an 8
x 12 professionally made walnut case.--$350. -
   This
is a very unusual artifact. It is a
literal "pile" of coins consisting of about 25
or 30 coins and recovered where a Civil War
hospital burned down in the 1930's. You
can actually see a buffalo nickel, several
quarters, what looks like a half-dime, and a
good number of others that I can't identify.
I do see one coin that could be gold. It
will be a fun project carefully cleaning the
"pile" of coins up so as to identify as many
as possible. (We just found another
small clump with about half a dozen
coins.)--$89.SOLD* -
 Excavated,
very ornate, cast brass Cavalry spur.
This spur was recovered from an Alabama
Cavalry camp located near Middleton,
Tennessee. This was the camp of the 1st
Alabama Cavalry that was attacked March 23,
1863, at dawn by General David Stanley's
Federal Cavalry. The spur remains in
very nice complete condition.--$150. -
 Very
pretty condition, excavated, private purchase,
Confederate used cast brass spur. This
spur was recovered from General Starne's 1862
Confederate Cavalry camp on top of the
Cumberland Plateau. I have in my
collection a near twin to this one that I
recovered from the same camp. Both the
iron rowel and small brass spur strap buckle
remain intact.--$375. -
  Nice
condition iron cavalry bit of the Civil War
era, and extensively used by Southern cavalry.
These are considered civilian bits that were
common around Southern Plantations, and very
often found their way into Confederate use.
This example exactly matches the one in the
reference book. I have personally
recovered several of these from 1862/1863
Confederate Cavalry winter camps. This
example remains nice enough to literally still
use today.--$79. -
  NOT
CIVIL WAR (much older). Native American
flint scraper that is made on the order of an
arrowhead. This was picked up in a local
crop field here in Middle Tennessee and is as
cool as it can be, I think!--$38. -
 Excellent
grouping of "5" Confederate camp site
recovered LEAD (one is crude brass) cap box
finials. I personally recovered a couple
of these from 1863 Confederate camps around
Shelbyville, TN.--$65. (for all) -
 Very
nice condition excavated larger size glazed
crock ink.--$65. -
 Very
nice condition excavated COMPLETE .577 cal.
Enfield 3-band rifled musket ramrod.
This ramrod was recovered from linestone
outcroppings on private property here at the
Battle of Stones River. If you have an
excavated Enfield musket that needs a ramrod -
Here it is !!!--$95. -
  Excellent
condition, excavated, stamped brass "Hardee"
hat pin. This pin was recovered on
private property among the limestone
out-croppings here at the Battle of Stones
River. It is an absolute beauty, and I
don't think you could recover a prettier
one.--$195.SOLD -
 Excavated
Federal leather percussion cap box with some
of the original percussion caps that were in
the box. The remains of this cap box was
recovered several years ago in a camp trash
pit located near Yorktown, Virginia. The
remains of the leather percussion cap box and
original caps are displayed in a glass Riker
case.--$75.SOLD -
 Very
nice condition, excavated Enfield nipple
protector with chain. This was recovered
from the Confederate battle line on private
property here at Stones River.--$48.SOLD -
  Very
nice condition, cast brass, Federal Cavalry
spur crisply marked, "Allegheny Arsenal #2".
This spur was recovered from a Federal Cavalry
camp located near Stephenson, Alabama.--$195.SOLD -
 Nice
display recovered here at Stones River
consisting of an IRON Confederate knapsack
triangle, and a brass Union knapsack
triangle.--$25. -
 Group
of assorted excavated Confederate Cavalry
relics consisting of a portion of a brass
cavalry spur, and two portions of brass
stirrups. These were recovered from a
Texas cavalry camp site located near
Unionville, TN.--$75. for all -
 PAIR
of excavated "cast brass" Confederate Cavalry
Saber scabbard ring mounts. These were
recovered from an 1863 N. B. Forrest
Confederate Cavalry camp located near Spring
Hill, TN. These are VERY hard to find
when you need one !!--$150. for both -
 Very
pretty condition excavated cream colored
glazed clay pipe. This one was recovered
from a Confederate trash pit located along
Duck River near Shelbyville, TN. Nita
gave it a try, and she said it smoked "real
good" (HA - OK she didn't really )!!--$48.SOLD* -
 Excavated
iron stirrup recovered from the camp of
Wharton's 8th Texas Cavalry. The stirrup
appears to be blacksmith-made and is in
complete condition.--$45.SOLD -
  Excavated
cast brass Enfield nose cap recovered here at
Stones River, and has a nice hunk of the
Enfield wooden stock still intact on the under
side. This was recovered a few hundred
yards in rear of my shop many years ago - back
when that area was beautiful woods, and was
private property.--$48. -
 Display
of six assorted miscellaneous excavated
artifacts recovered here at Murfreesboro, TN.
The six artifacts include a brass bayonet
scabbard tip, a complete Spencer carbine
cartridge, a 57 base marked dropped Enfield
projectile with the box wood plug still
intact, a fired .69 cal. triangle base CS used
French Minie, a carved lead poker chip, and a
.69 cal. musket ball with a wood screw
imbedded in it likely used as a "plumb bob" or
a fishing sinker. All six artifacts and
the glass display case--$75. -
 Very
nice condition, excavated, cast brass, rare
Variant Richmond Arsenal Confederate spur.
This spur has a nice, brown/green patina and
was recovered from General Starne's
Confederate Cavalry camp located near
Altamont, Tennessee. It remains
completely uncleaned, just as dug. I can
tell from the wear pattern that it was worn on
the left boot.--$350.SOLD -
 Excavated,
Model 1840, heavy Cavalry saber scabbard.
This scabbard was recovered from the camp of
the 1st Alabama Cavalry which was raided and
destroyed by Union Cavalry in March of 1863.
This scabbard was broken into three pieces and
was actually recovered many, many years ago
when we first found the camp. It is
currently still in three separate pieces, but
displays very nicely.--$75.SOLD -
 Excavated
Infantry musket ram rod that was recovered on
private property among the limestone
out-croppings here at the
Battle
of
Stones
River.
This appears to be about three fourths
of the entire ram rod.--$45. -
 Intact
sardine ration tin that was recovered many
years ago from a Confederate camp site along
Duck River, near Shelbyville, TN. These
are rarely ever recovered anymore as most are
almost totally rusted away, and in pieces
now.--$35.SOLD -
 Excellent
condition, excavated, Federal Cavalry picket
pin complete with the "figure 8" horse
attachment loop still perfectly intact.
This example was found among the limestone
out-croppings on private property about 40
years ago here at Stones River.--$195.SOLD -
  Excellent
condition, excavated, cast brass Cavalry spur.
This is a style spur that is private purchase
and is a rough simulation of a flying Eagle.
It was recovered from an 1863 Confederate
Cavalry camp here in Middle Tennessee.--$350. -
 Drop-dead
beautiful, private purchase, heavy cast brass,
Confederate spur. This spur was
recovered many years ago from Starnes
Confederate Cavalry camp located on the
Cumberland Plateau near Altamont, Tennessee.
The spur has a beautiful, reflective, emerald
green patina, and the iron rowel remains
perfectly intact. This is the way we dug
them 30 - 40 years ago. I actually dug a
nearly identical one from the same camp about
30 years ago.--$350. -
 Excavated
pair of musket tools recovered along the
Federal battle line on private property here
at Stones River. One of the tools is
open-end, and the other tool is a socket
type.--both for $75. -
 Excavated
heavy cast brass Confederate local Cavalry
spur. This was recovered many years ago
from Wharton's 1863 8th Texas Cavalry Camp
located one mile South of Unionville, TN.
This camp was owned by one of my old grade
school teachers, so permission wasn't too
tough on this one !! Between my digging
buddy, (J. T. Leathers) and myself - we dug
about 8 Confederate spurs from this camp.
They were there in March, 1863. This is
a Rebel beauty.--$395.SOLD -
 Very
nice, excavated, private purchase, cast brass,
Cavalry spur. This was recovered from a
Confederate Cavalry camp as most of this type
are. It will make a fine addition to any
Cavalry display.--$325. -
 Excavated,
glazed, cream colored pipe bowl recovered from
a trash pit of Confederate camps along
Duck
River
near
Shelbyville,
Tennessee.
The pipe bowl has a marking starting
“Home” but we are unable to make out the
entire marking.
This one has a couple inches of stem
remaining with it.--$55.SOLD -
 Beautiful
excavated "Richmond Arsenal" Confederate
manufactured Cavalry spur. This was
recovered years ago from Gen. Starnes 1862
Confederate Cavalry camp located near
Altamont, TN. It has a smooth - never
even washed brown/green woods patina - and the
rowel not only remains intact, but will still
spin !! I have its twin in my collection
that I recovered from the same camp !!
Must tell a Relic Hunting story at this point
-- Many years ago I was at this very camp
hunting and was taking a lunch break when the
owners - Keith and Kenny - came by. You
will never meet a couple nicer "pure mountain
boys". I was attempting to hunt a deep
ravine that was grown up with blackberry
stickers so thick that I could hardly push
through. Keith and Kenny stopped to chat
and they saw what a hard time I was having in
the ravine, and they said "We can help you out
with that !!" and proceeded to throw a match
in there, and burned it off slick as a baby's
butt !! I went straight and bought them
a case of beer !!! You won't see a nicer
example.--$350.SOLD -
 Excavated
group of Austrian musket parts and gun tools.
These were all recovered many years ago on
private property along the Confederate line
here at Stones River. The group includes
an Austrian lockplate, a front barrel band,
Austrian musket tool, and a tumbler
punch.--$100. for all four pieces. -
  Very
pretty, excavated, stamped brass, "Hardee"
Eagle hatpin. These were worn on the
side of the Hardee hat that was folded up.
This example remains in nice condition and was
recovered on private property near the rock
quarry here at the Battle of Stones River.
These stamped brass hatpins are quite thin and
a rarity to get out of the ground without
breaking them.--$175.SOLD -
 Two
excavated partial waist belt plates recovered
from the 1862 - 1863 winter camp of the 8th
Texas Cavalry (Wharton's Cavalry). The
Confederates sometimes took Union waist belt
buckles and melted the hooks out of the back
of the buckles and simply wore the hooks
themselves as their belt buckle. The
first buckle is 1/2 of a cast brass "Georgia
Frame" Confederate manufactured Cavalry frame
buckle. Both buckles are presented in a
glass display case.--$95. for both buckles. -
 Excavated,
stamped brass hat device (1), I think.
This hat device, I believe, could possibly be
a number of different things. It could
be a (1) as it appears to be, or it could be
one leg of an (H), or a stamped brass (I)
missing one tip, or other possibilities I'm
sure. Whichever it is, it is --$25.SOLD -
 Group
of three excavated Confederate artifacts
recovered years ago from the Battlefield of
Franklin, Tennessee. These artifacts
include 1) the top and spout portion of a
Confederate drum canteen, 2) very tip of a
broken Confederate D-guard bowie knife blade,
3) ornate, lead-filled brass side knife
bolster. All three Confederate artifacts
were recovered from lawns at the Battle of
Franklin where the Confederates made the
futile charge.--$95. for all. -
 Excellent
condition excavated Federal Cavalry brass curb
chain. This one was found by Wayne
Jenkins at Camp Stanley here in Murfreesboro,
TN. and is 100 % complete.--$38. -
 Very
unique, hand crafted, Confederate lead
regimental hat number "1". This hat
number was recovered many years ago from the
camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry occupied
during the spring of 1863 and located near
Middleton, Tennessee. It was recovered
by my old relic hunting buddy, Wayne Jenkins.
This camp was attacked and destroyed by
Federal Cavalry in March, 1863. You can
clearly see where the hat number would have
been sewn on.--$95.SOLD -
 Excellent
condition glazed clay pipe bowl recovered from
a Confederate trash-pit located near
Shelbyville, TN.--$48.SOLD -
  Excavated,
cast brass, Enfield nose cap recovered on
private property along the Confederate battle
line here at Stones River. It was
recovered over 30 years ago by Wayne Jenkins
and still has some of the wood musket stock
inside the nose cap. A very nice little
Confederate relic from Stones River. -
 Very
nice display of artifacts recovered from the
1862 camp of the 16th Alabama Volunteer
Infantry. This display includes a
soldier's pocket knife, a cast brass heel
plate, and a perfect condition, 2-piece,
Confederate block "I" (Infantry) uniform
button.--$150. for the entire display. -
 Excavated
pair of 4-piece rifleman buckle adjusters.
These were recovered from General Polk's
Corps, Army of Tennessee 1862 - 1863 winter
camps along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee.--$89. for the pair.SOLD -
 Excavated,
small caliber (likely .28 cal.) revolver that
has been struck by a projectile just in rear
of the cylinder, and everything from there
back has been severed by the projectile
strike.
This was recovered on private property
along the battle line here at
Stones
River many years ago.
This is a fantastic example of the kind
of thing that happens in the fury of battle.
We have set a projectile into the
strike for display.--$395. -
  Excavated,
original, regulation "Hi-Port" Federal Cavalry
bit with both cast-brass rosettes remaining
intact. This bit was recovered from
"Camp Stanley" which was the 1863 Federal
winter Cavalry camp here at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, named in honor of General David
Stanley. The bit is rusty, but remains
quite stable with both brass rosettes
intact.--$150.SOLD -
 Quite
rare to find anymore, excavated, complete,
.577 cal., Enfield nipple protector with
chain.--$45. -
    Quite
rare, excavated, "open pontil" Elixir of Opium
bottle. Apparently the Confederates were
able to get their hands on some "good stuff"
as this came out of an Army of Tennessee
Confederate trash pit near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. This would be an excellent
medical addition to any collection.--$65.SOLD -
 Excellent
condition, excavated, cast brass, "Flagstaff
topper". This flagstaff top was
recovered about 30 years ago from the 1863
winter camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry.
This camp was located near the current
crossroads of "Midland", Tennessee. The
camp was attacked and destroyed by Union
Cavalry under command of General David Stanley
in March of 1863. This would be an
excellent addition to any Confederate artifact
display.--$150.SOLD* -
 This
is one of the rarest of all State hatpins to
recover. It is the "Minnesota", and
this one was recovered from the campsite of
the 1st Minnesota Infantry here at
Murfreesboro. It was recovered almost
50 years ago by one of my earliest relic
hunting buddies, Mr. Claiborne Lytle.
In almost 50 years being open, this is only
the second Minnesota hatpin that I have ever
had.--$1,250.SOLD -
 Very
pretty, excavated, stamped brass, "Hardee"
Eagle hatpin. These were worn on the
side of the Hardee hat that was folded up.
This example remains in nice condition and was
recovered on private property near the rock
quarry here at the Battle of Stones River.
These stamped brass hatpins are quite thin and
a rarity to get out of the ground without
breaking them.--$175.SOLD* -
  Absolutely
beautiful excavated Federal lead filled
Artillery "Bullseye" bridle rosette.
This was recovered many years ago from a
Federal artillery camp on the banks of the Elk
River near Tullahoma, TN.--$65. -
  Very
nice, excavated, Federal Cavalry Officer's
spur. This spur was recovered a couple
of days ago on Christmas afternoon on private
property here at Stones River. It has a
very nice, never cleaned, brown/green
patina.--$195. -
 Very
attractive, excavated, cast brass, Confederate
manufactured Cavalry spur. This style
spur is sometimes associated with Mississippi
Cavalry. From the wear pattern, it
appears to have been worn on the left
boot.--$395. -
 Excavated
Enfield trigger guard and coat-size floral
button. These were both recovered from
the camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry located
near Middleton, Tennessee.--$45. for both with
case. -
 Excavated
iron equipment buckle with a tree root growing
through it. This was recovered by
Charlie Harris from private property on the
side of LookOut Mountain, TN. Charlie
recovered this many, many years ago (and might
even be published somewhere) as many of
Charlie's finds are. A very cool
find.--$55. -
  Excavated,
lead-filled, floral type Cavalry rosette.
This rosette was recovered from the camp of
the 8th Texas Cavalry located near Unionville,
Tennessee. The rosette has nice detail
and full lead in the reverse.--$48. -
 Nice
condition, excavated, Federal Enlistedman's
cast brass Cavalry spur. This spur was
recovered many years ago from Camp Stanley
here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This
was the Army of the Cumberland's 1862/1863
winter Cavalry camp located along Lytle Creek
near Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The camp
was named for their commanding General,
General David Stanley. One side of the
rowel holder broke which is no doubt why the
spur was discarded. It has a smoother,
never cleaned, chocolate brown patina.--$69. -
  Excellent
condition excavated regulation cast brass
Federal Cavalry spur. This was recovered
over 40 years ago from "Camp Stanley" here at
Murfreesboro, TN. It has a beautiful
smooth brown patina with the rowel remaining
intact.--$85.SOLD -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, stamped brass,
lead-filled shield rosette. This rosette
was recovered from the camp of the 8th Texas
Cavalry near Unionville, Tennessee, and still
has two of the brass attachment wires still
intact on the reverse. This artifact
would make a nice addition to an excavated,
Confederate Cavalry display.--$175. -
  Super
rare, excavated, "CS" marked, Confederate
manufactured, stamped brass saddle shield.
This is a beauty, and an especially rare
pattern with a more slender profile than the
one usually found and without the strap slot.
This one was recovered from a Confederate
Cavalry camp located along the North Anna
River in Virginia, and has never even been
washed off.--$650.SOLD -
  .Excellent
condition, excavated, cast brass, US Cavalry
bridle rosette. This rosette remains in
perfect condition and was recovered from the
1863, Federal winter cavalry camp (Camp
Stanley) here at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
This one is as perfect as they come.--$48.SOLD -
  Excavated,
small, lead-filled, silvered rosette recovered
from the camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry.
This rosette has some design on it, but I
can't really make out what it is.--$38. -
 Beautiful,
emerald green excavated Confederate
enlistedman's "Stud Type" cast brass cavalry
spur. This was recovered over 40 years
ago from the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry camp located just South of Unionville,
TN. One of my old school teachers used
to own this camp !!! According to Mrs.
Burke -- I was a much better Relic Hunter than
Student !!!--$125.SOLD -
 Excavated,
absolutely massive, hand-made spur rowel.
This rowel measures 2 1/2 inches across, and
since it was recovered from the camp of the
8th Texas Cavalry, it is quite likely that
this rowel was intended for a huge Mexican
style spur. I personally recovered a
very similar one from the 8th Texas camp about
30 years ago. This would be a fine
addition to an excavated "Texas relics"
display. I can't imagine any other state
but Texas interested in having a rowel this
huge.--$75.SOLD -
 Display
of artifacts recovered from Army of Tennessee
Confederate camps located near Shelbyville,
Tennessee, and occupied during the spring of
1863. This grouping consists of a
complete brass flash pan from a Model 1816
Flintlock musket, a brass bayonet scabbard
tip, and a dropped .69 cal., triangle base
French Minie.--$75. for the entire display and
case. -
 Very
pretty "Cavalry display" recovered from
various Federal Cavalry camps around
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The display
consists of a partial saber scabbard, two cast
brass spurs, one beautiful coat size gilted
Federal Cavalry button, three silvered
rosettes, a cast brass saber hanger, one brass
powder flask, and several Cavalry projectiles.
The entire display is presented in a well-made
wooden case.--$350. for the entire display
including display case. -
  Excavated,
silvered, die stamped brass, lead-filled
Cavalry rosette. This rosette has very
ornate eye appeal and was recovered over 30
years ago from the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Rangers.--$75. -
  Beautiful
condition, excavated, silvered "Star" Cavalry
rosette. These are generally recovered
from Texas or Mississippi camp sites.
This example was recovered near
Manassas.--$275.SOLD -
 Excellent
condition, cast brass, Isaac - Campbell,
Confederate knapsack hook. This was
recovered years ago on private property along
the Confederate battle line here at Stones
River.--$48. -
 Really
pretty display of twelve 1780 - 1820 era
Colonial shoe buckles. These were all
recovered out of Confederate camps near
Fredericksburg, Virginia, where apparently
Colonial shoe buckles were being used as
Confederate waist belt buckles. Entire
framed display -- $150. -
 Excavated
brass spoon from a patented folding spoon or
spoon/fork combination. This was
recovered from an 1863 Federal camp here at
Murfreesboro. It remains in perfect
condition.--$45. -
 Excavated,
Model 1854, Austrian Lorenz, 3-band musket
nose cap. This was recovered many years
ago along Confederate lines on private
property here at Stones River.--$25. -
 Excavated
hand blacksmith crafted wrought iron hook for
hanging pots over the camp fire. A very
nice campsite item not often recovered.--$25. -
 Excellent
condition, excavated, solid cast brass mount
to a "Dog River" Confederate Cavalry saber
scabbard. This would be an excellent
addition to your Confederate Cavalry
display.--$75. -
 Quite
rare, excavated, blacksmith forged tool for
working leather. This tool was recovered
in 1989 from a Civil War trash pit located on
private property near Camp Butler, Illinois.
Most of the original wooden handle remains
intact. This tool would be a very nice
addition to any camp scene artifact
display.--$45. -
 Very
attractive, excavated group of Enfield related
items recovered from Confederate Army of
Tennessee camps along Duck River near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. The display
includes two Enfield nipple protectors with
chain, one complete brass Enfield tompion, one
drop Confederate mold, .577 cal. Enfield
bullet, and one excellent condition and quite
rare Isaac Campbell Confederate knapsack hook.
Entire display in a glass display case.--$150. -
 Very
attractive, heavy solid cast brass,
Confederate Cavalry spur that was recovered
many years ago from a Confederate Cavalry camp
located in Orange County, VA. This style
Confederate spur is believed to have
originated from a small foundry located at
Richmond Virginia. Interestingly, we
recovered an exact matching spur from an
August 1863 Confederate Cavalry camp here in
Middle Tennessee. This particular spur
was discarded, because one of the legs broke.
Both pieces were present when found, and the
broken leg has been epoxied back into place.
This will make a very nice addition to any
Confederate Cavalry display.--$150. -
       Beautiful
cased artifact display purchased out of a
local private museum. This display
consists of an excavated Model 1851, cast
brass, sword belt plate recovered from an 1863
camp Stanley trash pit, an 1863 Patriotic
token, an excavated soldier's pocket knife
with bone handle intact, an excavated 12mm
pinfire cartridge, an excavated .69 cal.
Confederate buck and ball, an excavated tin
containing percussion caps, an excavated
bayonet scabbard tip with leather still
inside, one CS used excavated floral button, 4
Federal Eagle buttons, two excavated knapsack
hooks, and several other smaller artifacts.
These artifacts are all displayed in a very
nice 12 x 18 glass face walnut display
case.--$395. for the entire display. -
 Hand
crafted Confederate side knife blade formed
from a file. This was recovered about 30
years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram from a
Confederate winter camp located near Dalton,
GA.--$75. -
 Hand
carved brass device recovered from an 1863,
Army of Tennessee winter camp near Tullahoma,
Tennessee, by Kenny Banks. Some relic
collectors who have seen this feel it to be a
soldier, hand-carved, "snake" -- while others
feel that it is a hand made brass tool for
pulling leather stitching through leather,
making repairs in the field. I can't say
for sure which it is, but I can say it is
--$35. -
 Excellent
condition pair of excavated, cased artifacts.
One of the two items is a Springfield
combination musket tool. The second item
is a two-piece, brass sword hanger from a
Model 1851, Federal Cavalryman's sword belt
rig. Both these artifacts were recovered
over 40 years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram on
private property near Chickamauga,
Georgia.--$45. -
  Excavated,
regulation, Federal Cavalry bit. This
bit remains complete with both cast brass US
rosettes remaining intact. It was
recently found in a old log barn near the
battlefield FV a rarity to find a Civil War Era Cavalry
bit surviving intact. The bit has a
smooth, brown patina but is not pitted nearly
as severely as it would have been if recovered
from under the ground. Every Civil War
collection should have a nice Cavalry
bit.--$195.SOLD -
 Excavated
iron Confederate cartridge box roller buckle
with a good size root growing right through
it. This was recovered by Wayne Tucker
from a Confederate camp near Mobile, AL.--$38. -
 Excellent
condition excavated small brass "Acorn".
This was recovered many years ago from the
camp of the Federal 14th Army Corp. -Army Of
The Cumberland - here in the Western Theater.
The acorn was the Corp Badge for this unit.
Many years ago Nita dug almost a twin to this
one in one of their camps.--$195. -
 Excavated,
very ornate, cast brass buttplate from an
1800's era flintlock musket. This very
attractive artifact was recovered from
Hardee's Corp 1863 Army of Tennessee winter
camps around Tullahoma, Tennessee.--$48. -
 Massive,
excavated, brass signal. This complete,
Model 1840, Federal non-commissioned officer's
brass sword guard was recovered many years ago
by Kenny Banks from Union camps here in Middle
Tennessee. The guard has never even been
washed off and has a beautiful, pea-green
patina tip to tip.--$95. -
  Talk
about a HUGE SIGNAL - Complete excavated
Federal cast brass Model 1840 N.C.O.
(Non-Comissioned Officer) sword guard.
This was recovered by Kenny Banks from Federal
camps following the Battle of Stones River.
It is broken, but both pieces were
present.--$85. -
 Quite
rare to recover, excavated, die-struck, brass
Eagle centerpiece to a Civil War Officer's
two-piece Eagle sash buckle. The Eagle
center disc has a smooth chocolate patina with
super crisp detail. This would be an
excellent addition to any excavated relic
collection.--$95. -
  Excavated,
cast brass, patchbox door from a Model 1841
Mississippi rifle. This was recovered
from Confederate camps following Stones River
and was somehow broken into three pieces.
This is quite a feat considering how thick and
strong a patchbox door is.--$45. -
  Complete,
excavated, regulation Federal Cavalry bit with
both cast-brass US rosettes remaining intact.
This Cavalry bit was recovered about 30 years
ago from a trash pit in "Camp Stanley" which
was the 1862 - 1863 Federal winter Cavalry
camp here in Murfreesboro following the Battle
of Stones River. The bit remains exactly
as it was recovered and can be cleaned to a
collector's personal taste. This is an
excellent artifact rarely recovered
complete.--$195. -
  Really
pretty, 12 inch x 18 inch, matted display
containing 23 artifacts including a
Confederate style Martingale Heart, 20
excavated US and CS cap and cartridge box
finials, and two Richmond Arsenal Gardner
bullets. This entire display of
artifacts was recovered from Confederate
Camps around Brandy Station, Virginia.--$295
for the entire display. -
 Very
rare, excavated, cast brass, Confederate
Richmond musket nose cap together with the
brass rowel holder of a Richmond Arsenal spur.
Both artifacts are presented in a matted glass
case.--$85. -
 Excavated
portion of a VERY rare "IOWA" lead hat pin.
This was recovered on private property near
Shiloh by Brant Arnold and is the "OWA"
portion of the hat pin. I have
absolutely NO DOUBT that Robert McDaniel could
restore this rare piece to display complete
and would look like a million bucks. In
complete condition these guys run something
like $500. to $600. This can be a
WONDERFUL display piece and at a price that a
young collector "cutting grass" could afford
!!--$125. -
  Excavated,
cast brass, Patriotic Eagle tension device
usually found around the perimeter of Civil
War Era banjos and drums.--$65. -
  Beautiful
condition, excavated set of brass cufflinks
and a rare "Eagle motif" portion of a private
purchase military watch fob. The Eagle
is finely detailed and can be seen clear as
can be.These two artifacts were recovered from
the 1863 winter camp of the 16th Alabama
Infantry located along Duck River near
Shelbyville, TN. These two artifacts
were recovered from the 1863 winter camp of
the 16th Alabama Infantry located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, TN.--$95 for both
artifacts. -
  Excavated,
brass powder flask that was recovered from an
1863 Confederate Infantry camp near
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Both sides of
the flask are present, but are separated at
the seam. With some TLC, this could be a
very nice artifact to display.--$45. -
 Excavated
pair of "Rooster Neck" regulation, cast brass,
Federal Cavalry spurs. These spurs were
recovered from Camp Stanley which was the 1863
Federal Cavalry main winter campsite here at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee. One of the
spurs remains in near perfect condition, and
the second spur got too close to the fire and
nearly completely melted away.--$89. for both. -
 Excavated
interwined brass cavalry curb chain that was
recovered many years ago by Steve Mullinax
from private property at the Battle of
Atlanta, GA. This artifact was in
Steve's private collection for over 30 years.
Here is your chance to own an artifact from
the collection of one of the pioneers in our
collecting field.-- $125. -
 Excavated
bail from a camp cookpot. This was
recovered from an Army of Tennessee, 1863,
Confederate winter campsite located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee. Not
super rare, but a camp item that you do not
recover every day.--$35. -
 Complete,
excavated, cast brass, Confederate, Cavalry
spur. This was recovered many years ago,
and has a smooth olive green patina with
remnants of the iron rowel. The spur
was recovered from the 1863 camp of Starnes
Confederate Cavalry, and has
traits leading one to think that it is likely
a product of Leech and Rigdon of Memphis,
Tennessee.--$295. -
  Very
nice condition, excavated, lead-filled,
Federal artillery rosette. The face has
a very nice, never cleaned, brown/green
patina, and the reverse has full lead and one
attachment hook remaining intact. This
rosette was recovered from a Federal camp near
Brandy Station, Virginia, a number of years
ago.--$65. -
 Group
of three unique, excavated artifacts recovered
from the Battle of Franklin and out of Mr.
Herbert Harper's collection. The first
item is the "hooking device" out of the back
of an early pattern "puppy paw hook" US Oval
waist belt plate. The second item is a
portion of a brass, Confederate Cavalry spur.
The third item is a brass bayonet scabbard tip
with leather still protruding from the top of
the brass tip. All three items are
displayed in a glass riker case.--$95 for all
three. -
 Excavated,
heavy cast brass, Confederate Cavalry spur.
This spur was recovered from the 1863 camp of
Starnes Confederate Cavalry. The spur is
quite heavy and is worn in such a way that it
is clear that it was worn on the left
boot.--$195.SOLD* -
  Display
of 4 excavated purely Confederate artifacts
recovered from the 1863 winter camp of the
2nd Tennessee Infantry - C.S.A. -
located on private property near Tullahoma,
TN. The display consists of a coat
size Confederate floral button - a purely
Confederate lead Cartridge Box finial - a
blob top Confederate nose pour Minie - and a
.58 cal. "Richmond Lab." Gardner -
all displayed in a glass display case.--$75.
for all -
  Perfect
condition excavated heavy cast brass private purchase {but Confederate
used} cavalry spur. This one was recovered from Starnes 1863 C.S.
Cavalry camp located near Altamont, TN. It has the rowel perfectly
intact and a nice green/brown uncleaned woods patina. A very nice
piece.--$275.-
  Quite
rare beautiful excavated gilted brass 1884 "James G. Blaine" Presidential
token. In the Presidential token world - this is one that you don't
see every day. "Republican Candidate for President - 1884"--$95.-
 Large size cannon shell
fragments from various battlefields perfect form making a desk paperweight or great for
any display. These large fragments are becoming very difficult to dig. $15 each
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  Excavated
Nathan Bedford Forrest "related" brass tag -- {kind of - sorta}.
Here's the deal -- During the Civil War John Morton was the Chief
of "Forrest's Artillery" and following the War wrote the
definitive book on the subject "Forrest's Artillery".
West Morton was John Morton's son and was County Register of Nashville
during the early 1900s. This tag belonged to West Morton.--$45.SOLD
We have picked up several arrowheads in Middle
TN, while looking for Civil War Relics. They of course are hundreds of years older but
what made a good camping ground a hundred years ago also made a good camping ground a
thousand years ago. We offer these arrowheads in groups of 2, 3, 4, 5, and 8 –
complete with a display case. The prices are:
 2 and case --$25.
 3 and case --$30.
 4 and case --$38.
 5 and case --$48.
 8 and case --$70.
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2 and case --$25.
3 and case --$30.
4 and case --$38.
5 and case --$48.
8 and case --$70.
