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It is with greatest disappointment that I
announce that this years Franklin Civil War
Show has been officially canceled. We
were today informed that the Williamson
County Ag Center where the show is held is a
Covid testing center, and all events through
the end of October have been canceled by the
County. The County Commission is
scheduled to meet again near the end of
October to determine the fate of the rest of
the year, but it is felt highly probable
that all events will be canceled at the
facility for the remainder of the year.
In light of this high probability, we felt
it far and away in everyone's best interest
to go ahead and cancel the show so that
there would not be last minute airline
reservations, hotel reservations, etc. to
have to deal with. We look forward to
seeing everyone back again as normal next
year - first weekend of December. Both
Mike and myself considered it in no way
worth the risk of even one Covid case.
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 Congratulations
to Jax Blevins, winner of the July 31, 2020,
Youth Relic Giveaway Contest. Jax is 9
years old and is from Fairfax, Virginia.
It is always a pleasure to see young people
taking an interest in Civil War history.
Jax is pictured below with his brother,
Baxter, writing their letters for the
contest. (Good luck, Baxter, in the
next drawing!) All entries are kept
and will be eligible to win the drawing to
be held October 31st. Now is the time
for anyone who has not yet entered to get
your letters in. Good luck to all of
you!
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 We
were up at the cabin on the Cumberland
Plateau yesterday and spotted this monster
mushroom. It measures something like
two feet across and is on a single stem.
We had to cross a creek to get this picture,
and Nita fell in the creek crossing.
But, she persevered and got this picture.
I have pictures of her too, but she won't
let me put them on.
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  Quite
a few of you folks that were shop regulars,
a few years back will remember Lorenzo from
his time apprenticing in the shop. We
are very proud of Lorenzo having just
finished his final field training exercise.
We wish the very best for Lorenzo and think
he looks every bit the part of PVT Lorenzo
Grover-Rizzo, Cavalry Scout, US Army.
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 You
have got to love this! Pictured here
are Jax Blevins and his brother Baxter
Blevins hard at work on their letters
entering the Youth Relic Display Giveaway
Contest. Jax and Baxter are sons of
our Civil War collecting buddy James Blevins
of Fairfax, Virginia. I join with
James in doing all we can to cultivate
interest in history and heritage among our
young folks.
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 AND
THE WINNER OF OUR FOURTH YOUTH RELIC DISPLAY
CONTEST IS JAX BLEVINS (WHO CAN BE SEEN
ABOVE WORKING ON HIS LETTER). We will
soon have our fifth Civil War display put
together and a new contest underway.
All entries will be carried forward to the
next contest, so if you haven't won so far
-- Keep the faith - You might very well win
the next one !!! CONGRATULATIONS JAX
!!! IT
IS TIME FOR OUR FOURTH YOUTH RELIC GIVEAWAY.
This display contains a genuine, excavated,
lead-filled, Federal Eagle breast plate, a
brass bayonet scabbard tip, a $15 coupon
from a Confederate Loan Bond, an original
Civil War domino, a .54 cal., ring tail
Sharps Cavalry bullet, a coat size Federal
Infantry Officer button, and a gilted cuff
size New York State Seal button. The
following individuals, along with Nita &
myself have contributed artifacts to make
these youth relic displays possible:
Ted and B. J. Campbell- David Hayden - Russ
and Dottie Wunker - Jerry Emberlin - Tom
Stone - William Briner - Jody Wright - Ed
Heck - and Charlie Williams. We will
carry forward all entries from the first,
second, and third giveaways. We
encourage ANY other interested youths (14
years of age and younger) who have not yet
entered to send a letter telling why you
would like to win the Civil War artifact
giveaway display, and you will be entered as
well. We want to do our part to
encourage our youth to be interested in our
heritage.
IF YOU GUYS
HAPPEN TO KNOW ANY YOUNG FOLKS THAT REALLY
LIKE HISTORY - PLEASE MAKE THEM AWARE OF
THESE CONTESTS !!! I'D REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN SPREADING THE WORD
!!! This contest will end July
31, 2020
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       AND
WE HAVE A WINNER - OUR FIRST YOUNG LADY -
MS. CASTIBELLE SCHWEINFURTH !!! EVEN
AT HER TENDER YOUNG AGE CASTIBELLE IS A
FAMILIAR FACE AROUND THE CIVIL WAR LIVING
HISTORY COMMUNITY, AND THAT IS THANKS TO THE
DELIGENT EFFORTS OF HER MOM AND DAD - (BRET
AND KELLY). MY CONGRATULATIONS TO A
VERY DESERVING YOUNG LADY !!! IT
IS YOUTH RELIC DISPLAY GIVEAWAY CONTEST TIME
AGAIN !!! This is our THIRD youth
relic display give-away, and this beautiful
display consists of an original VIRGINIA
Confederate note - several bullets - one
beautiful gilted Federal Infantry officer
button - one bayonet scabbard tip - one
sword belt length adjuster - a right and a
left Civil War knapsack J-hook - a baggage
trunk key - and a harmonica board. I
would like to thank Ted and B. J. Campbell-
David Hayden - Russ and Dottie Wunker -
Jerry Emberlin - Tom Stone - William Briner
- Jody Wright - Ed Heck - and Charlie Williams who
along with Nita and myself made this display
possible. We encourage ANY other
interested youths (14 years of age and
younger) who have not yet entered to send a
letter telling why you would like to win the
Civil War artifact giveaway display, and you
will be entered as well. We want to do
our part to encourage our youth to be
interested in our heritage.
IF YOU GUYS
HAPPEN TO KNOW ANY YOUNG FOLKS THAT REALLY
LIKE HISTORY - PLEASE MAKE THEM AWARE OF
THESE CONTESTS !!! I'D REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN SPREADING THE WORD
!!! THIS CONTEST WILL END MARCH 31,
2020. If any of you old time relic
hunter/collectors would like to help support
these youth relic give-aways, please just
send over any relics to help us out.
Your help will certainly be appreciated and
go for a good endeavor !! TRIVIA
QUESTION -- CAN ANYONE GUESS WHY CASTIBELLE
IS HOLDING THE CANNON !!! (HINT -- THE
ANSWER IS IN THE QUESTION !!) - (ANOTHER
HINT - WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE PART OF THE
CANNON THAT CASTIBELLE IS HOLDING !!!)
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     We
just received the most current issue of
"North South Trader", and, low and behold,
there is Adian on page 19 - Youth Division.
Apparently, when you're hot, you're hot!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!! We have just
held our drawing for our SECOND Youth Relic
Giveaway, and our winner is - ADIAN HARWICK
- from Lititz, PA. Soon after the
Thanksgiving holiday, we will begin our
third Youth Relic Giveaway, and we will
carry forward all entries from the first and
second giveaways. This is a fantastic
display, and we congratulate Adian on his
win!!! We
appreciate all of the youths who entered the
first and second drawings. We
encourage ANY other interested youths (14
years of age and younger) who have not
yet entered to send a letter telling why you
would like to win the Civil War artifact
giveaway display, and you will be entered as
well. We want to do our part to
encourage our youth to be interested in our
heritage. IF
YOU GUYS HAPPEN TO KNOW ANY YOUNG FOLKS THAT
REALLY LIKE HISTORY - PLEASE MAKE THEM AWARE
OF THESE CONTESTS !!! I'D REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN SPREADING THE WORD
!!! ADIAN - YOUR PRIZE IS ON THE WAY
TO YOU !!!
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     ATTENTION
- OUR "FIRST" YOUTH RELIC GIVE AWAY
!!! - I was asked by a friend (MR. DICK
TIMPANO) to give away
this nice starter Civil War Bullet
collection to a deserving young collector.
If you are 14 years old or younger and are
really interested in Civil War history -
please send me a letter as to why you would
like to have this collection, and in a
couple weeks we are going to have a drawing
from all the names of young folks that sent
me a letter wanting this collection.
We will show pictures of the drawing and
post the WINNER on the page here !!!
GOOD LUCK !!! SEND LETTER TO:
Larry Hicklen -- 3511 Old Nashville Hwy. -
Murfreesboro, TN. -- 37129 (WE ARE
GOING TO ACCEPT ENTRIES ARRIVING IN PERSON
OR THROUGH MAIL DELIVERY ON OR BEFORE SEP.
30, 2019 !!!) IF YOU ARE AN OLD SCHOOL
CIVIL WAR COLLECTOR AND WOULD LIKE TO DONATE
RELICS IN SUPPORT OF THESE RELIC GIVE-AWAYS
TO YOUNG FOLKS -- PLEASE LET ME HEAR FROM
YOU !! THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER AND WE
WILL VERY SOON HAVE THE DRAWING. BUT
--- WE WILL SOON ANNOUNCE THE NEXT CONTEST,
AND EVERYONE THAT ENTERED INTO THIS CONTEST
WILL BE CARRIED OVER, -- SO YOU ARE ALREADY
REGISTERED !! MANY THANKS TO MR. DICK
TIMPANO FOR THE ARTIFACTS !!! AND OUR
WINNER IS - JONATHAN PRIOR - 5TH GRADE, AGE
10!!! CONGRATULATIONS, JONATHAN.
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    A
little while earlier today (7-12-19), I had
a couple of fellows in the shop from near
Perryville, Kentucky. In the course of
looking at relics and discussing various
battlefields, one of the gentlemen said, "I
visit your nature area at the Battlefield of
Perryville quite often." I had
absolutely no idea what he was talking
about. A good many years ago, I
purchased a 54-acre farm on the Battlefield
of Perryville, Kentucky, that was in danger
of being developed. I held the farm
for several years until the Civil War
Preservation Trust was in a position to
acquire it. Little did I know that in
appreciation for saving that part of the
Battlefield, I have a pond and nature area
marked with our family name. How cool
is that!!!
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  These
are some fun memories from 35 years ago of
one GREAT day digging at a newly found
"Polk's Corp" Army Of Tennessee 1862 - 1863
winter camp located along the Duck River
near Shelbyville, TN. The day's finds
include 2 nice arrow hook "U.S." oval waist
belt plates - one C.S. manufacture plain
face pewter waist belt plate - one very rare
"Rope Border" style C.S. oval waist belt
plate - A beautiful Leech and Rigdon style
"CS" marked Confederate Cavalry Officer's
spur - and over 100 bullets and buttons.
Now those are some priceless memories !!
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    Last
Thursday (now years ago !!) was absolutely beautiful and 67
degrees. My daughter - Savannah - and
I decided that it was a perfect day to play
"Hooky" and go relic digging
instead of opening the shop. I had
found a small Union camp a few weeks earlier
and we decided to see what was there.
We got several bullets - a coat size eagle
"I" button - and then I got this
nice clear "80" reading on the
scale. At 14 inches deep and under
several big roots was a beautiful early
style - lead filled - "U.S." oval.
Notice the oval "ghost" where it
has been laying for the last 150 years.
Savannah now has it in her display case to
remember the experience !!!!! {If a
guy could bottle the rush that you get from
digging a Civil War belt plate - It would
put Cocaine right out of business !!!}
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    Here
is an interesting set of 4 photographs
contrasting the panther and the bobcat.
These four photographs were taken by the same
game cam at the same location a few days
apart. Notice aside from the obvious
(the panther has a long tail and the bobcat
has virtually no tail), that they are
structurally different as well. The
panther is overall larger, more muscular,
especially in the front shoulders, than the
bobcat. The bobcat has a more slender
profile with his back legs almost appearing
longer than his front legs. Also, the
two cats make very different screams.
On the bright side, one would think that we
shouldn't have a mouse problem on the
mountain!!!
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                          We
are headed to the mountain today, and
hopefully there will be some cool new trail
cam pictures to share !! For
the past couple of months, our neighbors and
ourselves have been hearing the cry of an
unusual animal. About a month ago, I
caught sight of what appeared to be a large
cat moving through the woods. Several
weeks ago we installed a game cam to be able
to see what type animals were passing.
One of the locations of the game camera was
where several roads and paths came together.
At this location, we saw more different type
animals than any other location of the
camera. We have been scattering corn
and cut the Halloween pumpkins into and
placed them in front of the camera. We
have seen many different type mountain
animals including deer, armadillos, red fox,
coyote, and raccoons. A couple of
nights ago, we captured a couple photographs
of this huge Mountain Bobcat - (We at first
thought Panther, but markings suggest a
LARGE male Bobcat rather than Panther.)
As you guys can now clearly see - WE
DEFINITELY HAVE A PANTHER (aka Eastern
Mountain Lion) - (as well as a Bobcat) !!! We have
no doubt that he was drawn to this location
by the smell of the presence of all the
other wild animals that had been there
eating. To give a size reference, the
pumpkin halves beside the cat are ten inches
in diameter. Notice the power and
muscle mass of this big cat. We
will likely think twice now about taking
night walks through the woods!!! A few
nights ago our next door neighbor found a
deer slain, and litereally shreded - I
wonder who might have done THAT !!!
Outside "MAN WITH GUN" - This guy really is
"King Of The Woods" !!!
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  Absolutely
beautiful, free standing, 9 foot in length
and 4 1/2 feet in height, antique display
case with walnut trim and four sliding doors
in the reverse. This case remains in
beautiful condition and is out of the
private museum of my lifelong collecting
buddy - Sonny Collins, who recently passed.
This case is currently available for the
give away price of $750, but must be picked
up at Sonny's home just north of Nashville,
Tennessee. There are also a couple of
smaller size antique display cases as well
that could be additionally purchased if
interested. Please get in touch with me
if you are interested in purchasing this
case, and I will assist you in contacting
the family.
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    Very
intricately made, 1830 - 1840 era
Presentation Dirk. The Dirk has a
faintly engraved Presentation to Joseph
Kimmery down the silver scabbard. It
has ornate silver fittings, a polished horn
handle, and a silver scabbard. This is
a well manufactured, high grade, pre-Civil
War Dirk.--$950.
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       Very
nice condition, .36 cal., Model 1851, Colt
Navy revolver. This one has a smooth,
brown/gray patina with some traces of finish
and about 30% cylinder scene remaining
visible. It has an all matching serial
number (except for the wedge which is an old
replacement) of 105731 which is most
desirable 1861 - 1862 production. The
barrel is marked, "Address Col Saml Colt -
New York - US America". The revolver
has good crisp action locking firmly into
half-cock and full-cock and has a very good
strong main spring. It has original
walnut grips remaining in very nice
condition with no cracks or pieces missing.
There are soldier's initials engraved in the
brass butt strap, but they are worn so dim,
I cannot make them completely out. We
are including a small display with an
original Civil War pistol percussion cap and
two original battlefield recovered Colt
projectiles. The Model 1851 Colt Navy
was General Forrest's favorite handgun, and
this nice example will be a fine addition to
someone's Civil War collection.--$1,895.
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       A
local family just brought this one in, .32
cal., Model 1849, Colt Pocket revolver.
The revolver has good action, locking firmly
into half-cock and full-cock. It has
barrel markings of, "Address Saml Colt -
Hartford CT". The revolver has an all
matching serial number (except for the wedge
which is an old replacement) of 182506 which
is most desirable 1859 production. It
has an overall smooth, brown/gray patina
with some traces of finish in the recessed
areas. The cylinder retains about 50%
original scene and some silver wash remains
visible on the brass trigger guard.
Coming out of a Middle Tennessee estate and
being pre-war production makes it very
likely that this revolver was Confederate
carried.--$1,250.
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  Very
nice condition, .36 cal., single-shot, Civil
War Era, percussion boot pistol. Many
Civil War officers and enlistedmen carried
pistols of this type as a last line of
defense, usually stuck inside a vest pocket
or boot. This example locks firmly
into both half-cock and full-cock and has
original walnut grips in very nice
condition. We are including a small
display containing an original percussion
cap and a battlefield recovered, .36 cal.
pistol ball.--$350.
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     Smokingly
beautiful display of two excavated "08"
variety of the Leech and Rigdon, Western
Theater manufactured, Confederate CS tongue
and wreath sword belt buckles. One of
the buckles has the medium size belt loops
(1 7/8") and was recovered over 30 years ago
from Ft. Donelson by Otis Brown of Paris,
Tennessee. The other (buckle on left)
Leech and Rigdon CS two piece buckle is the
very rare "tall loop" variety with 2" belt
loops and was recovered just this past year
by L. R. Hen from the Camp of Roddy's
Alabama Cavalry located near Unionville and
Chapel Hill, Tennessee. This is a
fantastic display of two beautiful Leech and
Rigdon CS sword belt plates, one from an
1862 site and one from an 1863
site.--$5,850. FOR THE ENTIRE DISPLAY AND
BOTH PLATES
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    Very
attractive, Model 1840, heavy Cavalry saber
and scabbard. These are often referred
to as "The Old Wristbreaker" because of how
heavy they were. This example is out
of the local area and was almost certainly
Confederate carried. The blade remains
clean with no rusting and has some residue
of having been lightly plated at some point.
Most of the plating is worn away. The
blade is marked with the "Rooster" which is
one of the German maker hallmarks. The
cast brass guard remains in very nice
condition and has a rich, aged, brown
patina. The original leather grip had
deteriorated away, and the grip has been
professionally restored. The scabbard
remains intact with a thick, brown,
never-cleaned, aged patina. The Model
1840 heavy Cavalry saber was a favorite
among Forrest's Confederate Cavalry, and
Forrest himself carried one at one time.
I have a portrait of General N. B. Forrest
and a saber identical to this one hanging
underneath it on my own mantle.--$750.
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   Quite
rare to find, original, Federal carbine
sling over-the-shoulder belt, complete with
buckle, belt tip, and carbine sling snap
swivel. The belt remains solid and
pliable but does have one break repaired
with small staples located just behind the
buckle. This would be an excellent
accessory to display with your Civil War
Cavalry carbines.--$795.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, cast brass Officer's
Model 1851 sword belt plate with integrally
cast Eagle and Wreaths. This buckle
was recovered about 30 years ago by one of
my lifetime hunting buddies -- Ronnie Web.
Ronnie recovered this plate from a Federal
Cavalry camp located near a spring just west
of Triune, Tennessee. The buckle is
missing the end portion of the keeper hook,
but enough of the hook remains for the
keeper to hook into. There are at this
very minute million dollor homes being built
exactly where this buckle was
recovered.--$375.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, coat size, Confederate
Lined "C" (Cavalry) uniform button.
This button was recovered many years ago
near Richmond, Virginia, and has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with only the tiniest
hint of a press in the center of the "C".
The button is backmarked, "Superior Quality"
and has the shank remaining perfectly
intact.--$350.
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    Very
rare find, beautiful condition, excavated,
complete, glazed white clay smoking pipe.
This pipe was dug from an 1863 Army of the
Cumberland trash pit but really should have
been dug from a trash pit in the camp of the
"Irish Brigade". The pipe has the
shamrock on one side and the lyre on the
other. This would be a killer addition
to an "Irish Brigade" display.--$95.SOLD
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  Very
attractive Civil War era French Artillery
Short Sword in original leather scabbard,
and with original leather frog, and waist
belt. The South traded cotton to
several European countries for guns and
swords. It was this Model French sword
that Confederate sword maker - "E. J.
Johnson" patterned his Confederate made
Short Swords. This artillery rig is
out of a Southern estate, and would be a
museum quality addition to someone's
Confederate display.--$595. complete-SOLD
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  Absolutely
"Smoking Beautiful" excavated large size
arrow hook US oval waist belt plate.
This buckle was recovered about 50 years ago
along the Union line confronting Atlanta.
Plates will never again be excavated this
beautiful. This U.S. buckle was no
prettier than this during the Civil War when
it was lost !!!--$295.SOLD
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  This
"U.S." buckle is definitely a novelty.
It was recovered near Chattanooga, TN. many
years ago, and clearly has some "Soldier
Art" carved into the back side of the
buckle. My question to you guys is
"What do you see?" I personally think
that there is some Porn going on, but I'm
not 100% sure what I'm seeing !!! A
little help please - What do you guys see
!!-- $275. (whatever you see !!)
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  Relic
condition, Model 1836, single-shot, .54
cal., military pistol originally produced in
flintlock having what appears to be a
Confederate conversion to percussion for
Civil War use. This ancient handgun
could tell many stories and almost certainly
saw CS service. We are pricing it at
literally what an excavated example would
sell for.--$595.
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  Very
pretty excavated PAIR of brass Federal
enlistedman's epaulets. These were
recovered many years ago on private property
near Shiloh, and haven't even been washed
off. The pretty green woods mulch is
still adhering. These will look great
in any excavated relic display. (Can
you imagine the size of that signal
!!)--$275.SOLD
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   Very
pretty condition, Confederate made, Roman
style short artillery sword. This
sword is out of a North Georgia estate and
is known to be the product of Confederate
manufacturer E. J. Johnson. The blade
has a smooth, brown/gray, aged patina with
several blade to blade nicks and with
virtually no pitting at all. The high
copper content Confederate bronze guard has
a beautiful, rich, aged, uncleaned patina.
This sword will make an excellent addition
to even an advanced Confederate
display.--$1,895.
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      Very
pretty, early Hartford production, Model
1851, .36 cal., Colt Navy Model revolver.
This revolver was brought into the
Chattanooga Civil War Show a couple of weeks
ago and is a Confederate ancestry family
hand-me-down. The revolver is marked,
"Address Saml Colt - Hartford CT." and is
serial number 88613 which is most desirable
1863 production. The revolver retains
crisp action with an all matching serial
number - even the wedge. There is
approximately 30% of the cylinder scene
remaining visible. With this revolver,
we are including a small display of two
original Colt Navy projectiles, battlefield
recovered here at Stones River. This
would be a nice quality addition to any
Civil War display.--$1,950.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, drum style, Confederate tin
canteen fresh out of a North Georgia estate.
The canteen has an old painting on one side,
"Civil War Canteen used in Georgia".
The canteen still has its Civil War Era
leather sling and also wooden
stopper.--$795.SOLD
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     Fresh
in out of the local area, Model 1862,
5-shot, .36 cal., fluted cylinder Colt
Police with the very desirable 6 inch
barrel. This Police has a smooth,
brown patina overall and is serial number
35406. The revolver comes with a very
nice condition, Confederate hand made
holster. This is a very typical rig to
what was often carried by a Confederate
Cavalry trooper, consisting of a Colt
manufactured revolver in a CS manufactured
holster. This is going to make a very
nice addition to someone's Confederate
collection.--$1,650.
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  Absolutely
beautiful excavated "08" Pattern Leech and
Rigdon C.S. 2-piece Confederate waist belt
plate. This rare Confederate buckle
was recovered by Mr. Otis Brown about 50
years ago from a Confederate camp on private
property near Fort Donelson. I
purchased Otis's collection in the late
1970s and this plate was a part of his
collection. It will make a quality
addition to any Civil War collection or
display.--$2,950.
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  Extremely
rare to come by, beautiful condition,
non-excavated, gilted, small size, stamped
brass, Federal Artillery Officer's, false
embroidered crossed cannons hat pin.
This is one that you rarely see and could
not be in more perfect condition.--$275.SOLD
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  Excavated
"Rope Border" style CS Oval waist belt
plate. This rare style Confederate
waist belt plate was recovered on March 17,
1973, by Mr. John Marks of Memphis, TN.
Mr. Marks had one of the premier excavated
artifact collections in the State of
Tennessee, and every item in the collection
was recovered by Mr. Marks personally.
This particular Confederate buckle was
recovered from camps at Lagrange, TN.
I am almost certain that I remember this
buckle being pictured in an early Volume of
"North South Trader". The buckle is a
perfect candidate for restoration, but I'll
leave this up to the next
owner.--$1,295.SOLD
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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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  Very
pretty, T64, Confederate States of America
$500 note picturing Stonewall Jackson and
dated February 17, 1864. This note has
good color and remains crisp and strong but
does show mild evidence of circulation.
It is serial number 25739. I have
recently seen this note priced at well over
$1,000. This is a very nice example
and reasonably priced.--$595.
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  Extremely
rare and excellent condition hand blacksmith
crafted Confederate artillery Short Sword.
The sword appears to be made from a buggy
spring or a large rasp. It has an "S"
shaped cross guard and has its original
walnut grip. This is out of a local
estate and is completely uncleaned -
untouched - and is 23 inches in overall
length. It is MANY times rarer than
a Southern hand crafted bowie knife.
Here is your chance to own a Confederate
Blade that MOST (even advanced) collections
are missing.--$1,850.
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   Very
nice condition, original Gardner patent,
Confederate drum style wooden canteen.
The canteen has a rich, aged patina and what
appears to be "5th Tenn" faintly carved with
a pen knife into the side. All three
strap loop holders remain intact. This
Confederate canteen would be a museum
quality addition to any collection.--$1,695.
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  Slick
Emerald Green excavated large size Confederate enlistedman's
"Fork Tongue Frame" waist belt plate. This pretty buckle
was recovered from the 1862 - 1863 winter camp of the 16th
Alabama Volunteer Infantry located along Duck River near
Shelbyville, TN. I dug the twin to this one about 50
feet away, and still have it in my collection today.
When this plate was recovered the forked tongue itself was
broken where it goes around the center bar (which is no doubt
why the plate was discarded). We have restored the break
and the plate displays drop dead beautifully, but the tongue
is not strong enough for the stress of actually being worn.
You just won't see a plate that displays any nicer than this
one.--$750.
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  Absolutely
as pretty as they get, excavated, large
oval, lead-filled "VMM" (Volunteer Maine
Militia) cartridge box plate. This
excellent plate was recovered during the
early 1970's from the Maine Troop camps
located near Port Hudson, LA. This
example has full lead and 1 1/2 of the wire
attachment loops remaining intact. The
face of this plate has a slick, reflective,
chocolate brown patina with detail as crisp
as the day it was issued.--$1,250.
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    Beautiful
condition, yellow piping, Federal Cavalry
Shell jacket. The blue color remains
bright and vivid with virtually no fading at
all. The yellow piping remains 100%
intact, and the yellow color also remains
bright and vivid. It is a size "2" as is
marked in the cream white sleeve liner.
All buttons remain perfectly intact.
This is a Cavalry Shell jacket nice enough to
be on display in any museum in the
country.--$3,250.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, "Army of Tennessee",
cast brass, round corner CS waist belt
plate. This excellent Confederate
buckle was recovered over 40 years ago from
a Confederate Cavalry camp located near
Mobile, Alabama. This is the style
Confederate waist belt plate with
"spun-downs" around each hook. The
plate has a smooth, dark brown/green patina
with all three attachment hooks remaining
perfectly intact. You couldn't ask to
recover a prettier Confederate buckle than
this one.--$3,450.SOLD
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   Extremely
rare, non-excavated, Boyle and Gamble,
Confederate manufactured, short artillery
sword. The blade has a smooth,
uncleaned, gray/brown patina, and the
massive flat side, cast bronze guard and
grip remain perfectly intact. There
does appear to be two or three
blade-to-blade nicks. It is very rare
to find one of these in nice condition for
sale anymore.--$2,250.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated, coat size,
silvered South Carolina State Seal.
This button was recovered over 40 years ago
from a Confederate 1863 camp near Tyner
Station located near Chattanooga, TN.
The button has excellent detail and an RMDC
mark of "W. Smith - New York". There
is a good size clump of original thread
remaining in the button's shank.--$295.SOLD
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  Excavated,
coat size, Georgia State Seal Confederate
uniform button. This button was
recovered over 30 years ago from Ringgold
Gap, Georgia. It has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with a little gold
gilt remaining in recessed areas. It
has the shank intact on the reverse with a
"Waterbury Scovill" backmark. This
button is solid as a rock.--$250.
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  Quite
rare, excavated, Richmond Arsenal pattern, Confederate Cavalry
enlistedman's "CS" tongue and wreath sword belt plate.
The "Tongue Portion" of this buckle was recovered about 30 years ago from a
Confederate Cavalry camp located near Brandy Station,
Virginia. The wreath was recovered at a different
location, but is the correct wreath and fits
and looks really pretty. This would be
a fantastic excavated Confederate relic
collection "centerpiece" !!--$2,450.
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  Very
pretty excavated "Egg Shaped" CS oval waist
belt plate. This rare Confederate
plate was recovered by Wayne Williams from
an 1863 Army Of Tennessee Confederate camp
located at Tyner's Station (Chattanooga),
TN. Wayne recovered this plate in 1994
(26 years ago) near a large spring that
appeared to be the camp's source of water.
This buckle has a dark chocolate uncleaned
patina and the "C.S." letters stand out
considerably more bold and clear than is
typically the case with this style
Confederate buckle. The original iron
"frog hooks" remain intact with the buckle,
and this is seldom the case.
Confederates had the ability to make these
buckles in the field, and made a good many
of these "Egg Shaped" C.S. plates in the
field as the Confederate Army moved.
It has been ages since anyone around here
found one of these this nice. This is
going to be a quality addition to someone's
Confederate display.--$1,650.SOLD
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  Drop
dead beautiful excavated CS-23 Confederate
local with gold gilt dripping off it.
This excellent button was part of Harry
Ridgeway's fine button collection for years,
and was recovered on private property near
Chancellorsville, VA. These very well
made Confederate Staff buttons are believed
to have been made by "C. Rouyer".--$425.SOLD
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 SUPER
RARE to recover now days. This is the cast
brass "ILL" rectangular State Pin, and this
nice example was recovered by Wayne Williams
28 years ago at Tyner's Station on the
railroad in Chattanooga, TN. The Army
Of The Cumberland was camped in this area in
late 1863 after Chickamauga. These
small state pins are rare and very treasured
by Civil War collectors. They are
predominantly recovered in the Western
Theater of the Civil War.--$425.SOLD
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  This
beautiful, and SUPER RARE Confederate Buckle
was dug 33 years ago (1987) by Wayne
Williams from Catoosa Station, GA. near
Ringgold Gap, GA. It is a beautiful
pea green "Port Hudson" style Army of
Tennessee Solid Cast Round Corner, and the
Confederate soldier made a field repair with
a nail when the front hook broke in order to
keep using the buckle. This beautiful
Confederate buckle retains over 90% of the
original black enamel in the background of
the plate. Here is a VERY INTERESTING
side note. My first job (1972) fresh
out of college was Baseball coach, and
Algebra teacher at RINGGOLD, GA. HIGH SCHOOL
- which was located about 1/2 mile from
where this buckle was later found. I
was already Civil War Relic Hunting at the
time, and without question passed within
mere feet of this beautiful Confederate
buckle !!! The buckle even retains a
little bit of the original Confederate
leather belt under the hooks. This
incredible find would be a strong contender
for the nicest Confederate relic ever found
in and around Ringgold Gap, GA.
!!!--$3,450.SOLD
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    Exceptionally
nice condition, Model 1840, "Old
Wristbreaker" Heavy Cavalry saber and
scabbard. This saber is out of a
Central Florida estate and very well could
have been Confederate carried. The
blade remains bright and clean with
absolutely no pitting at all and is marked,
"P.S. Justice - Philada". The 3-branch
brass guard remains in excellent condition
with original wrap and wire on the grip.
The original metal scabbard has a smooth,
aged, brown patina and is without a single
dent. This is a museum grade Justice
Heavy Cavalry saber.--$975.SOLD
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     Beautiful
condition, Model 1864, .58 cal., leather
Federal cartridge box. The box is "R.
Nece" maker marked and also has a bold US
Ordnance Dept. cartouche. Inside this
cartridge box is a single cartridge tin and
a wooden block custom made to hold .52 cal.
Spencer cartridges. It is very likely
that whatever soldier had this cartridge box
started out with a .58 cal., 3-band,
percussion, rifled musket and at some point
got the opportunity to upgrade to a 7-shot
Spencer rifle or carbine. We are
including a Spencer cartridge recovered from
Wilder's Lightning Brigade position at
Hoover's Gap for display with the cartridge
box.--$495.
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  Early
battlefield recovery, 3 inch Hotchkiss case
shot nose. The shell is clean with
three flame grooves, and the brass time fuse
adaptor remains intact. The shell has
been disarmed and is ready for display.
(You can shake the shell and hear the case
shot balls rattle around inside
!!)--$120.SOLD
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    Absolutely
unissued, mint perfect condition, large
lead-filled oval US on original brown buff
leather belt with brass keeper remaining
perfectly intact. This buff US belt
rig was literally no more perfect in the
1860's than it remains today. It would
be very hard to improve upon this US belt
and buckle.--$650.
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       Fresh
out of a Central Ohio estate sale, .58 cal.,
Model 1863, type 2, Springfield, 3-band,
percussion rifled musket. This musket
has a smooth, uncleaned, attic brown patina
from tip to tip. The lockplate is
marked, "1863 - US - Springfield". The
long range site, original ramrod, and both
sling swivels remain intact. The .58
cal. Springfield rifled musket is considered
by many to be the most representative,
classic weapon of the American Civil War.
This example has good action and locks
firmly into both half-cock and full-cock.
Both inspector marks remain deep and clear.
Lots of original bore remains but is very
dirty having never been cleaned apparently
since the Civil War. If you would like
to have a single musket from the Civil War,
you couldn't ask for a nicer, untouched with
150-year-old patina example.--$1,595.SOLD
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     .54
cal., Model 1842, smooth bore, single shot
horse pistol. This pistol was recently
purchased out of a north Florida estate and
almost certainly saw CS service during the
Civil War. The pistol has a smooth,
dark, uncleaned patina with lockplate
markings of, "US - 1853 - I.N. Johnson -
Middtn Conn". This pistol has seen
extensive service to the point that flash
has burned out an area of the hammer.
The walnut stock remains complete but does
have three old cracks from use and age.
The action still works perfectly and locks
firmly into both half-cock and full-cock,
and the pivoting ramrod remains intact as
well. Included is a display with
original percussion caps and .54 cal. musket
ball. This old horse pistol would have
quite a story to tell.--$750.
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 Very
rare and extremely ornate, original, uncut
4-note sheet of $10 notes from the Canal
Bank of New Orleans. These notes are
serial number 2816a,b,c,&d. The notes
are dated 1846 and are from the era of
beautiful, ornate graphics. There are
a couple of areas that have been restored
due to holes resulting from the old brown
ink decaying the paper. This set of
New Orleans notes is going to frame up
incredibly, and for a super reasonable
price. (This is less than $35 per
note.)--$135.for the entire uncut sheet of
notes. - SOLD
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  Nice,
clean, Model 1855, .58 cal., Springfield or contract, triangular,
socket bayonet. This bayonet is correct for the Model 1855
Springfield - the Model 1861 Springfield - and the Model 1863
Springfield and contracts. If you have one of these .58 cal.
muskets, here is the bayonet to complete it.--$195.
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  Very
rare, excavated, large size, plain face,
Confederate used, lead-filled Martingale
Heart. This Martingale was recovered
here in Middle Tennessee from the Camp of
the First Alabama Cavalry which was occupied
during the spring of 1863. The plate
has a brass face with lead filled reverse
and all three brass attachment wires remain
intact. Confederate used Martingale
Hearts are seldom recovered, and this would
be an excellent addition to any excavated
Confederate Cavalry exhibit.--$450.SOLD
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 Excavated,
Federal, Infantry Bugle stamped brass
hatpin. This hatpin was recovered many
years ago just down the street from the shop
near what is known as the "Rock Quarry".
The pin has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina, and both attachment loops are intact
on the reverse. The small bugle
mouthpiece was "as usual" broken and has
been restored. There have been only a
handful of these recovered over the years at
the Battle of Stones River.--$125.
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 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.
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 Excavated
group of Confederate artifacts recovered
from General Manigault's South Carolina
Brigade camps located near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. The display includes an
excavated, coat size, South Carolina State
Seal button, a Confederate cap box lead
finial, a Confederate manufactured brass
scabbard tip, and a brass back from a
Confederate local button. All in a
glass display case.--$125. for all
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 Group
of 3 Civil War cannon friction primers found
along the Stone wall at the Battle of
Nashville, TN. One was broken when
found and is restored.--$75. for all three
primers and glass case
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  Very
rare to recover - a pretty green 2nd Type
C.S. "Coin Style" Confederate tongue and
wreath CS sword belt plate. This
buckle was recovered a number of years ago
from a Confederate camp on private property
near Jackson, MS. Many collectors feel
that these were likely a product of Selma
Arsenal, AL. I have recovered three of
these from Army of Tennessee camps around
Shelbyville and Tullahoma, TN. I
believe that these are pretty much ONLY
found in the Western Theater, and also, the
TransMississippi Theater. I don't
think that these are hardly ever recovered
in the Eastern Theater. These plates
are very high copper content, and due to
that usually have this beautiful green
patina. This example was dug together,
but was broken when found at the usual place
at the point on the tongue where it narrows
down. This is no doubt why the sword
belt plate was discarded. The break
has been professionally restored by the best
around - Mr. Robert McDaniel. One of
my own plates was broken identical to this
one when I found it (and Robert restored it
as well). This is a smoking nice and
rare Western Theater Confederate CS tongue
and wreath.--$2,500.SOLD
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  Very
attractive, excavated, die stamped brass,
"rope border" style CS oval Confederate
waist belt plate. This buckle was
recovered over 30 years ago from one of
General Leonidas Polk's Army of Tennessee
1862 - 1863 winter camps located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee. The
buckle has a smooth, dark chocolate patina
and remains very sturdy with only a couple
of small scars from use and a couple of
small "freeze cracks" around the perimeter.
The reverse of the plate has 2 1/2 of the
original 3 strip brass attachment hooks
remaining intact. "Rope border" style
Confederate waist belt plates are quite rare
to come by; because they are so thin and
fragile, most did not survive. This is
a quite rare Confederate buckle that most
collections are missing.--SOLD
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    Very
nice condition, original Model 1855, Federal
.58 cal., leather cartridge box. The box
remains pliable with both roller buckles,
both belt loops, closure tab, both cartridge
tins, and lead-filled US cartridge box plate
all remaining intact. The box has
strong stitches throughout and will be a
very nice addition to someone's Civil War
collection.--$595.
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 Quite
rare, 1862 date, State of Arkansas Treasury
Warrant. The note is serial number
137438. This scarce note is only
lightly circulated, is dated July 22, 1862,
and has the Arkansas State Seal in the
center of the note.--$175.
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  Very
ornate, March of 1863, $5 State of Louisiana
mid-Civil War note. I am unsure of the
meaning of the graphics in the center of the
note, but it appears to be a warrior with
his foot on an Eagle's neck, holding the
Eagle down, with a drawn sword about to run
through a young lady on the ground.
This note was issued out of Shreveport,
Louisiana, on March 10, 1863.--$75.
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 Beautiful
graphics and in near uncirculated condition,
1860 date $5 note from the State Bank of
South Carolina. This South Carolina
note will add a touch of color and
ornateness to your collection.--$85.
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 Beautiful
condition, lightly circulated, 1862 date,
State of Virginia $10 note. This is an
extremely ornate note dated October 15,
1862.--$75.
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    Very
attractive, "Haiman" style, Confederate
manufactured, Cavalry saber and scabbard.
The blade remains in nice condition, just
beginning to turn brown/gray with age.
The high copper content brass guard remains
in perfect condition with a rich, never
cleaned, bronze patina. The grip
retains 80% - 90% original brown leather
wrap and has fragments of the single strand
iron wire. The Confederate
manufactured, brass mounted, lap seam
scabbard remains in excellent condition
showing extensive wear with the upper ring
mount worn within 1/32 of an inch being worn
all the way through. This is a
beautiful and historic Confederate artifact
that has spent extensive time in the
saddle.--$4,250.
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     Civil
War era single barrel percussion shotgun
gunsmith made from a .69 cal. Model 1842
3-band infantry musket. During the
Civil War these long regulation infantry
weapons were cut down for use by the
Southern Cavalry, and were loaded with buck
and ball or straight buck. After the
Civil War these same weapons were used for
hunting game to help feed the family.
These old Southern weapons carry a ton of
history.--$695.
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 Beautiful
condition non-excavated Civil War era copper
mess plate, together with a flat base Civil
War tin drinking cup. Both these
pieces are museum quality.--$250. for the
pair
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  Extremely
rare, excavated, small pattern, cast brass
CSA rectangular waist belt plate. This
plate has a beautiful, slick, emerald green
patina with two of the three attachment
hooks remaining intact. In the past
40+ years, I have only encountered three or
four examples of this very rare pattern
Confederate buckle. This example was
recovered many years ago by Bennett Langley
from a Confederate camp located near
Wilmington, NC, and has for the past several
years been in the well known Coy Kitchen's
Confederate belt plate
collection.--$2,975.SOLD
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  Very,
very scarce, excavated, large size,
lead-filled "V" oval waist belt plate.
This buckle dates the late 1850's and was
carried over and worn by Confederates.
It was recovered during the 1990's from a
Virginia Infantry camp located near
Fredericksburg, VA. The plate has full
lead and two out of the three attachment
hooks remaining intact.--$3,250.SOLD
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  Very
pretty condition, excavated, clipped corner,
sheet brass, "KMI" (Kentucky Military
Institute) waist belt plate that was
recovered over 40 years ago from near the
school's original location in Georgetown,
KY. This example has a pretty green
patina with silvered KMI letters which are
held in place by small brass wires.
The solder marks remain where the buckle
attachment hooks once were, but they are no
longer present. This is one of the
nicest examples of this rare style "Military
Institute" buckles that I have ever
seen.--$2,250.SOLD
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 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.
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    Beautiful
pair of Civil War CDVs out of a Virginia
estate that we believe to be two related
Virginia Confederates based on the sleave
rank insignia and the location that they
came from. The photographer is "J. T.
WILHELM" and I have not been able to find
out a thing about him. Both images at
a good price.--$375. for the PAIR-SOLD
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     Very
pretty GAR grouping out of Crawford County,
Illinois. This grouping consists of a
GAR pin remaining in perfect condition, a
ribbon for the 1911, 31st Annual Reunion of
the Crawford County Veteran Association, and
a CDV of the owner wearing a GAR hat.
We unfortunately do not know the soldier's
name, but this is a really nice, out of the
bushes, GAR grouping.--$55. for all.
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  Very
attractive, 1850 - 1860 era, 8 inch,
clamshell design, brass powder flask.
This pretty flask has a never - ever -
cleaned, 160+ year patina and is exactly the
type powder flask that many young
Confederates were carrying when they first
left home for the Civil War with the family
fowling rifle and powder flask. I have
seen excavated artifacts with no deeper
patina than this piece has.--$75.SOLD
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, Confederate
solid cast pewter "I". This beautiful
button was recovered from a Confederate
Infantry camp on private property near
Fredericksburg, VA.--$165.SOLD
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 Excellent
condition, excavated, .50 cal., very rare
POINT NOSE Maynard Carbine cartridge.
This cartridge was recovered from the
position of Wilson's Cavalry along Granny
White Pike at the Battle of Nashville, TN.
It has been my experience that you recover
about 25 - 30 FLAT TOP Maynard cartridge for
every one POINT NOSE cartridge.--$79.SOLD
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 REALLY
nice grouping of three quite rare excavated
complete Civil War cartridges. (1)
Excavated very nice condition .52 cal.
Spencer Carbine cartridge (2) Excavated .58
cal. Minie with complete "skin" cartridge,
and (3) Very Nice excavated 12 mm drop
French Pinfire cartridge.--$95. For The Set
Of 3.
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 Very
scarce display containing six rare type
dropped Confederate projectiles. The
grouping consists of 1) long pattern, cone
base, .69 caliber, Atlanta Arsenal Towers
projectile whittled by soldier on one side,
but remains perfect for display on the
other. 2) Nice drop, .69 cal., 3-ring,
Belgian Minie. This projectile was
recovered from Army of Tennessee camps near
Dalton, GA.. 3) Nice drop, .58 cal.,
"blob-top", field mold, Confederate Minie.
This projectile was recovered from
Confederate camps along Duck River near
Shelbyville, Tennessee. 4) Beautiful
drop, .69 cal., Italian Carcano projectile
recovered from a North Carolina camp near
Browns Gap, Virginia. 5) Nice drop,
.69 cal., triangle base, French Minie
recovered from the Confederate line on
private property here at Stones River.
6) Very rare, .58 cal., 2-ring German Shul
projectile. This projectile was
recovered from the camp of the 1st
Confederate Cavalry, CSA, near Unionville,
Tennessee. This is a fine selection of
very scarce Confederate projectiles.--$195. for all.
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  Quite
a unique find, original, excavated Enfield
musket tompion with much of the original
cork still intact up inside the tompion.
Very neat relic presented in a glass Riker
display case.--$25.
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      Very
attractive, Model 1850, Federal Foot
Officer's sword and original, metal
scabbard. The sword has crisp,
visible, Union engraving on the blade top to
bottom. The sword is a "Solingen"
marked import manufactured under Federal
contract. The grip has original
sharkskin and original wire. The metal
scabbard has a smooth, brown, aged patina
and a couple of normal small service dings.
The brass drag has a rich, dark, never
cleaned patina and is mounted "upside-down"
to the way it usually is. If you like
a nice, honest sword that clearly saw
service and has not been cleaned, you will
enjoy this one.--$1,150.
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       Fresh
in out of an Ohio attic, Model 1863, type 1,
.58 cal., 3-band, percussion, Springfield
rifled musket. This musket has a
smooth, never cleaned, chocolate brown
patina tip to tip with lockplate markings
of, "US - Springfield - 1863". The
action still works perfectly and is
considered by many to be the classic longarm
of the American Civil War.--$1,450.
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  Beautiful,
gilted, excavated, New York State Seal coat
and cuff staff buttons. Both buttons
are beautifully gilted with shanks intact on
the reverse. They were recovered from
New York camps on private property in and
around Fredericksburg, Virginia.--$75. for
the pair.
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  Absolutely
stunning, excavated, cuff size Virginia
Staff Officer button. This button was
recovered about 40 years ago from a
Confederate camp on private property near
Fredericksburg, Virginia. This button
has 90% bright gold gilt with a "Mitchel -
Tyler - Richmond" backmark with shank
intact.--$250.SOLD
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  Excavated
coat size Confederate, 2-piece, block "I"
(Infantry). This button was recovered
by Kenny Banks from General Hardee's 1862 -
1863 winter camps located near Tullahoma,
Tennessee. It has an attractive brown
- green patina with the "I" quite clear and
vivid.--$89.
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  Excavated,
large size, lead-filled, US oval cartridge
box plate. This is a very attractive
plate with a smooth, brown/green patina on
the face and full lead with both attachment
loops intact on the reverse. This
plate was recovered over 40 years ago on
private property near Manassas,
Virginia.--$185.
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  Excavated,
early pattern, large size, lead-filled, US
oval cartridge box plate recovered on
private property near Manassas, Virginia.
The odd thing is this cartridge box plate
was severed exactly half into, and this is
the "U" half. It is quite a mystery
how the plate came to be precisely cut in
half.--$55.
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  Very
nice, excavated, coat size, Michigan State
Seal Staff Officer's button. This
button has 50% bright gold gilt with a
"Goddard and Bros." backmark with the shank
intact. This button was recovered from
a Michigan camp on private property located
near Fredericksburg, Virginia.--$195.
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    Quite
hard to come by - 3 out of the 4 Parts of
Vol. 34 - Official Records of The War Of The
Rebellion. This is the
Trans-Mississippi Set for April - May, 1864.
I can guarantee from personal experience
that there are some GREAT Relic Hunting
spots hidden within these volumes !!--$65.
for all three
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         Very
rare .69 cal. conversion to percussion from
flint using the Patented 1855 Butterfield
Pellet Primer system. I typically get
about one of these per year. This
example remains in very nice condition, but
is missing the little brass cap that screws
into the base of the pellet primer tube.
The musket is otherwise a nice honest
example with lockplate markings of
"Springfield - 1835 - Butterfield's Patent -
1855 - Philada". The original walnut
stock remains in nice condition with two
visible inspector cartouches but does have a
very old wood crack beside the hammer with
an ancient tack repair. This is a
scarce weapon that would be a nice addition
to any Civil War collection.--$1,450.
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      Just
brought in out of a local estate, .58 cal.,
3-band, Model 1861, contract rifled musket.
This musket has a dark, attic brown look tip
to tip and has definitely seen service as
there is some flash around the nipple area,
and the stock has the typical bumps and
scratches from having been carried.
The lockplate is marked, "Norfolk - 1863".
The action still works perfectly and firmly
locks into both half-cock and full-cock.
The mainspring still remains strong.
This is not a "high grade" musket but a
good, honest example of a typical regulation
Civil War musket that clearly saw
service.--$1,150.
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   Just
in out of the local area, nice condition,
Confederate manufactured, "Dog River", C.S.
Cavalry saber and scabbard. The saber
blade is just beginning to darken with age.
The Confederate "Red Brass" guard remains
perfectly intact as well as the wrap and
single-strand iron wire on the grip.
The scabbard is a classic Confederate
manufactured lap seam with brass mounts.
This saber without a doubt saw a lot of
actual field service, because the top mount
is worn almost halfway through. This
excellent Confederate manufactured saber
would be a fine addition to any Civil War
collection.--$4,250.
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         Very
nice condition large size lead filled US
oval waist belt plate on the original Civil
War black leather belt. The buckle is
the arrow hook pattern, and the rig also has
an original Civil War leather percussion cap
box with percussion caps still inside, and
an original gilted Infantry officer's button
affixed to the outside. The rig
remains pliable with no breaks or weak
spots. This belt rig could literally
be worn today and would be an excellent
museum quality addition to any
collection.--$695.SOLD
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  Quite
rare excavated Shield shaped Militia Cross
Belt Plate. This is a pre-war Militia
Plate, and was recovered from an early War
South Carolina infantry camp near
Charleston, SC. The plate obviously
had a device at one time as the attachment
wires are still intact. It is quite
likely that this plate had a Regimental
number or possibly a Palmetta tree.
The very few of these that I have seen
recovered have all come from early War
sites.--$295.
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  Absolutely
stunning, excavated, very early, gilted,
great coat size Federal Navy. This is
a huge 25mm great coat button with 80%
bright gold gilt on both front and back.
The button has a “TREBLE GILT" backmark with the shank intact. This
button was recovered from a Confederate camp
on private property near Manassas. It
would be very difficult to recover a more
beautiful button than this one. This
button and the following button were dug
right together, and likely off the same
coat.--$175.SOLD
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  Absolutely
stunning, excavated, very early, gilted,
great coat size Federal Navy. This is
a huge 25mm great coat button with 80%
bright gold gilt on both front and back.
The button has “TREBLE GILT * STANDd COLOUR”
backmark with the shank intact. This
button was recovered from a Confederate camp
on private property near Manassas. It
would be very difficult to recover a more
beautiful button than this one.--$175.SOLD
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  Super
nice condition excavated drop .44 cal.
"Henry" cartridge. This was recovered
near Granny White Gap - 2nd Day fighting at
the Battle of Nashville, TN. Not
nearly as many Henry cartridges have been
recovered at Nashville as Maynards and
Burnsides.--$45.SOLD
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  Two
absolutely beautiful excavated floral
buttons recovered from an Alabama Cavalry
camp located near Midland, TN. Each
has nice gold gilt and excellent detail with
both shanks intact. They are preserved
in a nice glass riker mount display case.
For both buttons and display case.--$45.
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  Unusual
dug glazed brown clay pipe bowl recovered
from a Confederate camp trash pit along Duck
River near Shelbyville, TN. The figure
appears to possibly be Middle Eastern.
It will make a neat addition to someone's
excavated artifact display case.--$45.
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  Excellent
condition, State of South Carolina 75 cent
fractional note dated February 1, 1863.
This note remains in near uncirculated
condition and is hard to find mid-Civil War
dated.--$45.
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  Quite
scarce, $3 note from the "Bank of East
Tennessee". This note remains in nice,
solid but circulated condition. It was
issued January 1, 1855, out of Knoxville,
Tennessee. This would be a very nice
note to add to any Tennessee
collection.--$125.
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  Quite
rare, $10, WAR ISSUE, State of Missouri note
printed in Jefferson City, Missouri, and
issued January 1, 1862. This note is
serial number 4583. State of Missouri
notes issued during the Civil War are scarce
to come by.--$150.
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 Beautiful
excavated large size die stamped Co. hat
letter "D". This was recovered lots of
yearsby Ed Heck from a Federal infantry camp
on private property near Manassas. It
is a BEAUTY !!-$48.SOLD
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  Absolutely
drop dead beautiful excavated cuff size
Virginia. The button has 70 % to 80 %
bright gold gild - super sharp detail -
"Extra Quality" backmark, and the shank is
intact. This was recovered about 40
years ago from a Confederate camp on private
property just North of New Market,
VA.--$195.
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  Nice,
solid, excavated, cuff size Georgia State
Seal uniform button. This button was
recovered from Confederate camps near
Manassas, Virginia. It has a smooth,
dark chocolate brown patina overall with
"Extra Quality" backmark and the shank
remaining perfectly intact. This is a
tough little button to dig.--$125.SOLD
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  Very
attractive, excavated, 2-piece coat size,
Confederate block "I" (Infantry) uniform
button. This is a Confederate local
with a brass face and an iron reverse.
It was recovered by Kenny Banks about 30
years ago from an Army of Tennessee 1862 -
1863 winter camp of Hardee's Corps that was
located near Tullahoma, Tennessee. The
button remains just as dug with the dirt
only wiped off of the "I".--$89.
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 This
is a quite rare piece to recover. It
is the heavy cast brass drag to a
Confederate "Dog River" style Cavalry saber.
It has a beautiful green patina and was
recovered from the camp of the 1st Alabama
Cavalry located near Midland,
Tennessee.--$75.SOLD
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 Just
in, excavated, .58 cal. Minie ball in a
walnut size, Heartwood pine knot. This
was recovered over 30 years ago by Dr. Rees
Buttram from private property at
Chickamauga, Georgia. At one point in
time it was quite common to recover bullets
in knots of wood from Chickamauga, but in
current times, there are practically no
areas left there to hunt, and these are
rarely found.--$48.SOLD
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    Model
1850, Federal Field & Staff Officer's sword
in original, brass mounted metal scabbard.
The blade on this officer's sword was at
some point in time plated and has residue of
old plating remaining today. The cast
brass guard remains in nice condition with a
good bit of original gold gilt still
visible. The grip remains very nice
with original shark skin wrap and wire.
The metal scabbard remains in nice condition
as well and also has residue of old plating.
Over the years, I have discovered that a
good many Civil War guns and swords that
were plated were on display in old GAR
meeting halls and UCV meeting halls.
Their thinking apparently was, if we plate
them, we won't have to keep cleaning them.
This is a very attractive sword and scabbard
with the cut-out "US" in the guard.--$950.
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 Excavated
Confederate POLYGONAL CAVITY 12 lb. wood
drive-in fuze type cannonball. This is
a local find from private property down near
the river here at The Battle of Stones
River, TN. It has been cleaned,
disarmed, coated, and is ready for
display.--$275.SOLD
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     Quite
rare, Model 1819 - 1821 produced and dated,
.54 cal., smooth bore "horse pistol" that
was converted from flintlock to percussion
for Confederate Civil War use by M. A. Baker
of Fayetteville, North Carolina. M. A.
Baker converted numerous early flintlock
weapons from flintlock to percussion using a
distinctive method of screwing a drum style
bolster directly into the barrel and using
an early percussion fowling rifle type
hammer that he purchased from Europe.
This ancient weapon remains totally
untouched just as it was used 150 years ago
during the Civil War. --$1,250.
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  Excavated,
coat size, "Sideways Pelican" Louisiana
State Seal Confederate uniform button.
This beautiful button with 70% bright gold
gilt was recovered on private property near
Manassas, VA, during the mid-1960's.
The button has a light press in the center,
but even with that, is a beautiful, highly
gilted Louisiana. It has a Scovill
backmark with the shank remaining
intact.--$275.SOLD
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 Absolutely
beautiful condition, heavy cast brass,
Confederate Cavalry spur. This spur
was found in a smokehouse here at Stones
River and has a deep, rich, bronze/brown
patina almost as if it were dug.
Non-excavated Confederate Cavalry spurs are
quite rare to come by.--$295.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, early 1840's era,
"puppy-paw" hook, lead filled, large size,
US oval waist belt plate. This buckle
was recovered over 40 years ago from a
Federal Infantry camp just north of
Fredericksburg, VA. The plate was
discarded because one of the puppy-paw hooks
broke off. It otherwise remains
complete and perfect enough to wear
today.--$275.
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  Extremely
rare Confederate adapted Bormann time fuze
with hole drilled in the center to take a
standard paper time fuze. This was
found here at Stones River, and is one of
only three that I am aware of ever being
recovered here. This is "sure enough"
a Confederate artillery rarity to
recover.--$125.
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  This
is one of the most popular of all
Confederate notes. It is the "Negroes
Chopping Cotton" $100 note with the orange
overprint. The note remains in
beautiful condition except for the fact that
a mouse ate the upper left corner. I
have restored the corner for nice display,
and on the reverse is a very rare
Tallahassee, Florida, interest stamp.
Even though the note had some damage at the
corner, the restored note displays
beautifully and at a fraction of the price
of the same note without the repair.--$75.SOLD
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 Very
pretty excavated "Gutterback" Georgia Frame
Confederate waist belt plate. This
really nice Confederate frame buckle was
recovered many years ago from the
Confederate lines on Rocky Face Ridge, GA.
It has a nice "woods green" patina that has
never even been washed off.--$595.SOLD
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                 Ultra
rare, Confederate Sharp Shooter
journal/diary. This diary was kept by
Sgt. Landrum C. Ezell of Co. H, 1st
Regiment, Palmetto Sharp Shooters, AKA
"Jenkins Regiment". This diary begins
on July 28, 1864, and is kept until January
26, 1865. There were clearly
additional pages beyond this in the diary,
but are now unfortunately missing.
During the approximate 6 months that this
diary covers, it seems like almost every
other page is fighting and battle content.
In the early stages of the war, Landrum C.
Ezell was wounded in action on June 30,
1861, with a bullet wound through his left
arm and hand. He was absent from the
Army recovering until July 28, 1864, which
is when this diary/journal begins. The
action content in this diary is virtually
non-stop, and this is a diary that, in my
opinion, would be fully worth complimenting
with additional historical information and
publishing. In almost 50 years, I have
never seen another Palmetto Sharp Shooter
Confederate diary. This is directly
out of the family and is not a diary/journal
that has been around the block. There
is, in addition, a tintype of Sgt. Ezell as
a young man in civilian clothes and also a
later-in-life albumin of him.--$2,250.SOLD
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        Very
nice condition Federal Officer's Model 1851
Sword Belt rig. This rig was purchased
years ago out of an Indiana estate sale.
The belt remains pliable and the cast brass
Officer's Sword Belt Plate remains in "as
issued" condition. There is also a
nice condition Federal cap pouch on the belt
that is maker marked "E. GAYLORD - CHICOPEE,
MASS." This belt rig will make a fine
addition to someone's Civil War
display.--$595.
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  Very
pretty excavated coat size Virginia State
Seal uniform button. This button was
recovered over 40 years ago from a Virginia
Infantry camp on private property near
Fredericksburg, VA. The button has
nice detail, and a smooth chocolate brown
patina with traces of gold gilt around the
figures. It has a "Horstmann and
Allien" backmark with the shank
intact.--$195.
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  Absolutely
beautiful excavated Coat size New York State
Seal 3-piece Uniform button. This was
recovered on private property about 50 years
ago from Gen. Hooker's camps near Tiftonia
(near Chattanooga, TN.)--$48.
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  Really
pretty, excavated, cuff size, Maryland State
Seal. This button was recovered over
40 years ago from a Confederate camp in
Northern Virginia. It has crisp detail
and 90% bright gold gilt. There is,
however, some areas of chipping on the lock
ring which really doesn't harm the beauty of
the button. This is a State Seal that
is rarely recovered at all, much less with
lots of gold gilt.--$150.SOLD
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   Very
nice condition, 1840 - 1860, pewter
clamshell design, 8 1/2 inch powder flask.
This type powder flask is the exact pattern
that many young Confederates left home
carrying as they headed off to the Civil War
in 1861.--$65.
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      SUPER,
SUPER, RARE AND SOUGHT AFTER, .52 cal.,
SPENCER 7-SHOT REPEATING RIFLE. This
weapon is absolutely untouched and straight
out of an Indiana estate. The serial
number, 6412, falls firmly in the midst of
Wilder Lightning Brigade Spencer rifles.
This example is complete with long-range
site, both sling swivels, block, and loading
tube. The rifle remains 100%
functional and totally untouched with
clearly evident wear from many Lightning
Brigade campaigns. It is very, very
seldom that a Spencer rifle in the Wilder
Lightning Brigade serial number range comes
available. The action still works
perfectly, and the weapon has a beautiful,
slick, chocolate brown patina tip to tip.
Included with the repeating rifle is an
original Spencer cartridge recovered at
Hoover's Gap.--$3,250.SOLD
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        Very
attractive, Federal Model 1850 Field and
Staff Officer's sword and scabbard.
This is a presentation grade officer's sword
and scabbard with the shield provided for
the presentation but was never filled out.
The sword and scabbard remain in nice
condition, and we believe it had been in an
old GAR Veterans Hall display for a number
of years. Both the sword and the
scabbard have been nickel plated as was
often done so that frequent cleaning was not
needed. Much of the plating is worn
through to the original surface, but nickel
plating residue does remain in some areas.
The scabbard has ornately engraved mounts,
and the sword grip has original shark skin
and wire intact. This would be a
reasonably pricy officer's sword and
scabbard, but due to the plating residue, we
are pricing at a substantially reduced
price.--$975.
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     Fresh
in and absolutely untouched, .54 cal., Model
1854 Austrian Lorenz rifled musket.
This musket remains exactly as issued with
both sling swivels, folding long range site,
and original brass-tipped ramrod. This
Austrian musket remains in original .54 cal.
and was almost certainly Confederate
carried. It has a rich, attic brown
patina from tip to tip and would fit nicely
into any Civil War Confederate arms display.
The musket has wear, clearly indicating lots
of actual field service.--$1,295.SOLD
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    Huge
Military Atlas that was originally published
to accompany the Official Records of the War
of the Rebellion. The atlas has been
reprinted several times and is an absolute
must have in doing Civil War research.
Mine is so worn that some of the pages have
become dis-attached. This book was, at
one point in time, fairly available to find,
but in the last few years has become
difficult to get. This example remains
in very nice condition.--$95.
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  Just
beautiful excavated early pattern large size
"Puppy Paw" hook style U.S. oval waist belt
plate. This super nice U.S. oval was
recovered by one of my old hunting buddies -
Wade Buchannan - from private property right
here at Stones River. I can take you
to within a few feet of where this plate was
recovered. This is 50 year ago plate
quality.--$325.SOLD
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 Very
nice condition, brass tipped, Civil War Era
rosewood fife. The fife shows evidence
of lots of use, and the brass tips have a
rich, never cleaned patina.--$125.SOLD
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated drop, .58 cal., 3-ring
Minie ball with a nice clear "US" base mark.
It was recovered near Fredericksburg,
Virginia.--$65.SOLD
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  Beautiful
"1862" date US issue dime recovered from a
spring of 1863 Confederate camp site here.
This coin would have seen hardly any
circulation at all before being lost.
When you are making $11. per month - it is
very painful to lose a dime !! That is
like 1/3rd day's work !!!--$89.SOLD
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  Really
pretty, excavated, Richmond Arsenal style,
CS two-piece saber belt plate. This
buckle was dug together many years ago near
Brandy Station, Virginia. It has a
smooth, chocolate brown patina, nice fit,
and has original body curve. This
Confederate plate would be an excellent
addition to any CivilWar
collection.--$2,850.SOLD
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     Here
is a REALLY good deal on an historic
American military firearm. This is a
.54 cal. percussion single shot Model 1842
military "Horse Pistol". This pistol
was for many, many years in the collection
of Mr. Bill Browning. In the early
years Bill carried this weapon in several
Living History events. In order to
preserve the quality of the original
lockplate, Bill removed it and inserted a
reproduction for his Living History use.
My good friend, Bill Browning, passed away
several months ago, and, unfortunately, no
one knows where Bill put the original
lockplate. Fortunately, this is not an
extremely difficult lockplate to find, but
in light of the fact that an original
lockplate needs to be located, we are
pricing this historic horse pistol at a
fraction of what they normally sell for.
There will be lots of room for a person to
locate a correct lockplate and have a rare
Civil War horse pistol at a REALLY great
price.--$495.
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  Drop
dead beautiful excavated coat size Virginia
Staff Officer's button. This button
was recovered over 40 years ago by Mr. Ed
Heck from a Virginia camp located on private
property near New Market, VA. It has
nearly 90 % bright gold gilt, and shank is
intact. The button is, unfortunately
dented, but still beautiful. It has a
"Waterbury Button Co." backmark.--$195.
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            Incredible,
Confederate waist belt rig with Southern
made holster, .36 cal., Colt Navy Model
revolver, and a Confederate manufactured
percussion cap box. This Confederate
grouping is out of a local Middle Tennessee
family that had six different members serve
in the Confederate forces during the
American Civil War. We are unsure
exactly which family member this grouping
belonged to. The waist belt is a
standard, brown leather waist belt typical
of what was used by Confederate forces here
in Middle Tennessee. The buckle is a
thin, Tennessee pattern cast brass
rectangular "C.S.A." waist belt plate with
all three attachment hooks remaining
perfectly intact. The percussion cap
box is typical Confederate manufacture with
the single-wide belt loop on the reverse.
The Colt revolver has a smooth, chocolate
brown, aged patina with perfect action and
an all-matching serial number (including the
wedge) of 132097 which is most desirable
1862 - 1863, Mid-War production. The
holster is hand-stitched, Confederate
production and is all there but is in rather
fragile condition. This is a
Confederate grouping nice enough to be in
any museum.--$7,950.SOLD
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       Very
rare, .58 cal., Model 1861, "SPECIAL MODEL"
3-band percussion rifled musket. This
musket thas lockplate markings of, "Amoskeag
MFG. Co. - Manchester NH - 1863". The
musket has a smooth, dark, attic brown
patina from tip to tip appearing to have
never been cleaned. The stock remains
in nice condition with a visible inspector
cartouche, and does have numerous small
dings and marks from definite actual field
service. The action still works
perfectly, and some original rifling still
remains. This is an attractive,
untouched example of a Civil War Gun maker
that you rarely ever see for
sale.--$1,450.SOLD
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 Nice
condition, excavated, .44 cal., Tranter
projectile. This was recovered from a
Confederate camp near Manassas, VA.--$48.SOLD
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  Absolutely
beautiful, hand-carved, lead ring fashioned
from a bullet. The top of the lead
ring has three initials that appear to be
"USA". The US is pretty well
completely formed, and a faint A can be seen
that was to be used as a guide, but it was
not completed. This is one of the
coolest carved lead artifacts that I have
seen in a long time. It was recovered
from a Federal camp near Manassas, VA, in
the mid-1960's. This is about as cool
as carved lead gets.--$250.
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    Very
attractive, London made, single-shot, smooth
bore boot pistol. These were carried
as a last line of defense by both Union and
Confederate officers and enlistedmen.
This example is out of a Central Florida
estate and was most likely Confederate
carried. The action works correctly
about half the time. We are including
a small display containing an original ball
and also a couple of original percussion
caps. This will make an excellent
addition to someone's Civil War Era weapons
collection.--$250.SOLD
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   Very
nice condition, 8 inch, amber medicine
bottle. This bottle has both front and
back original labels and even has the
original cork intact. The label
states, "From the Laboratory of the Wm. S.
Merrell Co. Established 1830, Cincinnati".
Although the company manufactured during the
Civil War, this particular bottle appears to
date around the turn of the century.
It is extremely rare to find
100-plus-year-old medicine bottles with
original labels intact.--$65.SOLD
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   Very
RARE massive cast brass sea coast DRIVE-IN
Naval Watercap fuze. This was
recovered at Vicksburg, MS about 40 years
ago, and is a fuze that most collections are
missing. This one still even has the
watercap remaining intact--$150.SOLD
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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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 Beautiful
condition excavated .58 cal. 3-piece Shaler
projectile. This is a nice "drop" and
was recovered on private property near
Gettysburg almost 40 years ago. These
are very seldom found anymore, and it is
very hard to get a nice one.--$95.SOLD
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 Beautiful
uncirculated condition State of North
Carolina 1863 date $5. note. This note
was printed in Raleigh, and is serial number
4328. Bright and vivid note that could
hardly be any nicer.--$95.
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  Very
rare, excavated, great coat size, Georgia
State Seal Confederate Local button.
This example was recovered nearly 50 years
ago on private property just north of Orange
Plank Road above Spotsylvania, Virginia.
It has a smooth, chocolate patina with
traces of gold gilt around the figures and a
depressed channel on the reverse. The
loop remains perfectly intact. This is
a Confederate Local Georgia State Seal that
you rarely see.--$295.
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   Extremely
rare and in drop-dead beautiful condition,
excavated, Federal "cape hook". This
cape hook was recovered during the
mid-1960's from a Federal camp located just
north of Fredericksburg, Virginia. The
button portion of the cape hook itself is a
cuff size Eagle "I" and has 90% bright gold
gilt. The hook remains perfect and is
sharp as a needle. The cape hook has
the extremely rare backmark reading, "Pat.
July 29, 1862", and that remains perfectly
legible.--$325.
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      Very
pretty .58 cal. Model 1863 Type II
Springfield percussion 3-band rifled musket.
This musket was just brought in out of the
local area, and is considered by many folks
to be one of the most representative muskets
of the American Civil War. The musket
remains clean with excellent action and
lockplate markings of "Springfield - U.S. -
1864". The original bayonet - ramrod -
long range site - and both sling swivels
remain intact with the musket. This
musket is going to be beautiful on someone's
den wall.--$1,850. (complete with bayonet)
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   Nice
condition folding double cavity iron bullet
mold for the .36 cal. Manhattan Navy Model
revolver. We have put 2 battlefield
recovered projectiles in the mold for nice
display. The "Manhatten" marking
remains clear and easy to read. If you
have a .36 cal. Manhattan Navy Model
revolver - this would be a sweet compliment
for it.--$150.
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  Beautiful
condition excavated lead filled concentric
ring "Artillery" rosette recovered about
20years ago from here at the Battle of
Stones River. I don't think that you
could recover a nicer example than this
one.--$75.
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  SUPER
RARE - excavated, 114th Regiment "Zouaves
d'Afrique" cartridge box plate recovered
during the mid-1960's from a 114th Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers 1862 camp located
near Stafford County Virginia Courthouse
just off the east side of Route 1.
There has only been a handful of this rare
plate ever recovered in all of relic
recovery history. It is highly
unlikely that you will ever get a chance at
another one of these.--$1,250.SOLD
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  Absolutely
pristine beautiful, excavated, Model 1851, Federal Eagle sword
belt plate with applied wreaths. This plate was dug over
30 years ago from private property near Shiloh and has a beautiful, slick, olive green patina,
and the applied wreaths remain over 90% intact. This is
one of the nicest excavated Model 1851 Eagle sword belt plates
that I have seen on the market in a long time.--$350.SOLD
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 Very
pretty excavated 6 # size solid shot cannon
ball recovered during the early 1970s from
The Battle of Hoover's Gap, TN.. This
was a Confederate fired projectile opposing
Lilly's Federal Battery. I have both
cleaned and coated it, and it is ready for
permanent display.--$175.SOLD
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  Really
nice, complete Confederate carried Cavalry
rig out of a local Middle Tennessee family.
This rig includes a Model 1851 Eagle sword
belt rig complete with both leather drops.
On the sword belt rig is a nice condition,
leather revolver ammunition box and a
Confederate manufactured leather holster
containing a .32 cal., Model 1849, Colt
Pocket revolver. The revolver is
serial number 116651 which is very desirable
1858 production (very typical of the pre-war
Colt revolvers that we often find with
Confederate carried rigs). Also with
this rig is a Model 1860 "import", Light
Cavalry saber and scabbard. This is a
very typical saber that the South traded
cotton to several different European
countries for. This is a nice, honest,
complete Confederate Cavalryman's rig
consisting of belt rig, buckle, saber and
scabbard, revolver with holster, and
cartridge box, and would be a museum quality
addition to any Confederate
collection.--$3,850. For the entire belt
rig, revolver, holster, cart. box, and
saber.SOLD
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        Very
nice condition, .50 cal., Gallager
percussion, breach loader, single shot
carbine. Gallager carbines saw
extensive service during the American Civil
War. Among the many Cavalry regiments
armed with it were the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and
6th Ohio Cavalry as well as the 13th
Tennessee Cavalry (US) and the 3rd West
Virginia Cavalry. Ironically, the
inventor of the Gallager carbine was a South
Carolinian. There was a total quantity
of about 23,000 Gallagers purchased by the
Federal Government for Civil War use.
This weapon remains in quite nice condition
and is serial number 1786. All
markings remain crisp and legible, and the
carbine has a strong main spring and perfect
action. The bore remains nice enough
to fire today. In our theater of the
Civil War, we quite commonly recover
Gallager bullets and cartridges, especially
from Ohio Cavalry camps. This example
has the long range site intact as well as
the long iron patch box and the bar and
sling ring. Faint remnants of the
inspector cartouche can still be seen on the
left hand side of the stock. There are
some case colors remaining in the recessed
areas. This carbine would be a very
nice addition to any Civil War Cavalry
display. We are including a Gallager
projectile and percussion caps in a small
case to display with the
carbine.--$1,595.SOLD
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    Massive,
.72 cal., European made, FLINTLOCK HORSE
PISTOL. These massive imported, single
shot horse pistols were carried by
Confederates early in the Civil War being
the best they could find at the time.
These massive "hand cannons" were single
shot and were traded out as quickly as
possible for multi-fire revolvers.
This example is out of a local estate and
was almost certainly CS carried. The
action still works perfectly, and we are
including an original set of buck and ball
which was a preferred ammunition for this
"hand cannon".--$750.
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    Beautiful
condition, 9mm French Pinfire revolver.
This revolver has a very low 1105 serial
number and is intricately engraved.
With pinfire revolvers, usually the lanyard
ring, ejector rod, or loading door is
missing. On this revolver, all three
remain perfectly intact. Confederate
General "Stonewall" Jackson carried a
pinfire revolver quite similar to this one.
With this revolver we are including an
original Civil War issue pinfire cartridge.
This will make an excellent addition to
someone's Civil War weapons display.--$795.SOLD
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   Very
pretty condition "COLT" marked double cavity
bullet mold that goes with the .32 cal.
Model 1849 Colt Pocket Revolver. This
would be a sweet display accessory for your
pretty Colt Pocket Revolver.--$175.
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 Excavated
set of 3 Naval Grape - The larger balls are
roughly 2 inches in diameter. These
were recovered on private property at
Vicksburg, MS. many years ago.-- $65. for
all three
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 TWO
nice condition complete Civil War era
civilian horse bridles. These were
found about 30 years ago in an old log barn
here at Stones River. One of the bridles has
a "heart rosette" of the type that were
brought from home, and we often recover
around the 1862 - 1863 Confederate Army Of
Tennessee Cavalry camps here. A GREAT BUY
!!--$250.SOLD
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   Long
out of print - One of the relic hunter
classic books detailing what Relic Hunting
was REALLY like back in the very earliest
days (and with lots of pictures of the
finds). This is "RELIC HUNTER - The
field account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts,
and Hunting" by Howard Crouch. I
guarantee this book will have you amped, and
ready to go digging in the morning !!--$65.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, Confederate
"Droop Wing Eagle" Staff Officer's button.
This is a 25A in Albert and is solid as rock
with the shank remaining perfectly intact.
This button was recovered many years ago
from the camp of The First Alabama Cavalry
located near Midland, Tennessee, and has a
slick, near reflective, chocolate brown
patina.--$295.SOLD
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 This
new condition and very nice quality
reproduction, Confederate Officer's grouping
consisting of: 1) brass frame "Griswold
like" Confederate revolver, 2) nice quality
reproduction Confederate Officer's saber and
scabbard, 3) complete Confederate belt rig
consisting of leather saber belt, 2-piece
interlocking CS buckle, revolver holster,
leather percussion cap box, leather
cartridge box, and leather over-the-shoulder
support strap. This excellent grouping
of nice quality reproduction, Confederate
Living History items has been donated to
sell with proceeds going to Battle of
Nashville Preservation. The retail
value of this grouping of material would be
between $800 and $900. Here is a
bargain.--$495. for the entire group.
(And you will be supporting Battle of
Nashville Preservation.)--SOLD
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       Fresh
in out of a local Middle Tennessee estate,
.54 cal., Austrian "Lorenz", Model 1854,
rifled - musket. The Austrian Lorenz
muskets were well received by the
Confederate Infantry as they were a dramatic
improvement over the older, smooth bore
muskets that were first issued. This
example has the block rear site which is a
trait quite common to the Confederate used
Austrians. The musket retains its
original brass tipped ram rod, but is
missing the front barrel band which appears
to have been gone for quite a long time.
The metal has a smooth, never cleaned, aged,
brown patina overall with a lockplate
marking of, "860 (which is 1860 production).
The musket remains in original, .54 caliber
and is just as it came out of the local
Southern estate. It has the
Confederate Soldier's initials "J.W.J."
which I may be able to narrow down who that
might be. This is an attractive,
untouched weapon that sings "Dixie" loud and
clear.--$1,295.SOLD
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  Excavated,
coat size, Confederate Block "I" (Infantry)
uniform button. This button was
recovered by Kenny Banks from General
Hardee's 1862 - 1863 winter camp located
near Tullahoma, Tennessee. The button
has a pleasing look but is dented a bit due
to being struck by something with a sharp
edge from the back side. It still
displays nicely though.--$79.
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  Display
containing two quite rare Confederate
bullets. These bullets were recovered
from an 1862/1863 Army of Tennessee
Confederate winter camp located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, TN. One of the
bullets is a "dropped" Enfield with the rare
"L-2" marking in the base (London -2nd
Type), and the other projectile has a teat
protruding out from the base of the cavity,
and is often called by collectors a "Georgia
Troop" - because more of these are recovered
from the camps of Georgia Troops than
anywhere else.--$48. for the pair of rare
bullets and display case.
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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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  Really
pretty excavated cast brass Model 1851 Eagle
Sword Belt Plate. This was recovered
over 30 years ago from Camp Stanley located
here at Murfreesboro, TN. It has a
smooth chocolate brown patina, and has
remnants and solder marks where the silver
wreaths were once located. This plate
has really pretty color and excellent
detail.--$325.SOLD
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  Smokeingly
beautiful excavated large size lead filled
"U.S." cartridge boxplate recovered here at
Stones River in the 1960s - before acid rain
and before 50 more years of decay.
This boxplate is just FINE !!!--$225.
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 Really
pretty condition excavated DROP 3 inch time
fuzed Federal Hotchkiss projectile.
This is a beauty recovered many years ago at
the second day fighting - Battle of
Nashville, TN. - near the "Rock Wall" area.
It has been lightly cleaned, and I have
drilled it. So - it is ready to go in
your collection.--$295.SOLD
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 SUPER
RARE excavated .41 cal. VOLCANIC in
excellent condition with self contained cork
and brass cavity with propellant remaining
completely intact. Over the past 50
years I have recovered over 30,000 Civil War
bullets - and have recovered only ONE of
these !! These are almost always
recovered from CS sites.--$195.
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  Local
"smokehouse find", circular, Federal Eagle
breast plate with an aged patina on the face
almost approaching an excavated brown
patina. The reverse has full lead, and
both attachment loops remain intact.
This was without a doubt a local battlefield
or campsite pick-up 150 years ago that ended
up in the smokehouse. You gotta love
the patina the face of this plate
has.--$225.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, vest size, South
Carolina State Seal. This button has
near 100% bright gold gilt with shank intact
on the reverse and a "Horstmann" backmark on
the reverse. This would be a very nice
addition to any South Carolina
collection.--$95.
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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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 .58
cal., triangular, socket bayonet correct to
fit the Model 1855, all Springfield and
contract rifled muskets Model 1861, and
Model 1863 type 1 & 2 muskets. The
bayonet was an early battlefield pick-up
here at Stones River and has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina overall.--$150.
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 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, Federal
cast-brass, rooster neck Cavalry spur.
This spur turned up in an estate here at
Stones River and was likely a left-over
battlefield pick-up from the Battle of
Stones River. Very interestingly, the
rowel on this spur, which is absolutely
untouched since the Civil War, is in reality
a clock gear. This spur has an
absolutely gorgeous, never cleaned,
bronze/brown, aged patina tip to tip and
even still has the original leather strap
with it.--$125.
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  Absolutely
beautiful, excavated, Model 1851,
cast-brass, Federal Cavalry Eagle sword belt
plate. This buckle was recovered from
"Camp Stanley" here in Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, which was the Army of the
Cumberland's 1863 winter Cavalry camp
following the Battle of Stones River.
Camp Stanley was named in honor of General
David Stanley who was the Commander of
Federal Cavalry here at Murfreesboro.
The plate has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina with crisp detail, and both the belt
loop and attaching hook on the reverse
remain intact as well as the belt keeper
that hooked into the attaching keeper hook.
This was recovered many years ago and is
about as nice as you could hope to
recover.--$350.SOLD
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   Very
pretty, excavated, large size, lead-filled,
"US" cartridge box plate recovered in the
mid-1970's from a Federal camp site located
five miles north of Fredericksburg,
Virginia. The plate has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina on the face with full
lead, one attaching loop still intact, and
backmarked "W. H. Smith - Brooklyn".--$225.SOLD
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  Very
pretty, excavated, coat size Rhode Island
State Seal uniform button. This button
has crisp detail with about 50% gold gilt in
the background. The reverse has the
shank intact and Waterbury Scovill backmark.
The button was recovered about 30 years ago
from a Rhode Island winter camp in Central
Virginia.--$85.
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  Incredibly
accurate, resin cast, 3 inch Confederate
Mullane projectile. The original shell
that this example was cast from was
recovered at the Siege of Vicksburg,
Mississippi. The accuracy of this
casting is almost hard to believe. The
projectile is mounted on a nice walnut base
with a label describing the shell.--$65.
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 Really
pretty, excavated, 10 1/2 inch, light
blue/green food jar. The jar was
recovered from an 1863 camp trash pit
located here in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The bottle remains perfect with lots of air
bubbles in the glass.--$55.SOLD
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 Really
pretty, excavated, 4 inch, glazed crock food
jar. This jar was recovered from a
Confederate trash pit located near Lavergne,
Tennessee. It will add a pretty touch
of color to your excavated Civil War
artifact display.--$65.SOLD
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         Absolutely
beautiful condition, Model 1850, "Ames" Foot
Officer's sword in original Ames marked
leather scabbard. The grip has
original sharkskin and wire intact, and the
brass guard has near 100% original gold
gilt. The blade remains in excellent
condition with full engraving from top to
bottom and is marked, "Ames Mfg. Co. -
Chicopee Mass". The scabbard is
complete top to bottom with no breaks or
weak spots, and all three mounts have lots
of gold gilt remaining. The top mount
is nicely marked, "Ames Mfg. Co. - Chicopee
Mass". This sword is nice enough for
any museum and would be a fine addition to
any collection.--$1,850.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition rare "exaggerated serif" pattern Richmond
Arsenal "C.S." 2-Piece saber belt plate. This plate was
recovered many years ago and has a smooth chocolate brown
patina. It was recovered from Confederate Cavalry camps
located near Spotsylvania, VA. and has a very nice fit and
light body curve.--$2,650.
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     EXTREMELY
RARE, Civil War abortion letter. In
this letter, dated September 3, 1862,
Townsend Heaton is writing to his brother in
relation to a girl that says that she is
pregnant by him. Within this letter,
"Town" Heaton, who was an M.D., instructs
his brother, Jack, "If you will, you may
give her the "med" you got of me, but you
must be devilish
careful that no one finds out that you are
giving her the med for that purpose."
This med was generally tincture of
Pennyroyal. It was used in one of the
episodes of "Mercy Street" (a PBS program
about a Civil War hospital in Virginia) to
cause a miscarriage. In almost 50
years, this is only the second Civil War
letter that I have ever had referencing an
herbal abortion. This is definitely a
type letter that you will not see offered
for sale very often at all.--$375. (The
entire collection of this family's
communications consists of about 80 pieces
and run from the late 1850's to the end of
the Civil War. If you would like the
entire collection of family
correspondence--$1,200.)SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, excavated, large size, arrow
hook pattern, lead-filled, US oval waist
belt plate. This buckle was recovered
from a Federal campsite along the route from
the Wilderness to Spotsylvania in Virginia.
The buckle has a large piece of original
leather belt going each way under the hooks.
This plate was recovered nearly 50 years ago
which is a good part of the reason that
leather still remains under the
hooks.--$350.SOLD
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   Quite
rare, original, ivory pocket diary.
The small ivory tablets were carried in the
soldier's pocket where he would keep notes
to later be transcribed into his regular
paper diary. It is quite rare to find
one of these that remains complete, perfect,
and undamaged. This is an excellent
example.--$195.
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 Excellent
condition, small cast brass, folding double
cavity pistol ball mold for the .28 cal.
boot pistol. The mold still works
perfectly, and we have inserted two small
pistol balls for display.--$65.
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  Very
nice condition, excavated, large oval,
lead-filled, US cartridge box plate.
This plate was recovered many years ago from
a Federal Infantry camp near Tunnel Hill,
Georgia. The face of the plate has
never even been washed off with the original
woods mulch still on it. It has full,
smooth lead in the reverse with both wire
attachment loops remaining perfectly intact.
It is near impossible to recover plates of
this excellent quality today.--$195.SOLD
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 Really
pretty, excavated, 4 inch, glazed crock food
jar. This jar was recovered from a
Confederate trash pit located near Lavergne,
Tennessee. It will add a pretty touch
of color to your excavated Civil War
artifact display.--$65.
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  Extremely
rare to recover, Albert CS103, Confederate
Lined "A" button in the small 20mm size.
This button was recovered from a Confederate
Artillery camp located near Savannah,
Georgia, and has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina on the face with shank intact on the
reverse with "Smith and Wright/Birmingham"
backmark. It has been several years
since I've seen one of these
recovered.--$350.
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  Excavated,
coat size, solid cast, Confederate Block "I"
(Infantry) uniform button. This button
is absolutely perfect with a smooth, green
patina and was recovered from a lawn off
Columbia Pike at the Battle of Franklin,
Tennessee.--$150.
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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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  Unbelievably
accurate, Confederate 2.94 inch Burton or
Dyer shell. The original that this was
cast from was recovered from the Battle of
2nd Manassas, Virginia. This would be
an excellent addition and compliment to any
Civil War relic room, den, or museum.
The recast projectile is mounted on an
attractive walnut base.--$65.SOLD
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  Absolutely
beautiful cast brass Federal Officer's Model
1851 eagle sword belt plate and keeper that
was brought home from the Civil War as a
souvenir of the War by Benjamin Hendrix of
Co. "K" 68 IL. VOL. INF. Benjamin
brought the plate home, but would not have
worn it as he was a private, and this is an
officer's sword belt plate. You just
won't see a nicer example.--$395.SOLD
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  REALLY
PRETTY 2.94 inch Confederate Archer bolt
cast from an original recovered at Kennesaw
Mountain, GA. This thing is so
accurate that you expect it to be heavy when
you pick it up !! It will display
beautifully in any Civil War relic room -
den - or study !!--$65.
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 Excavated
crude cast brass saber pommel cap recovered
from an 1862 -1863 winter Alabama Cavalry
camp located here in Middle Tennessee.
It appears to me to likely be from a
Confederate "Dog River" Cavalry saber.--$65.
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   Extremely
RARE 2nd Model Kenansville, NC Confederate
Manufacture Cavalry saber and scabbard.
This is out of a local estate, and without
question saw lots of actual field service.
The blade has a smooth brown/grey patina
with typical unstopped fuller. The
Southern high copper content brass guard
remains in excellent condition with a rich -
never cleaned bronze brown patina. The
Confederate cavalryman's initials "W. M."
are nicely carved with a pin-knife into the
back face of the saber's guard. The
leather grip on the saber was down to wood
and has been beautifully, and professionally
restored. The saber remains in its
original scabbard, but the scabbard was
damaged below the second ring. The
scabbard also has been restored and displays
beautifully now. Here is a really cool
Confederate Kenansville Cavalry saber with
the soldier's initials at a price less than
you often see a standard Confederate Dog
River cavalry saber.--$3,950. (Not a typo. -
REALLY -- $3,950.)
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      Really
pretty Model 1855 Federal regulation issue
.58 cal. leather cartridge box complete with
original U.S. cartridge boxplate, and the
original cartridge tins intact inside.
In addition this is the scarce U.S.
cartridge box with the "U.S." stamped into
the outside flap just under the brass
cartridge boxplate. You will never
need to upgrade this one.--$575.
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  Very
pretty, non-excavated, Model 1839, small
size, single arrow hook, lead-filled US oval
waist belt plate. This little buckle
has a pleasing, aged, bronze patina with
full lead and both attachment hooks intact.
This would be a very nice addition to any
Civil War belt plate collection.--$295.
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  Quite
rare and very pretty condition, excavated
pair of dropped CS used, imported French
Minies. This display contains the huge
.69 cal., triangle base French Minie and the
equally as rare 3-ring, .58 cal, standard
Minie with the triangle French cavity.--$79.
for the pair in a nice display case.
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 Super,
super rare to recover, .44 cal., Colt
Dragoon bullet with 100% complete skin
cartridge remaining intact. Out of
over 30,000 bullets, this is the one and
only.--$79.
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 Very
nice condition, excavated, heavy, solid cast
brass, Confederate pattern Cavalry spur.
This spur was recovered many years ago from
Roddey's 1862 - 1863 Alabama Cavalry camp
located near Chapel Hill, Tennessee.
The spur has a very nice, uncleaned,
brown/green patina, and the wear pattern of
the spur suggests it was worn on the left
boot heel.--$295.
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  Excellent
condition, folding, non-excavated, double
cavity, .32 cal., pistol ball mold for a
single-shot, octagonal barrel boot pistol.
The tool has an octagonal wrench on the end
for screwing off the barrel of the
single-shot boot pistol for
cleaning.--$48.SOLD
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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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  Excavated,
5 inch, light blue, open pontil medicine
bottle recovered from an 1862 - 1863
Confederate campsite trash pit located along
Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
This VERY THIN medicine bottle remains
perfect without even a single chip.--$45.SOLD
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 Very
pretty excavated olive green late
1800s Janos Hunyadi "Mineral Water" bottle.
It is embossed on the base and claimed to
cure everything from hemorrhoids to
impotency --$25.SOLD
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  Drop
dead perfectly accurate 3 inch Read bolt
cast from an original recovered at Moorhead,
MS. This reproduction Selma Read is
"right on" in every respect, and will
display beautifully in any Civil War themed
Study - Office - or Relic Room.--$65.
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     Beautiful
condition, archively museum framed, February
20, 1863, Stonewall Jackson $1,000
Confederate Bond. The bond itself
remains in perfect condition with seven
remaining coupons. The bond is framed
with acid-free matting and non-glare
"tru-vue" light filtering glass. This
will be absolutely beautiful in your den,
study, or relic room.--$250.SOLD
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  Beautiful
and unbelievably accurate, 3.8" James Bolt
cast from an original that was recovered at
the Siege of Vicksburg. The
reproduction James Bolt is correct in every
detail and is mounted on a walnut base with
all the information about the type
projectile. This is a fantastic piece
for display in a study or office with a
Civil War theme.--$65.SOLD
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   Beautiful,
archively framed portrait of General Ambrose
E. Burnside, double matted and framed with a
clipped, original Burnside autograph.
On the reverse is a "Beckett Letter of
Authenticity" for the Burnside autograph.
This is framed with acid-free matting and
light filtering glass and is ready to be
hung in your office or relic room.--$225.
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      Very
nice condition, Model 1832, Roman style,
Federal Artillery short sword, complete in
original black leather scabbard. The
sword has a clean blade marked, "N. P. Ames
- Cabotville - 1847". On the reverse
is, "US - SK". The leather scabbard is
one of the nicest that I have seen in ages
with smooth, uncleaned, brass throat and
drag, and the leather scabbard body remains
complete with no flaking, breaks, or weak
spots.--$1,250. for the sword and scabbard
alone. We also have the correct, white
buff, double circular disc, Model 1832,
short sword belt rig (pictured below)
complete with the cradle for the sword.
The belt is faintly "Dingee" maker marked.
This is an extremely rare complete belt rig
to find.--$1,250. for belt rig only.
If you would like both the Artillery sword
and the belt rig,--$2,450. for both.
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    SUPER
RARE complete 2-disc white buff belt rig for the Model 1832
Roman Style Federal Heavy Artillery Short Sword. It you
have a nice Model 1832 U.S. Heavy Artillery Short Sword in
scabbard - Here is all you need to have a Museum Level
Display. The belt is complete tip to tip, and the two
disc buckle is PERFECT.--$1,250.
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  Extremely
rare, excavated, rectangular, cast pewter
"CSA", Confederate enlistedman's waist belt
plate. This plate was recovered from
General Polk's 1863 Army of Tennessee camps
along Duck River , near Shelbyville, in
Middle Tennessee. This buckle was
broken in half when recovered and has been
expertly restored by Robert McDaniel.
I have recovered three identical plates from
the same camps, and all three of mine were
broken the same way and had the same
restoration. The pewter buckles were
extremely brittle and are almost always
broken when found. The Confederate
pewter buckles, both plain face and "CSA"
marked, were produced by Noble Brothers at
Rome, Georgia. This plate would make a
fine addition to any excavated Confederate
artifact display.--$4,450.
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           Very
attractive, .69 cal., smooth bore,
Springfield musket that was originally
produced in flint but was converted to
percussion for Civil War service. This
musket was just brought in out of the local
area and has a smooth, never cleaned,
chocolate patina from tip to tip. The
lockplate is marked, "Springfield - 1827 -
US - and the American Eagle", and the barrel
has a matching "1827" date. The wood
remains in nice condition with obvious wear.
The stock retains two clear military
inspector cartouches and has several dings,
marks, and a couple wood chips around the
lockplate from actual Civil War usage.
This musket was almost certainly Confederate
carried, and the action remains perfect,
locking firmly into both half-cock and
full-cock. With this musket we are
including a display case with buck and ball
which was a favorite ammunition among
Confederates to use in this weapon.--$950.
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  Quite
rare and in very nice condition, excavated,
3 inch size, Confederate, Reed Parrott
projectile. This shell has the lathe
dimple in the base and iron sabot, lathed
turned sides, and took a wooden drive-in
fuse adaptor. This projectile was
recovered over 30 years ago from private
property near Chickamauga, Georgia. It
has been disarmed, cleaned, coated, and is
ready for display.--$450.
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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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       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.
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       Very
attractive, .54 cal., percussion
breechloader Burnside carbine. This
carbine is what is known as the "Standard
Model" Burnside carbine purchased in
quantity by the US government with over
40,000 issued to Federal Cavalry. This
particular example is serial number 38370
and has smooth, clean metal with traces of
finish in recessed areas. It has crisp
action and excellent rifling remaining.
With this Burnside carbine, we are including
an original Burnside cartridge displayed in
a glass Riker case. Many Federal units
used the Burnside carbine including the 1st
Maine, 1st New Jersey, 1st Pennsylvania, 1st
and 2nd Indiana Cavalry, 1st & 2nd Rhode
Island Cavalry, and the 1st US Cavalry as
well as others. This is a nice, clean
example of a Federal Cavalry weapon that saw
extensive usage in the American Civil
War.--$1,450.
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           Drop
dead beautiful archivally framed collection
of "U.C.V." (United Confederate Veteran)
badges and ribbons. The "Shining Star"
in this collection is of course the 1901
Gen. N. B. Forrest - 11th Reunion - Memphis,
TN. This RARE badge/ribbon alone often
approaches $600. to $900. There is
also a 1902 Dallas, TX. -- a 1900
Louisville, KY. -- 1904 Nashville, TN. -
1903 New Orleans, LA. - 1895 Petersburg, VA.
- and a "Star" which is probably Texas.
The frame job is First Class with light
filtering glass, and acid free
matting.--$1,650. for the entire collection
!!
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 Very
pretty, excavated, slick emerald green,
Confederate Cavalry spur. This spur
was recovered over 30 years ago from a
Confederate Cavalry camp located near
Kennesaw, Georgia. It is a style spur
that had a long, extended neck much like a
Mississippi spur. The spur broke at
the narrow, weak point on the neck.--$95.
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  Quite
rare to find, $50 Civil War date, Texas
Treasury note issued specifically for
"Military Service". This note remains
in very nice condition, is dated December
16, 1863, and is serial number 14119.
The note was authorized on December 16,
1863, and issued out of Austin, Texas, on
June 20, 1864. This is a note that you
rarely see.--$150.SOLD
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      Very
sought after, original 1889 printing of
Volume XXIV in all three parts. This
is the "Vicksburg" set and is without
question loaded with research information
that would result in some good relic hunting
locations.--$125.
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       Model
1861, "Special Model", Colt, .58 cal.,
3-band, rifled musket. This musket was
cleaned up to bright many years ago and was
carried in a good number of the 100-year
Centennial Living History reenactments,
including Gettysburg. The lockplate is
marked, "1862 - Colts Pt F.A. mfg co -
Hartford CT". The action still works
well with both sling swivels, long range
site, and ramrod all remaining intact.
The original walnut stock is complete but
has numerous dings, marks, and scars from
both actual Civil War service and Living
History service 100 years later. The
musket has been fired many, many times as
there is practically no bore remaining.
This Colt musket shows lots of use and is
definitely not in tip-top condition, but it
is the real deal, still looks nice, and
would be great to actually show people and
let them handle without fear of harming a
high grade Civil War musket. Priced
right --$895.
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  Rare,
rare, rare, excavated, cuff-size, gilted
CS1, Confederate Staff Officer's button.
This button was recovered about 20 years ago
from General N. B. Forrest's position when
he attacked the railroad stockade near
Brentwood, Tennessee. There has been
only a handful of this rare button with
"CSA" in the shield ever recovered in this
area. Because the button is a cuff and
so small, the "CSA" is difficult to see, but
with a glass you can definitely see it is
there. The button retains about 50% of
the original gilt on the front.--$295.SOLD
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  Really
pretty, non-excavated, coat size, "CSA",
with Superior Quality backmark. It has
a rich, aged, never cleaned, bronze patina
with shank intact and the correct "Superior
Quality" backmark.--$250.
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  Beautiful
and unbelievably accurate, 2.73" Whitworth
Bolt cast from an original that was
recovered at the Siege of Vicksburg.
The reproduction Whitworth Bolt is correct
in every detail and is mounted on a walnut
base with all the information about the type
projectile. This is a fantastic piece
for display in a study or office with a
Civil War theme.--$65.SOLD
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 Extremely
rare to recover, .58 cal., 3-ring Minie ball
with complete skin cartridge still intact.
This rare find was recovered about 40 years
ago from near Harrison Landing,
Virginia.--$45.
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 Beautiful
condition, excavated, .54 cal., complete
Burnside Carbine cartridge. This
cartridge was recovered many years ago from
Wilson's Cavalry position along Granny White
Pike at the Battle of Nashville,
Tennessee.--$65.SOLD
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  Excellent
condition, excavated, triangle cavity, .69
cal., French Minie. This projectile
has a pretty, white patina and was recovered
from General Breckenridge's Orphan Brigade
camp located near Readyville, Tennessee, and
occupied in November of 1862.--$38.SOLD
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     Excavated,
Federal carbine sling buckle that is both Gaylord and Shepherd
marked. This buckle was recovered about 20 years ago
from a Federal Cavalry camp near Winchester, Virginia.
The markings are clearly visible as being present, but are
difficult to read because of patina and ground action.
With this rare, marked, carbine sling buckle
is also a correct, excavated, cast brass
belt tip.--$175.SOLD
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 Excavated,
.58 cal., type 3, Williams cleaner bullet.
The rare thing about this bullet is that the
zinc cleaning washer remains intact, and
that is something you practically never
find. The bullet was recovered near
Breezy Hill, Battle of Franklin,
Tennessee.--$15.
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  Civil
War Era, well crafted, tiny "ladies" snuff
box. Every "lady" should have her own
snuff box. We are told that it is
critically important that you do not let it
"swarm" which is quite unpleasant.
This would be an excellent item in a camp
scene display.--$75.
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  Excavated,
coat size, Federal Eagle "D" (Dragoon)
button. This button was recovered from
the 1863 winter camp of the 51st Alabama
Cavalry located near Fosterville, Tennessee.
It has about 50% gold gilt remaining, is
"Horstmann" backmarked, and the shank is
intact.--$95.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, original Model 1858,
regulation issue, smooth side, Federal
canteen. The canteen has the original
stopper and chain intact as well as all
three sling loops. It has an aged
"rope like" sling that very well could date
the Civil War Era. Every Civil War
collection should have an original
canteen.--$175.
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  Massive,
1,525 page, Volume XXXIII, original, 1891
printing of the Official Records of the War
of the Rebellion. It covers from
January 1 - April 30, 1864. This
volume covers some excellent relic hunting
research areas including Newberne, NC,
Mortons Ford, VA, Kilpatrick's Raid, Bunker
Hill, WV, Front Royal, VA, Flint Hill, VA,
Warrington, VA, Accotink, VA, Ellis Ford,
VA, Charlestown, WV, Laurel Creek, WV,
Kilpatrick's Expedition, Bristoe Station,
VA, Leesburg, VA, Winchester, VA, and an
endless amount of others. This volume
of the Official Records will be a treasure
trove of research material if you relic hunt
in this region.--$58.SOLD
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 Very
nice artillery display containing five iron
balls ranging from case shot to 6-pound size
canister and 12 pound size canister ball,
and finally a large Naval grape.--$75. for
the entire display.
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        Very
pretty Model 1850 Federal Field and Staff
Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The
blade is clean and has beautiful deep, and
sharp engraving on both sides from top to
botton. The blade is crisply marked
"PDL" which means that this sword and
scabbard was made in Germany for an American
market, and contract. The ornate cast
brass guard remains in excellent condition
with the "cut-out U.S." and a rich aged,
never cleaned patina. The original
ray-skin covered grip, and wire remains
intact as well. The original brass
mounted metal scabbard is still with the
sword, and remains in very nice condition
with a rich, aged patina. The scabbard
shows nice wear, and only a couple small
dings from actual service.--$975.
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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.
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      Quite
rare, Model 1839, small oval, single hook pattern, lead-filled
US waist belt plate on original white buff leather belt,
together with an excellent condition, Federal leather
percussion cap pouch. The white buff leather belt
remains in very nice condition with no breaks or weak spots
and remains very pliable. The small oval US buckle has
an excellent face with a gently aging bronze patina. The
buckle has full lead in the reverse and both attachment hooks
remain intact. This belt rig is out of a local Middle
Tennessee estate and was almost certainly
Confederate used. The US buckle is
being worn "upside down" so as to read "SN"
(Southern Nation). We recover these small 1839 US plates almost
exclusively from early war camps (both US and CS) and battles. With this
belt rig is a really nice condition regulation small leather
Federal percussion cap pouch. The box remains quite
pliable with virtually no flaking at all. The box is
crisply marked "J. E. Condict - NEW YORK" on the inside flap,
and has the original nipple pick, and several original
percussion caps still in the box since the American Civil War.
The box retains both belt loops - closure tab - brass finial -
original nipple pick - and several original percussion caps.
It is nicer than those in most museums. This belt rig
would be an excellent addition to any Civil War
collection (both US and CS).--$695.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, Model
1851, cast brass Eagle sword belt plate.
This buckle has a beautiful, rich, aged,
bronze patina on the face with the silver
wreaths remaining perfectly intact.
The plate retains perfect body curve with
both the belt loop and attachment hook
remaining intact. This buckle is
museum quality for sure.--$375.SOLD
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  Absolutely
drop-dead beautiful, excavated, circular,
Federal Eagle breast plate. This
excellent plate was recovered in 1979 from a
Federal camp near Tunnel Hill, Georgia.
The face has very crisp detail and a smooth,
chocolate patina. The reverse has full
lead and both iron attachment loops
perfectly intact and strong enough for use
today. They just don't get prettier
than this one.--$225.SOLD
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   Excellent
condition, excavated, "1861" dated, Federal
Cavalry Officer's spur. This spur was
recovered from Federal Cavalry camps near
Triune, Tennessee, that were occupied during
the spring of 1863. It has the 1861
date on the inside of the spur.
Remnants of the rusty iron rowel remain
intact.--$275.
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 Quite
scarce excavated "Long Tail" Confederate cavalry - Hall carbine
projectile. This is an excellent drop recovered from the camp of the
1st Confederate Cavalry located near the old academy at Unionville,
TN.--$65.
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   Just
brought in by a local family, and is 100%
untouched. This is a very nice
hand-me-down Confederate local made "CS DOG
RIVER" Cavalry saber and scabbard. The
blade has a pretty gently greying aged
patina, and the brass guard has a thick -
never touched - brown patina. The grip
is down to the wood with only a few
fragments of the leather and single strands
of iron wire. The scabbard is a
classic lap seamed - brass mounted CS made
scabbard. This is a very nice,
straight out of the Southern estate and
untouched for the last 150 years,
Confederate manufactured, "Dog River" CS
Cavalry saber and scabbard.--$3,850.
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  Very
nice condition, original, 1840 - 1850 era,
hand made powder horn very typical of what
young Confederates left home carrying when
they headed off to war in 1861. This
powder horn is out of a local estate sale
and remains in very nice condition.--$85.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, original, non-excavated pair
of Federal Enlistedman brass shoulder
epaulets. This pair of epaulets was
purchased out of a Central Ohio estate sale
and have numerous small dings and marks
clearly indicating actual service.
Both epaulets remain complete with brass
attachment tabs intact underneath
each.--$325. for the pair.
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 Nice
condition excavated .58 cal. Springfield
trianglar socket bayonet. This bayonet
was recovered over 40 years ago on private
property here at Stones River. It is
rusty, of course, but has been nicely
cleaned, and is ready for display. It
is complete to the very tip, and even has
the lock ring still intact. These days
- it is a real rarity to recover one of
these, and they are almost never in this
nice condition.--$150.
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 Excellent
condition, uncirculated, Confederate 50 cent
note dated February 17, 1864. This
note is serial number 6217.--$48.
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  Very
nice condition, near uncirculated, "T-69"
Confederate $5 note dated February 17, 1864,
and is serial number 94875. This note
literally appears to have never been
folded.--$75.
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 16
inch x 21 inch framed portrait of Federal
General William T. Sherman. This is a
bust portrait with Napoleonic pose.
General Sherman is quite famous for his
burning of Atlanta and the "March to the
Sea". I was recently in Atlanta and
saw an interesting bumper sticker. It
read, "General Sherman, where are you now
that we need you?"--$35.
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     Very
sought after, original 1890 printing of the
3-part set of Volume XXXI of the Official
Records of the War of the Rebellion.
These are the black cloth bound edition, and
Volume XXXI covers the Knoxville, Tennessee,
Campaign as well as extensive action in
Southeast Tennessee known as the Chattanooga
- Ringgold Campaign. There is a
literal gold mine of relic hunting research
information in these three books that run
approximately 900 pages each. With
some good research work, I can guarantee
there are some great relic finds hidden in
this three book set of Official
Records.--$125.SOLD
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 CDV
of Federal General Philip H. Sheridan.
General Sheridan served with distinction in
the west at Stones River, Chickamauga, and
Chattanooga and was then called back east
where he commanded the Federal Cavalry at
Yellow Tavern, Valley Campaigns of 1864,
Third Battle of Winchester, Battle of Cedar
Creek, and Appomattox Campaign.--$95.
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  Very
attractive, non-excavated, standard .58
cal., triangular socket bayonet correct for
any of the .58 cal. Springfield or contract
muskets. The bayonet has a nice, clear
"US" mark and is just beginning to darken
with age in a few areas. It would be
an excellent compliment to your .58 cal.
Civil War musket.--$195.
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  1864
date, State of Alabama, $50 note. This
note pictures an Indian Warrior on the lower
left and the Alabama "Map on Oak Tree" in
the lower right. It was printed in
Montgomery and shows clear evidence of
actual circulation. A "Montgomery" $50
Alabama note is a rarity to find.--$150.
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 Civil
War date, August 9, 1861, receipt from
Providence Tool Company for 3 bundles of
iron weighing 353 pounds. It is very
likely that this wrought iron during the
Civil War was on its way to becoming
muskets, sabers, or bayonets.
Providence Tool Company itself produced both
muskets and sabers during the Civil
War.--$45.
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 Quite
unique, excavated, heavy cast brass,
Confederate used, carbine sling buckle.
This buckle was recovered from a Confederate
Cavalry camp located near Aquia Creek in
Stafford County, Virginia. The buckle
remains in perfect condition with both
tongues intact and could literally be used
again today.--$250.
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     Very
rare to find, one of the most highly sought
after volumes of the Official Records of the
War of the Rebellion. This is the
original 1884 printing of Volume X, Parts I
& II of the Official Records. This is
the highly sought after "Battle of Shiloh"
set of OR's. I can guarantee that with
some hard core research in these two books,
some fantastic artifacts wait to be
discovered.--$75. for this treasure of
research material.SOLD
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  Beautiful,
near mint condition, complete deck of "Great
Mogul" Civil War playing cards. This
is the red deck. This deck remains in
the original wrapper, and the tape seal has
never even been broken. This will be a
museum quality addition to someone's Civil
War collection.--$395.
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       Quite
rare to come by, ORIGINAL, black cloth
bound, VOLUME XXII, Parts 1 & 2 of the
Official Records of the War of the
Rebellion. This set of Official
Records is dated 1888, and primarily covers
action in Arkansas, including the Battle of
Prairie Grove, Arkansas - Marmaduke's
Expedition into Missouri - the Engagement at
Cabin Creek - Attack on Helena, Arkansas -
Advance upon Little Rock, Arkansas - and
many many more. This set of Official
Records will be an invaluable source of
research for any of the guys that relic hunt
this theater.--$75. for both.SOLD
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   Quite
rare to come by, ORIGINAL, black cloth
bound, VOLUME XLV, Parts 1 & 2, of the
Official Records of the War of the
Rebellion. This is the original, 1894
printing making this set of books 126 years
old. This is the set of Official
Records that covers both the Battles of
Franklin and of Nashville. I have
personally recovered thousands of artifacts
directly from research done from this set of
reference books. I can 100% guarantee
that there are hundreds of sites yet to be
discovered that can be found by researching
from this set of Official Records.
Both books are complete and reasonably
strong for being over 120 years old.--$75.
for the pair.SOLD
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       Recent
purchase out of a Central Florida estate,
almost certainly brought to Florida by
someone from the north seeking the warm
Florida climate. This is a Model 1861,
.58 cal., 1864 date, Whitneyville contract,
3-band, rifled, percussion musket. The
musket has a smooth, chocolate patina
overall with lockplate markings of, "1864 -
Whitneyville - US - and the American Eagle".
The walnut stock is complete with numerous
nicks, dings, marks, and rounded edges from
many campaigns. The lockplate has good
action, and both sling swivels are present
as well as the ram rod and the bayonet.
This is a good, honest Civil War musket with
a fresh "out of the attic" type
look.--$1,350. complete with bayonet.
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  Attic
condition, 9-ring, Model 1858, Federal
bullseye canteen. This canteen is out
of the local Middle Tennessee area and was
quite likely Confederate carried. The
pewter spout has some faint writing, but we
are unable to make out what it says.
The Civil War Era leather sling still
remains with the canteen.--$195.
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 Very
nice condition, excavated, complete Federal
Cavalry, Civil War "picket pin". This
picket pin was recovered about 40 years ago
from Camp Stanley here at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, the 1863 Federal Cavalry winter
camp following the Battle of Stones River.
The camp was named after their commander,
General David Stanley. This picket pin
remains in very nice condition and has
already been cleaned, coated, and is ready
for display.--$195.
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 CDV
of Federal Major General Ulysses S. Grant.
This CDV has nice clarity, but the corners
have been nipped to go in an album.--$65.SOLD
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  Nice,
crisp CDV of Major General George B.
McClellan and his wife. This image is
backmarked, "R. W. Addis - Photographer -
McClee's Gallery - 38 Penn. Ave. -
Washington D.C." On the face it is
marked, "Entered according to the Act of
Congress in the year 1863 by R. W.
Addis".--$85.
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 Beautiful
condition, near uncirculated, 50 cent State
of Alabama note. This note is dated
January, 1863, and was printed out of
Montgomery, Alabama. The note is
serial number 54458 and has the map of
Alabama on Oak Tree logo in the center of
the note.--$65.SOLD
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 Beautiful
condition, stamped brass, gold and silver
gilted, "GAR" hat wreath. This hat pin
remains in perfect condition with the
attachment pin still intact on the reverse.
This pin displays beautifully just as it is
or could be put back on a GAR hat.--$65.
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 Quite
rare to recover, original Enfield nipple
protector with chain. This artifact
was recovered about 40 years ago from the
1862 - 1863 winter camp of the 2nd Tennessee
Infantry -C.S.A. - located near Tullahoma,
Tennessee.--$48.
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  Excavated,
large size, lead-filled, US Oval cartridge
box plate. This is an early War "Block
Letter" pattern plate. The plate has a
pretty brown-green patina on the face, and
full lead in the reverse. Rusty stubbs
remain on the back where the iron loops once
were, and there is one rust blister on the
face caused by the rusting of the iron loops
on the back. The plate is solid as can
be and displays nicely. It was
recovered on private property near
Petersburg, VA.--$150.SOLD
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   Very
pretty excavated circular, lead filled
Federal eagle breastplate recovered about 40
years ago by our buddies - Russ and Dottie
Wunker - from private property near "The
Wilderness" in central Virginia. The
face has a smooth chocolate patina and criap
detail with just one little tiny rust spot.
The reverse has full lead, and is backmarked
"W. H. Smith - Brooklyn". The wire
loops are rusted away with just rusty studs
remaining. A nice quality plate
considerably nicer than most that we recover
now.--$195.SOLD
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     Model
1840, Federal, Ames "N.C.O."
(Non-Commissioned Officer) sword and
scabbard. The blade is clean, just
beginning to darken with age and is marked,
"1862 - US - ADK (Alias D. King) - Ames Mfg.
Co." The brass guard remains in
perfect condition with a rich, deep,
bronze/brown, never cleaned patina.
The leather scabbard is complete with no
breaks or repairs but has a little surface
flaking in areas. This is considered
by many to be the most desirable date N.C.O.
that you can get.--$650.
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   Very
nice condition group of three "Day Orders"
for the 33rd Regiment, New York State
Volunteers. All three documents remain
in very nice condition and are dated the
second half of 1861.--$150 for all three.
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 Battlefield
pick-up, .69 cal., Model 1842, triangular
socket bayonet found here at Stones River in
the years following the battle.
Although rusty, the bayonet remains
completely intact to the very tip.--$150.
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 Very
rare to recover, excavated, IRON, Isaac and
Campbell English import, Confederate used
knapsack hook. Over the past 50 years,
I have recovered probably 40 - 50 brass
Isaac and Campbell knapsack hooks and only
one single iron example. This example
was recovered from 1862 Confederate camps
here in Middle Tennessee.--$65.
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      Quite
scarce .58 cal. "Providence Tool Co." - 1863 date Model 1861 3-band
contract rifled musket. This musket shows clear signs of having
really been carried A LOT. The metal has a smooth dark, attic brown
patina with lockplate markings of "Providence Tool Co. - Providence, R.I.
- 1863". The markings are all visible, but worn down quite a bit
from use. The wood shows lots of use as well with corners rounded
and all the normal bumps and bruises of a carried weapon. The
inspector's cartouche is worn, but you can still faintly make it out.
It is missing the rear sling swivel and has a "home grown" rear site.
This is a good, honest rare contract Civil War musket that without
question "Saw The Elephant".--$1,150.
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     Quite
rare, large 1/4 plate, fully cased ruby
ambrotype of a well-armed, full standing
view Union Sergeant. In the image, the
Sergeant is wearing his nine-button frock
coat with Sergeant stripes and his kepi.
He is wearing a full US Infantry belt rig
with US oval, cartridge box, cross belt, and
Eagle breast plate. His Springfield
musket is standing alongside with fixed
bayonet, and the musket has both a leather
sling and a wooden tompion in place.
This is a quality image that would be a fine
addition to any Civil War collection.
The image is housed in a full,
thermo-plastic case and marked, "Genuine
Union Case - Scovill Mfg. Co."--$450.SOLD
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   Cool
little child size Civil War Era camp chair
just right for the regiment's drummer boy.
The chair has several old repairs, and we
have recovered the seat with the original
covering beneath the new covering.
This is a nice item that you won't see every
day.--$125.
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  Excavated,
medium size, lead-filled, "OVM" (Ohio
Volunteer Militia) waist belt plate.
This buckle was recovered over 30 years ago
from an 1862, Regimental Ohio Militia camp
located near Decherd, Tennessee. I
personally dug a large OVM with the double
puppy-paw hooks in this same camp. We
also recovered an 1860 date $5 gold piece in
this camp. When recovered, the buckle
was bent to the rear right down the middle
of the plate. Our good buddy, Robert
McDaniel, of Waterloo, Alabama, beautifully
straightened the plate without breaking it.
Anybody would be proud to have this buckle
in their collection.--$1,450.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition from life CDV of Lt. Col.
Theodore Jones, 30th Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. This image is backmarked,
"Griswold and Smith, Photographers - Johnson
Bldg. - Columbus O." This is a very
nice Ohio officer CDV.--$95.
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    SUPER
RARE complete 2-disc white buff belt rig for
the Model 1832 Roman Style Federal Heavy
Artillery Short Sword. It you have a
nice Model 1832 U.S. Heavy Artillery Short
Sword in scabbard - Here is all you need to
have a Museum Level Display. The belt
is complete tip to tip, and the two disc
buckle is PERFECT.--$1,250.
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  Gorgious
pair of excavated coat or shell jacket size
gilted floral buttons. These buttons
were recovered many years ago from the
"spring of 1863" camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry located near Unionville, TN.
Both buttons are perfect, beautiful, and are
displayed in a glass riker box.--$45.
complete in display case
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     Original
completely filled out Consolidated Morning
Report Document for the 33rd Regiment New
York State Volunteer Infantry. A
scarce New York document in very nice
framable condition.--$95.
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   Very
nice condition, non-excavated, Model 1850
Officer's sword belt plate with the
integrally cast wreath. The plate has
nice detail and a nice, uncleaned, aged,
bronze patina. We have a correct belt
keeper on hand for this buckle, and it is
pictured above on the buckle. We are
going to offer the buckle itself without
keeper, and also the buckle with correct
keeper attached.--$315. without keeper or
$350. with keeper.
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      Quite
rare, .58 cal., "L.G.&Y.", 1861 special
model, 3-band rifled musket. This
musket remains in good, solid, functional
overall condition with a smooth, uncleaned,
attic brown/gray patina. The lockplate
is marked, "1863 - L.G.&Y. - US - Windsor
VT". This musket retains both sling
swivels - original ramrod - and original
long-range site. The action still
works perfectly, and the main spring is
about as strong as it was 150 years ago.
It has an excellent bore and would most
likely still be deadly today at 300 yards.
This musket would be a very nice addition to
any Civil War artifact display.--$1,650.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, die-struck, sheet
brass, lead-filled, rectangular, Louisiana
State Seal sword belt plate. This
extremely rare Confederate buckle was
recovered several years ago from General
Hardee's 1863 Army of Tennessee winter camps
located near Tullahoma, Tennessee.
When recovered, the plate was bent to the
rear just to the right of the Pelican's
neck. The plate has been
professionally restored to its original
confirmation. It has a smooth,
chocolate patina with full lead fill in the
reverse, and all three attachment hooks
remain intact. Even though this plate
had damage when found, it looks absolutely
fantastic now and will be a very nice
complimint to someone's Confederate plate
display.--$2,950.SOLD
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  Excavated,
large size, US oval cartridge box plate.
This beautiful plate was recovered over 40
years ago near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
It has a beautiful face with a
never-cleaned, brown/green woods patina, and
the reverse has full lead with one attaching
loop remaining intact. You couldn't
ask to dig a prettier plate.--$175.SOLD
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 Nice,
clear CDV of Federal General William
Rosecrans. This image is particularly
relevant here at Stones River in that
General Rosecrans commanded the Federal
forces here at the Battles of Stones River.
His CDV is one that you do not encounter as
often as many of the others.--$95.
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  Regimental
detail for duties at Camp Granger, July 22,
1861, for the 38th Regiment, New York State
Volunteers. All the camp guards and
police for July 22, 1861, are detailed by
name in this order. This hand-written
order is signed by R. F. Taylor, Col.
commanding the Regiment.--$95.
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        Very
attractive, .69 cal., Model 1842 Harpers
Ferry smooth bore musket. These
muskets were extensively carried by
Confederate Infantry forces during the
American Civil War. This example is
out of a local Middle Tennessee estate and
was almost certainly Confederate carried.
The metal remains smooth and clean with
lockplate markings of, "Harpers Ferry - 1849
- US - and the American Eagle. There
is a collector ID stamp "PX9ARA" on the tang
of the trigger guard put there for inventory
and insurance purposes. One of the
primary ammunitions for this weapon is the
Confederate buck and ball. We are
going to include a small display with an
original buck and ball and some percussion
caps. This is a weapon that is playing
Dixie loud and clear and would be a fine
addition to any Confederate
display.--$1,295.SOLD
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    Very
nice condition, cast brass, Model 1851 sword
belt plate of Civil War issue on an original
1870's Indian War leather waist belt.
The belt remains soft and pliable and is
marked, Watervliet Arsenal. This would
be the perfect belt rig if you happen to
have an Indian War's Era jacket.--$495.
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    Recent
find in the attic of a Civil War Era Middle
Tennessee home, original Model 1860, Light
Cavalry saber. The blade has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina that literally has
never been cleaned since the Civil War.
The brass guard has a rich, aged patina as
well and the peculiarity of having one
branch intentionally and perfectly removed
for some reason, making this saber a
two-branch guard Cavalry saber. The
original leather grip remains approximately
90% intact. This would make a
fantastic first Civil War saber for a young
collector.--only $350.
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  Extremely
rare, 100% gold gilted, Confederate Staff
Officer CS36A1. I don't see how this
button could possibly be any nicer.
The face is flawless with 100% bright gold
gilt, and the reverse remains perfect as
well and is marked, "H. T. & B. Manchester".
This is a Confederate button that you will
NEVER, EVER need to upgrade.--$1,150.
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   In
43 years, I can count on one hand the number
of original Civil War Election "Pollbooks"
that have come through the shop. This
example remains in very nice condition and
is for Co. B, 1st Pennsylvania Light
Artillery. The election was to be held
on the 8th day of November, being the
Tuesday next after the 1st Monday of
November in the year 1864. This
artifact is especially relevant in this
current year of election.--$275.
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 Large
1/4th plate tintype of a seated, Federal
soldier wearing a regulation, Federal,
nine-button, Enlistedman's frock coat and
light blue pants. The image has
several small scuff marks but remains quite
clear with practically no emulsion flaking
at all. Larger size 1/4th plate images
are considerably rare to find.--$125.
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    Very
attractive, $500 Confederate States of
America Loan Bond, dated February 20, 1863.
The bond still has seven interest coupons
remaining intact. It was folded for
many years and has been supported along one
fold line. This bond is serial number
11125 and pictures a Confederate on Pickett,
sitting by a fire. It will frame up
beautifully.--$115.
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 Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, cast brass,
original Cavalry saber pommel cap.
This pommel cap would be correct for either
an 1840 or an 1860 Civil War Cavalry
saber.--$89.
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   Quite
rare to find, American made, "P.S. Justice -
Philadelphia", Model 1840 heavy Cavalry
saber. This is the saber only without
scabbard. The blade is clean, just
beginning to darken with age and has a crisp
P.S. Justice - Philadelphia's maker mark.
The cast-brass guard has a rich, aged, near
chocolate patina, and the saber has original
wrap and wire remaining intact on the
grip.--$595.
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  This
is quite possibly the most beautiful
excavated CS26B Confederate Local Staff
Officer button that I have seen recovered
around here. The face has a slick,
chocolate patina with crisp detail with the
Eagle totally surrounded by gold gilt.
The Confederate local reverse remains
perfectly intact with gold gilt in the
channel, and the iron shank remains intact.
Some of the local old-timers remember this
button and say that it was recovered from
Lucius Polk's Brigade 1863 winter camp
located near Tullahoma, Tennessee. I
personally recovered half a dozen similar
staffs from this camp, but none of mine are
quite as nice as this one.--$295.
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  Absolutely
beautiful, 1/2 sectioned Schenkl case shot
projectile with the pewter combination fuse.
This projectile was among the last done by
our friend Sam White of Central Virginia,
before his tragic accident.. The
powder cavity, the case shot balls, the tar
matrix, and the combination fuse are all
half sectioned making it easy to see how
everything worked. This would be a
fine educational artillery artifact for any
Civil War display.--$325.SOLD
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     Very
pretty untouched Model 1860 AMES Light
Cavalry saber and scabbard. This saber
was purchased many years ago from a
Pennsylvania estate sale not too many miles
from Gettysburg. The blade has a
smooth grey-brown patina gently darkening
with age. The blade is marked "Ames
Mfg. Co. - Chicopee, Mass. - 1863 - U.S.".
The brass guard remains in very nice
condition, and the saber has nice original
wrap and wire on the grip. The
original metal scabbard remains in very nice
condition with a smooth - never cleaned -
chocolate patina. This saber is felt
by many to be the most representative saber
of the American Civil War.--$950.
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  Very
attractive excavated large size lead filled
"U.S." oval arrow hook pattern Federal
enlistedman's waist belt plate. This
plate was recovered many years ago on
private property near Chickamauga, GA.
The letters on this buckle stand out VERY
nice and bold.--$275.
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   Beautiful
condition Confederate Feb. 17, 1864 issue
$20. note picturing the State Capitol at
Nashville, TN. This note is a rarity
in that it has the red Confederate Treasury
Dept. stamp in the lower left corner of the
reverse of the note. Only a very rare
few notes have this. This note is
serial number "57312", and is in near
uncirculated condition.--$125.SOLD
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  Rare
Anthony of New York CDV collage of the
Federal leaders of the Army Of The Potomac.
Pictured are Meade - Burnside - Wright -
"Baldy" Smith - Hancock - Harren - and
Grant.--$125.SOLD
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  Nice
bust shot image of a Federal Officer (likely
from Kentucky) taken at "J. C. Elrod's
Gallery - 409 Main Street - Louisville, KY."
This is a Kentucky photographer that you
rarely see.--$85.
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 Very
attractive bust shot C.D.V. of Confederate
General Joseph E. Johnston, C.S.A.
This image has a plain reverse with no
photographer's stamp. It's a good
solid Reb image.--$150.
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 CDV
of "young" Confederate General T. J.
"Stonewall" Jackson taken during his
pre-Civil War "Mexican War" years.--$95.SOLD
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 PAIR
of Federal eagle breastplates !! One
of the plates has two small nail holes where
it was at one time on an early relic board.
The second breastplate was recovered on
private property near Shiloh. The face
is uncleaned and just beautiful, but the
reverse has the lead mostly melted out.
BOTH breastplates and display case.--$275.
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    Very
rare Confederate preprinted ordnance
document from Guinas Station, VA. dated
April 15, 1863. The document pretains
to food and soap for Ramsiur's Brigade at
Guinas Station, VA. Guinas Station,
VA. is most famous for being the site where
Stonewall Jackson died.--$250.
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   Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, large size, US Oval cartridge box
plate. The attachment loops on this plate are 2 5/8
inches apart. This plate has a rare "E. Gaylord"
backmark. If you have a Federal cartridge box
missing the box plate, this plate will nicely complete your
cartridge box.--$295.
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       Very
pretty condition, 1790 - 1820 era, .69 cal.,
smooth-bore flintlock horse pistol.
This pistol is maker marked, "Partridge", on
the lockplate. The metal has a smooth,
gray/brown, uncleaned patina overall.
The original walnut stock has a beautifully
checkered grip and remains in very nice
condition. There is an inlaid silver
plate on the back of the stock grip for the
owner's initials. This one remains
blank having not been jeweler engraved.
For a 200-year-old weapon, this pistol
remains in very nice condition.--$1,650.SOLD
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 Excellent
condition, WAR DATE (March 1, 1864), State
of Florida $5 note printed out of
Tallahassee, FL. This is an absolutely
beautiful note with a standing Indian
(probably a Seminole). This note is
serial number 5175 and appears to be
uncirculated or very close to it.--$295.
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 Excellent
condition, war date, (March 1, 1864), State
of Florida $10 note. This note was
printed out of Tallahassee and pictures a
sailing ship on the lower left corner and a
slave on the lower right corner. The
serial number is 8591. This note
remains in near uncirculated
condition.--$195.SOLD
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        Very
attractive, .58 cal., 1861 "Special Model",
3-band, rifled musket with lockplate
markings of, "1863 - US - S.N.&W.T.C. for
Massachusetts". This musket was
manufactured by Simon Norris and W. T.
Clements for a State contract to
Massachusetts. The musket has a
smooth, brown/gray, aging patina and crisp
action. Both sling swivels, ramrod,
and long range site remain intact. The
musket has a Model 1863 Springfield
"S-shaped" hammer which appears to have been
in place for a very long time. The
soldier's last name, "Havey", is stamped
three times into the wooden stock. In
searching Massachusetts and New York
records, we discovered that during the Civil
War Era, Havey was a fairly common name
there. This musket could have belonged
to any one of them. The musket still
has crisp action and a strong main spring
and lots of original rifling. This is
a very nice mid-war Civil War musket that
will make a nice addition to someone's Civil
War display.--$1,450.
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   Really
pretty, excavated, lead-filled, large size,
US oval cartridge box plate. This
plate was recovered by Russ and Dottie
Wunker about 40 years ago from a Federal
campsite in Central Virginia. The
plate is backmarked, "W.H. Smith -
Brooklyn", and has full lead and both
attachment loops intact. The plate
remains just as dug and has never even been
washed off. Due to acid rain and an
extra 40 - 50 years, we are just not
recovering plates this beautiful
anymore.--$225.SOLD
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  It
would be hard to recover a prettier
Confederate Block "A" artillery button than
this one. The face is perfect with a
slick emerald green patina. The iron
reverse is rusty, of course, but remains
completely intact. This button would
have been a thrill to have recovered.--$175.
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 Rich
bronze-chocolate aged patina on this
regulation size stamped brass Federal
bugle-hunting horn "Infantry" hat pin.
Never been cleaned with one of the two
attachment loops still intact on the
reverse.--$95.
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  Drop-dead
beautiful, hand-me-down, non-excavated,
large size, arrow hook pattern, US oval
waist belt plate. This buckle has a
nice, never cleaned, near chocolate patina
on the face with full lead and all three
attachment hooks intact on the reverse.
If you have an extra Civil War Era black
leather waist belt, here is the perfect US
buckle to go with it.--$275.
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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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 Excavated,
3 inch, heart wood pine knot with Minie ball
inside. This was recovered near
Chickamauga, Georgia, as almost all of these
are. The knot has been split so that
you can separate the two sides to see the
bullet inside.--$48.
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    Very
nice condition, Model 1851, brown buff,
Federal Cavalry sword beltrig complete with
brass hardware and both leather sword drops.
The brown buff belt remains strong with no
breaks, repairs, or weak spots. This
is a nicer beltrig than most that you
encounter.--$850.
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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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  Absolutely
beautiful, non-excavated, Model 1850
Officer's Eagle sword belt plate with
integrally cast wreaths. Although
non-excavated, this buckle has an aged
chocolate patina rivaling many excavated
examples. It has crisp detail and nice
wear marks around the hook, indicating lots
of actual field service. It has such a
beautiful, chocolate patina that the plate
would nicely fit into either an excavated or
non-excavated Civil War artifact
collection.--$375.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, Model 1851, cast
brass, Federal Cavalryman's Eagle sword belt
plate with applied silver wreath. This
buckle remains in excellent condition with a
nice, uncleaned, aging patina. Both
the belt loop on the side and attachment
hook on the reverse remain intact.--$375.
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   Here
is an incredibly RARE item to excavate.
This is a complete recovered cast brass
"EAGLEHEAD" Civil War Officer's spur.
This very rare spur was recovered from one
of Gen. N. B. Forrest's 1863 C. S. Cavalry
winter camps located near Spring Hill, TN.
The spur clearly appears to have been worn
on the left boot. When was the last
time that you saw one of these dug
!!!--$595.
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  Very
nice condition, $5 Arkansas Treasury
Warrant. This note is dated January
21, 1863, and is especially rare in that the
note is printed on "Bank of the State of
Arkansas - Little Rock" notes on the
reverse. It is serial number 4089 and
remains in very near uncirculated
condition.--$150.
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     Small
leather Federal percussion cap pouch.
This pouch has both belt loops, closure tab,
brass finial, and inner flap all remaining
intact. The box is marked on the
inside flap, "Lewiston, ME - 1862".
Only a very few makers of Civil War
percussion cap boxes dated them. This
cap box remains pliable, and still has
several percussion caps present on the
inside.--$195.
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  Quite
rare, State of Arkansas, war date note
(January 6, 1864). This note is
complete with strong edges, but does appear
to be lightly circulated. It has the
Arkansas State Seal pictured on the
left-hand side of the note.--$150.
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  Really
pretty, excavated, cast brass, Model 1851,
Federal Cavalry sword belt plate. This
is the style plate with applied silver
wreaths and has rays going all the way
around the plate. This buckle was
recovered several years ago on private
property near the Battle of Chickamauga and
remains just as found. The plate has a
pretty, brown/green patina and marks remain
where the applied wreath once was.
Model 1851, solid cast sword belt plates are
much rarer to recover than regular
lead-filled, US oval waist belt
plates.--$325.
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  Very
nice condition, original Centennial edition
from the "Nashville Tennessean". One
hundred years ago, Battle of Nashville, the
end came on Shy's Hill. This
particular paper is dated Sunday, December
6, 1964. This issue has an in-depth
breakdown of the Battle of Nashville along
with a full page, color map that I have
personally used many times in relic hunting
at the Battle of Nashville. Also found
in the same old house, a 50-year-old Kurtz &
Allison print of the Battle of Pea Ridge,
Arkansas. The print has aged to an
attractive, cream/tan color and will frame
nicely for your relic room.--$38 plus
shipping for both items.
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    Extremely
rare and in very nice condition, Confederate
manufactured, Boyle & Gamble - Richmond, VA,
CS Foot Officer's sword and leather
scabbard. The blade remains clean with
light visible, Confederate engraving in
areas. The distinct "Boyle & Gamble"
blade fault remains clearly visible.
The original, leather grip remains
completely intact as well as original wrap
and single strand brass wire. The
Boyle & Gamble cast brass guard remains in
beautiful condition with a rich, aged,
bronze/brown patina and has never been
cleaned. The original, Confederate
leather scabbard remains completely intact
with the original, middle mount and drag
intact. The top, brass scabbard mount
was missing, having been lost somewhere
along the way. This rare sword came
out of a Northern estate where it was taken
home as a war trophy. I have been able
to locate an original, Civil War top mount,
and it displays beautifully. Although
original, the top mount is not a Boyle &
Gamble product. This is a much nicer
example of this rare, Confederate
manufactured Officer's sword than most you
usually encounter.--$4,850.
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        Very
nice condition, Model 1850, Federal Foot
Officer's sword in original leather
scabbard. The blade remains clean and
bright, just beginning to darken with age in
areas. The blade is marked, "Clauberg
- Solingen and Iron Proof". The
engraving remains clearly visible from top
to bottom of the blade. The grip
retains original shark skin, and the brass
guard has a pleasing aged patina. It
is in its original leather scabbard that is
complete with no breaks or repairs and has
lots of wear in the ring mounts and on the
tip of the brass drag. This is a sword
that clearly saw LOTS of actual Civil War
field service.--$975.
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  VERY
RARE, 1862 date, $2 State of Louisiana note
issued at Baton Rouge, PRINTED ON THE
REVERSE OF A SHEET OF BANK OF TEXAS NOTES.
This would be a fine addition to either a
Louisiana or Texas collection. The
note is only lightly circulated and is
complete with crisp edges. It is
serial number 19521.--$150.SOLD
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    Very
pretty condition Enfield saber bayonet and
scabbard that fits the 2-band, Civil War
Enfield rifle. This bayonet has a
bright, clean blade just beginning to darken
with age in a few areas. The checkered
pattern, pressed leather grips remain in
absolutely perfect, excellent condition.
The leather scabbard is complete with no
breaks, repairs, or weak spots. This
saber bayonet is very nice quality and would
be a fine addition to any Confederate
display.--$350.
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 Large,
1/4th plate, glass ambrotype of a full
standing view Federal Infantry soldier.
He is wearing a 9-button Enlisted man's
frock coat, kepi, US beltrig with cross belt
and breastplate and has his Springfield
musket standing alongside with bayonet in
place. The image has good clarity but
is flaking just a little bit in a couple of
places. Although the image isn't in a
case, it has full brass matting and glass
ready to go into a hard-image case.--$125.SOLD
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 Complete
Civil War era civilian leather horse bridle
of the exact type often taken from home by
young Confederates leaving their homes and
plantations in the South for the Civil War.
With this bridle comes an entire collection
of civilian bridle "heart rosettes" of the
exact type that we often recover in early
Civil War Confederate Cavalry camp sites.
This nice grouping would be an excellent
addition to any Confederate Cavalry
display.--$250. FOR ALL
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  Very
nice condition, complete, Model 1858, smooth
type, Civil War canteen with nice condition
butternut cover, original stopper, and
original linen sling still intact.
There appears to be soldier's initials
around the pewter spout cut in with a pen
knife.--$425.
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  Militia
style, tin drum canteen, 5 inches in
diameter, and 1 1/2 inches in width.
The canteen has a single belt loop
attachment on the reverse. I have
always heard that small type canteens like
this one often carried whiskey rather than
water. This is out of a deep South
estate and was very likely Confederate
carried.--$295.
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  Very
pretty, complete, excavated, Federal
Enlistedman's brass shoulder epaulet.
It is very difficult to recover an epaulet
in complete condition like this one.
This example was recovered over 40 years ago
from private property near Shiloh.--$95.
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 Nice
condition, early battlefield pick-up, .69
cal., Model 1816, triangular, friction fit,
socket bayonet. This was a battlefield
pick-up from here at Stones River picked up
just a few years after the battle.
Rusty as found, but remains very stable.
This type bayonet was extensively used here
at Stones River by Confederate
Infantry.--$125.
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  Very
nice condition, lightly circulated, February
17, 1864, "horses pulling cannons",
Confederate $10 bill. This is a T-68
and is serial number 79231. A number
of collectors consider this to be one of the
prettiest of all Confederate notes.--$50.
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  Very
nice, lightly circulated condition,
Confederate Feb. 17, 1864 $20. Dollar note
picturing the State Capitol in Nashville,
TN. This note has crisp detail and
just enough wear to show that it was
actually circulated. This particular
note is serial number 27174.--$89.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, February 17, 1864, "T66"
Confederate $50 note picturing President
Jefferson Davis in the center. This
note has nice pink color and is serial
number 65762. The note appears to be
uncirculated or very near to it. In
addition, this note has the red "Department
of Treasury" stamp in the lower left.--$125.
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 Quite
rare, excavated PAIR of Isaac Campbell
Confederate knapsack hooks. This set
includes both the J-hook portion and the
portion which the J-hook connects to.
This set was recovered from 1862 - 1863
Confederate camps located along Duck River
near Shelbyville, Tennessee.--$95. for the
pair.SOLD
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   Really
pretty, excavated, extremely rare, "MEMPHIS
NOVELTY WORKS" CS marked Confederate Cavalry
Officer's spur. This spur was
recovered years ago from the camp of General
N. B. Forrest, 7th Tennessee Cavalry which
was located along Tippah Creek in North
Mississippi. The spur has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with bold "CS"
marking and raised stars on each side.
The iron rowel is rusty but remains intact.
This spur would be a fine addition to any
Confederate Cavalry display. The spur
was worn on the right boot as the boot heel
is wallowed into the left side of the spur,
and the spur's neck is slightly sprung
outward to the right.--$2,250.SOLD
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      Very
nice condition, large size, US oval waist
belt plate on its original, black leather
waist belt. The US buckle has a rich,
bronze/brown, never cleaned, aged patina,
and the brass belt adjustor remains
perfectly intact. On this belt rig is
the original, brown leather percussion cap
box. The box remains in very nice,
pliable condition and is maker marked, "J.B.
Thaxter - Portland, ME - 1862". The
percussion box still has the original nipple
pick, and there are original percussion caps
still inside. This is a very nice
example of a regulation US Infantry
Enlistedman's waist belt rig with clear
indication of actual service.--$695.
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         Original,
very nice condition, Confederate States of
America newspaper. This is the Friday,
July 12, 1861, issue of "The Daily Journal -
Wilmington, North Carolina". Content
is quite varied, including numerous medical
miracle drugs and quite a number of "arms"
for sale, including Smith & Wesson, Allen &
Wheelock, pistols with bowie attached, and
Maynard rifles all offered for cash.
With this newspaper, you are reading exactly
the same news that a citizen would have been
in 1861.--$125.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Eagle
"R" (Rifleman) Officer's button. This
button has 100% bright gold gilt remaining
with the shank intact on the reverse and is
backmarked, "Horstmann and Allien -
NY".--$95.
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  Very
ornate, October 10, 1862, State of Louisiana
$5 note. This note was printed in
Baton Rouge and has a very ornate, symbolic
scene in the center and a mother Pelican
feeding her young on the left-hand side
(just like on the Louisiana buttons and
Louisiana waist belt buckle). The note
remains in solid, crisp condition but does
have a little chipping on the upper left
corner.--$75.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, large size, US oval
waist belt plate. This buckle was
recovered from an early Civil War Federal
camp located near Fredericksburg, Virginia.
The face remains perfect with a smooth,
chocolate brown patina, and although the
lead is mostly melted out, the brass stud
hooks remain intact on the reverse.--$125.SOLD
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 Large
1/4th plate tintype of a full-standing pose
Union soldier. He is wearing a
"4-button sack coat". The photo has
good clarity and remains quite stable with
practically no emulsion flaking at
all.--Only $125.
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 Two
beautiful condition, excavated, rare
Confederate bullets recovered on private
property near Shiloh. One of the
bullets is a .69 cal., 3-ring "Belgian"
Minie, and the second projectile is a
dropped, Confederate, .69 cal. Towers.
Both projectiles are excellent
examples.--$78 for both.
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  Nice,
clear, war date, Brady/Anthony New York CDV
of Federal Major General Nathaniel P. Banks.
Brady images are among the more sought after
Civil War photographers.--$95.
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       Extremely
rare, College Hill Arsenal, Confederate Foot
Officer's sword and original scabbard.
The sword has a nice, clean blade with faint
traces of original Confederate engraving.
The cast brass Foot Officer's guard remains
in perfect condition with a never-cleaned,
rich, aged, bronze patina. The leather
grip remains in nice condition as well, but
we feel it may have had the leather restored
during the 1960's era. The original
scabbard remains with the sword with no
breaks or weak spots and all brass mounts
intact. This would be a museum quality
addition to any Civil War Confederate
collection.--$7,950.
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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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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, cuff size, Eagle
"A" (Artillery) with Horstmann backmark and
100% bright gold gilt.--$25.
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  Beautiful
condition (near uncirculated), Confederate,
February 17, 1864, (horses pulling the
cannon) $10 note. The most interesting
thing about this note is that it appears to
have two different serial numbers on the
same note (20951 at one location and 30951
at another location.--$75.SOLD
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  Extremely
rare, but unfortunately quite faded, "S.
Anderson - New Orleans" CDV of Confederate
Cavalry General John Hunt Morgan. This
is a really hard one to get and very
unfortunate that it is so faded, but on the
bright side - priced right.--$125.SOLD
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  Confederate
tin drum canteen with original linen strap.
The canteen measures 6 3/4 inches by 2
inches. It has all three sling strap
holders intact as well as the tin spout and
cork stopper. There appears to be some
soldier initials in old brown ink on the
linen sling.--$795.
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  Excavated,
2-piece, Confederate Block "I" (Infantry)
button. This button has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with the rusty iron
reverse still intact. It was recovered
from General Lucius Polk's 1862 - 1863
winter Brigade camp located near Tullahoma,
Tennessee. This button was recovered
only a couple of days ago.--$85.
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    Regulation,
large size, lead-filled, Arrow Hook, US oval
waist belt plate on the original Civil War
waist belt. The belt remains complete
with the brass adjustor still intact.
The buckle has a beautiful, never cleaned,
aged, bronze patina. This is out of a
Central Ohio estate sale and remains
untouched just as found.--$595.
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  Beautiful
condition, uncirculated "Lucy Pickens"
Confederate $100 note. This is the
February 17, 1864, issue note with the
standing Confederate soldier pictured on the
lower left and Lucy Pickens in the center.
This note is a T-65 and is serial number
51894.--$150.
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  Beautifully
ornate, $5 note from "The Bank of East
Tennessee - Knoxville". This note is
dated January 1, 1855, and is in near
uncirculated condition. It is serial
number 1421.--$150.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, large size, US oval waist
belt plate. This buckle was recovered
many years ago from private property very
near to Camp Butler which was a Federal
Training Camp and also a Confederate
Prisoner of War camp located 6 miles
northeast of Springfield, Illinois.
The buckle has a beautiful, never cleaned,
green/brown patina and literally could not
display nicer. The plate had been
tossed into a campfire or trash fire, and
most of the lead was melted from the
reverse. We have the buckle displayed
in a glass display case with a butternut
colored backing.--$150.SOLD
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  Civil
War Era CDV of Private John W. Archer of 1st
Regiment, Co. B, New Jersey Infantry.
This photograph was taken by Wenderoth and
Taylor, Philadelphia, and has a 2 cent
revenue tax stamp on the reverse. This
is a full standing view.--$75.
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   1/6th
plate, fully cased, Ambrotype of a Union
soldier. He is seated and wearing a
9-button frock coat. The image remains
in nice condition with good clarity and
hardly any flaking at all.--$150.
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   Very
attractive and quite rare to find in
complete condition, 1/9th plate, ornate
black thermoplastic photograph case.
This is an "Improved Union Case" by "S. Peck
& Company". The case comes complete
with patriotic brass matting and glass.
The brass matting bears the logo, "The Union
Now and Forever.--$150.
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  Original
Civil War CDV of Confederate General P. G.
T. Beauregard. It is an "E. & H. T.
Anthony" Photographic Studio, New York
image. This CDV remains in nice
condition and is signed, but we are unsure
if it is indeed General Beauregard's
signature or not. The signature is
positively written in era-old brown
ink.--$150.SOLD
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   Quite
rare, blacksmith crafted, Confederate
CARRIED Cavalry saber. This saber was
crafted using a "Dog River", unstopped
fuller, Confederate manufactured blade with
a pre-war, 1840,"Old Wristbreaker" guard and
pommel cap. The saber was carried in a
Model 1840, iron-mounted wristbreaker
scabbard. A couple of sword collecting
friends and myself were looking at the
scabbard, and we noticed that the two iron
ring mounts are soldered into place.
This is a trait sometimes associated with
the Palmetto sabers out of Columbia, South
Carolina. It is a classic example of
the extreme lengths that the South went to
to arm their Cavalry.--$1,450.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, non-excavated, regulation,
large size, lead-filled, US Oval Federal
waist belt plate. This buckle is out
of an Ohio estate sale and shows clear signs
of having been worn. The buckle has
several small dings and marks from service
and a very attractive, uncleaned, bronze
patina. On the back of the plate,
there is a number "11" stamped into the
lead. I have seen this in the past and
have always heard that it was mainly
Massachusetts Regiments that stamped the
regimental number into the back of the
plates.--$250.SOLD
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 Very
attractive condition, T39, Confederate $100
note with "straight steam" coming out of the
locomotive. This note is serial number
31885 and is dated August 12, 1862.
The note is only lightly circulated with
good, strong edges.--$125.
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        Very
attractive, Model 1850, Federal Field &
Staff Officer's sword and original leather
scabbard. The blade has darkened with
age, but you can still clearly see the full
engraving on both sides of the blade.
The blade is marked, "Iron Proof" on the top
which indicates that it is a German contract
and imported. The cast-brass guard has
the classic staff cut out "US" and a
beautiful, rich, never cleaned, bronze/brown
patina overall. The grip retains full
Ray Skin wrap and three strand wire.
The sword remains in its original leather
scabbard, but the brass top mount and the
brass drag have been lost somewhere over the
last 150 years. This Field and Staff
Officer's sword shows clear evidence of
actual use and will be a very nice addition
to someone's Civil War collection.--$895.
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  Very
nice condition, Confederate "Negroes
chopping cotton" $100 note. This note
is serial number 102364 and appears to be
uncirculated or very near to it. The
note is out of Richmond, Virginia, and is
dated December 11, 1862. This is a
very nice example of one of the more sought
after Confederate notes.--$175.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition, February 17, 1864, "T66"
Confederate $50 note picturing President
Jefferson Davis in the center. This
note has nice pink color and is serial
number 57355. The note appears to be
uncirculated or very near to it.--$125.
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 Very
attractive "T-43" Confederate $2. note
depicting the "South Striking The North"
with green overprint. The note is
circulated, but remains complete and sound,
and is a note that is becoming rarer to see
available.--$89.
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 Beautiful,
extremely ornate graphics, State Bank of
South Carolina $10 note. This note was
issued out of Charleston in February of
1860. The graphics show several
sailing ships in Charleston Harbor.
This would be a very nice addition to any
South Carolina collection.--$85.SOLD
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  Very
ornate, March of 1863, $5 State of Louisiana
mid-Civil War note. I am unsure of the
meaning of the graphics in the center of the
note, but it appears to be a warrior with
his foot on an Eagle's neck, holding the
Eagle down, with a drawn sword about to run
through a young lady on the ground.
This note was issued out of Shreveport,
Louisiana, on March 10, 1863.--$75.
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     Very
sought after, Model 1840, "Ames" Old
Wristbreaker Heavy Cavalry saber and
scabbard. The blade has a smooth,
brown/gray patina just beginning to darken
with age. The blade is marked, "Ames
Mfg Co - Chicopee Mass - 1856", and on the
reverse, "US - ADK". Ames Heavy
Cavalry sabers were extensively used by both
Union and Confederate Cavalry forces during
the Civil War. On this saber, the
outside branch of the guard is bent forward
indicating that at some point the horse went
down on top of it. This is an
excellent artifact with clear proof that it
"saw the elephant".--$975.
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  Very
attractive set of post Civil War "UCV"
(United Confederate Veteran) CSA buttons.
One is a coat size, and one is a cuff size.
Both buttons are in a glass display
case.--$45.SOLD
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  Excavated,
solid cast brass, coat size Confederate
Block "I" (Infantry) button. This
button remains in very nice condition and
was recovered from Confederate camps near
Atlanta, Georgia.--$150.SOLD
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     Very
nice condition, small, leather, Federal
percussion cap pouch. The leather
remains smooth and pliable with a "US"
embossed on the outside flap. Both
belt loops, closure tab, brass finial, inner
flap, and nipple pick all remain intact.
This is an unusually pretty little cap box
with a number of original percussion caps
left inside.--$195.
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  Very
pretty condition, 1855 date, Bank of East
Tennessee/Knoxville $5 note. This note
is serial number 445 and is one that you do
not often see.--$125.
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  Very
nice, lightly circulated condition,
Confederate Feb. 17, 1864 $20. Dollar note
picturing the State Capitol in Nashville,
TN. This note has crisp detail and
just enough wear to show that it was
actually circulated.--$89.
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  Nice
clear, full standing pose CDV of Private
David B. Parsels of Co. F, 107th Regiment,
New York Volunteer Infantry. This
photograph was taken by J. E. Canfield and
appears to be an early war photograph.--$75.
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  Full
standing pose CDV of Private George Nash of
Co. B, 12th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry.
Private Nash was KIA at Cedar Creek,
Virginia, in January of 1864.--$75.SOLD
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 CDV
of Confederate Major General Albert Sidney
Johnston. General Johnston was KIA at
Shiloh in 1862.--$89.SOLD
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  Excavated
soldier's pocket mirror that was hand
crafted by folding a brass back around a
portion of a broken pocket mirror. The
brass back has initials carved on the
reverse. This artifact was recovered
from a Confederate camp located near Tunnel
Hill, Georgia, by Dr. Rees Buttram about 40
years ago. The brass back is about the
weight of a stamped brass Confederate
buckle, and it is possible that the
Confederate soldier might have used a
stamped brass Confederate buckle to form the
back of his mirror. This is a very
cool excavated soldier's personal item that
was very meaningful to the Confederate
soldier in the field.--$75.
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 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.SOLD
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  Absolutely
mint beautiful condition, non-excavated,
coat size Eagle "R" (Rifleman) button.
This button retains literally 100% bright
gold gilt and is backmarked,
"Waterbury/Extra Button Co." The shank
remains perfectly intact.--$95.
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  Very
nice condition, excavated, coat size, three
piece, New York Staff button. This
button was recovered from General Joe
Hooker's New York Infantry camps located in
Wauhatchie Valley near Chattanooga,
Tennessee. The face has crisp detail,
a chocolate brown patina, and nice gold
gilt.--$48.SOLD
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  Quite
rare, $50 Treasury Warrant from the State of
Texas. This $50 note was authorized
December 15, 1863, but wasn't actually
produced until January 26, 1865. Every
Texas collection should have at least one
"Texas Treasury Warrant" note.--$89.
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  Extremely
rare, excavated, 1788 (as best as I can
tell), "Connecticut Copper". This is
the oldest American produced coin that I
have ever had to offer for sale.
Detail is only fair, but considering that
this coin is 231 years old and spent the
last 150 years underground, I suspect it is
in about as nice condition as one could hope
for. It has a smooth, chocolate patina
with just a little green, and displays very
nicely.--$85.
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  Very
nice condition, $3 Texas Treasury Warrant
note that was authorized December 15, 1863,
but was not printed and issued until
February 10, 1865. The note remains in
excellent, near uncirculated
condition.--$89.
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 Very
rare, Confederate Central Government, T-26,
Confederate $10 note with the solid red "XX"
overprint. This note remains in
excellent, near uncirculated
condition.--$195.
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   Very
nice condition, 1840 - 1860 era, 8 inch
brass powder flask. These were often
carried from home to the Civil War by young
Confederate recruits early in the war.
This example remains in nice condition with
an attractive, aged patina.--$75.
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  8
inch, Civil War Era, leather shot flask with
a "hanging game" scene impressed.
These leather shot flasks were very common
carrying buck shot for game hunting prior to
and during the Civil War. Early in the
Civil War, many young Confederates left home
carrying the family fowling rifle along with
the brass powder flask and leather shot
flask. This is an inexpensive item
that displays much nicer than it
costs.--$55.
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  Excellent
condition and quite rare, non-excavated,
1840 - 1850 production, lead filled, large
oval U.S. waist belt plate with stud type
hooks. We tend to recover this style
U.S. Oval waist belt plate from 1861 and
1862 early war Federal camp sites.
This example has a beautiful, rich, aged
patina with full lead and all three hooks
intact on the reverse.--$350.
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 CDV
of Confederate General Robert E. Lee, fresh
out of a Winchester, Virginia estate.
This is a shoulder and head view with his
three General's stars clearly visible.
The image has no backmark.--$295.SOLD
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    Nice
condition, regulation, large size, US oval,
lead-filled waist belt plate on original
black leather waist belt with brass adjustor
remaining perfectly intact. This was
likely worn by an Ohio Infantry soldier as
it recently was purchased at a Central Ohio
estate sale. The buckle itself remains
in beautiful condition with a rich, never
cleaned, bronze/brown patina. The
reverse has full lead and all three
attachment hooks intact. The belt
itself remains pliable with no breaks or
weak spots and will be a fine addition to
someone's collection.--$550.
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  Excavated,
coat size, Confederate Local, North Carolina
State Seal. This button was recovered
from a Confederate camp on private property
near Fayetteville, North Carolina. It
is solid as a rock with a smooth, chocolate
brown patina and shank intact. There
is one very lightly pushed area that keeps
the button from being 100% spectacular, but
it is still a very pretty North Carolina,
coat size Confederate Local.--$125.
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  Very
attractive, imported, .75 cal., smooth-bore,
percussion horse pistol. The pistol
remains in very attractive condition with a
gently aging, gray/brown patina on the metal
and fine checkering on the original, walnut
grip. Many Confederates, early in the
Civil War, carried these massive horse
pistols loaded with buck.--$450.
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  Mint,
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, "C.S.A.", Confederate officer's
button. This button retains near 100%
bright gold gilt with shank intact on the
reverse, and backmarked "Superior
Quality".--$250.
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   Absolutely
beautiful condition pair of coat size, super
rare, Confederate Officer buttons (CS41A).
These two Confederate Officer buttons were
turned into cuff links following the war and
were purchased at a Mobile, Alabama, estate
sale about 30 years ago. Each button
retains 90+% original bright gold gilt.
Each of these uniform buttons would sell for
well over $2,000 if they had been left in
their original state as buttons. Now
as a pair, and both in stunning
condition--$1,950. for both.
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  Absolutely
beautiful, excavated, officer style, Model
1851 sword belt plate with integrally cast
wreaths. This excellent buckle was
recovered many years ago from a Federal camp
in Central Virginia. It has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with loads of bright
gold gilt in the background outlining the
eagle and wreath. The wreath itself
retains a good amount of original silver
wash. The reverse has gold gilt as
well with the attachment hook intact as well
as the belt loop. This beautiful sword
belt plate deserves to be the centerpiece of
some display.--$375.SOLD
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    Uncommonly
nice condition saber bayonet in its original
leather sheath, correct for the Remington
Zouave rifle. The blade remains
sparkling bright without even one hint of
rust or darkening. The heavy cast
brass guard remains perfect as well and has
a nice, untouched, bronze patina. The
original leather scabbard is complete and in
nice condition, but the stitched seam has
opened up in areas. This would be an
excellent compliment to display with your
Remington Zouave rifle.--$395.
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  Very
nice condition, regulation Civil War Cavalry
bit with both brass rosettes intact.
This bit was found in an old log barn here
in Murfreesboro near where "Camp Stanley"
was located during the Civil War. Camp
Stanley was the 1862 - 1863 Federal Winter
Cavalry camp. This bit very likely
originated with this large Federal Cavalry
Winter camp site located here at
Murfreesboro.--$195.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size,
Confederate, Lined "A" button. It has
a "Superior Quality" backmark and has the
shank intact. It was recovered on
private property at the site of the
Confederate 1863 Artillery Park a few miles
out Lewisburg Pike from Shelbyville.
This is a first class example of a quite
rare CS button to recover.--$350.
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  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, heavy cast brass,
single-cavity bullet mold for making
"country rifle" type bullets. Many
young Confederates, when they first left
home for the Civil War in 1861, left home
carrying the family country rifle, and in
many cases, were forced to field mold
ammunition for these "brought from home"
weapons. We have recovered "country
rifled" type bullets from Confederate camps
dating at least to the end of 1863.
This is a quite heavy brass bullet mold and
has enough brass to make at least two or
three CSA rectangle buckles.--$175.
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  Drop
dead mint beautiful uncirculated Confederate
Feb. 17, 1864 $20. Dollar note picturing the
State Capitol in Nashville, TN. You
will not see a more pristine example.--$125.SOLD
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  Civil
War date, Bank of West Tennessee, $20 note.
This note is dated September 6, 1861, and
has beautiful graphics of a steamboat going
down the Mississippi River. The note
remains in excellent condition and has a
small hole where it was "cut-canceled".
If you are a Civil War collector from West
Tennessee, this would be a very nice
addition to your collection.--$125.
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 Super
Rare to recover. This is a REALLY NICE
condition excavated high copper content
-"single hole" Confederate Richmond Musket
nosecap. This is the first one of
these that I have seen recovered in
ages.--$95.
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     Extremely
heavy barrel .60 cal. fowling rifle that has
been shortened for Civil War service.
This weapon is out of a South Carolina
estate, and has lockplate markings of "L.
M.". We believe that this weapon was
likely made by "L. Moissun" of Charleston,
SC since he was making fowling rifles in
this immediate area at the time of the Civil
War. As a part of shortening the
weapon a massive pewter nosecap was made for
the stock. We are including with this
weapon a small display having an original
projectile, and a couple correct size
percussion caps to display with the weapon.
These old hand modified weapons are what the
South had to make do with until they could
get their hands on something better.--$550.SOLD
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   Very
sought after 42 inch in length Civil War
"War-log" that was recovered many years ago
from private property near Antietam.
This log has two visible bullets that have
been exposed. Both hullets are
Williams Cleaner bullets. The War Log
has been cleaned and coated, and is ready
for permanent display. Through most of
its length it is from 7 to 9 inches through.
Nice War Logs often run several thousand
dollars. This is a nice one, and at a
very reasonable price.--$850.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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    Quite
scarce, and in very nice condition,
original, large size, lead-filled, puppy paw
hook pattern, US oval waist belt plate with
a portion of the original, leather belt.
This US belt buckle and partial belt was
purchased many years ago from an estate sale
in New Hampshire. The lead-filled US
belt buckle has a tiny "NH" carved into the
lead on the reverse. This is a very
nice artifact and would be a great addition
to any Civil War collection.--$325.
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   Very,
very rare, 206-year-old newspaper from
Georgetown, District of Columbia, and dated
October 20, 1813. This newspaper is
titled, "Federal Republican and Commercial
Gazette". The ads in this newspaper
are truly eye-opening. For example,
"$50 reward for runaway near Hagerstown,
Washington County, Maryland. A Negro
slave who calls himself, Bill, about 5' 6"
or 7" high, rather of a lighter complexion
than the generality of blacks -- extremely
awkward and ungraceful in his address and
particularly his walk, and has a wild,
suspicious stare when approached."
There are many more ads of this nature
pertaining to slave runaways.--$95.
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 One
excavated sword belt plate keeper and one sword belt adjuster
buckle. These artifacts were all recovered from one of
John Hunt Morgan's 1863 winter Confederate cavalry camps near
Liberty, Tennessee. All are in nice condition, with no
breaks or cracks.--$45.
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  Nice
condition, non-excavated, stamped brass
"Hardee" hatpin. These were worn to hold
up one side of the Model 1858 Hardee hat.
This example is in nice condition with one of
the small brass loops remaining intact.--$175.
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   Very
attractive, 1840 - 1860 era, "hanging game",
brass, 8 inch powder flask. This flask
was made by American Flask and Cap Company
and shows clear signs of actually being
carried. The spring to the top
measuring device is still strong and works
perfectly.--$95.
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 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.
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         Fresh
out of an Illinois estate sale, 1819 dated,
.69 cal., Prussian Potsdam, 3-band, rifled
musket originally produced in Flintlock and
converted to percussion and rifled.
The Governors of both Illinois and Ohio
ordered the purchase of several thousand of
these obsolete, old muskets and issued them
to State Troops heading off to the Civil War
in 1861. The muskets were soon found
to be extremely heavy and not very accurate
in comparison with the .58cal., Model 1855
and Model 1861 Springfield 3-band, rifled
muskets. This musket shows clear signs
of many campaigns but remains completely
functional, and the hammer locks in both
half-cock and full-cock. With this
musket comes an original, 1862 Ordnance
document showing the purchase of 74 new
Prussian muskets for the 63rd Illinois
Volunteer Infantry. Also with this
musket comes a small display containing a
rare, .69 cal., 2-ring, Prussian projectile
and two original musket percussion caps.
Altogether, this will make a museum quality
display.--$1,150.
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   Quite
nice condition, 1849 date, .54 cal., H.
Aston, Model 1842 horse pistol. This
massive, old pistol has a smooth, attic
brown patina tip to tip with lockplate
markings of, "US - 1849 - H. Aston - Midd'tn
Conn." The walnut stock is completely
original with no cracks or repairs, but does
have rounded edges from lots of
service.--$950.SOLD
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 Quite
attractive, 6 inch by 9 inch, albumin image
of a Federal Lieutenant standing with full
equipment in front of a tent scene.
This image remains framed in the original,
antique oval frame that it was in when it
came out of the New York estate. The
image has some fading due to light, but
everything remains completely clear enough
to see and recognize.--$250.
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  Absolutely
flawless, beautiful, non-excavated, great
coat size, Federal Eagle "C" (Cavalry)
button. This button has 100% bright
gold gilt with shank perfect and intact and
rare "Treble Gilt" backmark.--$89.
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  Absolutely
flawless perfect, great coat size, gilted,
Federal Eagle "D" (Dragoon) uniform button.
This button has 100% bright gold gilt with
shank perfect and intact, and is backmarked,
"Mintzer - Phila."--$175.
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  Quite
rare, non-excavated, MAKER MARKED, Hi-Port
Federal Cavalry bit with both brass US
rosettes intact. The bit is maker
marked, "Jos. Baldwin - Newark". This
is a local barn find and was likely used by
General David Stanley's Federal Cavalry
while stationed here at Murfreesboro,
Tennessee, in 1863. The bottom cross
bar has been intentionally removed as was
often done.--$195.
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      Very
nice condition Manhattan .36 cal. Navy Model
Revolver. This is a very scarce Series
"5" Manhattan Navy with the 6-shot cylinder,
and 6 1/2 inch barrel. It has an all
matching serial number of "4930" which was
manufactured in mid 1867 for Indian War
service. There were a total of less
than 9000 of these ever made. It has
near 100 % original cylinder engraving, and
still has bluing in recessed areas.
This is a quite rare revolver, and in very
nice condition.--$975.
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 Just
in - Really nice dark brown leather "Rope
Braid" saber knot. This is out of a
local Southern estate, and was at one time
on an ancestor's "Dog River" Confederate
Cavalry saber. I'll bet that somewhere
out there is a nice "Dog River", or "Memphis
Novelty Works", or "Kenansville saber" just
begging to have this beautiful knot on it.
--$375.
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   Quite
rare and very attractive, 8 inch, "basket
weave", copper powder flask. This
flask dates the 1840 - 1860 era, has
intricate detail, and a gently aging patina.
Many collectors have historically believed
this to be one of the most attractive
pattern antique powder flasks.--$95.SOLD
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   Absolutely
beautiful, never cleaned, rich,
bronze/brown, aged patina on this "Hawksley"
marked, clamshell pattern, 8 inch, brass
powder flask. The mechanism on this
flask, including the spring, still works
perfectly. There is an ancient
soldered repair on the base of the flask
where there was apparently a seam
separation. These ornate flasks date
from 1840 through the 1860's and were often
carried from home to war by young
Confederates. These ornate powder
flasks are often purchased for display in
the studies of very expensive homes.--$89.SOLD
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  A
recent recovery from private property here
at Stones River just down the road from the
shop. Beautiful, snow-white, dropped,
triangle base, Confederate used, .69 cal.,
French projectile. This has always
been one of my favorite bullets to recover;
the triangle cavity is so distinctive.--$38.
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 Excavated
"general service" brass waist belt buckle,
coat size Confederate "Block I" Infantry
button, and coat size Confederate used
floral button. These three artifacts
were all recovered together in General
Lucius Polk's, winter of 1863, Army of
Tennessee Brigade camp located near
Tullahoma, Tennessee. Two of these
three items were non-military and privately
acquired mostly from the soldier's homes.
The two-piece Confederate "I" (Infantry)
button is standard CS military issue and was
issued in quantity in Tullahoma, Tennessee,
during this time. This display is
perfectly representative of the typical
buttons and buckle being worn by a large
percentage of the Army of Tennessee - CSA -
in 1863.--$125.
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  1/6th
plate, Ambrotype of a seated, Union Corporal
wearing an Enlistedman's 9-button frock
coat. The image has good clarity but
is just a little bit darker than what would
be optimum.--$150.
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 Excavated
Confederate "I" {Infantry button}
and two excavated silver coins - {a "1783"
Spanish Reale - and a bust half dime with a hole
through part of the date} For the
Confederate "I" button and both silver coins.--$125.
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     Nice
condition, Model 1855, .58 cal., leather
Federal cartridge box. The box remains
quite supple and has the original,
lead-filled US cartridge box plate remaining
intact. As was quite often the case,
the soldier removed the inside flap to
provide quicker access to his ammunition.
Both cartridge tins remain intact as well as
leather closure tab, brass finial, both iron
roller buckles, and both leather belt loops
on the reverse. This box is literally
nice enough to almost still use
today.--$475.
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     Original
Civil War Soldier's Discharge. This
discharge is to Private Charles Joy of the
44th Regiment - MASS. VOL. INF. and is dated
June 18, 1863, and is discharged due to
expiration of his term of service.
This document will frame up very
nicely.--$65.SOLD
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  Excavated
many years ago, large size, lead-filled, US
Oval cartridge box plate. This plate
has a smooth, brown patina on the face with
several small dings around the edge.
The reverse has full lead, both iron
attachment loops, and is backmarked, "W.H.
Smith - Brooklyn". It is quite rare
now to recover a backmarked plate in nice
enough condition to be able to read the
backmark. This example was recovered
near Spotsylvania Courthouse,
Virginia.--$195.SOLD
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 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.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, large
size, lead filled, "US" Oval cartridge box
plate. This plate has an untouched,
rich, aged patina with loops on the reverse,
2 1/2 inches apart. If you have a
Federal cartridge box needing a plate, and
this one will fit, it is a gem.--$225.
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 Excellent
condition, framed original Federal soldier's
discharge from service. The discharge
is for Private William H. H. Badkin.
Private Badkin was a member of the 58th
Regiment of Indiana Volunteers. He was
discharged on January 24, 1864, at Loudon,
Tennessee. Private Badkin was being
discharged so that he could reenlist as a
Veteran Volunteer. Private Badkin was
21 years of age, 5 ft. 11 in. tall, with
light complexion, light hair, and blue eyes.
This document would be a very nice addition
to your collection.--$75.SOLD
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    Nice,
complete, small leather Federal percussion
cap pouch. The leather remains pliable
with closure tab and brass finial intact as
well as both belt loops on the reverse.
The box still contains a number of original
percussion caps inside.--$175.
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 Just
brought in by a local family, a T-20 CSA
Confederate note, dated September 2, 1861,
serial number 545, with Alexander Stephens
pictured in the lower left, and, in the
center, Industry, Cupid, and Beehive.
The note is lightly circulated but remains
complete with good, strong edges.--$85.
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 Really
nice Enfield display with an original,
brass, Enfield tompion with cork intact.
Second, an original .577 Enfield projectile
that was extracted using a "ball puller",.
We have displayed the find with an original
ball puller with the bullet.--$125 for the
entire display.
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  Very
pretty, non-excavated, crossed sabers,
regulation, Federal, Cavalry hatpin.
The face has a nice, uncleaned, bronze/brown
patina, and the reverse has two of the four
brass attachment loops still intact.
The pin displays beautifully.--$295.
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    .32
cal. 6 shot "Luicius Pond" iron frame
revolver. These were Civil War era
production rimfire revolvers, and were
eventually ruled an infringement on the
Smith and Wesson Patent and production
stopped. This is an attractive
example, but is missing the trigger, and
thus needs a little TLC. Priced RIGHT
though !!--$295.
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  Complete
Model 1851 N.C.O. leather waist belt with
the original brass keeper, and brass
adjuster hook on the other end.
Perfect if you have a nice non-excavated
Model 1851 cast brass eagle sword belt plate
to put with it. The belt has one weak
spot reenforced from the back, but is solid
and pliable otherwise--$195.
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   Civil
War Discharge and Pay Voucher dated March
12, 1862 for Private Edwin Teal. Teal
served from Jan.1, 1862 until March
12, 1862. He was discharged due to
disability. Private Teal was in Co.
"B" - 4th New York Cavalry Regiment.
There are two documents.--$45. for both
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    Virtually
drop dead beautiful MINT large size "puppy-paw" U.S. oval waist
belt plate on it's original mint unissued brown buff leather belt.
This belt rig was no nicer 150 years ago than it is today
!!--$695.
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   Very
interesting, hand-written letter from L. W.
Webb who was the Official Auditor of the
State of Virginia CONFEDERATE Senate written
to a friend from the CONFEDERATE "Hall of
the Convention" in Alexandria, Virginia,
December 12, 1864. This is actually a
quite rare document in that it was written
from the Convention Hall and is Civil War
dated.--$125.
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    Quite
rare, Model 1819, .54 cal., smooth bore
"horse pistol" that was converted from
flintlock to percussion for Confederate
Civil War use by M. A. Baker of
Fayetteville, North Carolina. M. A.
Baker converted numerous early flintlock
weapons from flintlock to percussion using a
distinctive method of screwing a drum style
bolster directly into the barrel and using
an early percussion fowling rifle type
hammer that he purchased from Europe.
This ancient weapon remains totally
untouched just as it was used 150 years ago
during the Civil War.--$1,250.
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     "1861"
date brass handle saber bayonet and scabbard
(the leather scabbard is broken at two
places) but is all there and displays
nicely, and is correct for the Remington
Zouave rifled musket. The blade has an
attractive - gently aging grey-brown patina,
and is marked "1861 - Collins and Co. -
Hartford, Conn." The bayonet and
scabbard displays very nicely just as it is,
or the leather scabbard could definitely be
restored. Here is a GREAT buy on a
saber bayonet that you very seldom
see.--$325.
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  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 here at Stones River. It
was no doubt picked up on the field after
the battle and ended up out in the barn.
It is 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.--$175.
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 Excellent
condition, excavated, brass matting for a
1/6th plate ambrotype or tintype. This
matting was recovered by Wayne Tucker from a
Confederate camp located near Mobile,
Alabama. We have displayed the matting
with a photo of Gen. N. B. Forrest housed in
a glass display case.--$35.SOLD
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, 1840 - 1860 era
pattern, large size, lead-filled "puppy paw
hook style" US oval waist belt plate.
The buckle has a nice, uncleaned, aged
patina with numerous tiny dings and marks
from actual field service. The reverse
is lead filled with "puppy paw style" hooks
with all three hooks remaining intact.
This is a very nice example that clearly saw
service.--$295.
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 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 here.--$195.
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 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.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, Model 1851, cast brass,
Federal Eagle sword belt plate. This
buckle has crisp detail on the face with a
pleasing, aged, brass patina with the
three-piece silver wreath remaining
perfectly intact. The reverse has the
hook intact with deep wear from Civil War
use. This is as pretty an example of a
Civil War Model 1851 sword belt plate as you
are going to see.--$375.
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   Quite
rare battlefield pick-up, .36 cal.,
Remington New Model Navy revolver.
This revolver was picked up near Atlanta
several years after the war. The
revolver shows evidence of being exposed to
the elements for some time but is not
completely frozen up. The cylinder
will still turn, and the hammer will still
move. This is the revolver that the
little .36 cal. "tear drop" projectile fit.
We are including a display with a tear drop
bullet and also percussion caps. This
will make an excellent centerpiece for an
excavated artifact display.--$975.
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  Rare
to find, CDV of Gen. William T. Sherman with
"C.G. BRUCE & PRESTON - AUTHORIZED ARMY AND
NAVY WAR CLAIM AGENTS" on the reverse of the
card. Various businesses during the
Civil War and immediately following paid to
have their advertisements on the reverse of
famous Civil War personality CDV's.
This example remains in very nice, complete
condition.--$55.
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    Pair
of Civil War Era Victorian Age ladies in
classic 1850 - 1860 "off-shoulder" gowns.
I believe that these two ladies are likely
sisters in that they have similar facial
traits. Both gowns are exquisite.
One of the images is backmarked, "J.W.
Molton - Artist - 214 Essex St. - Salem,
Mass". The other is backmarked, "C.
Seaver, Jr. - Photographer - 27 Tremont Rd.
- Boston".--BOTH IMAGES--$48.
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 Beautiful
collection of carved and whittled
projectiles recovered by my old hunting
buddy, Wayne Tucker, from Confederate camps
on private property in and around Mobile,
Alabama. There are a total of 54
projectiles nicely displayed in a glass face
walnut display case. There are
hundreds of hours of hard relic hunting
represented in this display case.--$250.
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     Confederate
used and blacksmith fabricated, .58 cal.
carbine created by cutting back a .58 cal.,
3-band, Infantry musket to carbine length.
The lockplate has a chocolate brown patina
and has never been cleaned. It is
marked, "1864 - US - Springfield."
This came out of the local area and could
have very well been with the Confederate
Cavalry at the Battle of Franklin.--$695.SOLD
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  Very
pretty, non-excavated, 1840 era, large size,
US oval lead-filled waist belt plate.
This buckle has a smooth, clean face with
full lead fill in the reverse and is of the
"early puppy-paw" hook style with all three
attachment hooks remaining intact.--$275.
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 Excellent
condition, hand blacksmith crafted, 14 1/2
inch overall with a 9 inch blade,
Confederate sideknife. The knife has a
walnut grip with a brass ferrule and will
make a fine addition to your Confederate
weapons display.--$695.
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   Very
attractive, 1845 date, Allen & Thurber, .31
cal., 6-shot revolver. It still has
excellent action, original walnut grips, and
is marked, "Allen & Thurber - Allen's Patent
- 1845". The revolver has a very nice,
uncleaned, chocolate brown patina
overall.--$695.SOLD
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, large
size, lead-filled, US oval arrow-hook waist
belt plate. This buckle has a
pleasing, aged patina on the face, nice body
curve, full lead in the reverse, and all
three attachment hooks perfectly intact.
They don't get much nicer than this
one.--$275.
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    Extremely
rare, non-excavated, 17 inch, Confederate
fighting knife made from an extremely scarce
Cook & Brother saber type bayonet.
This fighting knife is finely crafted and is
referred to by exact serial number "159" on
page 299 of the reference book,
Confederate and
Southern Agent Marked Shotguns by
Russ Pritchard and John Ashworth.
There is thought to be less than ten
Confederate side knives made from Cook &
Brother saber bayonets in existence. I
am including a copy of the reference book
along with this rare Confederate fighting
knife.--$1,950.SOLD
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  Original,
smooth type, Model 1858, Civil War canteen
with complete butternut cover as well as the
original stopper and chain. It is
becoming rarer and rarer to find Civil War
canteens with their wool covers remaining
intact.--$250.
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 Excellent
U.S. artillery vent pick priming wire for
cannon. It was used to puncture the
powder bag through the vent at the rear of
the tube so that when the fuse friction
primer ignited, the cannon would fire.
It is 24" in length overall for a very large
gun.--$75.SOLD
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    Very
rare to find in nice condition, .36 cal.,
Federal, Navy pistol cartridge box with
built-in percussion cap pouch. It is a
rarity to find a Naval cartridge box with
the belt loop, the leather closure tab, and
especially the interior leather cap pouch
all remaining intact. This example
remains very solid, complete, and
pliable.--$350.SOLD
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  Really
pretty big 12mm French pinfire revolver.
These were very popular with Confederates
(especially Confederate Officers) during the
Civil War, and we recover French pinfire
cartridges in almost every Confederate 1862
- 1863 winter campsite here. This
example functions perfectly, and has
completely intact all the items that one or
more are typically missing -- (loading door
- ejector rod - lanyard ring - etc.)
Confederate General T. J. (Stonewall)
Jackson had one of these very similar to
this one. With this revolver I am
including an original Pinfire cartridge for
display, but of a different caliber than the
gun to keep a child from being able to load
it up. Every Confederate display
should have a Pinfire Revolver.--$850.SOLD
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  Very
attractive, excavated, coat size, 2-piece,
Confederate Block "I" (Infantry) button
recovered by Kenny Banks from General
Hardee's 1862 - 1863 Army of Tennessee
winter camps near Tullahoma, Tennessee.
The face has a pleasing, uncleaned,
brown/green patina.--$95.
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      Very
pretty original regulation issue Federal
Infantry enlistedman's belt rig inclding the
large size lead filled arrow hook U.S. oval
waist belt plate on the original Federal
black harness leather waist belt with the
original brass belt adjuster still intact.
With this belt rig came a pretty condition
and quite rare pattern Federal small leather
percussion cap pouch. The cap pouch is
in very nice condition with caps still
inside, and also the musket nipple pick is
still inside. What makes this cap
pouch special is that it has the large
"U.S." stamp on the outside flap of the
box.-- Belt rig complete with U.S. buckle
and cap pouch included.--$750.
Original U.S. buckle on belt, but WITHOUT
leather percussion capbox.-- $595.
Original U.S. cap pouch with large "U.S."
mark, nipple pick still inside, and original
caps still inside.--$195.
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 Very
pretty excavated Confederate "Leech and
Rigdon" (Memphis Novelty Works) C.S. cavalry
enlistedman's spur. This spur was
recovered several years back from a
Confederate Cavalry camp located on private
property near Chickamauga, GA.--$295.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, Confederate Officer "CSA" button.
This is a CS81-B in Albert, the reverse is
backmarked "Superior Quality," and the shank
remains perfectly intact.--$225.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, chocolate brown,
Federal Eagle breast plate. This was
recovered several years ago on private
property here at the Battle of Stones River.
The lead was chipping out in a couple of
areas on the reverse and has been
stabilized. Many years ago, it was
reasonably common to recover a breast plate,
but it is quite a rarity to find one these
days.--$165.
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  Very
nice condition CDV with waist-up pose of
Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard.
This CDV has a quite rare "Brady's National
Portrait Gallery" backmark.--$195.
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 Small
display containing an excavated Enfield
musket tompion with part of the cork still
intact, together with a hand-made soldier's
lead poker chip marked with an "X" (meaning
10). These items were both recovered
by Kenny Banks from 1863 winter camps of
Hardee's Corp. Army of Tennessee located
near Tullahoma, Tennessee.--$65 for the
entire display.
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     Very
nice condition, $50 Civil War Confederate
Loan document. The document is dated
March 10, 1863. This loan bond was
actually issued and is serial number 2537,
and the last interest coupon redeemed was
January 1, 1865. This is a very nice
piece of Confederate and Civil War history
and will frame beautifully.--$150.
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   Very
nice condition, straight razor of the
typical ones used in the Civil War.
Markings on this straight razor, however,
suggest this example dates about 1890.
Still, it displays very nicely in a camp
scene display.--$25.
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    War
date Civil War letter (June 6, 1863) written
from a father to his daughter. The
father is in Chicago attending a National
Medical Conference, and he is writing his
daughter back in Philadelphia, PA. The
letter is written in old brown ink and gives
general news of the father's visit to
Chicago for the National Medical Conference.
The letter remains in its original, stamped
envelope and is in very nice
condition.--$25.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, coat size,
Confederate droop-wing Eagle Staff Officer
button. This button was recovered from
Gen. Hardee's 1863 Army of Tennessee winter
camps located around Tullahoma, Tennessee.
It has a smooth, brown patina with no dents
and slight traces of gold gilt. The
reverse has the typical Confederate local
depressed channel, and the iron shank
remains perfectly intact. This would
be a quality addition to any Confederate
collection.--$225.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, "1863" date, "Army and
Navy" patriotic token. It has crisp
detail, a smooth, chocolate patina overall,
and an easily legible 1863 date.--$38.
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  Excavated,
coat size, Confederate, tin back Infantry
button. This button has an attractive
brown/green patina on the face and rusty
iron on the reverse. It was recovered
by Kenny Banks from Gen. Hardee's 1863 Army
of Tennessee winter camps near Tullahoma,
Tennessee.--$89.
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  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, Federal die-struck
brass "French Horn" Infantry hat insignia.
This insignia remains in perfect condition
with crisp detail and both attachment loops
remaining intact on the reverse of the
pin.--$95.
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  Excellent
condition, March 3, 1863 issue, 3 cent
United States fractional currency.
George Washington is pictured in the
center.--$65.
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    Group
of four Civil War/Victorian Era ladies.
Three of the four pictures are ambrotypes,
two of which are ruby. There is one
tintype. These images go from a young
five-year-old girl to a 30-ish lady, and
then to two elderly ladies. I find the
style of their clothing very interesting.
All four images--$125.
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 Very
nice condition, original pair of Civil War
Era leather gauntlets. This is the
classic style that you often see worn by
officers during the American Civil War.
They are made of a beautiful, white doe-skin
leather that has turned a golden tan tone
over the years. As you can see, they
display superbly from all angles. A
nice condition, original pair of gauntlets
is actually more scarce than uniforms,
because they have a much lower survival
rate. These are especially nice,
because you can see that they were actually
worn quite a bit, but they were always taken
care of. They have some minimal
flaking, but that doesn't detract from their
quality or overall display
presentation.--$650.
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     Very
nice condition group of four Civil War
documents pertaining to John Harner.
The documents consist of one military
appointment document, two discharges, and
one Treasury Dept. document. John
Harner was a member of Co. G, 4th Regiment,
US Cavalry for most of the duration of the
war. John Harner, along with his
regiment, was at one time posted here at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and also
participated in both Battles of Franklin,
Tennessee, on November 30, 1864, and
Nashville, Tennessee on December 15, 1864.
All four documents remain in good condition,
are easily legible, and will frame up
beautifully. For all four
documents--$295.
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        Just
in out of the local area, .69 cal., Model
1842, 3-band, percussion, Springfield
musket. The metal remains clean, just
beginning to turn gray/brown with age.
The lockplate is marked, "Springfield - US -
1853 - and the American Eagle." The
barrel has an 1852 date. The action
remains crisp and strong and locks firmly at
both half-cock and full-cock. The
walnut stock remains in nice condition with
the soldier's initials "H. T." cut into the
left-hand side opposite the lockplate.
This is a very representative weapon that
both Union and Confederate soldiers
extensively carried during the early years
of the Civil War.--$1,450.
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     Fresh
out of a Florida estate sale, Federal Model
1840, N.C.O. (Non-commissioned Officer)
sword in original scabbard. The sword
has a bright, clean blade marked, "Ames Mfg.
Co. - 1864 - US". The brass guard
remains in excellent condition with some
aged, bronze/brown patina remaining in
recessed areas. The leather scabbard
remains complete with the brass top mount
intact, but the brass drag has dropped off
somewhere along the way. These are
fairly easy to locate for
replacement.--$495.
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  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, 1863 date, "Army &
Navy" patriotic token.--$38.
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    Model
1851, brown buff leather, Cavalry belt rig. These type
belt rigs were extensively used by both Union and Confederate
Cavalry in the American Civil War. This belt rig was
purchased many years ago out of an Alabama estate sale.
It remains very pliable with one of the original leather sword
drops still remaining intact. The cast brass, Model 1851
sword belt plate has a smooth, brown, aged patina with the
three piece German silver wreath remaining completely intact.
Considering this belt rig was purchased out of an Alabama
estate many years ago, it is extremely likely that it saw
Confederate service. The belt remains complete with no
breaks or weak spots.--$750.
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  Rare
stereo card of a "Rice - Raft" with black
plantation hands floating rice straw down
the creek headed for Charleston. Rice
and rice straw was one of South Carolina's
most valuable productions during the Civil
War Era. For over 200 years, there
have been prolific rice fields all along the
low land reaches of South Carolina.--$95.
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 Very
nice condition, fully cased, ruby ambrotype
of James Ewing Thompson who lived from
February 2, 1820, to July 1907. During
the Civil War, James Thompson served as a
courier for Confederate General John Cabell
Breckenridge. This image was purchased
from a family estate sale in Swoop,
Virginia, in 1998.--$295.
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    Very
nice condition, March 1863, Confederate $50
Bond. This bond was actually issued
and interest coupons redeemed until the
war's end, and the next available coupon was
July 1865, and of course there was no need
to go to the Treasurer's Office at this date
as the war was over, and the Confederate
Bond was worthless. This bond will
frame up beautifully.--$125.
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  Very
nice lightly circulated condition
Confederate Central Gov't. issue $10. note
dated "APRIL 6. 1863, and picturing the
State Capitol in Columbia, South Carolina.
The reverse has pretty blue-green
graphics.--$85.
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  Very
nice condition April 6, 1863 date
Confederate $20. note which pictures the
State Capitol in Nashville, TN. and has
Alexander Stevens (the Confederate
Vice-President) pictured on the front in the
lower right hand corner.It has a pretty
green-blue motif on the reverse.--$85.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, 3-piece
Mobile Cadet uniform button. This
button has near 100% bright gold gilt and is
backmarked, "Scovill Mfg Co/Waterbury".
This button is believed to date around 1871,
because that is when the Mobile Cadets were
reconstituted after Alabama was readmitted
into the Union. The button has a wide
lock ring indicating it was likely
manufactured after the Civil War rather than
before. There are, however, collectors
who believe this button to possibly date
Civil War Era.--$95.SOLD
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 Quite
rare to find, a full length seated view of a
Confederate soldier. The image has
nice clarity and is out of a Maryville,
Tennessee estate.--$275.
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    Very
nice condition, Model 1851, cast brass sword
belt plate on original brown buff leather
sword belt. The buckle remains in
beautiful condition with full silver wreaths
intact. The brown buff belt also
remains in nice condition with the brass
sword hanger remaining intact. This is
a quality Cavalry beltrig that would be a
very nice addition to any collection.--$650.
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     Nice
condition, empty, original 1860 era, C.D.V.
photograph album which will hold 50
C.D.V.'s. This album would be perfect
to display your Civil War Era C.D.V.
collection in.--$65.SOLD
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  Quite
rare, March 1860 check from "E. Remington &
Sons" Arms Company, Ilion Bank, New York,
signed by none other than Eliphalet
Remington himself. This will make a
beautiful compliment to display with your
Remington revolver or rifle.--$75.
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 Quite
rare, Civil War date (August 27, 1861),
receipt from Providence Tool Company for the
purchase of one bar of Zagnall iron weighing
225 pounds. It is very likely that
this iron would be used for the manufacture
of muskets and sabers for the American Civil
War as Providence Tool Company had contracts
for both.--$48.
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 Really
nice display of an excavated group of quite
rare Confederate artifacts. (1) Is a
COMPLETE excavated cast brass flashpan to a
Model 1816 flintlock musket. These are
almost found in Confederate camps 100% of
the time. (2) Rare excavated
Confederate manufactured brass bayonet
scabbard tip recovered from 1862 - 1863
winter Confederate camps along Duck River
near Shelbyville, TN. and (3) A broken .577
cal. Enfield musket ramrod head.
Entire display only.--$75.
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     Very
attractive condition, Model 1840, Ames
production, N.C.O. (Non-commissioned
officer) sword and original leather
scabbard. The sword has blade markings
of "Ames Mfg. Co. - U.S. - 1862". The
original brass guard remains in excellent
condition just beginning to tone with age.
The leather scabbard is complete with brass
throat and drag intact. There is a
little black tape around the scabbard where
the brass drag meets helping to support the
weak area where the brass drag attaches to
the leather scabbard. Both the sword
and scabbard remain in overall nice
condition.--$595.
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 Good,
solid, Civil War enlistedman's leather
Cavalry Saber Knot. It is very
difficult to find one of these in decent
condition and not missing most of the
tassels. This example remains very
pliable and will very easily mount back on a
Civil War Cavalry saber for display.
Most of the tassels remain intact, but some
of the tassels have a portion of the ends
broken off. It would, however, display
very nicely on a Civil War Cavalry saber and
be an excellent compliment to it.--$175.
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         Very
pretty, Model 1861, .58 cal., Norwich
contract, 3-band, rifled musket. The
musket has smooth metal, just beginning to
turn gray/brown with age. The
lockplate is marked, "1863 - Norwich - US",
and the barrel has the normal markings and
is dated 1862. The original walnut
stock remains in very nice condition with a
clear inspector cartouche opposite the
lockplate. This musket retains as
crisp action as it likely had 150 years ago,
and the bore remains deep and sharp.
This musket is actually nicer than most that
you see in museums. This weapon is out
of the well-known Jim Brandon collection of
Richmond, Virginia.--$1,850.
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  Mint
perfect, large size, lead-filled, arrow hook
pattern, US Oval waist belt plate.
This plate is a standard issue, mid-war, US
Oval in perfect condition with original
tissue wrap. They just do not get more
mint perfect than this example.--$275.
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    Extremely
rare, Model 1841, 4-piece Mississippi rifleman's buckle on
original leather belt. By the time of the Civil War, the
Model 1841 Mississippi rifle was considerably more widespread
used by Confederates than by their Union counterparts who were
by this time armed with Model 1861, .58 cal., Springfield,
3-band rifled muskets. At least 80% of the 4-part
Mississippi rifleman's buckles and buckle parts that I have
recovered over the years have come from Confederate sites.
It is a true rarity to find all four parts of the Mississippi
rifleman buckle intact on the original belt. This would
be an incredible compliment to display with your Model 1841
Mississippi rifle.--$1,850.
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      Original
Model 1851 Federal saber belt with it's
original solid cast brass Model 1851 Eagle
Sword Belt Plate. The Eagle Sword Belt
Plate remains in beautiful condition with
100 % applied silver wreath remaining
intact. The belt remains pliable but
does have one very old repair exactly where
the percussion cap box sits. The cap
box remains in nice condition - is quite
pliable - and is marked "HOOVER - CALHOUN
&Co. - NEW YORK". This belt rig would
be a fine addition to any collection.--$650.SOLD
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  Very
nice condition "barn find", Federal "high
port" regulation Cavalry bit. This was
a local find near the site of Camp Stanley
which was the site of Rosecran's Cavalry
winter encampment during the months of
January - June of 1863. The bit
remains very sound with a near dug-like
patina. Interestingly, the US rosette
on one side has a period between the U & S,
and on the other side, there is no period
between the U & S. Bits with this type
extreme "high port" were usually reserved
for horses with "bad manners".--$195.
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 Excavated,
Federal Cavalry bit recovered from an
Alabama Cavalry camp located here in Middle
Tennessee and occupied during the Spring of
1863. The Confederate soldier pried
both cast brass US rosettes off the bit and
used it plain. The bit when recovered
still had the original cast brass curb chain
attached. This is an excellent example
of Southern Cavalry making do with whatever
they could obtain. This artifact will
be a fine addition to any excavated,
Confederate Cavalry artifact display.--$150.
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 Absolutely
mint, beautiful condition, non-excavated,
vest size, South Carolina State Seal uniform
buttons. The button faces are all
perfect with 100% bright, gold gilt.
The buttons have a "Horstmann & Allien - New
York" backmark with shanks perfectly intact.
You could not hope to find more perfect
examples.--$125 each, or 3 for $300.
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  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, Model 1851,
Officer pattern, solid cast brass Eagle
sword belt plate. On this style
Officer pattern sword belt plate, the
wreaths are integrally cast as part of the
buckle. This example has the medium
width attachment hook on the reverse and has
an attractive, never cleaned, rich, aged,
bronze patina overall.--$395.
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  Very
nice condition, non-excavated, early
pattern, puppy-paw hook, large size,
lead-filled, US Oval waist belt plate.
This buckle has a nice aged patina on the
face with full lead and both puppy-paw hooks
and main hook intact on the reverse.
This example is nice enough to go back on a
belt.--$325.
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 Quite
rare to recover - excavated set of keepers
for the four-piece, Model 1841, Mississippi
Rifleman buckle. These were recovered
by Kenny Banks from 1862 - 1863 Army of
Tennessee Confederate Infantry camps located
around Tullahoma, Tennessee.--$48. for the
pair.
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  Quite
rare and nice example excavated CS26B coat
size Confederate staff officer button.
This rare button was recovered by Kenny
Banks about 20 years ago from Gen. Hardee's
1863 Army of Tennessee winter camps around
Tullahoma, TN. In one of these camps
alone Kenny and I recovered over 65 marked
Confederate manufactured buttons and 16
Confederate manufactured plates. This
pretty button has gold gilt in the recessed
areas on the face, and gold gilt in the
channel on the reverse. This is a
sweetheart of a CS button with even the iron
shank intact on the reverse.--$250.
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  Original
discharge from military service for Levi
Lyons of the 4th Regiment of the
Pennsylvania Independent Cavalry. Levi
was discharged by reason of expiration of
his time of service. Levi was 5 feet
10 inches tall with fair complexion - gray
eyes - and light hair - and was 18 years of
age. Discharge documents have always
been very popular because they frame up so
beautifully.--$95.SOLD
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 Nice,
clear, Civil War date CDV of Confederate
President, Jefferson Davis. This is a
head and shoulders view without
backmark.--$150.
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  Excavated,
circular, Federal, Eagle breastplate
recovered by Kenny Banks from a Union camp
following the Battle of Stones River.
The plate has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina on the face with full lead and both
loops intact on the reverse.--$165.SOLD
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  Beautiful
condition complete regulation Federal
Cavalry bit with both cast brass "U. S."
rosettes intact. This nice Federal
Cavalry bit was found in an old log barn
here at Stones River located very near "Camp
Stanley" which was the Federal 1862 - 1863
Winter Camp for the U. S. Cavalry Corps
located here under Federal General David
Stanley. I feel it very likely that
this bit found its way to the log barn from
the massive Federal 1862 - 1863 winter
Cavalry Camp so close by.--$250.
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 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.
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 Quite
rare, excellent condition, excavated, patent
style spur that had the separate piece neck
and rowel. On these style spurs, the
separate piece neck and rowel was often
something very ornate like an eagle head or
a horse head. On this spur, the cast
brass neck and rowel piece is not present
and is likely why the spur was discarded.
I have over the years had a number of the
cast brass neck and rowel portion of this
style spur come through the shop. If
you know where one is or can round up this
piece, you will have an incredibly beautiful
Civil War Officer's Cavalry spur. This
spur was recovered in one of Fighting Joe
Wheeler's 1863 Confederate Army of Tennessee
CS Cavalry camps.--$150.
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  Nice,
clear, wartime CDV of Confederate General P.
G. T. Beauregard. This image has the
rare backmark of "G. W. Minnis -
Photographic Gallery - Richmond VA".--$195.
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    Nice
condition, original, Model 1855, .58 cal.,
leather cartridge box complete with the
original cartridge tins remaining inside.
This box came out of a local Middle
Tennessee family and, although it was
Federal manufactured, the "US" cartridge box
plate was removed long ago and Confederate
carried with no box plate at all. The
box remains very stable and pliable with
inner flap, both iron roller buckles, both
belt loops, and original cartridge tins all
remaining intact. This is a very nice
box that would be a quality addition to any
Civil War collection.--$395.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, large oval,
lead-filled, "SNY" (State of New York) waist
belt plate. This buckle was recovered
over 30 years ago from private property near
Cold Harbor, Virginia. It has a
smooth, chocolate brown patina on the face
with full lead and all three hooks present
on the reverse. This plate would make
an excellent addition to any
collection.--$895.
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   Very
nice condition, complete Model 1851, brown
buff, Cavalry saber belt rig. The
brown buff belt remains strong and pliable
with no breaks or repairs. The sword
belt plate is in beautiful condition with
complete silver wreath and is the rare
pattern with raised rays totally encircling
the plate. Additionally, both leather
saber drops remain intact as well.
This rig is nice enough to easily go on a
mannequin.--$975.SOLD
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 Very
rare original Civil War era C.D.V. of
Confederate Gen. J. E. B. Stuart.--$225.
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  Mint,
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, "C.S.A.", Confederate officer's
button. This button retains near 100%
bright gold gilt with shank intact on the
reverse, and backmarked "Superior
Quality".--$250.
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  Very
rare to recover, complete, excavated,
Federal Navy, cast brass water cap fuse.
The fuse has the water cap itself intact and
is marked, "Ord. and the anchor" and is
dated 1861, but the fuse impacted on the
"61" and it is barely visible.--$95.SOLD
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 Very
nice condition, excavated, .58 cal.,
Confederate "tall base" 3-ring Minie.
This rare projectile was recovered from 1863
Confederate camps near Tullahoma,
Tennessee.--$25.
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      Very
attractive, Model 1864, .58 cal., Federal
cartridge box with embossed US on the
outside flap. This cartridge box
remains complete and pliable with both
cartridge tins remaining intact inside.
With this cartridge box is an
over-the-shoulder leather sling that was
purchased and carried in 1963 for the 100
year anniversary of the Battle of
Gettysburg. On the sling is a
beautiful condition, original, circular,
Federal Eagle breastplate. This
cartridge box and sling displays beautifully
and at a very reasonable price.--$650.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Eagle
"C" (Cavalry) uniform button. The
button retains 90% bright gold gilt on the
face and has a Waterbury Scovill backmark on
the reverse with the shank remaining intact.
This is an excellent coat size Federal
Cavalry button.--$75.
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  Very
nice condition, 1960's era excavated,
lead-filled, large size, US Oval cartridge
box plate. This is an early war letter
pattern, excavated plate and has been
cleaned up a bit as was a fad during the
1960's time period. The plate is so
nice that it could almost pass as
non-excavated, but from the reverse, you can
clearly see it is indeed an excavated plate.
Just an extra nice quality excavated plate
recovered over 50 years ago from private
property near Shiloh.--$195.
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  Quite
rare, excavated, "Baby size", Confederate
forked tongue frame waist belt plate.
This rare size Confederate frame buckle was
recovered from an 1863 Confederate Cavalry
winter campsite here in Middle Tennessee.
When recovered, the plate had a break in the
outside frame which was no doubt why the
plate was discarded. This break has
been professionally restored, and you cannot
even find where it was. Very few
collections have an example of this rare
size Confederate frame buckle.--$895
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  Excavated,
circular, Federal Eagle breastplate
recovered several years ago on private
property here at Stones River. The
plate has a smooth, brown patina with full
lead intact on the reverse.--$165.SOLD
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 Beautiful
condition, excavated, heavy cast brass,
Confederate bayonet scabbard tip. This
was recovered from Lucius Polk's 1863
Confederate Brigade camp located at
Tullahoma, Tennessee. These are quite
rare to recover.--$25.
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 Excavated
Minie Ball in a walnut size knot of wood.
This bullet in wood was recovered on private
property near Chickamauga,
Georgia.--$48.SOLD
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  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.
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  Beautiful
excavated tongue portion of a cavalry
enlistedman's "C.S." tongue and wreath saber
belt plate. This tongue was recovered
in the early 1970s (45 years ago) on private
property near Brandy Station. It has a
smooth chocolate brown patina, and with the
correct wreath will make a SUPER NICE C.S.
2-PIECE SABER BELT PLATE.--$1,150.SOLD
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 This
ultra rare, near one of a kind wreath
portion to a two-piece tongue and wreath
sword belt plate was recently recovered from
Confederate camps near Dalton, Georgia.
This wreath takes an absolutely huge center
disc that must measure a full 1 1/2 inches
across to fit properly. The wreath is
very well made with ten hand-engraved stars
and has remnants of gold gilt. We are
unsure what the center disc of this buckle
may look like. It could be an eagle or
maybe a Virginia State Seal for the 10th
State in the Union, or who knows what.
One thing is for sure - if you complete this
buckle, you have an extreme rarity.--$475
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 This
is an absolute soldier work of art. It
is the Eagle carefully and perfectly carved
out of a Jeff Davis hat pin. You won't
see over one of these this nice recovered in
a 10 year period.--$250.
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 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.
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 A
display containing two excavated artifacts
from the 1862 - 1863 Confederate winter
camps along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. The first artifact is a
cast lead finial to a Confederate cartridge
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. Both
artifacts are Rebel as can be.--$48.
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      Just
brought into the shop, Model 1841, "Robbins
and Lawrence" Mississippi rifle. This
rifle has a smooth, thick, aged, chocolate
brown patina and has lockplate markings of,
"Robbins & Lawrence - 1850 - Windsor VT".
The brass has a very nice, aged, bronze
patina. This rifle would have some
very interesting stories to tell in that the
stock has at some point been near a fire and
is charred black between the two barrel
bands. It has good action, and the
barrel was bored to .58 cal. for service in
the Civil War. Mississippi rifles have
always been a favorite among collectors
because of their Mexican War/Pre-Civil War
history and how attractive they are with the
numerous brass pieces including a brass
patch box. This is a weapon that shows
clear evidence of having seen lots of
service. Who knows - the fire that it
got too close to might have been a campfire
in Tennessee or possibly the burning of
Atlanta.--$1,350.SOLD
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     Regulation,
black leather, Federal Civil War
Enlistedman's US waist belt rig with
original percussion cap box still intact.
The waist belt remains soft and pliable with
no breaks or weak spots. The buckle
has a nice uncleaned, aged patina with all
attaching hooks remaining intact.
Original Civil War percussion caps are still
in the cap box. Every Civil War
collection should have a nice example of a
typical Federal Enlistedman's waist belt
rig.--$650.
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  Very
nice condition, .69 cal., triangular socket
bayonet originally issued with .69 cal.,
Model 1816 muskets that were converted to
percussion using the Maynard priming system
by Remington. The bayonet will also
fit .69 cal., Model 1842 muskets, and I have
gotten in directly from families, Model 1842
hand-me-down muskets with this bayonet on
the musket.--$195.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Confederate lined "C" button. This is
a blank back, CS127A1, with crisp detail and
a nice, gently toning, aged patina.
The shank is intact on the reverse, and the
button is perfect with no dents or blemishes
at all.--$450.SOLD
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  Quite
rare, young Mexican War Era, General Robert
E. Lee. This is a nice, crisp image
with a "Charles D. Fredericks & Co. - New
York" backmark.--$295.
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  Very
pretty condition, Model 1858, smooth type
Federal canteen with original butternut
cover, sling, and stopper intact. The
sling has been shortened as is often done
with canteens carried by the Cavalry.
The pewter spout has faint initials or a
name scratched in with a pen knife.
This is a very nice, untouched since the war
artifact.--$295.SOLD
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     Seldom
seen, patented tin drum canteen with a
threaded screw-on spout. A near
identical example is on display in the
Confederate Museum of Richmond, Virginia,
and is the one pictured on page 57 of the
Sylvia and O'Donnell,
Civil War Canteens
book. The canteen remains in good
condition with only a couple of small holes
rusted through and has old silver paint
suggesting it was likely on display in one
of the old UCV - GAR Halls. Most of
the time, these canteens are found missing
their screw-on caps.--$295.
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  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.
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     Very
attractive, Federal enlistedman's regulation
US oval waist beltrig with large size US
buckle and percussion capbox with some
original wool left inside. The US
buckle has a beautiful, rich, never cleaned,
aged, bronze/brown patina and is the "arrow
hook" variety. This beltrig is out of
a Central Illinois estate sale.--$595
complete.
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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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    Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size,
Missouri State Seal Officer's button.
This is a M0205A3 in Tice and is exactly the
same strike and backmark as the Missouri
buttons recovered by Meigs Brainard and Bill
Gurley from the Arkansas camp of Mosby
Parson's Missourians. This button
could not be a nicer example with 100%
bright gold gilt and shank intact.--$450.
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  Beautiful
condition non-excavated coat size Federal
Cavalry Officer Eagle "C"
button. It has 100 % bright gold gilt,
and is backmarked "Scovill Mfg. Co. -
Waterbury", and has the shank intact
and straight. Just a choice
button.--$75.
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  Excellent
condition, original, stamped brass, large
size (1 inch), Company Letter "G". It
remains in perfect condition with the
soldered on loop intact on the reverse.
Also, a very nice original, die struck,
medium size (3/4 inch), Regimental number
"2". Both hat devices for --$95.SOLD
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       Quite
rare, 1862 date, "Special Model 1861"
contract, rifle musket. This musket
has seen lots of service and has a chocolate
brown patina and lots of wear from tip to
tip. The lockplate is marked, "1862 -
US - Windsor VT". The lockplate has
quite a bit of wear and a gray/brown patina,
but the markings can still be read.
The walnut stock remains in nice condition
but does show similar wear with rounded
edges and typical small dings and marks.
The action works well and will lock firmly
into both half-cock and full-cock.
Both sling swivels remain intact as does the
original ramrod. The long range site
is not present and has been gone for many
years. The musket shows clear signs of
having seen much service but remains a rare
contract and a nice, early, "1862"
date.--$975.
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  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.
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    Model
1860, Light Cavalry saber (saber only
without scabbard). This saber has a
clean blade, just beginning to turn
brown/gray with age. It is marked, "C.
Roby, Chelmsford Mass - 1865 - US."
The grip is worn to polished wood, and the
brass guard remains in nice condition,
except for the outside branch which appears
to have been broken off by an impact -
likely a projectile. This saber will
almost certainly be a topic of conversation
in any collection.--$550.
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   Quite
scarce, Model 1839, small oval, US waist
belt plate on original leather belt.
The original percussion cap box remains
intact on the belt and still has percussion
caps inside. The belt is quite short
and was probably a bit longer to begin with
even for skinny Civil War soldiers.
You do not often see this small size, early
model US oval on belt for sale.--$595.
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 Small
display case containing three rather rare
dropped Confederate projectiles. One
is a nice dropped .58 cal. Confederate "blob
top" field molded 3-ring minie, and second
is a scarce dropped HI-BASE Confederate
3-ring minie - and the third is a crude
variant dropped Ringtail Sharps carbine.
All three were recovered from Confederate
1863 winter camps here in Middle
Tennessee.--$75. for all
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 Beautiful
condition, excavated, Confederate side
knife, hand blacksmith crafted from a file.
The knife still has the original brass cross
guard intact on the tang. It was
recovered about 30 years ago from a
Confederate camp on Bear Creek near Tupelo,
Mississippi. It is going to make a
fine addition to someone's excavated
Confederate weapons display.--$395.
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  Really
pretty excavated coat size Confederate "Cast
I" - Infantry button. It has a nice
dark green patina and was recovered from
Confederate 1863 - 1864 winter camps around
Dalton, GA. (which is where they were
issued). Totally uncleaned with shank
intact.--$145.
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 Exceptionally
nice condition Civil War enlistedman's
leather Saber Knot. It is very
difficult to find one of these in nice
condition and not missing a portion of the
tassles. This example does not appear
to be missing a single one, and would be a
wonderful compliment to accent your nice
Civil War Cavalry Saber.--$375.
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 Case
containing "7" beautifully gilted
non-excavated Federal cuff size gilted
standard eagle buttons that would be correct
for the cuffs of a Federal Enlistedman's
frock coat or would also be correct for use
up the front of a Federal Cavalry or
Artillery shell jacket. These are
extremely reasonably priced, and would be a
great idea to pick them up and store them
back for when needed.-- Only $125. for the
entire case of buttons.
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     Regulation,
large size, arrow hook pattern, US oval
waist belt plate on the original, black
leather waist belt with the brass belt
adjuster remaining intact. An original
Model 1864, .58 cal. cartridge box remains
on the belt rig. This belt rig and
cartridge box was purchased several years
ago out of a central Ohio estate
sale.--$595. -
  Very
pretty condition, excavated, early block
letter style, large size, lead-filled, US
oval cartridge box plate. This was
recovered over 40 years ago by Wade Buchanan
among the limestone outcroppings on private
property here at Stones River. The
plate has a slick, near reflective,
chocolate brown patina on the face with full
lead and both iron loops intact on the
reverse. It would be very difficult to
recover a more beautiful plate than this
one.--$225.SOLD -
    Official
document from the State of Rhode Island
dated August 28, 1862, authorizing the
purchase of 6 dozen iron hand cuffs to be
purchased from Providence Tool Company.
This is a very nice condition, war date,
State of Rhode Island document.--$75. -
 Excellent
condition, excavated,drop, .54 cal.,
"Georgia Troops - teat base", Confederate
manufactured Minie.--$20. -
   Excellent
condition, September 17, 1862, purchase
document with ornate heading for Providence
Tool Company to purchase one buff calf skin
from James Davis, manufacturer of leather
belting. This buff leather was likely
to be used in the manufacture of musket
slings and/or Federal waist belt
assemblies.--$75. -
  Scarce
1862 date Lucy Pickens $100. Confederate
note. The note is complete, but has
been folded for the past 150 years, and is a
bit weak at the folds. It displays
very nicely though.--$95. -
  Very
nice condition, Model 1858, regulation,
Federal, smooth type canteen with full
original butternut wool cover with no holes,
original stopper and original linen sling.
Every quality collection should have an
original Civil War canteen.--$350. -
 Excavated
pair of rare style .69 cal. Prussian
bullets. One of the bullets is the
standard, 2-ring, .69 cal. Prussian minie,
and the second bullet is a very rare
"no-ring" Prussian cast in a wooden mold,
and you can still see wood grain in the
lead.--$48 for both-SOLD -
 Excavated,
perfect drop, .50 cal., Greene projectile
for the Greene Confederate used sniper
rifle. This bullet was recovered from
the Brentwood Hills at the Battle of
Nashville where Whitworth, .45 cal, sniper
projectiles were also recovered.--$35.SOLD -
  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, Model 1851,
Officer's sword belt plate with integrally
cast wreaths. This plate has a smooth,
gently aging, bronze patina with crisp
detail with both belt loop and attaching
hook on the reverse perfectly intact.--$325. -
   Fresh
out of a Central Kentucky estate sale, a
small, leather, Federal, Civil War,
regulation, percussion cap pouch. The
leather remains complete and pliable except
for missing the very tip of the leather
closure tab. Every Civil War
collection MUST have an original percussion
cap pouch.--$95. -
  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 and
has several rare Confederate lead
ones.--$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
pair of, excellent condition, Confederate
field mold "blob top"minies. These two
excellent examples were recovered from Army
of Tennessee 1862 - 1863 winter camps along
Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
Both bullets are displayed in a glass
display case.--$45 for both. -
   Original,
quite rare, partially filled, blue wrapped
packet of Federal cannon friction primers.
This packet still contains three original
cannon friction primers as well as most of
the original blue wrapper. Some of the
markings remain faintly visible if you have
bright light and a good imagination.
This will display fantastic with your
artillery shells or fuses.--$95. -
 Absolutely
beautiful, 9 inch, G.A.R., black trimmed
Memorial Ribbon. This is from the
"John Kell" Post# 241, Franklin, Ohio
Chapter. In over 40 years, this is the
first Memorial Ribbon from this post that I
remember having.--$150. -
 Quite
nice, circulated condition, July 21, 1862,
One Dollar Virginia Treasury Note. The
note is marked, "Virginia Treasury Note -
Richmond - The Commonwealth of Virginia" and
has red over-print.--$75. -
 Quite
rare and in excellent condition, Wilmot
patented musket tompion. This tompion
is marked, "Patented November 24, 1863" (155
years ago tomorrow). These were
actually issued and used as I have seen
three or four recovered here.--$95. -
  Really
pretty non-excavated coat size Federal Staff
Officer's button. The button has a a
rich - never cleaned aged patina with "Extra
Quality" backmark, and shank intact.--$45. -
  Very
pretty condition and excavated many years
ago at Chancellorsville, VA. It is a
coat size, VA13A1, with rmdc, "Scovill Mfg
Co. Waterbury CT". This button has a
beautiful chocolate brown patina with the
figures completely outlined in gold gilt.
The reverse has shank intact.--$275. -
 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. -
  Beautiful
graphics and very nice condition on this
Nov. 1861 WAR DATE Bank Note from the "ILION
BANK OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK". The
Bank Note is dated Nov. 8, 1861 and is for
Eighty Dollars. A REALLY PRETTY NEW
YORK NOTE.--$75. -
 Very
nice condition, original, non-excavated
Confederate Pike Head with a small portion
of the original wooden shaft. It
measures 17" overall with a 9" Pike blade.
There is a law that says, "Every Confederate
blade collector must have an example of an
original Confederate Pike."--$895.SOLD -
Regulation,
black leather, Federal Civil War Enlistedman's US waist belt
rig with original percussion cap box still intact. The
waist belt remains soft and pliable with no breaks or weak
spots. The buckle has a nice uncleaned, aged patina with
all attaching hooks remaining intact. Original Civil War
percussion caps are still in the cap box. Every Civil
War collection should have a nice example of a typical Federal
Enlistedman's waist belt rig.--$650. -
 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. -
    Original,
early pattern, "Puppy-Paw" hook style, large
oval, lead-filled, US Enlistedman's belt
plate on original, black leather waist belt.
The buckle has a rich, uncleaned, aged
patina on the face with full lead and all
three attachment hooks on the reverse.
Every Civil War collection should have a
nice US belt buckle on original belt.--$495. -
  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, coat size, gilted,
Georgia State Seal uniform button.
This button has virtually 100% bright gold
gilt and is backmarked, "Van Wart. Son &
Co."--$125.SOLD -
   Excavated,
large size, lead-filled US cartridge box
plate that appears to have been fashioned
into a camp spoon. This plate was
recovered many years ago by Mr. Bill Gavin
from an 1862 - 1863 Confederate winter
campsite located near Moss Neck, VA.
This was Bill's 225th plate.--$150.SOLD -
  Excavated,
coat size, Confederate Droop Wing Eagle
Staff Officer's button. This is a
CS26A and has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina with hints of gold gilt
remaining.--$195. -
  Excavated,
coat size, Louisiana State Seal Pelican
button. This button has 90% bright
gold gilt on the face, but unfortunately,
the back was out when recovered. If
you have an extra Confederate back, this
Louisiana could easily be restored to a top
shelf, gilted Louisiana State Seal
button.--$225. -
  Excavated,
cast brass, Patriotic Eagle tension device
usually found around the perimeter of Civil
War Era banjos and drums.--$65. -
     Very
nice condition, Model 1840, Ames
manufactured, non-commissioned officer (NCO)
sword in original leather scabbard.
The blade remains bright and clean and is
marked, "US - 1864 - Ames Mfg Co - Chicopee
Mass". The leather scabbard remains
complete and sound with no repairs or weak
spots. This would be a quality
addition to any Civil War collection.--$650. -
 Grouping
of four Civil War and earlier buttons
consisting of: one excavated, coat
size, 1820 Era, one piece Eagle on cannon
button, one excavated, highly gilted, cuff
size, US Staff button, one excavated, cuff
size, US Artillery button, and one
non-excavated, cuff size, Eagle "A"
(artillery) button with 100% bright gold
gilt.--$95. for the case and all four
buttons. -
        Complete,
Model 1855, .58 cal. cartridge box with
over-the-shoulder sling and both plates
intact as well as original cartridge tins.
The cartridge box remains pliable with a
maker's mark of, "Manufactured by J. E.
Condict - New York." The inner flap of
the cartridge box is intact but a bit
fragile. The over-the-shoulder sling
is completely intact with Eagle breastplate.
This rig will make a very nice addition to
any Civil War display.--$1,150. -
   Beautiful,
near mint condition, Model 1842, Springfield
lockplate and hammer assembly. The
plate is marked, "Springfield - 1852 - US -
and the American Eagle." If you have a
Model 1842 musket that needs a nice
lockplate, here is your chance.--$195. -
     Quite
rare, $1000 Confederate Loan Bond authorized
on May 1, 1861, from Montgomery, Alabama.
There are fourteen uncut coupons remaining.
The note remains in nice condition and has
green over-print. It will frame up
beautifully.--$150.SOLD -
  Large,
fully cased, 1/4 plate tintype of a young
Federal Infantryman wearing a 4-button sack
coat and US belt and buckle rig. The
image has a patriotic backdrop with a red,
white, and blue tinted American flag flying.
The original case remains in nice
condition.--$195. -
 Original
T18, September 2, 1861 issue, $20
Confederate note with the sailing ship in
the center. The note is circulated and
cut cancelled, but remains very sound and
attractive.--$89. -
 Quite
rare to find, 1863 date, Bank of
Chattanooga, $2 note backed by CONFEDERATE
FUNDS.--$150. -
 1864
date, Bank of Commerce - Savannah, GA, $20
note. This note has beautiful river
graphics and has been "cut-cancelled".--$89. -
  Excellent
condition, January 24, 1862, "Providence
Tool Company" document. This document
is a receipt to Providence Tool Company for
freight charges for 45 bars of raw iron
shipped from New York to Providence Tool
Company on the Steamer Ospray.
Providence Tool Company was a manufacturer
of both Civil War sabers and muskets.
This raw iron would, no doubt, eventually
become Civil War weapons.--$85. -
  Extremely
rare to recover - Coat size lined Script "C"
- Confederate Cavalry Officer's button.
This button was recovered from a Confederate
trash pit located on private property near
Savannah, GA. The button has quite a
bit of pitting/ground action due to the
corossive trash pit conditions, but remains
solid with no dents or cracks, and still has
the shank intact. Even though there is
some pitting the button displays nicely, and
is one that is very rarely recovered.
I just tonight saw one of these priced at
$1,450. - SO here is a SUPER GOOD BUY
!!!--$425. -
  Quite
rare, "Brady" CDV of Confederate General
John B. Floyd. General Floyd had very
little military experience and is credited
for dumping the command at Ft. Donelson on
General Buckner for surrender. This is
a Confederate CDV that you do not often see
offered for sale.--$150. -
   Small
black leather pistol cartridge box for .36
cal. revolver cartridges. The box
remains quite pliable with both belt loops
remaining intact on the reverse. The
small leather closure tab is not present and
appears to have been intentionally removed
long ago. This would be an excellent
compliment to display with your .36 cal.
Colt Navy revolver.--$225. -
  Quite
rare to recover, coat size, "U.S.M.A." cadet
button (West Point). This button has a
smooth, brown patina with nice detail and
about 20% bright gold gilt. It has a
"Waterbury Button Co." backmark and shank
intact. It does, unfortunately, have a
small dent beside the eagle near the rim.
It still displays very nicely.--$89. -
 Quite
nice, circulated condition, July 21, 1862,
One Dollar Virginia Treasury Note. The
note is marked, "Virginia Treasury Note -
Richmond - The Commonwealth of Virginia" and
has red over-print.--$75. -
  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, large size,
lead-filled, arrow hook, US Oval waist belt
plate. This buckle has an attractive,
gently aging, bronze patina with full,
smooth lead and all three attachment hooks
(arrow style) intact on the reverse.--$295. -
  Very
sound, but circulated condition, February
17th, 1864 date, Lucy Pickens, Confederate
$100 note. This is serial number
(4076).--$95. -
  Circulated,
February 17, 1864 date, Confederate $50 note
with Jeff Davis in the center. This is
serial number (58600).--$89. -
     Everything
that you would ever need for live black
powder shooting. This gentleman who
recently passed away was an avid black
powder shooter and participated in many
North/South Skirmish Association shooting
events. This group of material
consists of a very heavy, well constructed,
wooden box that will contain everything.
There are two high quality brass bullet
molds, both with cone cavity inserts for
molding bullets. There are at least
100 or more bullets already molded, and
black powder is in the box for them.
The wooden box has a lift-out tray that will
hold 63 cartridges that are ready for
firing. There is also 35 pounds of
soft Civil War lead (from melting down fired
Minie balls that he recovered) ready to be
molded into bullets. Inside the large
wooden box are also targets and patches and
other related items to black powder
shooting. I am not going to be able to
ship this, but the first guy with a $100
bill at the door gets to load it!!!SOLD -
   Extremely
rare display including the "Maid of Honor"
ribbon for the 1924 UCV Reunion in Memphis,
Tennessee, for the Eastern Division of the
United Confederate Veterans. This
ribbon was purchased out of the
Bradley/Forrest estate in Memphis,
Tennessee, around 1970, and with the ribbon
is an ambrotype of a Civil War Era lady
holding what appears to be a Bible.
This display is going to be an exciting
research project for someone. We
believe this young lady could possibly be
Marguerite Toutant Beauregard of New
Orleans, Louisiana, who was the Chief Maid
of Honor at this reunion. Who is up
for this research challenge?--$395. -
 Nice
condition, original, Civil War Artillery
lanyard. No artillery display is
complete without a lanyard.--$425. -
 The
following beautiful condition artifacts are
from the excellent collection of my long
time friend and very serious collector -
Charles Sweeney - of Iuka, Mississippi.
As you can see from Charle's "sign-in
ledger" - I was last there in 1980 !!!!
Where did those 38 years go !!! WOW !!! -
     Super
rare, and in absolutely beautiful condition,
CS Marked, Leech & Rigdon, Confederate
Cavalry Officer's spur. This spur was
found about 30 years ago in a log
out-building on private property near
Shiloh. It has a rich, aged, never
cleaned, bronze/green patina and has the
original iron rowel remaining intact.
Both the CS mark on the rear of the spur and
the raised star on each side can be boldly
seen by anyone from across the room (with
cataracts).--$2,150.SOLD -
    Very
attractive, regulation, small, leather
Federal percussion cap box. The box
remains pliable with closure tab, brass
finial, and both belt loops remaining
intact. There is a small amount of
original wool inside as well as several
original, brass, Civil War musket percussion
caps.--$150. -
  1/6th
plate, fully cased tintype of a young,
Federal Private. This is a bust view,
and he is wearing a 9-button Enlistedman's
frock coat. The image has good clarity
and is not flaking at all.--$125. -
   Beautiful
condition, gold filled GAR membership lapel
pin. This pin belonged to Henry J. Devoe
who was a member of Company G, 1st Michigan
Engineers. Henry Devoe was in numerous
campaigns and entered the service on
10-23-1862 at Hillsdale, Michigan, as a
private. He was promoted to Corporal on
1-1-1864, and to Sergeant on 11-1-1864.
Henry was eventually mustered out of service
on 9-22-1865, while at Nashville, Tennessee.
Gold filled GAR membership lapel pins are very
rare to come by.--$195. -
 Beautiful
example of Confederate "Prisoner of War"
art. This was recently brought in by a
local family, and according to family
hand-me-down information, was carved by an
ancestor while in a northern prison camp.
This artifact started out as one block of
wood, and the round balls were carefully
carved from the solid wood interior of the
artifact. It is hard to imagine the
countless hours of meticulous carving it
took to create the artifact. This fine
artistic "Prisoner of War" artifact would be
an excellent addition to any Civil War
Collection no matter how advanced.--$275. -
  Nice,
solid, excavated, coat size, Mississippi "I"
(Infantry) uniform button. This button
was recovered several years ago from a
Mississippi Infantry camp located along Duck
River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.
This camp was occupied during the winter and
spring of 1862 - 1863. The button has
a smooth, chocolate patina with no dents and
has the shank intact on the reverse.
It is backmarked, "Hyde & Goodrich, N.O."
It is solid as can be and has very pleasing
eye appeal.--$275. -
    Nice
pliable condition, small black leather,
Federal percussion capbox. The box
remains pliable with full original wool and
nipple pick intact inside. For
whatever reason, the soldier intentionally
removed the small leather tabs on each end
of the inner flap. Both belt loops and
the leather closure tab remain intact.
It is uncommon to find an original
percussion cap pouch with the original wool
and nipple pick intact inside.--$150. -
        Very
attractive, Model 1850, Federal Foot
Officer's sword in original, high grade,
sharkskin covered scabbard. The blade
remains clean, just beginning to turn gray
with age. Deep intricate engraving
remains visible from top to bottom and is
maker marked, "W. H. Horstmann -
Philadelphia." The brass guard remains
in excellent condition with a pretty, never
cleaned, bronze/brown patina. The grip
has original sharkskin and wire.--$1,150. -
 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. -
  Original,
full length, very soft, tanned deer skin
cover for an 1840 - 1850 era, ornate Militia
Officer's sword. These are quite
delicate and fragile and rarely found still
full length. This one remains full
length (38 inches) and has an early gilted
Eagle button closure device.--$195. -
 Cool
little Reunion badge and ribbon with a
suspended gilted brass stirrup indicating
Cavalry of course. The unit and event date
would have been in the cross bar, but has
fallen out somewhere along the way. A
cool little Cavalry ribbon and a fun
research project!!--$50. -
      Quite
attractive .58 cal. original Model 1855
Federal leather cartridge box complete with
original lead filled large oval "U.S."
cartridge boxplate and also one original
cartridge tin. The box is missing one
iron roller buckle. The box is maker
marked "R. Neece" and also has a set of
soldier initials carved in the inner
flap.--$495. -
   Beautiful
condition, 7 mm, folding trigger, French
pinfire revolver. The folding trigger
and loading compartment door both remain
perfectly intact. In addition, on this
revolver, the cartridge ejector rod is
screwed into the base of the grip, and it
remains intact as well. I am including
a complete pinfire cartridge for display,
but it is the next size larger so that a
child cannot accidentally load and discharge
the gun. The original checkered walnut
grips remain perfectly intact.--$695. -
  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, stamped brass,
officer's gilted, false embroidered Infantry
hatpin. The pin retains nearly 100%
bright gold gilt, but is missing the two
attaching loops on the reverse.--$225. -
 Relic
condition, early battlefield pick-up, Model
1858, smooth type, Federal tin canteen.
The canteen is in stable condition but is
missing the sling straps and has a couple of
small holes rusted through. It will
display very nicely.--$115. -
  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.SOLD -
    Nice
condition, "United States Naval Yard -
Boston," marked leather naval fuse pouch.
The pouch remains in nice, pliable condition
with a crisp "USNY - Boston" mark on the
inside.--$195. -
  Very
attractive excavated "U.S." oval large size
cartridge boxplate. The REALLY cool
thing about this plate is the 3rd Corps
symbol carved into the lead in the back.
The plate was recovered from private
property near Falmouth, VA. It is a
rarity to find any artifact with a carved
corps badge, and 3rd Corps is a special
rarity.--$250. -
 Original
T18, September 2, 1861 issue, $20
Confederate note with the sailing ship in
the center. The note is circulated and
cut cancelled, but remains very sound and
attractive.--$89. -
  Pair
of non-excavated and beautifully gilted,
Federal, great coat size buttons. One
of the buttons is a gilted Federal Infantry
"I" Officer's button with Waterbury backmark,
and the other is a quite rare,
HEAVILY
GILTED, D. Evans backmark,
Federal general service Eagle button.--$65
for the pair. -
 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. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, Civil War combination
musket wrench. This musket tool was
excavated over 30 years ago from private
property near the Battle of Chickamauga,
Georgia, by Dr. Rees Buttram. The tool
remains in such nice condition that the
folding screwdriver blade will still rotate.
This tool could easily still break a
Springfield musket down today.--$65. -
  Extremely
rare, non-excavated, 100% gilted, 15MM, VA20
- Virginia State Seal, cuff size button with
the super sought after "Mitchel &
Tyler/Richmond, VA" backmark. This
beautiful button has a deep, sharp backmark,
straight shank, and an original piece of
butternut cloth still with it. This
was purchased out of a Richmond, Virginia,
estate many, many years ago. This is
one very tight button that you will not see
offered very often.--$295. -
  Excellent
condition pair of United Confederate
Veteran, circular, metallic button/pins that
are for the benefit of the "Home for
Confederate Women". This motif is
written encircling the Confederate Battle
Flag. One of the two pins is
backmarked, "Lucke Badge & Button Co.,
Baltimore MD". Both buttons remain in
excellent condition with pins intact on the
reverse.--$45 each, or both for $75. -
     Very
attractive, Model 1860, Ames produced light
cavalry saber and scabbard. The saber
has a nice, clean blade and is marked, "1864
- Ames Mfg. Co. - US" - and is N.J. marked
for New Jersey. The saber retains
original wrap and wire, but the leather is
worn through to wood in some areas due to
service. The scabbard remains in very
nice condition with a smooth, brown/gray
patina with only a couple of small dings
from actual service. This is a classic
example of what is considered the most
representative saber of the American Civil
War.--$850. -
  Quite
rare and in very nice condition,
non-excavated, Model 1839, small size oval
U.S. waist belt plate. This plate has
a nice patina on the face with full lead and
both brass hooks intact on the reverse.
Early issue small size U.S. buckles and
plates are usually recovered from 1861 and
1862 Civil War sites.--$350. -
 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. -
 Beautiful
condition, excavated, gilted, Confederate
used, floral button, and also an intricately
carved, .69 cal. musket ball. Both
these nice artifacts were recovered from the
1863 winter camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry
located near Unionville, Tennessee.
Both artifacts are presented in a glass
display case.--$75 for both. -
  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.--$95 for both
artifacts. -
   Quite
rare to find, an original Model 1842,
complete lockplate and hammer assembly with
all internal parts. The lockplate
still functions perfectly and will lock at
both full-cock and half-cock. The
lockplate is crisply marked, "Springfield -
1851 - US - and the American Eagle."
If you have a Model 1842 Springfield musket
with a "not-so-great" lockplate, here is
your chance to significantly upgrade your
musket.--$250. -
  Very
nice condition, non-excavated, large size,
brass face, lead filled, US Oval cartridge
box plate. The plate has a nice face
with a gently, aging patina. The
reverse retains full lead and both wire
attachment loops. The loops are 2 5/8"
apart. This would be perfect to
complete your nice Federal cartridge box
lacking a box plate.--$275. -
  Good,
solid, complete, lightly circulated,
February 17, 1864, Confederate $20 bill
picturing the current State Capitol in
Nashville, Tennessee. The note
pictures the Tennessee State Capitol in the
center and Confederate Vice President,
Alexander Stephens, on the lower
right.--$85. -
  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, Federal, circular,
lead-filled, Eagle cross belt plate.
The plate has an excellent face with a rich,
aged patina, full lead, and both belt loops
intact on the reverse. You couldn't
ask for a nicer example.--$295.SOLD -
 Fresh
out of a Pennsylvania estate sale, crisp,
clear CDV of a Federal Lieutenant in a Civil
War Era, die stamped, black paper lacquered
frame.--$175. -
  Pair
of non-excavated, pre-Civil War Era coins
that were handed down through a local family
by a Confederate ancestor. The coins
are an 1828 large cent and an 1847 half
dime. Both coins are presented in a
glass display case.--$79. -
 Absolutely
beautiful, non-excavated, "SUPER INTRICATE"
patriotic, gem size, stamped brass photo
case. The case has a spread wing Eagle
with stars above on one side and a raised
shield with wreath and stars on the reverse.
In 40 years, I have only had three or four
of these.--$350. -
  Excavated,
coat size, South Carolina State Seal uniform
button. This button has a smooth,
chocolate brown patina with some slight
traces of silver surrounding the Palmetto
tree. It has a Waterbury - Scovill,
RMDC backmark and shank is intact.
This button was recovered from General
Manigault's 1863 South Carolina winter camp
near Unionville, Tennessee. The button
has nice detail and remains solid as a
rock.--$175. -
  Excavated,
circular, lead-filled, Eagle breast plate.
The face has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina with crisp detail. The reverse
has full lead and 1 1/2 of the two wire
attachment loops remaining intact.
This plate was recovered many, many years
ago from a Federal campsite in Central
Virginia.--$150. -
  Very
nice, excavated, coat size, Droop Wing
Eagle, Confederate Staff Officer button.
The button has a smooth, chocolate brown
patina on the face with no dents or cracks
whatsoever. The reverse is the
depressed channel Confederate Local.
Rusty iron stubs remain of what was once the
iron shank. This button was recovered
many years ago from the 1863 winter camp of
the 1st Alabama Cavalry. This is about
as nice an example as you could hope to
dig.--$225. -
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