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Middle
Tennessee
Civil War
Show and
Sale
Dec. 3 & 4,
2022
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MK Shows
presents the
Annual
Middle
Tennessee
Civil War
Show and
Sale at the
Williamson
County Ag
Expo Park,
4215 Long
Lane in
Franklin, TN.
The nation’s
largest
Civil War
show,
featuring
750 tables
of antique
weapons,
artifacts,
and
memorabilia
from top
dealers and
collectors
around the
country and
encompassing
all eras of
military
history from
the
Revolutionary
War through
World War
II.
Appraisers
are always
on hand to
help you
identify and
value your
military
collectibles
at no cost.
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Hours are
9-5 on
Saturday,
9-3 on
Sunday
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Parking is
free
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Admission is
only
$10/adults
and children
12 and under
are free.
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    It
is throw-back relic time again.
About 40 years ago, we recovered
these two buckles from the camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry that was destroyed in March of 1863 by
General David Stanley’s Federal Cavalry out
of Murfreesboro, TN. The 1st
Alabama Cavalry CSA was camped
near
Midland, Tennessee, and in March of 1863, General
David Stanley’s Federal Cavalry struck the
Confederate Cavalry camp at the break of
dawn. If you’d like to
read about this event, you can find it in
Volume 23, Part 1 of the Official Records
under the heading, “Expedition to
Middleton,
Tennessee, March 1863”.
The Federal Cavalry surprised and
overran the Confederate Cavalry camp and
captured or destroyed most of the contents.
These are two of the nearly 20
Confederate buckles that our group found at
this site. I recovered
the
Alabama
“Map on Tree” State Seal buckle, and one of
my early hunting buddies found the large
oval “AVC”. In addition
to these buckles, we recovered several
“egg-shaped” CS oval waist belt plates,
several solid-cast Army of
Tennessee
CS round-corner buckles, one rectangular
pewter CSA, and several frame-style buckles.
Those are some WONDERFUL relic
hunting memories.
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  It
is
time to congratulate our 6th Youth Relic
Display winner. The winner of this
display is Delaney Hickox of Arlington,
Virginia. We hope this Civil War
artifact display encourages Delaney's
interest in heritage and history. This
is an especially nice display including an
original, excavated Federal breast plate, an
original Confederate $20 note, a nice
excavated North Carolina Confederate uniform
button, and numerous other genuine Civil War
artifacts. This is a display that even
a seasoned adult Civil War collector would
be excited to receive. The collection
would have a retail value of somewhere in
the neighborhood of $400. We have
carried all entries forward, and we invite
and encourage any young folks age 14 and
under to send us a letter telling us why
they would like to win this Civil War
display, and we will get you entered into
the contest. We will draw the winner
on August 1, 2022, and best of luck to
everyone. The following individuals,
along with Nita & myself have contributed
artifacts to make these youth relic
give-away displays possible: Eric Lawson -
Ted and B. J. Campbell- David Hadden - Russ
and Dottie Wunker - Jerry Emberlin - Tom
Stone - William Briner - Jody Wright - Ed
Heck - Charlie Williams - Kenny Brown - Jeff
and Theresa Ruth - Gerard Simoneaux - Gary
Strobel - Jeff Anderson - Lael Nelson - Ken
Fleming, and Justin Simpson.
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
!!! BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE !!!
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DID YOU KNOW - "TO THIS DAY, ROBERT E.
LEE YET REMAINS THE ONLY MAN TO GRADUATE
FROM WEST POINT MILITARY ACADEMY WITHOUT ONE
SINGLE DEMERIT."
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      Here
is a picture sent to us by our buddy, Bob
Ward, taken 52 years ago here at the
Cemetery at the Battle of Stones River.
The Boy Scouts are still active on Memorial
Day here at the Battlefield. We have
taken a current picture in basically the
same location as it appears today. The
stone walls around the cemetery remain
visible in both images. We believe
this to be especially meaningful now with
Memorial Day coming up. Our thanks to
Bob Ward for the photograph. The last
picture is "Decoration Day" in Columbus,
Mississippi, many many years ago.
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  This
is a very special "Throwback" relic digging
memory. This was my very first cast
brass rectangular "CSA" to recover, and it
was a thick, Atlanta style. I dug this
buckle exactly 50 years ago this year.
I dug the buckle on private property
literally about 20 steps from Columbia Pike
along the route that the Army of Tennessee
charged over on November 30, 1864, at the
famous Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
This buckle has never even been under a
water faucet and to this day, 50 years
later, I could go back to within one foot of
the dig hole !!! What an exciting day
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 About
40 years ago, my hunting buddy, Claiborne
Lytle, and myself were able to find the line
of Confederate sharp shooters along the
Brentwood hills at the 2nd day Battle of
Nashville fighting. Over a period of a
couple of years, I was able to recover 136
dropped Whitworth bullets, and Claiborne
recovered a similar number. There was
a point in time that I could spell out
"Whitworth Rifle" with dropped Whitworth
bullets. During that era, I had two
little girls at home as well as house and
shop payment - insurance payment - and lots
of other payments. Every so often
"lean months" came along, and I would need
to sell a few Whitworth bullets to make that
month's payments. I don't have 136
Whitworths anymore, but I do still have a
few and some very exciting memories. I
had one "12 Whitworth" day where they were
all dropped in close proximity to each
other. Both Claiborne and myself
always wondered why there were over 200
Whitworths lying on the ground rather than
fired at the Yankees?? The area now
has million dollar homes and electronic
gates.
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 Throw-Back
DIGGING Time !!!! I dug this beauty 42
years ago almost to the day !!! They
sure don't come out of the ground looking
like this anymore !!! I almost needed
sunglasses !!!
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  Here
is another "throw-back" relic. I
recovered this WESTERN THEATER type CS
"sardine style" waist belt plate at a
Confederate hospital site on private
property here at Stones River over 40 years
ago. It is absolutely perfect and has
all three original hooks remaining intact.
This jewel will rank VERY high on being one
of my "Lifetime Best Finds", and was beyond
exciting to recover !!!
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  Here
is another "throw-back relic digging"
memory. Back in the fall of 1975, (47
years ago) my buddy Bob Ward and his hunting
partner Wayne Read hit this "battlefield
clean-up" glory hole. This was here at
Stones River and, at the time, was in a
private property rock glade thicket.
The site is unfortunately now under a
motorcycle dealership. This find
included seven Union plates, four musket
barrels, four bayonets, two canteens, one
smashed brass bugle, thirteen artillery
shells, and a boatload of bullets.
Finds like this are memories worth their
weight in gold !!! (Second picture is
current.)
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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 in the
ground 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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     We
first want to send a huge thank you to
Robert Hooven of Madison, Alabama, for his
hard work and prompt attention to my Great
Grandfather's grave stone. My Great
Grandfather is buried in the very old
cemetery at the Madison Crossroads
Presbyterian Church located near Huntsville,
Alabama, near the Tennessee Alabama line.
A while back, one of the pieces of
maintenance equipment at the cemetery hit
our Great Grandfather's head stone and broke
it loose from the base it was anchored to.
Robert was kind of enough to, the very next
day, go and find the damaged stone,
thoroughly clean and reseat it. Our
entire family send our heartfelt gratitude
to Robert for taking care of this for us.
We could sure use more folks like Robert!!!
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         Huge
congratulations go out to 11-year-old
Madison Brewer. Madison is the lucky
winner of our Garrett Ground Hog metal
detector. We hope that it is the
beginning of a very enjoyable hobby and that
Madison has lots of fun looking for Civil
War relics with her Grandfather who has done
it for many years. (This really makes
us happy!!!) Madison is ready to go
Civil War relic hunting with her Granddad --
Charlie Adams. VERY
IMPORTANT: What time is it - what time
is it??? It is Youth Relic Giveaway
time again. And this time, we are
stepping up our game. We are giving
away a used Garrett Groundhog VLF/TR metal
detector complete with a new high fidelity
set of headphones and also a new Whites
Bullseye pinpointer for locating your
target. This detector is several years
old but still works perfectly and even comes
with experience as this detector has already
recovered a US belt buckle and a Confederate
belt buckle. The "Groundhog" takes
some practice in getting used to, but even
though it's a few years old, will still dig
relics perfectly well. Several years
back, this detector was cutting-edge
technology, but today there have been
numerous improvements. It is our hope
that this detector will help inspire some
young person toward many years of coin
and/or relic recovery. We have carried
all entries forward, and we invite and
encourage any young folks age 14 and under
to send us a letter telling us why they
would like to win this Civil War display,
and we will get you entered into the
contest. We will draw the winner on
October 2, 2021, (my 70th birthday) and best
of luck to everyone. The following
individuals, along with Nita & myself have
contributed artifacts to make these youth
relic give-away displays possible: Eric Lawson - Ted
and B. J. Campbell- David Hadden - Russ and
Dottie Wunker - Jerry Emberlin - Tom Stone -
William Briner - Jody Wright - Ed Heck -
Charlie Williams - Kenny Brown - Jeff and
Theresa Ruth - Gerard Simoneaux - Gary
Strobel - Jeff Anderson - Lael Nelson, and Justin
Simpson.
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
!!! BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE !!!
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  Congratulations
to the winner of our 6th Youth Civil War
Relic Contest, "Tennessee Smith", of
Mineral, Virginia. This display is in
a beautiful walnut display case and consists
of an excavated Federal Eagle breast plate,
four original Civil War uniform buttons, an
original excavated Civil War domino, five
different types of Civil War bullets, and an
original $100 Bank of Louisiana Civil War
note. We hope this display helps to
encourage Tennessee's interest in Civil War
artifacts, history, and heritage. We
have carried all entries forward, and we
invite and encourage any young folks age 14
and under to send us a letter telling us why
they would like to win this Civil War
display, and we will get you entered into
the contest. The following
individuals, along with Nita & myself have
contributed artifacts to make these youth
relic give-away displays possible: Eric
Lawson - Ted and B. J. Campbell- David
Hadden - Russ and Dottie Wunker - Jerry
Emberlin - Tom Stone - William Briner - Jody
Wright - Ed Heck - Charlie Williams - Jeff
Anderson - Gary Strobel - Justin Simpson -
and Gerard Simoneaux.
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
!!! BEST OF LUCK TO EVERYONE !!!
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   WINNER,
WINNER - chicken dinner - We have just had
our drawing for the FIFTH Youth Civil War
Relic Display Giveaway, and our winner is
LILLY HICKOX from Arlington, Virginia.
We send our congratulations to Lilly and we
will carry forward all our Youth entries for
the next relic display giveaway which will
begin soon. Once again,
Congratulations to Lilly !!! ------
It is once again Youth Relic Display Contest
time in Tennessee. This relic display
is, in my opinion, one of the most
attractive to this point. The display
consists of a Droop Wing Eagle Confederate
Officer's button, a camp site recovered
soldier's Crucifix, a very attractive
excavated lead-filled Eagle breast plate
from here at Stones River, a stamped brass
Cavalry rosette with the raised heart, an
original pair of soldier's reading glasses,
an original 1862 Wilmington, North Carolina,
Confederate note, an original Civil War era
domino, several bullets, a musket gun tool,
a canteen stopper pull, and a coat size
Federal Eagle button all displayed in a
professionally made oak display case.
This collection is easily worth over $400.
So, young folks, get busy and let me hear
from you. The following individuals,
along with Nita & myself have contributed
artifacts to make these youth relic displays
possible: Eric Lawson - Ted and B. J.
Campbell- David Hadden - Russ and Dottie
Wunker - Jerry Emberlin - Tom Stone -
William Briner - Jody Wright - Ed Heck -
Charlie Williams - Jeff Anderson - Gary
Strobel - and Gerard Simoneaux.
We will carry forward all entries from the
first, second, third, and fourth 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 has ended
October 31, 2020.
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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
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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: Eric
Lawson
Ted and B. J. Campbell- David Hadden - 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 Eric Lawson - Ted and B. J. Campbell-
David Hadden - 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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    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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        It
is generally a rarity to get a Confederate
weapon with ONE qualified "Letter of
Authenticity". With this Richmond
carbine, you not only get one Letter of
Authenticity from a qualified dealer, but
with this weapon, you get three. The
weapon has been thoroughly inspected by
myself at Middle Tennessee Relics, and by
Nick Pierut at Army of Tennessee Relics, and
Rafael Eledge at Shiloh Relics. You
simply couldn't ask for better than that.
This weapon is a "Richmond Carbine" from the
famous Confederate Armory in Richmond,
Virginia. This is the short version of
the rifle, and because of that, is generally
referred to by collectors as the "Richmond
Carbine". Many Richmond firearms,
especially early war examples, are partly
Confederate production and partly leftover
parts from Federal production. This
example is 1864 production and was
Confederate produced from tip to tip.
The metal has an overall, aged, brown
patina, and the brass butt plate has a
beautiful, aged, honey-colored patina.
Even the ramrod is original Richmond
production and has the threads intact.
The lockplate has a crystal clear, 1864
production date to go along with the deep,
clear, "CS" stamp and Richmond stamp of
production location. The action works
well on all positions. If you have ben
wanting a true, real deal, untampered with,
Confederate produced weapon, here it is.
And as previously stated, comes with three
Letters of Authenticity, each from a
long-time dealer in the field. The
three of us together have over 100 years
experience.--$7,850.
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     Very
pretty Texas Cavalry display consisting of a
rare, stamped brass, lead-filled shield with
star Martingale and a super rare, excavated,
pewter Texas produced Cavalry saddle corner
device. Both artifacts remain in
excellent condition.--$750. for the entire
display.
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  Absolutely
drop dead perfect and beautiful
non-excavated coat size Confederate stippled
Old English "E" (Engineer). This
button literally has 100 % bright gold gilt
- "H. T. & B. - Manchester" Backmark - and
shank straight and intact. It is
"CS153A" in Albert. I recently
saw one of these sell for $2,000. - and was
not one bit nicer than this one.--$1,450.
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 Extremely
rare, original, .58 cal., Gatling gun
cartridge.
This is an extremely large cartridge
(if you can imagine a standard .58 cal.
Minie ball with a metallic cartridge) and
one that rarely comes available.
This is a non-excavated, complete
example.--$95.
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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
pretty condition Civil War era Belgian 7mm Pinfire 6 shot
revolver in original, CONFEDERATE manufactured leather
holster. Small Pinfire revolvers were very popular as a
last resort weapon among Confederate officers. It is
difficult to find one of these that is all complete and
functions properly and is in the original Confederate holster.
This is a beauty with folding trigger - ejector rod - and
cartridge door all remaining intact, and everything works
perfectly. The revolver has ornate gutta percha grips
that are without a single chip. This is a museum quality
example.--$1,295. complete in original Confederate holster.
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 Smokingly
beautiful, non-excavated, Richmond Arsenal pattern, CS
two-piece sword belt plate with a portion of the original
bullet stitch, brown leather, Confederate belt. This CS
buckle and partial belt is part of a display that also
consists of (6)six excellent condition, coat size, Civil War
issue, Superior Quality, "C.S.A." uniform buttons and (2) two
coat size Federal Staff Officer buttons of
the type frequently worn by Confederate
Officers. Also
in the display is a $50 Confederate note also from Richmond,
Virginia. This display is in a very nice quality, hand
made, 12" by 18" walnut display case. This would be a
beautiful addition to even a museum display.--$6,550.
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       .50
cal., Civil War issue, Smith saddle ring
carbine. The carbine has a smooth,
uncleaned, dark aged brown patina.
This carbine has nice, clear markings and is
serial number 15156 which is 1863
production. There is a Smith carbine
with a close serial number that was issued
to the 11th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry.
The walnut stock has numerous small dings
and marks from actual field service and has
some initials carved in as well. It
has a good, strong main spring and a nice,
crisp bore. The long-range site
remains intact as well as the small brass
button for unhinging the barrel. This
would be an ideal carbine for the collector
who likes weapons that clearly show honest
Civil War service.--$1,295.
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  This
is one of the nicest Richmond Arsenal style
CS two-piece tongue and wreath sword belt
plates that I have had in a long time.
It was recovered many years ago near Brandy
Station, Virginia, and the two pieces are
perfectly matching and were dug together.
They just don't get prettier than this
one.--$2,950.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated, thick
Atlanta style, rectangular CSA waist belt
plate. This buckle was recovered about
40 years ago from Confederate camps around
Atlanta. It remains in super nice
condition with original body curve and all
three hooks completely intact. It
would be hard to dig a nicer CSA rectangle
than this one.--$3,250.
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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
nice condition, non-excavated, cast brass
Model 1851 Federal Sword Belt plate.
The plate has a pleasing aged patina, and
has the applied silver wreath remaining 100%
intact. The buckle has the brass
keeper still with it, and shows nice wear
from actual field service. This plate
is out of the local area, and very well
could have been Confederate used.
Really pretty plate.--$395.
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  Very
pretty non-excavated circular lead filled
Federal eagle cross belt plate
(breastplate). The plate was purchased
years ago out of a central Ohio estate sale,
and has nice detail, and a rich aged patina.
It has full lead and one of the attachment
loops remains intact. Every collection
should have a nice eagle breastplate.--$195.
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  I
have no idea about this button, and the
collection that it came as a part of just
had a "?" mark. It is a cuff size
eagle "D" and has a backmark of "A. J. FULKS
(?) Co. - WHITESTOWN" (which I have never
heard of). Has anyone ever seen one of
these before, or ever even heard of this
maker - would appreciate any help !!
FOR EVERYONE'S REFERENCE - "A. J. FULKS" is
a sutler of current living
history/re-enacting materials. It is a
current made button, and to make it more fun
-- I KNOW ANDY FULKS, and will probably see
him next week-end !!!! We do try to
get to the bottom of things !!!!
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  Excavated
3 inch cast brass Revolutionary War era shoe
buckle recovered from a Texas Cavalry camp
site. We feel sure this heavy cast
brass buckle was being worn as a waist belt
buckle by a member of the 8th Texas Cavalry
(and not as a shoe buckle) !! In this
same Texas camp we found several infantry
musket barrels that had been cut off -- out
of necessity - making shorter Cavalry
weapons out of full length infantry muskets.
Wharton's 8th Texas Rangers were "making do"
with what they had.--$48.
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  Really
pretty non-excavated coat size Federal "I"
(Infantry) Officer's uniform button.
It has a "D. EVANS" backmark - shank intact
- and 100% bright gold gilt.--$38.
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  Unusual
profile glazed clay pipe recovered from a
Confederate trash pit along the Duck River
near Shelbyville, TN. This will make a
nice addition to someone's Civil War
personal items collection.--$65.SOLD
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  Very
pretty North Carolina "Sunburst" jacket
button. It was recovered at Franklin,
TN. and has quite a bit of silver wash,
crisp detail, and shank intact. North
Carolina shell jackets were purchased from
the State of North Carolina by the
Confederate central govt. and issued to the
Army Of Tennessee while encamped at Dalton,
GA. during the winter of 1863 - 1864.
This is a nicer Sunburst than most that you
see.--$195.SOLD
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, large size,
lead-filled, US oval cartridge box plate.
This cartridge box plate is out of a central
Ohio estate sale and has a beautiful,
uncleaned, rich, aged patina. Both
attachment loops are intact on the
reverse.--$250.
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  Mint,
beautiful condition, 24 mm coat size CS5 Confederate Staff Officer
button. This button is in
pristine condition with near 100% bright gold gilt. It
has the"Extra Rich/Treble Gilt" backmark. You
couldn't ask for nicer example.--$295. for this beauty.
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  Excavated
coat size Virginia State Seal Confederate
uniform button. It has nice detail and
a smooth chocolate patina. There is a
TINY press to the button, but is barely
visible, and displays nicely. The
shank is intact, but was missing when found,
and has been replaced. It was found on
private property near Chickamauga.--$175.
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  Nice
condition, excavated, cast brass, snake
portion of a 3-piece Confederate used
English snake buckle. This snake was
recovered from the camp of the 51st
Alabama
Cavalry located near
Fosterville,
Tennessee. It has an excellent,
never cleaned, excavated patina.--$95.SOLD
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, cast
brass, Model 1851, Federal Cavalry sword
belt plate. This buckle remains in
flawless condition with 90% bright gold gilt
and the three-piece applied silver wreath
remaining perfectly intact. The buckle
retains perfect body curve, and the original
brass keeper remains intact with the buckle.
You couldn't ask for a nicer example.--$395.
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  Absolutely
perfect, non-excavated example of the Model
1839, single arrow hook "baby size" US oval.
You couldn't ask for a nicer example.--$350.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, early "fat letter" US
oval cartridge box plate. This plate
was recovered here at Stones River on
private property over 40 years ago.
This plate is so pretty, you could literally
put it back on a cartridge box.--$250.
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  Really
pretty, stamped brass, English Lion's head
device. This was very likely the
device on the end of the watch fob. It
remains in excellent condition with some
gold gilt.--$95.
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  Quite
rare and beautiful non-excavated condition one piece 1820 - 1830 era great
coat SILVERED Federal Eagle "I" button. A button
identical to this button was
recovered from a Confederate Army Of Tennessee 1862 - 1863
Polk's Corp winter camp located along Duck River near
Shelbyville, TN. It is very likely that some young
Confederate had an ancestor that served in the Federal Army
around 1820,
and was wearing his ancestor's uniform, (or at least the
buttons off his uniform !!!) The soldered on shank
remains perfectly intact.--$79.
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 Excellent
condition excavated Federal Cavalry brass
curb chain. This one was found by
Wayne Jenkins at Camp Stanley here in
Murfreesboro, TN. and is 100 %
complete.--$38.
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  Beautiful
condition, "Haiman" style, Confederate Dog
River Cavalry saber. This saber is the
saber only without scabbard and has a very
nice, never cleaned, unstopped fuller
Confederate blade and a high copper content
Confederate made guard and pommel cap.
The grip remains 100% intact and still has
the original single strand copper wire.
You couldn't ask for a prettier Confederate
made Cavalry saber.--$2,350.
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  Very
attractive, excavated, Richmond Arsenal,
Enlistedman's CS two-piece, tongue & wreath
sword belt plate. This buckle was
recovered near Brandy Station many years
ago, and the two pieces were within a belt's
length apart. It has a nice,
brown/green patina, and the two halves match
and fit well.--$2,450.
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   Beautiful
condition, Model 1839, small oval,
lead-filled, US cartridge box plate.
This example has full lead, both wire loops
intact, and a "W. H. Smith Brooklyn"
backmark.--$375.
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  Non-excavated,
rare medium size, Confederate used, 3-piece
English snake buckle. Most snake
buckles have a snake head on each end, but
this is a somewhat uncommon pattern that has
only one snake head and a snake tail on the
other end. It has a pretty, dark
bronze, aged patina, and we have recovered
numerous examples of this exact pattern in
Army of Tennessee camps.--$395.
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  Coat
size, non-excavated, Georgia State Seal.
This button has 100% bright gold gilt and a
"Mintzer" backmark in a depressed channel.
No dents and shank intact - you won't see
much nicer.--$250.
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 Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated, Leech &
Rigdon Enlistedman's Cavalry spur. It
has a pretty green patina, and most of the
iron rowel remains intact. This was
recovered in the camp of Wharton's 8th Texas
Cavalry.--$350.
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  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Union
Staff Officer button. It has an
unusual backmark of a "Shield and Fine Gold
Plated".--$45.
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   Quite
rare, solid silver, Civil War Era spoon with
the "Hyde & Goodrich" makers mark who are
well known for being the backmark for both
TEXAS and MISSISSIPPI Confederate buttons.
Hyde and Goodrich were well known New
Orleans jewelers. I only get about one
or two of these per year.--$95.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, coat
size, nicely gilted, Federal Eagle "I"
(Infantry) Officer button. It has a
"D. Evans Attleboro" backmark and shank
intact.--$38.
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  Very
rare complete excavated cartridge for a
front loading .42 cal. Plant Revolver.
On this cartridge, the bullet is completely
contained back into the cartridge.--$25.
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  Not
often recovered, solid cast brass, "US"
marked lock. I have only dug about
half a dozen of these over a 50 year time
period, so are definitely not common to
recover. This one was recovered from
Camp Rosecrans on private property here at
Murfreesboro, Tennessee.--$65.
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  Extremely
rare, gilted coat size, non-excavated, "1801
Providence Marine Corp of Artillery" uniform
button. This button has near 100%
gilted and has a nice, early "Robinson"
backmark. This unit was out of
Providence, Rhode Island, and is a uniform
button that you do not often see.--$195.
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  Absolutely
beautiful, excavated, cuff size, Infantry
Officer button with near 100% bright gold
gilt and still has "extra button loop" on
the shank.--$25.
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 Excavated
pair of .698 cal. field-molded Confederate
Prussian bullets. These bullets have
three well-defined rings and a fourth ring
that is faint. They were recovered
from the November 1862 camp of Wharton's 8th
Texas Cavalry located near Knob Gap,
Tennessee.--$45. for both bullets.
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  Beautiful
condition, non-excavated, vest size, South
Carolina State Seal. It has 90% bright
gold gilt with a "Horstmann & Alien - NY"
backmark with shank intact. This is a
pretty little button.--$85.
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  Very
rare, beautiful condition, excavated, CUFF
SIZE, GI70BV, 1820 era, Army General
Service, one-piece brass button. This
button has the very sought after, "UNITED
STATES" backmark and has shank intact.--$85.
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   Rare,
rare Richmond Arsenal pattern CS
Enlistedman's Cavalry sword belt rig.
This belt rig was a part of the nationally
known Steve Mullinax collection for many
years. The CS two-piece sword belt
plate buckle is a regulation Richmond
Arsenal product and has a rich, never
cleaned, aged bronze patina. The belt
itself is an original "bullet stitch"
Confederate Richmond Arsenal belt but was in
an attic for many years and gradually became
hard as a rock. We have used Picard
(lots of Picard) to get the belt in a state
to display. The belt displays nicely
but has numerous cracks and a couple of
breaks. You will likely never see an
original Richmond Arsenal CS belt plate on
an original belt at a price like this again.
We are pricing it at pretty much the value
of the non-excavated CS two-piece
buckle.--$4,500.SOLD
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   Absolutely
beautiful condition excavated large size Confederate "Forked
Tongue" frame waist belt buckle. This was recovered from
the 1862 - 1863 camp of the 16th AL. INF. - C.S.A. located
near "The Narrows" on Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.
The plate has a beautiful green patina, and hasn't even been
washed off. You just couldn't hope to dig a nicer
one.--$895.
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        Just
in out of a local estate, very nice condition, Model 1851, .36
cal., Colt 6-shot Navy Model revolver. This revolver has
a smooth, gently aging, gray patina with barrel markings of,
"Address Col Saml Colt - New York - US America". The
cylinder retains about 50% original engraving, and the
revolver has an all-matching serial number (even the wedge) of
130947, which is most desirable 1862 - 1863 mid-war
production. The revolver has crisp, perfect action -
original walnut grips - and would be a fine addition to any
Civil War collection.--$2,450.
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       Very
nice condition .54 cal. Starr percussion Civil War carbine.
This example has clean metal and crisp, sharp marks. The
carbine is serial number "1801". It is marked "Starr
Arms - Yonkers, NY - 1858". The Starr carbine was
carried by the 1st Ark. Cav. (Union) - 5th Kansas Cav. - 11th
Missouri - 24th New York Cav. - and others. This example
has very nice action, and deep, sharp rifling, and would be a
very nice addition to any Civil War collection.--$1,895.
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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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      Very
attractive, Model 1855, Federal cartridge box,
complete with the over-the-shoulder sling,
both plates, and original cartridge tins still
inside. This cartridge box rig remains
quite stable but does have some surface
flaking in areas. It remains strong and
stable enough to display on a mannequin.
You just do not see very many Federal rigs
with the complete over-the-shoulder sling
intact.--$895.
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  Quite
rare to come by, nice condition, original leather holster for
a .44 cal. Colt Army revolver. This holster does have
some small age cracks but is far and away nicer than most you
encounter. The belt loop remains intact on the reverse
as well as the closure tab and leather plug at the end of the
holster. It likely could not withstand being opened and
closed too many times but will display very nicely as it is
with Colt Army revolver.--$750.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, solid cast
"CSA" uniform button. This button was
recovered many years ago on private property
near Chickamauga, Georgia. It has a
smooth, brown/green patina with the shank
intact.--$750.
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  Very
pretty condition smooth type Model 1858
Federal canteen complete with brown wool
cover, original sling, and original stopper
and chain. This example is out of a
central Ohio estate, and is nicer than what is
in most museums.--$425.
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   Excellent
condition, large size, Civil War Era
three-blade bleeder. This is the style
in which the blades fold up inside a brass
case. All three blades are maker
marked and completely intact. I'm sure
this thing works as well as it ever did if
you'd like to give it a try!!!--$125.
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  Quite
rare, 1820 era, non-excavated, one-piece
Vermont Militia. These are beautiful
buttons and often turn up around Civil War
camps. It has a "Robinson" backmark
with the shank intact. It has 100%
silver wash remaining intact. Early
Vermont buttons are quite rare to come
by.--$250.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, 1836 bust half-dime.
This coin was recovered from the camp of the
8th Texas Cavalry CSA which was located near
Unionville, Tennessee, in 1863. The
coin has a small hole in it, and according
to a soldier's letter I once had, always
insured that the soldier had enough money
for one meal, and he wore the coin around
his neck on a string.--$65.
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     Model
1840, Federal Light Artillery saber in
original metal scabbard. This saber
was on display for years in the private
museum of Ann & C. W. Webb, located in
Lowell, Arkansas. The saber has a
clean, bright blade, marked, "US - 1864 -
Ames Mfg Co - Chicopee Mass". The
saber has original wrap and wire on the
grip, and the heavy cast brass "D Guard"
remains in very nice condition. The
saber remains in its original metal scabbard
that now has an aged, brown patina.--$895.
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  Very
nice condition, February 17, 1864, issue,
Confederate $5 note out of Richmond,
Virginia. This note is only lightly
circulated and has a nice, pink color and
crisp detail. This is serial number
50537.--$95.
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  One
page Civil War letter written January 15,
1863, from "Camp near Moscow, Tennessee".
In this letter, Captain Joseph Chugman, who
was commanding Company A of the 46th
Illinois Volunteer Infantry, documents the
destruction of excess baggage and
unserviceable equipment. This letter
is written in brown quill ink and is light
and hard to read in areas.--$45.
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          Extremely
rare, .54 cal., Starr carbine with breach markings of "1ARK/K"
(1st Arkansas, Troop K). This carbine is serial number
14509. These Starr carbines were issued to Arkansas
Federal Cavalry units, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Cavalry.
This carbine has the initials "F.M.H." carved into the stock.
There is only one single Arkansas soldier with those initials
in the 1st Arkansas Troop K. His name was Frances Marion
Holt. He mustered both in and out as a private mustering
in on July 20, 1862, and mustering out on August 20, 1865.
This particular carbine is crisply marked and in very nice
overall condition, but does have a slight bulge in the barrel
a couple of inches from the end of the barrel resulting from
being fired with mud in the end of the barrel. This is
an extremely rare Arkansas artifact, because there were only a
few thousand issued to begin with. This artifact is out
of the nationally known Charlie Harris collection.
Charlie is a well known Civil War authority and
author.--$3,250.
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           Very
nice condition, complete Federal waist belt rig including
original waist belt, original .58 cal. cartridge box, and the
original percussion cap box.
The belt itself remains complete and pliable with a
beautiful arrow-hook pattern US oval waist belt buckle, and the
brass length adjustor remains perfectly intact.
The cartridge box is a Model 1864 with embossed “US”
and both cartridge tins remaining intact on the inside.
The leather percussion cap box has both belt loops and
closure tab intact and has an embossed “US” mark on the
outside flap.
There are quite a number of original percussion caps remaining
inside. This belt
rig was on display in an
Arkansas
museum for a number of years and would be an excellent
addition to any Civil War collection.--$1,250.
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  Quite
uncommon to find, coat size, gilted,
non-excavated, Connecticut "New Haven Grays"
staff uniform button. This is a super
nice button with 100% bright gold gilt and
shank intact with an "Extra Quality"
backmark.--$85.
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  Excavated,
coat size, CS26, Droop Wing Eagle
Confederate Staff Officer button. This
was recovered many years ago by my old relic
hunting buddy, Claiborne Lytle, from the
camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry. It
has a smooth, chocolate brown patina and had
a small freeze crack in the face when
recovered which has been nicely restored.
It is quite rare to recovered one of these
now.--$150
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  Drop-dead
beautiful, excavated, coat size, Federal
Eagle "A" (Artillery) uniform button.
This button was recovered over 40 years ago
on private property here at Stones River and
has 80% bright gold gilt and shank intact on
the reverse.--$55.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, Mississippi
"I" (Infantry). This button was
recovered many years ago from Camp Withers
(an 1862 Mississippi Infantry brigade camp
located near Allisonia Station on Elk River
here in middle Tennessee.) It has
beautiful gold gilt, and a "Hyde and
Goodrich" backmark with shank intact.
You couldn't ask to dig a prettier one, and
this one hasn't even been completely washed
off.--$595.
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   Absolutely
beautiful, non-dug condition, cuff size,
"Mitchell Tyler Richmond" Virginia Staff
Officer button. This button literally
could not be nicer and has a small piece of
cloth remaining with the button. It
has virtually 100% bright gold gilt with the
shank intact. It was purchased out of
a Richmond, Virginia, estate about 40 years
ago.--$275.
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 Very
unique, hand crafted, Confederate lead
regimental hat number "1". This hat
number was recovered many years ago from the
camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry occupied
during the spring of 1863 and located near
Middleton, Tennessee. It was recovered
by my old relic hunting buddy, Wayne
Jenkins. This camp was attacked and
destroyed by Federal Cavalry in March, 1863.
You can clearly see where the hat number
would have been sewn on.--$95.
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  Perfect,
non-dug condition, regulation, large size,
Federal stamped brass company letter "D".
It has a rich, aged patina, and both loops
for attaching remain intact.--$85.
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  Beautiful
condition, soldier hand-crafted Minie ball
watch fob. The soldier nicely carved a
Minie ball with a star in the base into a
watch fob complete with chain. The
watch fob was found in the camp of Wharton's
8th Texas Cavalry which makes you wonder if
the soldier chose this bullet because of the
star in the base. It remains in
excellent condition.--$125.
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        Beautiful
condition, 1862 date, .577 cal., Confederate used, 3-band,
Enfield rifled musket. This musket is out of a local
estate and has excellent wood, smooth, clean, gently toning
metal with lockplate markings of, "1862 - Tower, - the English
Crown". It has crisp action and locks firmly into both
half-cock and full-cock. The musket has both sling
swivels intact, original ram rod, original long-range site,
import cartouche on the stock, and "25 - 25" mark on the
barrel. In addition, the musket still has a bore that
will about cut your finger. You will wait a long time
before you'll see a nicer Enfield than this one and with a
nice early date.--$2,150.
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   Extremely
rare, Confederate manufactured Foot
Officer's sword by E. J. Johnson of Macon,
Georgia. E. J. Johnson Confederate
manufactured swords were made with stopped
fullers and with highly polished and
lacquered wooden grips. The grips are
so beautifully polished that it takes close
examination to determine that the grip is
made of wood and not horn. This is an
unmarked example with only faint traces of
Confederate engraving. The high copper
alloy brass guard on this sword has a
beautiful, bronze, never-cleaned patina.
The original wire remains intact on the
grip, and the blade is just beginning to
turn brown/gray with age. I recently
purchased this sword out of an Arkansas
estate.--$4,500.
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  Excellent
condition, non-excavated, coat size, Georgia State Seal. The face is perfect
with nice detail and 95% bright gold gilt,
and the reverse has the very sought after
"1861 Mintzer" backmark. You will not
find a nicer example, and this is one of the
very few Civil War backmarks with an actual
date (1861).--$295.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, cuff
size,
Louisiana
Pelican Confederate Uniform button.
This is the “sideways pelican”
Confederate local LA12AV in Albert.
It has a blank back with shank
intact.--$225.
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  Very
pretty condition, coat size Confederate
Staff Officer's CS26B uniform button.
This button was recovered about 40 years ago
from the camp of the 1st Alabama Cavalry
CSA. It is solid as a rock with a
smooth, chocolate brown patina with the
Eagle outlined in gold and gilt in the
channel on the reverse and iron shank
intact. This is a first class
Confederate Staff Officer's button
practically never recovered this nice
anymore.--$250.
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    Could
not be nicer - mint beautiful as issued, large size,
lead-filled US oval on original brown buff leather belt.
This belt rig was purchased almost 50 years ago and has been
in the same private collection ever since. Look as long
as you like and you're not going to find a nicer
example.--$650.
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     Very
attractive, .31 cal., six-shot, Allen patent
pepperbox revolver.
This revolver has a smooth, aged,
brown patina overall and is marked, “Allen’s
Patent – 1837 – Cast Steel”.
The revolver has original walnut
grips and is completely uncleaned.
The main spring is unfortunately
broken but would be reasonably easy to
replace.
It displays very nicely.--$495.
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  Very
pretty condition St. Louis Arsenal, Model
1858 pattern, smooth side canteen with
soldered tin spout, complete brown wool
cover, and a small portion of the original
linen sling. This canteen
was just brought in out of a local
Lebanon, Tennessee estate and was almost certainly
Confederate carried. The
butternut cover is far nicer than most you
see without even a single hole.--$395.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, stamped brass, "Hardee"
Eagle hatpin. These were worn on the
side of the Hardee hat that was folded up.
This example remains in nice condition and was
recovered on private property near the rock
quarry here at the Battle of Stones River.
These stamped brass hatpins are quite thin and
a rarity to get out of the ground without
breaking them.--$175.
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   Absolutely
superb condition, excavated, Federal Eagle
cross belt plate. This plate was dug
over 40 years ago on private property near
Chickamauga, Georgia. The plate is
backmarked, "W. H. Smith - Brooklyn", and
the iron loops not only both remain intact,
but are literally strong enough to back on a
cross belt. It has a smooth, near
reflective, chocolate brown patina.--$275.
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  Super
scarce and in absolutely stunningly
excellent excavated condition. This is
a TINY, 13 MM, "Kepi" size, Old English "I".
This button was recovered near Savannah,
Georgia, and has a near reflective chocolate
brown patina and the backmark, "Treble
Rich/Standard". You could not hope to
excavate a more perfect example.--$295.
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  This
is an extremely rare backmark to find on the
CS205 Confederate Staff Officer’s button.
This is a coat size, 24 MM,
Confederate Staff Officer’s button with the
(Riveted and Soldered) depressed mark with a
“Coat of Arms” backmark.
This button is excavated with 95%
bright gold gilt on the face and gold gilt
in the depressed mark on the back of the
button.
The shank remains intact and
straight, and this is about as close to a
perfect excavated example as you are going
to find.--$695.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, Kentucky
Staff Officer's button. This button
remains in excellent condition with 70%
bright gold gilt and a "Smith Crane & Co. -
New York" backmark. This is KY200A5 in
Uniform Buttons of
the United States by Warren Tice.
The shank remains intact and straight.
This is an exceptionally pretty and highly
gilted coat size Kentucky State Seal and
SUPER RARE TO FIND !!!!--$595.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition and extremely rare,
non-excavated, coat size, Confederate
Officer (C.S.A) button with "S. Buckley
Birmingham" backmark. This button has
a rich, uncleaned, aged patina with a
backmark crisp enough to read from four feet
away. "S. Buckley" Confederate Officer
buttons are highly sought after, and this is
a beauty.--$650.
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        Very
pretty condition, .36 cal., Colt 1851 Navy
Model revolver. This revolver has a
smooth, attic gray/brown patina and was
brought in out of our local area. It
has an all-matching serial number of 118933,
and even still has a matching numbered wedge
and loading lever. The action still
works nicely and locks firmly into both
half-cock and full-cock. This is early
very desirable 1862 production and was
almost certainly Confederate carried.
The barrel retains deep markings of,
"Address Col. Sam'l Colt - New York - US
America". We are going to include a
small display with an original percussion
cap and projectile from here at Stones
River.--$1,950.
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  Super
scarce, huge 26 mm, coat size, Confederate
Staff Officer button with "CSA" in the
shield, near 100% bright gold gilt, and rare
"Courtney & Tennent" backmark. This
button is considered by many to be one of
the most beautiful of all Confederate
uniform buttons. This is CS1A1 in
Albert, and I do not believe it possible to
find a more beautiful and perfect
example.--$1,950.
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        Very
nice condition, regulation issue, large
oval, arrow hook pattern, US waist buckle on
original issue black leather belt. The
belt remains in nice condition with an
inspector's cartouche and brass adjustor
still intact. The original percussion
cap box remains on the belt and still has
the nipple pick inside. Also on the
belt is a nice condition, .58 cal.,
Springfield or contract, triangular socket
bayonet in original leather scabbard.
This belt rig is nicer than most that you
see on display in the museums.--$1,150.
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   Beautiful
condition, excavated, large size,
Confederate issue, "Georgia Frame" waist
belt plate. This buckle was recovered
over 40 years ago from Confederate camps
along Duck River near Shelbyville,
Tennessee. It has a smooth, green
patina and has never even been washed off.
You won't recover a nicer example.--$650.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated, 23 MM,
coat size, CS55A. This is a beautiful,
gilted, Confederate Navy with 100% bright
gold gilt and backmarked, "Courtney &
Tennent/S. C/Charleston". This is one
that you will never need to
upgrade.--$1,450.
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                  Just
in, and purchased directly from the family
- Smoking nice Confederate Cavalry estate
belonging to Daniel Francis Taylor of Wayne
County Mississippi. Wayne County is
located just North of Mobile , Alabama.
In this estate is a drop dead beautiful
Atlanta style rectangle C.S.A. waist belt
buckle on the original brown pig-skin belt.
The buckle has a rich aged patina, and wide
tooth file marks all the way around it.
There is a fully cased, crystal clear 1/6th
plate tintype of Daniel pictured holding his
unstopped fuller "Dog River" Confederate
Cavalry Saber. The actual "Dog River
Factory" was nearly within walking distance
of his home !!! In the image Daniel is
wearing a Model 1851 Federal Cavalry Sword
Belt rig which is also still with the
estate. His brass cased compass is
with the estate, and still works perfectly.
There are two additional photographs in the
estate. One is an ambrotype of his
Dad, and the other image is an ambrotype of
a young lady and a wedding ring is with it.
I feel sure that is his wife. There is
also a bullet mold, and a powder horn that
are attributed on a tag to being his.
Forty years ago I used to have family
groupings like this brought in quite often,
but that era is "Gone With The Wind" - and
it is a once in a year or more thing anymore
to get a really nice Confederate estate like
this. You are not going to see a nicer
thick Atlanta style C.S.A. on pigskin than
this one.--$7,850. For The Entire
Estate.SOLD
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  Extremely
rare and in very nice condition, Confederate
manufacture, short Artillery sword.
This style unmarked Confederate sword is a
product of "E. J. Johnston & Company" of
Macon, Georgia. This company provided
the Confederacy with many different types
and models of edged weapons. A few of
the weapons of this type are actually maker
marked, but far and away most are unmarked.
This example has a nice, clean blade, gently
darkening with age, and the classic
concentric ring cast brass guard that has a
rich, aged never cleaned patina. This
is a nicer example than what most museums
have.--$1,895.
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 Beautiful
condition, original, Regimental size, 1855
to Civil War Era drum. This drum
measures 15 inches in height and 17 inches
across and is a larger regimental size.
Both heads are intact and remain in nice
condition with red trim top and bottom.
The label inside reads, "Bass and Tenor
Drums - Porter Blanchard - Concord NH".
The drum has original ropes and has a museum
worthy display presentation.(CW)--$1,450.
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      Beautiful
photographic estate of Lt. Dan McConnell of
the 99th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In
this grouping is a crystal clear, fully
cased, 1/6th plate tintype of Lt. McConnell.
This is a bust view, seated waist up,
showing his frock coat, shoulder straps, and
kepi with French Horn Infantry hat insignia.
Together with excellent military photograph
of Lt. McConnell, there is additionally a
fully cased 1/9th plate ambrotype of Lt.
McConnell in civilian clothing. In
addition to these pictures is a half-cased
ambrotype of Lt. McConnell in civilian
clothing with his wife. Also, there is
a 1/6th plate ambrotype of Lt. McConnell's
mother in a half-case. In addition,
there is a 1/9th plate ambrotype of a baby
which we assume to be his child. The
99th Ohio served all through Tennessee being
at Stones River, Chickamauga, the drive
toward Atlanta, and the Battles of Franklin
and Nashville. I purchased this group
directly out of the family just days
ago.--$495. for the entire five photograph
estate.
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   This
is one of the most popular of the
Confederate sword makers during the Civil
War Era. It is a "Thomas Griswold -
New Orleans" Confederate manufactured and
marked Foot Officer's sword. This was
purchased many years ago out of a New
Orleans estate sale. The blade is
clean, just beginning to darken with age and
has Thomas Griswold that you can see from
ten feet away. The sword has original
wrap and wire and an excellent cast brass,
Confederate Thomas Griswold guard. It
has never been cleaned and has a rich,
bronzed patina. This Confederate
Officer's sword is literally nice enough for
any museum.--$5,850.
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  Very
pretty, excavated, coat size, Mississippi "I" (Infantry).
This button was recovered about 50 years ago from Camp Withers
which was a Mississippi Brigade camp located along the Elk
River here in Middle Tennessee and occupied during 1862.
This button is slick as can be with gold around each letter,
around the star, and completely filling the "I" in the center.
It has the normal "Hyde & Goodrich - NO" backmark. This
is an artifact that will be a compliment to any
collection.--$595.
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 During
the mid-1970's, Claiborne and I were able to
find the position of the Confederate Sharp
Shooters on the Brentwood Hills during the
2nd day's fighting at the Battle of
Nashville, Tennessee. The Confederate
Sharp Shooters had a good many of the famous
English Whitworth scoped sniper rifles.
Claiborne and I together found a good many
beautiful drop, .45 cal., Whitworth sniper
projectiles. This particular bullet is
a beautiful example and is one that
Claiborne recovered on this line.--$225.
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  Extremely
rare, excavated, entire Model 1840 Heavy
Cavalry saber. This saber was
recovered many years ago from the camp of
the 1st Alabama Cavalry located near
Middleton (currently Midland) that was
raided and burned in March of 1863 by
General David Stanley's Federal Cavalry.
This saber has the complete blade, pommel
cap, and a portion of the brass guard.
Part of the guard was melted from the camp
being burned. This raid can be read
about in Volume 23, Part I of the
Official Records
of the War of the Rebellion
"Expedition to Middleton, Tennessee" (March
1863).--$595.
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     Nice
condition, Model 1863, .58 cal., Federal
cartridge box complete with
over-the-shoulder sling and breast plate.
The leather remains pliable and is easily
strong enough to go on a mannequin for
display. The cartridge box has the
embossed US oval with both tins intact
inside and closure tab intact on the base.
This example is nicer than most that you see
in museums. It was purchased out of a
Central Ohio estate sale many years
ago.--$950.
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        Nice
condition, large size, arrow hook pattern,
US oval waist belt plate on original black
leather waist belt with brass adjustor
remaining intact as well as an original
leather percussion cap box marked, "C. S.
Storms - Maker NY". The cap box
remains pliable and still has some original
percussion caps inside. This belt rig
came out of a Central Ohio estate sale
several years ago.--$695.
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     Extremely
rare, Confederate carbine cartridge box
created by hand altering a standard Model
1855 Federal musket cartridge box into a CS
carbine box complete with wooden block.
It is easy to see the Southern alterations
that were made in order to convert the
cartridge box from a standard .58 cal.
musket cartridge box to a much smaller
carbine cartridge box with the wooden block.
This is out of the local area, and the
family had relatives that served in the 8th
and 13th Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry CSA.
This will make an excellent addition to
someone's Confederate Cavalry
display.--$850.
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  Model
1858, smooth type, Federal canteen that was
Confederate captured and carried. The
canteen does not have the standard Union
cover, but instead has a Southern, homespun
cover and also a hand-made stopper. It
is out of a Southern family here in Middle
Tennessee. The canteen's cover is worn
through on the side that rubs the body when
walking.--$425.
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   Beautiful
rich aged patina on this Confederate carried
import Model 1860 cavalry saber. It is
out of a Florida estate, and remains just as
found. There are remnants of the heavy
single strand copper wire on the grip
typical of CS carried sabers. You can
sure enough hear Dixie when you hold this
old warrior !!!--$595.
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  Beautiful
condition, coat size, Confederate Block "R"
(Rifleman). This button is in
virtually mint condition with 100% bright
gold gilt and a perfect reverse with "H.T.
&B. - Manchester". I don't think you
could hope to find a more flawless example
for your collection.(CW)--$650.
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    Very
attractive Model 1851 "Script NY" sword belt plate on original
black leather waist belt. This is the early pattern Script
NY with the very narrow tongue. The belt is complete and
remains pliable with only one weak spot that has been supported
from the reverse for strength. The plate has a rich aged
patina and is one that you do not encounter very often.--$1,295.
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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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     Beautiful
condition, Model 1839, small single-hook, US
oval waist belt on original white buff
leather belt. Both belt and buckle
remain in excellent condition, and there is
a soldier's name stenciled into the back of
the belt. The only problem is the
soldier had the stencil upside down which
caused the stenciled name to be in reverse.
The name appears to be "R. L. Eshbaugh" (by
reading it in the mirror). You
couldn't ask for a nicer Model 1839 belt
rig.--$695.
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  Very
rare excavated wreath portion of an early
pattern Western Theater "Coin Type" C.S.
2-Piece sword belt plate. This was
recovered from Polk's Corp 1863
Winter/Spring camps located along Duck River
near Shelbyville, TN. If you have an
early pattern Coin Type C.S. tongue - Here
is your chance to complete one VERY RARE
C.S. Plate. I have a complete one in
my collection that I dug in the same camp
!!--$1,250.
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        REALLY
NICE, Civil War Era, "Philopena Album" which
is, in redneck terms, a "Civil War Era
Autograph Album". The album belonged
to a young lady named, Sallie "Pierse" (?).
The autograph book runs through a good many
years ranging from pre-Civil War to during
the Civil War (with a few soldier's
entries), and continues on to the post-Civil
War years. The book remains in nice
condition with some poetry and artwork as
well as autographs and well wishes.
Two of the soldier's entries are from the
7th Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. There are
many hours of fun reading and research to be
had with this artifact.--$375.
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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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  Beautifully
crafted, 13 inch, Confederate bone handle
side knife, blacksmith made from an 1840 era
Knight's Head Militia Officer's sword.
This knife has an 8 inch blade that remains
razor sharp yet today. This is out of
our local area and was no doubt carried by a
local Middle Tennessee Confederate.
This would be an excellent addition to any
Confederate display.--$795.
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  Absolutely
beautiful Revolutionary War era "Cheesebox"
canteen. The canteen remains in
excellent condition, and has several sets of
soldier initials on it. One initial
set is with the date "1800", and a second
set of initials is with a date of 1804.
There is faint remnants of an old museum tag
that says something to the effect of
"Revolutionary War canteen carried in the
Civil War and picked up at Shiloh".
This canteen has been in a private Arkansas
Museum for the past 30 years or so.
This is a mighty fine artifact.--$850.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, non-excavated,
Confederate coat size stippled block "A"
button. This is a CS101A with "H. T. &
B. Manchester" backmark. The button
has a rich, aged patina, crisp backmark, and
shank intact on the reverse.--$425.
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  Beautiful
condition Model 1858 smooth type Civil War
era Federal Canteen complete with original
wool cover - sling - and stopper with chain.
This canteen is nothing less than museum
quality, and was actually in a museum for
many years. Every quality Civil War
collection will have a nice Model 1858
regulation issue canteen.--$450.
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  Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated, solid cast brass, coat size
"CSA" uniform button. This exceptional button was
recovered in 1979 from a Confederate camp near Drury's Bluff,
Virginia. This button has never even been washed off and
has an excellent brown/green woods patina throughout.
This is a CS86D in Albert.--$650.
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  Absolutely
mint perfect beautiful condition, excavated, coat size,
2-piece "CSA" uniform button. This is a CS81A with the
"S. Buckley & Co/Birmingham" backmark. This button was
recovered in 1979 from Drury's Bluff, Virginia. You
could not ask for a more drop-dead perfect example and hasn't
even been washed off.--$650.
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  Absolutely
SMOKINGLY BEAUTIFUL excavated GILTED coat
size Confederate 23mm "CS-7" Staff Officer's
button. This is a truly fantastic
button with a "W. Dowler/Superior Quality"
backmark. It has the shank intact, and
was recovered many years ago from a
Confederate camp near Fairfax, VA. In
an entire Relic Hunting career, you will be
able to count on your fingers the number of
Confederate buttons that you recover this
nice.--$875.
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     Quite
RARE Model 1819 .54 cal Flintlock single
shot horse pistol originally manufactured by
Simon North of Middletown, Conn. and dated
"1822". At the beginning of the Civil
War Baker of Fayetteville, N.C. converted a
good number of these to percussion using a
distinctive "S" shaped Fowling hammer and a
"drum bolster" and issued these to early war
Confederate troops. This is a classic
Confederate modified and issued weapon.
It is missing the pivoting ramrod which is
quite common. I have personally
encountered several with hand made wooden
ramrods. Here is a very nice and
reasonably priced weapon with a well
documented Southern origin.--$1,250.
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    Nice
condition, 1/6th plate, fully cased tintype
of two Federal Cavalrymen seated with their
Cavalry sabers over their shoulders and a
Colt revolver stuck behind each of their
Model 1851 sword belt rigs. The cast
brass, Model 1851, Eagle sword belt plate is
clearly visible on each soldier. This
image is housed in an excellent condition
gutta percha "Union Case" with the
Constitution and an Eagle beautifully molded
into the face of the case. This is an
excellent multi-subject, both DOUBLE armed,
Civil War image in a perfect condition
CONSTITUTION patriotic case. Very rare
to find.--$795.
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      Very
nice condition, .52 cal. rim fire, Joslyn
Model 1864, single-shot cartridge carbine.
This carbine is serial number 5536 and has
crisp action with some traces of original
color. The Joslyn carbine were used by
the 4th and 8th Indiana Cavalry, 19th New
York Cavalry, 13th Tennessee Cavalry, 9th
Pennsylvania Cavalry, 3rd West Virginia
Cavalry, 2nd Wisconsin, 1st Nebraska
Cavalry, and 11th Ohio Cavalry. This
is a nice quality carbine that could
literally still be fired today.--$1,650.
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  Extremely
rare to find, a non-excavated, coat size,
NC8, Confederate local manufactured, North
Carolina State Seal. The face has over
90% bright gold gilt, and the reverse is
perfect with depressed channel and shank
intact.--$695.
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   Very
attractive Civil War era .9 mm Belgian made
6 - shot pinfire revolver. This
revolver is out of a local family that had
several members that served in the
Confederate Cavalry. Even CS General
"Stonewall Jackson" had a Pinfire Revolver
much like this one. The revolver's
action still functions nicely, and the
lanyard ring, and the ejector rod still
remain intact. The cartridge loading
door is not present and appears to have been
gone a very long time. We are
including an original pinfire cartridge to
display with the revolver, but it is the
next size up to eliminate the possibility of
a child chambering the cartridge.--$650.
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        Very
pretty condition, .50 cal., percussion,
breach loader, single-shot, Smith carbine.
This carbine remains in very nice condition
with crisp rifling and a little bluing
remaining in recessed areas. The stock
remains in nice condition with an easily
visible Federal inspector cartouche.
This carbine would be a very nice addition
to any Civil War collection.--$1,650.
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  Very
pretty, non-excavated, family hand-me-down,
large size, lead-filled, Civil War
Martingale Heart. This pattern
Martingale Heart was most often Confederate
used, and the family where this one came
from had relatives that served in the
Tennessee Cavalry CSA. The heart has
nice patina and has a number of small marks
from actual service. This would be a
fine addition to any Confederate Cavalry
display.--$595.
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    Very
nice condition, large size, arrow hook
pattern, US oval waist belt plate on an
exceptionally nice, brown buff, US leather
waist belt. This belt and buckle
literally remain in nice enough condition to
put on and wear. It will be an
excellent addition to any Civil War
display.--$650.
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    Very
nice condition, early war pattern, arrow
hook, lead-filled, large size US oval waist
belt plate on original issue Civil War black
leather belt. This belt is fresh out
of a central Ohio estate sale.--$550.
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  Beautiful
excavated large size oval "VMM" (Volunteer Maine Militia)
cartridge boxplate. This plate was recovered about 40
years ago on private property near Port Hudson, LA. The
face has a slick chocolate brown patina and sharp, crisp
letters and the plate has literally never even been rinsed
off. The plate is the pattern ""VMM" with very little
lead in the back - Actually just barely enough to keep the
wire loops in place. Rusty residue of the wire loops
still remains. This is one of the prettiest "VMM"s from
that area that I have seen.--$1,150.
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  Excellent
condition, excavated, Confederate, large
size, cast brass "forked tongue" or
"wishbone" CS Enlistedman's waist belt
buckle. This buckle was recovered
about 30 years ago from Polk's Corp, Army of
Tennessee Confederate camps located along
Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee, in
1863. It has an excellent, never
cleaned, brown/green patina.--$895.
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   Extremely
rare, 1/6th plate, ruby ambrotype of an
armed Confederate soldier. This image
came out of a local Tennessee estate, and
the soldier is holding a Colt Pocket Model
revolver across his chest. He is
wearing an early war "roller buckle" style
Confederate belt rig. There is writing
done with a pin knife in the upper left
corner of the image. It appears to
likely be a name, but we are unable to
decipher it. This would be a fine
Confederate image to add to any CS image
collection.--$1,250.
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    Very
pretty condition, Model 1861, US Navy rifle
saber bayonet. This style saber
pattern bayonet was made for the Model 1861
Plymouth Navy rifle. This example has
a bright, clean blade marked, "Collins & Co-
Hartford, Conn." The cast brass guard
remains in perfect condition with the
attaching spring intact and strong.
The saber bayonet remains in its original
leather scabbard, and we have added a
reproduction leather carrying frog for
display. If you have a Model 1861
Plymouth Navy rifle, this would make a
fantastic compliment to complete your musket
display.--$650.
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       Nice
condition, Model 1864, .58 cal., Federal
cartridge box. This cartridge box has
the embossed US oval on the flap, but during
the Civil War Era had a standard US oval
cartridge box plate attached over the
embossed US mark. The box is maker
marked, "W. H. Wilkinson Maker - Springfield
Mass." This cartridge box has no
flaking at all and remains quite pliable
with both iron roller buckles intact as well
as both belt loops, the leather closure tab,
and both cartridge tins intact inside.
This is a really nice Civil War Federal
cartridge box.--$595.
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     Nice,
clean, Model 1850, Foot Officer's sword
(without scabbard) out of a Central Ohio
estate. The blade remains clean with
clearly visible engraving from top to
bottom. The brass guard remains in
very nice condition with rich, aged patina
and gold gilt showing through in areas.
The grip has original sharkskin and some of
the original wire. The sword shows
honest wear and no doubt saw action.--$595.
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     Very
pretty condition, Model 1840, NCO
(Non-commissioned Officer) sword and
scabbard. The sword blade remains
bright and clean with a crisp "Ames Mfg. Co.
- 1864 - ADK - US" blade marking. The
cast brass guard remains in perfect
condition. The sword remains in its
original leather scabbard, and the scabbard
is complete but does have an old repair to a
weak area a few inches above the brass drag.
This Model 1840 NCO sword and scabbard is
definitely nicer than most that you
see.--$695.
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     Very
pretty condition, Model 1840, Federal Light
Artillery saber and scabbard. The
saber itself has a bright, clean blade,
marked, "Ames - Chicopee Mass - 1854".
The saber retains original wrap and wire on
the grip, and the classic cast "D-guard" has
a rich, never cleaned, aged patina. I
believe the saber was likely at one time on
display in a "GAR" post, as the scabbard is
lightly nickel plated, which many GAR posts
did so that very little cleaning and
maintenance was required. If a person
so desires, the nickel plating can be
removed. This is a nice quality
Federal Artillery saber.--$895.
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     Just
brought in - A very pretty condition, Model
1860, Federal Light Cavalry saber and
scabbard. This saber has a nice clean
blade marked "1864 - US - C. ROBY".
The saber has original wrap and wire, and
the cast brass guard has a nice uncleaned,
aged patina. The scabbard has an
uncleaned brown/black patina with only a
couple minor service dings. The saber
has the type aged look we all really
like.--$895.
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   I've
just purchased 10,000 mixed excavated Civil War bullets.
Bag
of 50 mixed dropped and fired U.S. and C.S. bullets
(Aproximately 2/3 dropped and 1/3 fired) - each bag
includes a variety of different type bullets at a low cost of
$1.78 per bullet--$89. per bag.
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     Very
attractive, Model 1860, Light Cavalry saber
and scabbard. The blade has a gently
aging, gray/brown patina with blade markings
of, "Ames Mfg - Chicopee - 1863 - US - ADK"
(Alias King). The three-branch brass
guard remains in very nice condition with
original wrap and wire on the grip.
The iron scabbard has a deep, aged,
chocolate brown patina with only one dent
near the lower mount. This saber shows
wear evidence indicating quite a lot of
use.--$895.
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     Really
nice reproduction US Model 1840 short
Mountain Howitzer on a very nicely crafted
white oak carriage. The barrel is 33
inches in length with a bore of 2.5 inches.
The carriage is 80 inches tip to tip in
length, 49 inches wide, and 43 inches high.
The owner has fired the cannon with powder
and wadding only numerous times. This
will be a beautiful piece to display under a
gazebo in front of an Antebellum home.--$7,500.
You pick it up here or we can likely arrange
delivery for a fee.
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     40
volumes of UCV magazines nicely bound by the
year and including 1893 - 1932 with 3
volumes of indexes. I have found the
Confederate Veterans magazines to be an
excellent research source. We are
offering this complete set of bound UCV
magazines for less than $19 per
volume.--$750.
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      Fresh
in out of a local Confederate estate, this
is a Model 1855, .58 cal., Maynard primed,
percussion "pistol - carbine" made only
between 1855 and 1857 by the Springfield
Armory with a total production of only
4,021. Almost every one of these that
I have encountered over the years have had
Confederate association. This example
shows good wear, but remains in very decent
displayable condition. When the pistol
was brought into the shop, it was missing
the front barrel band, and I was able to
locate one that fits reasonably well.
With the massive pistol carbine, we are
including an excavated Maynard door from
this exact type pistol. I recovered
that door many years ago from the camp of
the 8th Texas Cavalry located near
Unionville, Tennessee. This is a
weapon that most museums do not even have an
example of.--$1,650.
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  Quite
rare, excavated, wreath half of a
Confederate local Georgia State Seal
two-piece sword belt plate. This
wreath was recovered from the camp of the
1st Georgia Cavalry CSA located just south
of Hoovers Gap, Tennessee, in 1863.
The wreath remains in very nice condition
and would be perfect to complete the crude
Georgia local two-piece sword belt plate if
you happen to have a Georgia State Seal
tongue.--$850.
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            Super,
super rare and in beautiful condition, Model
1849, long barrel, Colt Pocket revolver with
all matching serial numbers of 211975.
This revolver is inscribed to and was
carried by Confederate General Thomas Benton
Smith and what a story General T. B. Smith
has to tell. General Thomas Benton
Smith was born near Mechanicsville,
Tennessee, and grew up on a farm near
Triune, Tennessee. General Smith was
widely known in the area as being
incredibly, intellectually gifted. By
age 15, General Smith had been given a
patent on a locomotive "cow-catcher" and
appeared to be headed toward a lucrative
career in railroading. When the Civil
War came, young Thomas Benton Smith was
enrolled in the prestigious Nashville
Military College in Nashville, Tennessee.
Upon the outbreak of the Civil War, Thomas
Benton Smith would raise the unit that
eventually became known as Co. B of the 20th
Tennessee Infantry under the command of Col.
Joel A. Battle. At Shiloh, the
regiment suffered over 50% casualties
including the capture and imprisonment of
the regiment's Colonel, Joel A. Battle.
Upon reorganization, a month after the
battle, his fellow soldiers elected Thomas
Benton Smith as their new Colonel. As
Colonel of the 20th Tennessee, he led them
at Murfreesboro where he was shot through
both the breast and left arm. Over the
coming months, Col. Smith recovered, and at
Chickamauga, Col Smith was again wounded.
At Missionary Ridge, the brigade commander,
Col. Tyler was wounded, and Col. Thomas
Benton Smith was assigned command of the
entire brigade. Through the fighting
toward Atlanta, Col. Thomas Benton Smith was
so impressive that, on July 29, 1864, while
in front of Atlanta, he received his
commission as
Brigadier General
CSA.
At this point, he was the youngest
Brigadier General in the Army of Tennessee.
On December 16, 1864, on the apex of Shy's
Hill at the Battle of Nashville, stood the
tattered remnants of the 20th Tennessee
Volunteer Infantry. At approximately
4:00 pm, on December 16, 1864, the Federal
Infantry overran the Confederate lines on
Shy's Hill at the Battle of Nashville.
General Thomas Benton Smith had been ordered
by Confederate General William B. Bate to
"hold the line at all hazards".
General Thomas Benton Smith and a small
squad of his soldiers fought until they were
totally surrounded, and at the bitter end,
held a white handkerchief over his head
surrendering himself and his few remaining
men. General Thomas Benton Smith was
approached by Col. William Linn McMillan who
appeared to be inebriated and began to curse
and berate Gen. Smith. All witnesses
stated that General Smith's simple response
to Col. McMillan was to state that, "I am a
disarmed captured prisoner." Col.
McMillan was so enraged that, according to
witnesses, he appeared temporarily insane.
The Colonel became so enraged that he drew
his saber and struck General Thomas Benton
Smith three times over the head, each blow
cutting through Gen. Smith's hat and
crashing into his skull. Shocked by
the action of their own officer, nearby
Federals rushed General Smith to a field
hospital where the attending surgeon
examined the wound and remarked, "Well, sir,
you are near the end of your battles, for I
can see the brain oozing through the gap in
your skull." Much to everyone's
surprise, the boy General, Thomas Benton
Smith, would survive these horrific blows.
Unfortunately, in a short time following the
war, General Thomas Benton Smith had to be
admitted to the Tennessee State Asylum, also
known as the Tennessee Central State
Psychiatric Hospital. On some days,
General Smith appeared near normal while on
other days he was ordering his troops
forward. Many more years passed until,
on May 21, 1923, General Thomas Benton Smith
was released from his earthly bondage.
His grave rests with his former comrades in
the Confederate Circle of Mt. Olivet
Cemetery in Nashville, Tennessee. By
all measures, Confederate General Thomas
Benton Smith was a hero in every regard, and
whoever becomes caretaker of his Colt
revolver should treasure it and preserve and
protect it. This artifact is nothing
less than an Absolute Civil War Southern
Treasure.--$28,500.SOLD
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    Very
nice condition, Confederate carried, carbine
cartridge box. This cartridge box is
out of a north Florida estate and has an
1820 - 1840 pattern Infantry horn affixed to
the front of the box. The Infantry
horn is a rare, very early pattern and has a
near chocolate brown, never ever cleaned
patina. The box has the original
cartridge tin remaining inside and also the
loop for your belt to go through for the box
to hang at your side. This is a very
nice example of a Southern Cavalry carried
cartridge box.--$795.
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    Very
nice condition, 1st Model, Smith & Wesson
7-shot, .22 cal. revolver. This
revolver is serial number 64552 and is early
Civil War production. The "Smith &
Wesson Springfield, Mass" marking on the
barrel remains deep and crisp. This
little revolver has 90% silver wash intact
and would be a very nice addition to any
Civil War display. They were very
popular with officers in that they fired
pre-manufactured, fixed ammunition.--$850.
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Absolutely
mint perfect beautiful condition, excavated,
coat size, 2-piece "CSA" uniform button.
This is a CS81A with the "S. Buckley &
Co/Birmingham" backmark. This button
was recovered in 1979 from Drury's Bluff,
Virginia. You could not ask for a more
drop-dead perfect example and hasn't even
been washed off.--$650.
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Absolutely
beautiful condition, excavated, solid cast
brass, coat size "CSA" uniform button.
This exceptional button was recovered in
1979 from a Confederate camp near Drury's
Bluff, Virginia. This button has never
even been washed off and has an excellent
brown/green woods patina throughout.
This is a CS86D in Albert.--$650.
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    Quite
rare to find, complete set of Civil War
brown leather saddle bags. These
saddlebags came out of a local Middle
Tennessee estate and were very likely
Confederate used. They will make a
fine addition to any Cavalry display.--$895.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, solid cast,
"CSA" uniform button. This extremely
rare, solid cast CSA was recovered form
General Longstreet's camp near Knoxville,
Tennessee. This camp was occupied
following the Battle of Chickamauga.
The button has a very pretty, uncleaned,
brown/green patina with the shank perfectly
intact on the reverse.--$695.
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 Extremely
rare to recover, massive 14 inch Confederate
bowie knife blade recovered from the camp of
the 8th Texas Cavalry. This bowie
knife was made from a huge rasp, and you can
still see remnants of some of the rasp teeth
in areas. Apparently the Texas guys
were much like Crocodile Dundee, "No, this
is a knife." This will be a fine
addition to any excavated Confederate
weapons display.--$750.
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  Super
rare, one of less than five known,
excavated, kepi size, Confederate manuscript
"A" button. This beautiful button was
recovered near Savannah, Georgia. The
button has a backmark, but is so tiny that I
am not sure what it is, but my best guess is
"Super Fine". They just don't get
nicer or rarer than this little
gem.--$1,250.
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      Very
attractive, big 12 mm, "E. Lefaucheux"
pinfire revolver. This revolver is out
of a private museum in Arkansas and is very
similar to the pinfire revolver carried by
General "Stonewall" Jackson. It has
intact both the loading door and cartridge
ejector rod which are often missing.
The lanyard ring on the butt is not present
and the trigger doesn't advance the cylinder
"every time". This will be a very nice
addition to any Confederate display, and it
is extra nice in that it is BIG caliber and
is actually "E. Lefaucheux" marked.--$895.
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  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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  Extremely
rare, non-excavated, coat size, Charlotte
Military Institute, Charlotte, North
Carolina button. This is "SU 55" in
Albert and has a RMDC backmark of "Scovill
Mfg Co/Waterbury". This is an
extremely rare Confederate used North
Carolina Civil War button to come by in
non-dug state with 90% bright gold gilt.
I do not recall ever having one of these
non-dug before.(CW)--$795.
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  Extremely
RARE non-excavated CS107A3 - Confederate
Coat Size non-excavated Script "A".
This button does actually show field
use.--$795.
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  Beautiful
condition, excavated, coat size, Mississippi
"Militia" button. This is an MP5A with
the plain star and the word "Mississippi"
perimetering the outside edge. I
personally recovered this button about 40
years ago from a Mississippi campsite
located near Tullahoma, Tennessee.
This button remains absolutely solid as a
rock.--$850.
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    Model
1851, Federal Officer's cast brass Eagle
sword belt plate with integrally cast
wreaths on its original leather belt.
The belt remains pliable with no breaks or
weak spots. The cast brass Eagle
Officer's buckle has a very nice, uncleaned,
aged brown patina and would make a very nice
addition to any Civil War display.--$650.
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    Super
rare, original die - counter die - and cut
out die for the scarcest Sheridan Cavalry
Corps badge. These items have been in
an old New England collection for many, many
years. They were originally purchased
from Bannermann's Island, and I was able to
purchase them as part of settling the
estate. I really don't have a clue how
to price this, as in over 50 years - I have
never seen one of these offered for sale.
SO -- I am just going to take a guess, and
this price very well may be less than 50% of
this group's actual value.--$1,500.
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     Beautiful
condition, Model 1840, Ames Non-Commissioned
Officer, Federal sword and scabbard.
The blade remains clean and bright with Ames
on the scroll marking on one side and dated
1864 and marked "US" on the other. The
leather scabbard remains complete and in
very nice condition tip to tip.--$695.
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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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  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
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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     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
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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   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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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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          A
few days ago
- April 10th, 2017 - was one of life's very
best days. My 3rd granddaughter
(Isabella Rose) was born to my younger
daughter Savannah Cynthia and her husband Luke.
Isabella Rose was born at 1:10 p.m. weighing
7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 19 1/4" long.
She appears very healthy and has a head full
of dark brown hair. To me, she looks
like a near exact duplicate of her older
sister, Lila Magnolia. The birth went
perfectly, and we hope to have both coming
home soon. Lila is very proud of
her new baby sister, and we hope that
sentiment lasts.
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           Meet
"Lila Magnolia Blackwelder"
!!! She is my younger daughter - Savannah
Cynthia and her husband - Luke Blackwelder's
first child. She was born December 4,
2013 at 3:25 pm weighing 7 pounds 4 ounces
and was 19 3/4 inches long. She was
born with a head full of dark brown hair and
a fine set of lungs. She has a
wonderful disposition, and loves to smile
and giggle. I plan to do my best to
spoil her beyond belief !!!!
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                                                          NEW
PICTURE !!! Guess who is celebrating 1
year old today ?? Yep -- "Lady A
- Anastasia" . I just got
back from Houston, TX. visiting my first
"Grandchild - Lady-A" {Anastasia}.
She is an absolute little doll and has
everyone wrapped around her tiny, little
finger. She has arrived at the
conclusion - "If I'm awake, somebody
best be holding me if you know what's good
for you" -- {otherwise I'll give you
the business} !!! She and I have a lot
in common -- Two of our favorite things on
earth to do is "Eat and Sleep"
!!!! Jonathan {the pup} is a wonderful
"Big Brother" -- As a matter of
fact - He has a little sweater that has
"Only Child" crossed out and
"Big Brother" written beneath it.
She is something like 11 months old and
already weighs 23 lbs. -- Texas thing I'm
told !!! {Make that "5
YEARS" old now !!!!} WOW --- Time
sure gets away !!!! And now ANOTHER
year !!!! I'm getting SOOO old,
but beats the alternative !!!
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 Beautiful
and tough to come by 1973 print of General
Nathan Bedford Forrest that was done by the
Sons of Confederate Veterans over 30 years
ago. The print is BIG measuring 24
inches by 30 inches before framing and is
absolutely breathtaking once it's matted and
framed. I seldom get these in
anymore.--$89.
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