Middle Tennessee Civil War Relics

Bullets

 

  1. Excellent condition, excavated, dropped, "57" base marked Enfield.  This projectile was recovered on private property along the Confederate line here at Stones River.  This is a super slick example.--$20.

  2. Excellent condition, non-excavated, .69 cal., "spring type" bullet extractor.  This extractor is displayed in a class display case with an original .69 cal. 3-ring Minie ball recovered on private property here at Stones River.--$75.

  3. Very nice condition, non-excavated, .69 cal., musket "ball puller" (extractor).  It is displayed in a glass riker mount display with an actual pulled .69 cal. Minie ball recovered on private property here at the Battle of Stones River.--$75.

  4. Very attractive, 5 " x 6" glass Riker display case consisting of six Civil War projectiles including 1) Burnside Carbine, 2) bullet extractor with Minie, 3) .56 cal. Spencer carbine, 4) 12mm French pinfire cartridge, 5) .69 cal. Confederate buck-and-ball, and 6) 9mm French pinfire cartridge.  For the entire display--$89.

  5. Really nice display consisting of five excavated, nicely carved Civil War bullets.  The bullets are in a 3 1/4 x 4 1/4 inch Riker display case.--$48. including case.

  6. Very nice condition and quite rare to recover, dropped .577 cal. Enfield with rare "L-2" base marking.  This was recovered on private property here at Stones River.--$25.

  7. Remaining 3 inch portion of a lead bar that was used for molding bullets in the field.  This was recovered from the 1863 camp of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry, CSA, Army of Tennessee, located near Tullahoma, Tennessee.  There was still enough lead remaining in this bar to mold four or five more bullets.--$75.

  8. .577 cal., Confederate Enfield projectile remaining in an original knot of heartwood pine.  This was recovered about 30 years ago on private property near Chickamauga, Georgia.--$48.

  9. Quite rare, excavated, .58 cal., Minie ball in its original "skin" cartridge.  This was recovered by Dr. Don Orth from near Harrison's Landing, Virginia.  It was recovered about 35 years ago, and it is extremely rare to find a complete one now.--$115.

  10. Beautiful condition, excavated, extremely scarce, Lindner carbine projectile.  I recovered this projectile over 30 years ago from a US/CS Cavalry camp located near Huntersville, West Virginia.  This is the only site that I ever recovered Lindner carbine projectiles.  I was relic hunting with my old buddy Joe Hayworth at the time.--$45.

  11. Very nice condition excavated drop .50 cal. Dimick SharpShooter bullet.  This bullet was recovered from the 1862 camp of the 63 Ill. Sharpshooters that was located near Corinth, Miss.  It has a smooth white patina.--$85.

  12. Excellent excavated condition drop Type I Williams Cleaner .58 cal. minie.  This was the original early 3-ring design, but it was soon found that a lead plug was needed to help keep the zinc washer in place.  This example has 100% zinc cleaning washer remaining intact.--$20.

  13. Very pretty condition excavated pair of dropped "plug base" Confederate Enfield bullets.  One is a raised "57" base, and the other is a "raised dot" base.  There is one "boxwood plug" in the display that would be correct for either bullet.  The pair are displayed in a glass riker case.  Both bullets were recovered along the Confederate Battle Line here at Stones River.--$35. for the display

  14. Group of 3 projectiles recovered on private property here at Stones River.  #1 is a standard .58 cal. 3-ring "Minie Ball" - #2 is a rare "4 piece" .69 cal. , Confederate "Buck and Ball", and the third projectile is a Confederate used .577 cal. Enfield.  All are displayed in a glass riker display case.--$25.

  15. Set of excavated, dropped, approximately .34 to .36 caliber pistol projectiles that appear appropriate for an Adams or Tranter.  These were recovered together by Steve Johnson at Ft. Donelson many, many years ago.--$50. for the pair.

  16. Very attractive "Civil War Bullet Collector" starter tin containing 50 assorted type "Dropped and Fired" bullets from here at The Battle of .Stones River.  I, along with my relic digging buddies, dug these over the past several years on private property here at Stones River.  Perfect for getting a young Civil War collector's bullet display started.  I have them priced at LESS THAN $2. PER BULLET !!  I "PROMISE" --  You cannot dig them for that !!!!--$89.

  17. Nice condition, excavated, .69 cal., 2-ring, "Prussian" projectile.  This bullet was recovered by Clayborne Lytle on December 7, 1975.  Clayborne recovered this bullet from an Ohio Infantry camp located near Triune, Tennessee.  The bullet is actually marked, "Triune - 12-7-75" (51 years ago) in tiny black letters.--$45.

  18. Really nice wooden gift box containing 150 mixed type dropped and fired bullets recovered over the past 45 years here at Stones River.  It would take FOREVER (if even possible !!) to recover this many bullets here now.--$275. (Less Than $2. per bullet !!!)

  19. Very attractive glass display jug containing 160 mixed type Union and Confederate bullets.  These were recovered over a 45 year period here at Stones River.  Almost all the areas of the Battlefield on private property here now have businesses, or Million dollar homes.  The "era" of digging very many relics here at Stones River is "GONE WITH THE WIND" !!!!--$295.

  20. Very nice antique "Three Torches" match box from Kenner, Louisiana, containing two dropped Confederate bullets - one Enfield and one Confederate Gardner.  Both were picked up many years ago at Port Hudson, Louisiana.--$75. for both bullets, match safe, and display case.

  21. Very attractive, non-excavated, .54 cal. Burnside carbine cartridge.  This is a perfect one to display with your Civil War Burnside carbine.  The bullet is an original one I recovered here at Stones River, and the brass casing is an accurate reproduction.  That means that you can handle it with no fear of harming an original case.  The cartridge is so unusual looking that it really should be displayed with a carbine.  With Burnsides you could reload and use the brass casings over and over.--$25.

  22. Very attractive display of 15 different types of dropped projectiles recovered here at the Battle of Stones River.  We will include a listing of what each bullet is with the display.--$95. (Includes Riker case)

  23. Excellent condition, non-excavated, .54 cal., Burnside carbine cartridge.  Perfect to display with your Civil War Burnside carbine.--$65.

  24. Excavated, drop, .36 cal., Savage revolver projectile.  This was recovered from camp Stanley here at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, which was the 1863 winter camp of the Federal Cavalry in this area.  It was named after General David Stanley who was commanding General of the Cavalry here.--$25.

  25. Excellent condition, non-excavated, .54 cal., Burnside carbine cartridge.  Perfect to display with your Civil War Burnside carbine.--$65.

  26. Very interesting pair of soldier made carved lead items.  One of the items is a flattened musket ball that has been turned into a uniform button.  The second carved lead item is either a turtle head or a snake head.  Both items in a glass display case--$75.

  27. Cased display of round ball ammunition recovered here at Stoues River.  The display consists of a .44 cal. round ball for a revolver, or country rifle, a .58 cal. musket ball for a country fowling rifle, or a .58 cal. military musket, a .69 cal. musket ball for any of the .69 cal. military muskets, and a .69 cal. buck and ball for any of the .69 cal. smoothbore "early" military muskets - this was a Confederate favorite.--$48. including the glass display case.

  28. Excavated, .69 cal., dropped, Confederate triangle base, French Minie.  This bullet was recovered just a few hundred yards from where we sit working tonight.  It's a very nice dropped example.--$38.

  29. Quite rare to recover, a nice dropped .577 cal. Enfield bullet with the rare "L2" basemark and the boxwood plug remaining perfectly intact.  This was recovered from the Confederate line here at Stones River.--$25.

  30. "Holiday Tin" containing 200 mixed dropped and fired US & CS Civil War projectiles.  These were recovered on private property around the battlefield here at Stones River between 1970 and 1990.  Anymore, you have had a very successful relic hunt when you find 3 - 4 bullets in 4 or 5 hour hunt.--$375. (which is less than $2 per bullet).

  31. We just purchased an original Civil War cartridge box from a local family, and this .58 cal. Minie ball with original paper wrap remained inside.  We have put it in a display case along with an excavated Minie ball from here at Stones River.  This is a very nice display on its own or would nicely compliment a Civil War musket.--$89.

  32. Excavated drop, .69 cal., Confederate triangle base French Minie.  This bullet was recovered many years ago among the rock out-croppings on private property a few hundred yards northwest of the shop here.--$38.

  33. Quite rare, excavated, dropped, large size, .58 cal., German Suhl Infantry rifle projectile.  This was recovered from the spring camp of Wharton's Texas Ranger camp located just south of Unionville, Tennessee.  We recovered a number of cut-off barrels in this camp indicating they were cutting off the barrels from longer Infantry weapons to make usable Cavalry weapons.  This is a very nice white dropped example.--$65.

  34. Excavated, quite rare, LARGE SIZE, .58 cal., dropped Sharps rifle bullet.  This was recovered from a Federal Infantry camp here at Stones River occupied after the battle.--$25.

  35. Early to mid 1900's era, Johnson & Johnson "Corn Plaster" box that has been used to collect Civil War bullets from the Battle of Chickamauga.  There is a very nice old brown ink collection label on the box.  The box contains eight bullets.--$65.

  36. Very nice shadow box collection of Civil War projectiles recovered on private property here at the Battle of Stones River.  The group includes 1) long-pattern .44 cal. Colt, 2) .56 cal. Sharps Carbine bullet, 3) .54 cal. Burnside Carbine bullet, 4) .58 cal. Williams Cleaner projectile, 5) .56 cal. Spencer Cartridge, 6) standard .44 cal. Colt projectile, 7) rare .56 cal. Ring-tail Sharps bullet, 8) .58 cal. Minie ball, and 9) .577 cal. Enfield projectile.--$95. for entire collection including case.

  37. Small display case containing one soldier-made lead poker token (made from a bullet), and a chewed Minie sometimes called a "medicine bullet" or a "pain bullet".  This little case is guaranteed to be a great Civil War conversation piece.--$25.

  38. Display of Confederate artifacts recovered from Gen. N. B. Forrest Cavalry camp located in Spring Hill, Tennessee, and occupied in 1863.  The group includes four Confederate "ringtail" Sharps projectiles, one brass sword hanger hook, and a brass Confederate saber guard fashioned into an eating utensil.--$195. for the entire display.

  39. Very nice shadow box display of a Confederate .69 cal. buck-and-ball and a standard .69 cal. musket ball.  These were recovered from the 1863 Confederate route over the Cumberland Plateau.  I have heard it debated over the years whether the Confederates did or did not still have .69 cal. smooth bore buck-and-ball by mid-1863.  I can absolutely guarantee you that as of the middle of August, 1863, they still had plenty of them, as we have recovered at least two hundred that they lost while crossing the Cumberland Plateau in August of 1863.  This is a very nice shadow box example of a musket ball and a buck-and-ball that we recovered along this route.--$25.

  40. Excellent display of Confederate locally produced bullets as well as a Confederate cast lead cap box finial.  The bullets include 1) .54 cal. Richmond Arsenal Gardner, 2) .58 cal. Richmond Arsenal Gardner, 3) .69 cal. set of buck-and-ball, 4) .56 cal. Richmond Arsenal Confederate Sharps, and 5) .69 cal. Confederate local produced Prussian.--$79.

  41. Quite rare "LONG PATTERN" unfired 12 mm French Pinfire cartridge.  Every one of these that I have recovered relic hunting has been from a Confederate position.--$35.

  42. Very nice condition, Spencer cartridge display from the Battle of Hoovers Gap, Tennessee.  There is one complete Spencer cartridge and four nice condition casings.  These were lost by Wilder's Lightning Brigade June 23 - June 25, 1863.  It was in this engagement that Western Theater Confederates got introduced to the lethal fire power of Spencer carbines and rifles.  This is a very nice display presented in a glass Riker case.--$65.SOLD

  43. Very nice condition excavated DROP .39 cal. Tranter (MM-91).  This was recovered from an Army of Tennessee Confederate Cavalry camp located near Midland, Tenn.  I have recovered something like 30,000 bullets in the 50 plus years that I've been relic hunting, and I have recovered only 3 of these !!  This is a hard one to get !!--$45.

  44. Nice drop Raleigh, NC Arsenal 4 ring Confederate Ringtail Sharps.  This projectile was recovered from a Confederate Cavalry camp in central Virginia.--$65.

  45. Excellent condition, non-excavated, 12mm French pinfire cartridge.  This would be excellent to display with your French pinfire revolver.--$25

  46. Nice dropped, .36 cal., C.S. Leech & Rigdon pistol projectile.  It was recovered from a Confederate cavalry camp near Dunlap, Tennessee.  We know it to be Leech & Rigdon, because it perfectly matches previous Leech & Rigdon projectiles in a cased Leech & Rigdon revolver set.--$25.

  47. Very nice condition excavated "57" base marked Enfield with the boxwood plug still intact.  This was recovered on private property here at Stones River/Murfreesboro, Tennessee.--$18.

  48. Nice condition and quite rare, non-excavated, .69 cal., Confederate buck and ball projectile(s).  This rare buck and ball was inside a Confederate cap box that was brought into the shop a while back.--$25.

  49. Excellent condition, non-excavated, 12mm French pinfire cartridge.  This would be excellent to display with your French pinfire revolver.--$25

  50. Very nice condition, excavated, drop, Confederate Richmond Lab High-Base Sharps.  This was recovered from a Confederate Cavalry camp located near Richmond, Virginia.--$35.

  51. Excellent condition, excavated, drop, Confederate Enfield, .577 cal. projectile.  This was recovered on private property here at Stones River along the Confederate battle line.  It has a "57" mark in the base and has the wood plug still with it.--$18.

  52. Quite rare, excavated, drop, LARGE SIZE, .58 cal. Sharps rifle projectile.  This was recovered here at Stones River and is a super nice example.--$25.

  53. Excellent condition, excavated pair of dropped .58 cal. "spoke base" 3-ring Minie balls.  These were recovered on private property among the limestone out-croppings here at Stones River.  One is 5-point, and one is 6 point.  For the pair and display case--$38.

  54. Excellent condition, drop, .577 cal., Enfield projectile recovered on private property among the limestone out-croppings here at Stones River.  This example has a raised "57" basemark and remains in excellent condition with full boxwood plug intact.--$20.

  55. Excellent condition, non-excavated, threaded, .58 cal., Civil War "musket worm" or "bullet extractor".  This extractor remains in near perfect condition.--$65.

  56. Bullet in wood.  This is a Sharps Cavalry projectile in a small heartwood pine knot.  This was recovered near Chickamauga, Georgia by Dr. Rees Buttram.--$48.SOLD

  57. Display case containing 19 carved and whittled bullets all recovered from local camps, and the battle area on private property here at Stones River.  It would take quite a number of trips to recover this many artifacts now !!  (And one is a .69 cal. C.S. Gardner)--$95. ($5. ea.)

  58. Very nice Confederate .69 cal. "Buck and Ball" display recovered here at Stones River.  Nice educational display in a glass riker case (with a couple original percussion caps) !!--$25. (I'm not sure that would cover gas and batteries !!)

  59. Excellent condition, excavated, .577 cal., dropped Enfield projectile with the "57" base marking and the boxwood plug completely intact.  This was recovered among the limestone out-croppings on private property here at the Battle of Stones River.--$20.

  60. Group of three dropped, .36 cal., Leech & Rigdon pistol balls.  These were recovered from a Confederate camp near Dunlap, Tennessee.  We know them to be Leech & Rigdon, because they match previous Leech & Rigdon projectiles in a cased Leech & Rigdon revolver set.--$45. for all three.-SOLD

  61. Excavated, brass case, .50 cal., Gallagher carbine cartridge.  The cartridge remains very stable but does have a couple of old cracks.  It will still display nicely.--$48.SOLD

  62. Original, .58 cal., Minie ball cartridge in its original paper wrapper along with an x-ray of the cartridge.--$95.

  63. Non-excavated, .69 cal., "bullet worm".  These are sometimes called "extractors" and were used for removing a projectile after a misfire.  They were screwed onto the back end of the ram rod which was threaded.  This extractor is in like new, as issued condition.--$48.

  64. Quite rare excavated .44 cal. Tranter projectile.  This was recovered years ago from a Hardee's Corp 1863 C.S.A. camp located near Tullahoma, TN.--$48.

  65. Excellent condition, .58 cal., long pattern bullet extractor, or "bullet worm".  This would be an excellent accessory to display with your .58 cal. Civil War musket.--$48.

  66. Excellent condition, .69 cal., original musket ball cartridge.  We recover about 90% of smooth bore musket ball ammunition from Confederate sites.  By the time of the Civil War, most Union troops were armed with rifled muskets, but in many cases, Confederates were forced to still use old smooth-bore flintlock conversions.  This would be an excellent compliment to display with your .69 cal. Confederate used flintlock conversion musket.--$150.

  67. Original complete .58 cal. musket ball in original paper wrap.  We pretty much only recover these from Confederate sites.  The projectile fit Model 1842 smoothbore .58 cal. cadet muskets, .58 cal. smoothbore fouling rifles, and could be fired from a .58 cal. rifled musket.  I have found a "good many" of these in the 1862 and 1863 Confederate winter camps here, and have found only a couple from the Federal camps here.  A cool cartridge for your Confederate display.--$150.

  68. Very attractive display containing six different kinds of projectiles including a complete Spencer cartridge, a Confederate .58 cal. Gardner projectile, a .69 cal. dropped Minie ball, a cleaner projectile, a .58 cal. Minie ball with a raised star in the base, and a .69 cal. Confederate buck and ball.--$65. for the entire case.

  69. Original, .58 cal., "Minie" ball with complete original brown paper wrap.  This cartridge was in a Confederate cartridge box and was quite likely a Confederate manufactured projectile.--$125.SOLD

  70. Excellent condition, excavated, PAIR of "Georgia Troops" Minie balls.  These have a very distinctive mold pattern and are Confederate produced.  One of these is .54 caliber, and the other is .58 caliber.--$45. for the pair.

  71. Excellent condition pair of excavated, dropped, imported French projectiles.  One of the projectiles is a .69 cal., single ring with triangle base.  The second projectile is a .58 cal., 3-ring Minie ball.  Both projectiles were recovered from Army of Tennessee Confederate camps along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee, and are both very nice dropped examples.--$55. in glass display case.

  72. Excavated, .56 cal. Spencer carbine/rifle cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered many years ago from the position held by Wilder's Lightning Brigade at Hoovers Gap, Tennessee.  Excellent to display with your Spencer rifle or carbine.--$45.

  73. Excellent condition, excavated, drop, Confederate cap-nose mold, .58 cal. Minie ball together with an excavated, .69 cal., 4-piece Confederate buck and ball.  These were both recovered from a first week in August, 1863 camp on the Cumberland Plateau.--$35. for both bullets in a glass display case.

  74. Excellent condition shadow box set of three dropped Civil War projectiles (1) .58 cal. standard 3-ring Minie ball, (2) .69 cal. 3-ring Minie ball, (3) .69 cal. musket ball.  We have sets recovered at Stones River, Franklin, Nashville, Ft. Donelson, Shiloh, and Chickamauga.--$20. each or four cases for $60.

  75. Unusual find, .577 cal., Confederate Enfield projectile recovered on private property here at Stones River with the wooden plug still sandwiched intact in the bullet.  With some work, I'm sure the wooden plug could be removed to see what base mark the Enfield bullet has.  A fun project.--$20.

  76. Very nice, excavated set of type 1, type 2, and type 3 Williams Cleaner bullets.  All are very nice dropped examples and were recovered from camps around Chattanooga, Tennessee.--$25.

  77. Ornately carved, .69 cal., 3-ring Minie nicely soldier carved into an intricate turtle head.  This guy looks like he is ready to bite you (guess he could be a snake???)!--$45.

  78. Very nice condition, non-excavated, .50 cal., Maynard carbine cartridge.  This would be an excellent compliment to display with your Civil War Maynard carbine.--$48.

  79. Really pretty, shadow boxed display, ready to hang with a complete Spencer recovered at Winchester, Virginia, an excavated .58 cal. Minie ball from Shiloh, a .44 cal. Colt from Arkansas, a excavated Federal Eagle button from Vicksburg, Mississippi, some sewing needles taken off of the sunken CSA Blockade Runner Georgiana, some percussion caps, and some letter sealing gum.  Items are nicely shadow boxed in a 12 x 12 ornate display case.--Entire display--$100.

  80. Excavated, .56 cal. Spencer carbine/rifle cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered many years ago from the position held by Wilder's Lightning Brigade at Hoovers Gap, Tennessee.  Excellent to display with your Spencer rifle or carbine.--$45.

  81. Excellent condition, excavated drop, .577 cal., Enfield projectile with raised "L" in the base for London.  This projectile still has the boxwood plug in the cavity, but it can be removed.--$20.

  82. Very attractive glass jar adorned with Stones River Battle scenes and containing about 225 Civil War bullets recovered over the years here at Stones River.  There are many different types and calibers consisting of about 80% dropped projectiles and 20% fired projectiles.  There are numerous $8 - $10 bullets including Confederate Selma Arsenal, assorted Enfields, various cleaner bullets, assorted carbines, and numerous other types.  These were for the most part picked up in crop fields here at Stones River after the rains had washed them off following cultivation in years gone by.--$450.SOLD

  83. Group of 15, nice condition excavated dropped .69 cal. 3-ring Minie Balls.  These were recovered from Confederate camps on private property here at Murfreesboro.  There are several different mold varieties in this grouping.  The display comes in a glass Riker display case.--$75.

  84. Very nice condition, excavated, drop, Confederate Richmond Lab High-Base Sharps.--$35.SOLD*

  85. I've just purchased an additional several thousand bullets to go with the original 10,000+ mixed excavated Civil War bullets that we already had.  Bag of 50 mixed dropped and fired U.S. and C.S. bullets (Approximately 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.  I can guarantee that it is progressively becoming much more difficult both to secure permission and to recover Civil War projectiles.  They are for sure not going to remain at the dirt-cheap price of $1.78 per bullet very much longer.--$89. per bag of fifty.

  86. Very nice condition, excavated, complete .54 cal., Burnside carbine cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered from Lytle Creek which flows through camp Stanley here at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.  The cartridge almost looks non-dug, because it was actually recovered from the water of Lytle Creek.  This would be an excellent compliment to display with your Burnside carbine.--$55.SOLD

  87. Very nice condition, excavated pair of .52 cal. German Shul carbine projectiles.  In the display is a two-ring variety and a three-ring variety.--$35.

  88. Excavated, .69 cal., "triangle base" French produced Minie.  This example was recovered only a few hundred yards from our shop here among the limestone rocks on the Confederate line.  This is a projectile you do not often recover.--$35.

  89. Excavated, very nice condition, drop, .577 cal., Enfield projectile with "L" (London) base mark.  This was recovered on private property along the Confederate battle line here at Stones River.--$25.

  90. Excavated, .56 cal. Spencer carbine/rifle cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered many years ago from the position held by Wilder's Lightning Brigade at Hoovers Gap, Tennessee.  Excellent to display with your Spencer rifle or carbine.--$45.

  91. A rare, complete, .58 cal., "compressed powder" musket cartridge.  These cartridges were produced with the intent of eliminating the paper wrap and therefore allowing them to be loaded faster.--$125.

  92. Excavated .58 cal. extracted Minie complete with extractor recovered from Triune, TN. on Aug. 2, 1975 by my old digging buddy - Forrest Maxwell.--$75.

  93. Very pretty condition, excavated, .52 cal., Spencer rifle/carbine cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered at Hoover's Gap, Tennessee, and would have been lost by one of Wilder's Lightning Brigade.  General Wilder's mounted Federal Infantry was armed with Spencer 7-shot repeating rifles.  This cartridge would be a nice compliment for your Spencer rifle or carbine.--$45.

  94. Excavated, .69 cal., triangular base French Minie.  This is a dropped projectile found along the Confederate battle line on private property here at Stones River.--$38.

  95. Nice condition wood display case measuring 12 x 18 inches and containing 100 projectiles of several different types and calibers all recovered on private property here at the Battle of Stones River.  In order to ship them, we will remove them from the display case and wrap them separately from the case.--$350. (including the display case)

  96. Nice excavated drop .69 cal. Confederate "plug base" Towers bullet.  This was recovered from an 1863 Army of Tennessee camp located along Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.--$45.

  97. Excellent condition, excavated, drop, .69 triangle base French Minie.  This projectile was recovered from General Breckinridge's Confederate camp located near Readyville, Tennessee, and occupied during November of 1862.--$38.

  98. Nice condition, quite rare, excavated drop, "US" base, .58 cal. Minie.  This projectile was recovered on private property near Gettysburg and is a type bullet virtually never found in our theater.--$85.

  99. Extremely rare to recover, nice dropped, .36 cal., "RING-TAIL" Confederate Sharps projectile.  This perfect condition, super rare, Confederate used bullet was recovered from the November - December, 1862, camp of Wharton's Texas Cavalry located near Nolensville, Tennessee.--$89.

  100. 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.SOLD

  101. Quite rare to recover, dropped .36 cal., Starr revolver bullet.  This was recovered from a Confederate Cavalry camp near the Cumberland Plateau.--$25.SOLD

  102. Not often encountered, non-excavated, .32 cal., "Flat Teat" cartridge for the National revolver.--$35.

  103. Nice condition excavated drop .69 cal. triangular base French minie.  This rare bullet was recovered from Gen. Breckinridge's Nov., 1862 CS camp located near Readyville, TN.--$38.

  104. Excellent condition excavated drop Confederate "Picket Bullet".  This was recovered from a n 1862/1863 Confederate Cavalry camp located near Fosterville, TN.--$28.

  105. Very nice cased display showing a .58 cal. Minie ball in its original paper wrap and an original bullet extractor for removing misfired bullets.  This would be a very nice compliment to display with your Civil War musket.--$125.

  106. Very pretty condition, excavated, .52 cal., Spencer rifle/carbine cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered at Hoover's Gap, Tennessee, and would have been lost by one of Wilder's Lightning Brigade.  General Wilder's mounted Federal Infantry was armed with Spencer 7-shot repeating rifles.  This cartridge would be a nice compliment for your Spencer rifle or carbine.--$45.

  107. Very pretty condition, excavated, .52 cal., Spencer rifle/carbine cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered at Hoover's Gap, Tennessee, and would have been lost by one of Wilder's Lightning Brigade.  General Wilder's mounted Federal Infantry was armed with Spencer 7-shot repeating rifles.  This cartridge would be a nice compliment for your Spencer rifle or carbine.--$45.

  108. Excavated CARVED .69 cal., 3-ring Minie Ball.  This was recovered from a Confederate camp along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.  The bullet is carved to almost look like a space ship.--$25.SOLD

  109. Quite unique relic.  This is one compartment of a wooden block containing six Colt .36 cal. Navy size cartridges.  There is one complete, original .36 cal. Colt cartridge in the wooden block.  This would be an excellent compliment to display with you Colt Navy Model revolver.--$95.

  110. Perfect condition, non-excavated, 12mm pinfire cartridge.  This would be a perfect compliment to display with your pinfire revolver.--$25.

  111. Excavated drop, .69 cal., triangle base French Minie that the Confederate soldier has whittled on some around the base.  This was recovered from Breckenridg'e 1862 camp located near Readyville, Tennessee.--$38.

  112. Very pretty condition, excavated, dropped, .577 cal., Enfield projectile.  This bullet was recovered on private property along the Confederate battle line here at the Battle of Stones River.  The bullet has a raised, "57", mark in the base that many people erroneously think is ".57 caliber".  The "57"basemark actually refers to the patent pattern of 1857.  This will be a very nice addition to someone's bullet collection.--$20.

  113. Excavated, drop "high-base", Confederate mold, .58 cal. Minie.  This projectile was recovered many years ago by Dr. Rees Buttram on private property near Chickamauga, Georgia.  Here in the Western Theater, we do not recover a great quantity of these type mold Confederate Minies.--$45.

  114. Excellent condition, excavated, dropped, .69 cal., Confederate "Towers" Minie.  This projectile was recovered on the western slope of the Cumberland Plateau where the Confederate Army of Tennessee crossed the plateau.  This is the plug-base variety.--$45.

  115. Very pretty, excavated, dropped, .58 cal., 2-ring German Suhl rifle projectile.  This quite rare bullet was recovered from General John Hunt Morgan's spring of 1863, Confederate Cavalry camp near Liberty, Tennessee.  This is a projectile that most bullet collections are missing.--$65.

  116. Very nice condition, excavated, .36 cal., Savage revolver projectile.  This was recovered from a Federal Cavalry camp near the base of the Cumberland Plateau.--$25.

  117. Quite rare to recover, nice drop, early Model, .54 cal., Confederate Selma Arsenal projectile.  This particular Confederate bullet was recovered from General Robert E. Lee's early War Confederate camps near Valley Mountain, West Virginia.  This is a beauty.--$38.

  118. Excellent condition, excavated, .69 cal., drop, triangle base French Minie.  This particular example has a nice "cold mold" line running all the way around the bullet.  It has a nice, cream white patina.--$38.

  119. Excellent condition, excavated, drop, rare 3-ring, .54 cal., Confederate used German Shul projectile.  This is actually a fairly rare bullet to recover especially in perfect condition.--$25.

  120. Very cool, excavated bullet from here at the Battle of Stones River.  This is a Confederate, .69 cal., triangular base, French Minie that is a "blow-through".  When this happened, the bullet was doing good to get out of the end of the barrel.--$28.SOLD

  121. Quite rare to recover, .69 cal., 2-ring British Sea Service projectile.  This projectile was recovered from an 1863 Confederate camp located along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.  The bullet is a drop, but it has a number of small gravel dings from being in the ground for many years.--$45.

  122. Quite rare, excavated, dropped, .69 cal., plug base, English Towers projectile.  This projectile was recovered many years ago on private property near Shiloh.  It is a type bullet almost always recovered from early war Confederate Infantry camps.--$48.

  123. A rare, complete, .58 cal., "compressed powder" musket cartridge.  These cartridges were produced with the intent of eliminating the paper wrap and therefore allowing them to be loaded faster.--$125.

  124. Very nice condition, excavated, drop, Confederate Richmond Lab High-Base Sharps.--$35.

  125. Excavated, complete, .56 cal., Spencer carbine/rifle cartridge.  This cartridge was recovered from Wilder's Lightning Brigade position at Hoover's Gap, Tennessee.  Interestingly, the base of this cartridge has some knife cut marks.  I am unsure of the reason for that.--$35.

  126. Pair of excavated, .69 cal., triangle cavity, French musket projectiles.  One of these projectiles is the standard base height projectile we typically recover.  The other projectile is a rarer medium/high base example.  Both were recovered along the Confederate battle line on private property here at Stones River.  Each projectile has a little damage on one side but retains one nice display side.--$48. for both.

  127. Very pretty, excavated, drop, Confederate, .54 cal., CS mold ring tail Sharps.  This rare style Sharps was recovered from a Confederate Cavalry camp near Richmond, Virginia.--$38.

  128. Excellent condition, excavated, perfect drop, .58 cal., "blob-top" 3-ring Minie.  This projectile was recovered from the 1863 camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry located near Unionville, Tennessee.--$38.

  129. Display containing two quite rare Confederate bullets.  These bullets were recovered from an 1862/1863 Army of Tennessee Confederate winter camp located along Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.  One of the bullets is a "dropped" Enfield with the rare "L-2" marking in the base (London -2nd Type), and the other projectile has a teat protruding out from the base of the cavity, and is often called by collectors a "Georgia Troop" - because more of these are recovered from the camps of Georgia Troops than anywhere else.--$48. for the pair of rare bullets and display case.

  130. A recent recovery from private property here at Stones River just down the road from the shop.  Beautiful, snow-white, dropped, triangle base, Confederate used, .69 cal., French projectile.  This has always been one of my favorite bullets to recover; the triangle cavity is so distinctive.--$38.

  131. Beautiful collection of carved and whittled projectiles recovered by my old hunting buddy, Wayne Tucker, from Confederate camps on private property in and around Mobile, Alabama.  There are a total of 54 projectiles nicely displayed in a glass face walnut display case.  There are hundreds of hours of hard relic hunting represented in this display case.--$250.

  132. Very nice condition, excavated, .58 cal., Confederate "tall base" 3-ring Minie.  This rare projectile was recovered from 1863 Confederate camps near Tullahoma, Tennessee.--$25.

  133. Small display case containing three rather rare dropped Confederate projectiles.  One is a nice dropped .58 cal. Confederate "blob top" field molded 3-ring minie, and second is a scarce dropped HI-BASE Confederate 3-ring minie - and the third is a crude variant dropped Ringtail Sharps carbine.  All three were recovered from Confederate 1863 winter camps here in Middle Tennessee.--$75. for all

  134. Excavated pair of, excellent condition, Confederate field mold "blob top"minies.  These two excellent examples were recovered from Army of Tennessee 1862 - 1863 winter camps along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.  Both bullets are displayed in a glass display case.--$45 for both.

  135. Beautiful condition, excavated, gilted, Confederate used, floral button, and also an intricately carved, .69 cal. musket ball.  Both these nice artifacts were recovered from the 1863 winter camp of the 8th Texas Cavalry located near Unionville, Tennessee.  Both artifacts are presented in a glass display case.--$75 for both.

  136. Beautiful condition, non-excavated pair of .69 cal. bullet worms.  One of the worms is a long pattern, and the other a short pattern.  This display will make a wonderful compliment to display with your .69 cal. percussion muskets.--$95 for both worms.

  137. Small cased display containing five chewed musket balls.  These balls were all recovered from the Confederate line on private property here at Stones River.  All five balls have been chewed and on close examination, four of the five appear to have human teeth marks.  There has through the ages been a folklore tale of soldiers biting down on a bullet for pain while medical procedures on the field were being performed.  This is the origin of the term, "bite the bullet".--$45 for the entire case.

  138. Complete excavated set of ammunition for a .69 cal. Civil War musket.  This group includes a .69 cal. buck and ball, a .69 cal. 3-ring Minie ball, and a .69 cal. musket ball.  These projectiles were all recovered from private property along the Confederate battle line here at Stones River.  This would be an excellent set to display with your .69 cal. Civil War musket.--$38.

  139. 4relics.jpg (40397 bytes)4relicsrev.JPG (51730 bytes)Display of 4 excavated purely Confederate artifacts recovered from the 1863 winter camp of the 2nd Tennessee Infantry - C.S.A. -  located on private property near Tullahoma, TN.  The display consists of a coat size Confederate floral button - a purely Confederate lead Cartridge Box finial - a blob top Confederate nose pour Minie - and a .58 cal. "Richmond Lab." Gardner - all displayed in a glass display case.--$75. for all

  140. Dropped .69 cal. Confederate Belgium minie recovered from the Confederate battle line here at Stones River by Arnold Alexander.  It has never even been washed and Arnold dug it off his own farm located here at Stones River.--$38.

  141. Excellent condition, excavated, creamy white, dropped, 5-point, "Swaged Base" .58 cal. 3-ring Minie.  The swage marks in the base of the Minie are actually from the lathe chuck that held the bullet in place while the three rings were cut in rather than molded in.  This is a beautiful example.--$18.

  142. Excavated pair of dropped, .54 cal., German Suhl projectiles.  These projectiles were recovered from Wharton's 8th Texas Cavalry Camp located near Unionville, TN, occupied during the Spring of 1863.  One of the projectiles is the standard 2-ring variety, and the second is a seldom seen 3-ring variation of the same bullet.  Both are nice drops.--$45. for the pair.

  143. Very nice condition excavated "Drop" .577 cal. Enfield projectile with the scarce "L" (London) base mark.  This was recovered from the Confederate Battle Line here at Stones River a good many years ago.--$25.

  144. Excavated, nice drop, .577 cal., lube grooved - plug cavity, Confederate Minie.  This was recovered on private property at the Battle of Chickamauga.--$25.

  145. Beautiful condition, excavated, .58 cal., Confederate, "Blob Top" nose cast Minie.  This was recovered many years ago from a Confederate position on private property near Shiloh.--$25.

  146. Nice drop, .58 cal., excavated "Confederate HI-Base".  This was recovered on private property near Petersburg, Virginia.--$35.

  147. Excellent example of a dropped, excavated, field molded, "blob top" .58 cal. Confederate 3-ring minie.  This rare bullet was recovered from a Confederate Camp on private property along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.--$25.

  148. Excavated male phallic symbol recovered from an 1863 Confederate winter camp on private property along Duck River near Shelbyville, Tennessee.  I was a little surprised that this bullet did not have carved into it "Lorena Bobbitt was here".--$75.

  149. Excavated, dropped, .577 cal., "L" basemarked Enfield projectile.  This was recovered a number of years ago on private property along the Confederate battle line here at Stones River.--$20.

  150. Very nice condition, excavated, drop, .36 cal. Savage revolver projectile.  This bullet was recovered quite a number of years ago on private property that was at one time part of Camp Stanley located here at Murfreesboro, TN, during the Spring of 1863.--$25.

  151. Very nice excavated "dropped" .577 cal. Enfield projectile. This bullet has a smooth, white patina with a raised "57" in the base indicating pattern of 1857, and the original boxwood plug remains intact.--$20.

  152. blobtopmnie.JPG (79917 bytes)Quite sought after by Civil War bullet collectors - nice drop Confederate field mold "Blob Top" C.S. three ring Minie.--$25.

  153. mbthreeringer.JPG (53568 bytes)mbthreeringerbase.JPG (46611 bytes)Excellent condition excavated "Blob Top" Confederate field molded .58 caliber Minie Ball.--$25.

  154. bulletone.JPG (43663 bytes)bulletonevase.JPG (45465 bytes)Nice excavated drop .69 cal. Confederate "plug base" Towers bullet.  This was recovered from an 1863 Army of Tennessee camp located along Duck River near Shelbyville, TN.--$45.

  155. enfield.jpg (66702 bytes)enfieldbase.JPG (40629 bytes)Excavated .50 cal. "Whitworth-like" smooth sided projectile recovered among .45 cal. Whitworth bullets in the Brentwood Hills at the Battle of Nashville, TN.  Many collectors believe this to be from a Confederate Sharp-Shooter's weapon - possibly a Greene Rifle.--$45.

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Larry Hicklen
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