This diamond-shaped tag made of thin sheet metal brass meas. 1.75" x 1.75". with corners rounded out. Upper tag corner has hole and beneath reads "CHARLESTON / 453 / PORTER / 1839" indicating the city where the tag was made and issue, slave number, slave occupation, and date made. Reverse has no markings. Overall, tag exhibits light denting with patches of dark soiling and age spots, especially on the reverse.
Charleston, S.C. was the only city in America to actually issue slave tags. Initially issued in 1800, they were first produced by local silversmiths until the civil war when the city was taken by the North. In 1828, maker's stamps ceased to be marked on the tags and in 1829 all tags were produced in the diamond-shaped pattern. 400 known examples of the Porter occupation slave tag are known to exist.
(R15592) $2,250.00
Each relic attached/sewn to card with typewritten descriptive label below. Includes:
1) "Rule taken from Battery Harrison, Confederate defenses of Richmond 1865". Wooden folding rule VF with another label affixed to the rule. Measures 12" long when folded. VF++
2) "Ring made from a fuse plug taken at Fort Fisher (Confederate) NC". Brass wedding band.
3) "Gomer fuse. This fuse was used where quick work was necessary. The Confederate used it in blowing up magazines when forced to abandon earthworks as the flame travels nearly as rapidly as electricity in 1865" - small 2.5" x 2.5" section.
4) "Insulated wire used by Confederates to explode torpedoes". Six inch section 1/8" thick.
5) "This splinter is a piece of Confederate ram 'Virginia', which was blown up by them to prevent its falling into the hands of the Union army." Eight inches long. A label also states "Exhibit loaned by Lieut. James P. Elliott Co. D 1st Conn. Heavy Artillery".
Elliott mustered into service in Co. I as a private May 23, 1861; Corporal March 9, 1862; reenlisted in March 1864; promoted to sergeant May 10, 1864; 2nd Lt. December 10, 1864; resigned June 20, 1865. Was with his unit nearly the entire time!
(258-139) $895.00
A regulation US Poncho recovered with the remains of two US Model 1855 cartridge boxes. Both boxes appear to remain full of .58 cal. bullets. What makes this amazing is that all the artifacts were recovered at Spotsylvania Court House, 250 yards from the "Bloody Angle!" The poncho measures approx. 2'x2' and remains in remarkable condition. Below the poncho are the remains of the two cartridge boxes with no tins. One box has approx. 14 CS .58 cal. minie balls and approx. 10 US .58 cal. minie balls. The leather still surrounding the bullets measures 6"x4". Only a small section of the outer flap remains. A smaller section of inner flap has the maker's name embossed, "Pritchard, A.R. & Bros., Rochester". The second box appears to have all 40 rounds intact with a 5"x6" section of leather box remaining. Inner compartment flap is intact. Outer flap meas. 6"x6", with holes for the cartridge box plate. The box has both plates (CBP & EBP) present, but unattached. Both remain in very good condition, missing only the hooks. Approx. 5" of cartridge box strap remains with holes for the EBP. Two knapsack cross straps remain, each approx. 9" long. Has remains of several other leather straps and bayonet scabbard tip. A special wooden display case has been made to display these items meas. 24 3/8"x 24 3/8". No glass top is present.
Special shipping required, but we would ask that consideration be given to picking up the item in person. A special addition to your collection.
(R13173) $1,850.00
Along with the relic is a copy of the tag that was with them which reads: CIVIL WAR COLLECTION Loaned by 1st Lt. Albert Ruh. These relics have probably been recovered from the Kennesaw Mountain area.
(R16771) $62.50
(R16772) $18.50
(R16774) $12.50
(R16776) $200.00
(R16777) $67.50
(R16778) $22.50
(R16779) $18.50
(R16780) $67.50
(R16782) $125.00
(R16783) $97.50
(R16785) $45.00
(R16788) $22.50
(R16789) $10.00
(R16790) $6.00
(R16791) $6.00
(R16792) $5.00
(R16799) $8.00
(R16802) $5.00 EACH
(R16803) $30.00
Dug near Crown Point, NY; includes portion of a spoon.
(R14098) $25.00
Dug at Fort Mount Hope at Ticonderoga, NY by Frank Kravic, with his initials painted on in white.
(R14102) $75.00
Clipped blade folding knife in relic condition dug at Ft. Stanwix.
(R14111) $40.00
This is a clay pipe with 3 ½ inches of stem remaining. On the bowl is written in ink; FT. EDWARD 1961.
(R14117) $67.50
Dug at Camp New Boston, a Massachusetts troop camp in the Hudson Highlands, NY.
(R14134) $25.00
Fine pair of stud & buckle type iron spurs excavated by Frank Kravic.
(R14145) $225.00
Recovered in Virginia.
(R14168) $18.50
Dug at Fort Wyllys, NY, near West Point.
(R14173) $30.00
Recovered at site of the fort located in Augusta County, VA.
(R14186) $35.00
Circa 1650, found on the Van Cortlandt Estate.
(R14193) $67.50
Found in Fairfax County, VA. Relic condition. Measures 2 1/4" x 1 1/2". Slightly bent out of shape, otherwise very nice.
(R14212) $29.50
Old piece of wood with an old tag "Yorktown Va."
(R14246) $47.50
This is a Model 1816 bayonet in relic condition. U.S. and inspector marks are still clearly visible. Originally from the GAR Post #12 in Philadelphia, Pa.
(R14251) $125.00
This is a base from a "Betty Lamp" . The Betty, from the German word "besser," meaning better, was designed to improve the performance of grease lamps by creating a wick holder in the base of the lamp. This item was recovered in the Lake George, Lake Champlain area.
(R14255) $22.50
Striker with tag that reads; Found near the base of the 'Battle Monument" of 1848, site of the Wyoming Valley massacre. The date on this tag should probably read 1878, the first year that the anniversary of the battle and massacre were commemorated at the monument.
The Wyoming Valley battle and massacre was an encounter during the American Revolutionary War between American Patriots and Loyalists accompanied by Iroquois raiders that took place in Wyoming Valley, Pennsylvania, on July 3, 1778. More than three hundred Patriots were killed in a battle followed by a massacre, in which the Iroquois raiders hunted and killed fleeing Patriots before torturing to death the thirty to forty who had surrendered.
(R14262) $69.50
Black ( English Type) musket flint found at Fort George, West Indies.
(R14264) $12.50
Amber ( French Type) musket flint found at Fort George, West Indies.
(R14265) $12.50
Two small rifle or pistol flints with a tags that identifies them as from a central PA gun shop.
(R14273) $12.50
Large "Sunburst" colonial coat button recovered from Aldie, VA.
(R14275) $19.95
Recovered from the John Mercer Plantation in Marlborough, Virginia. Relics include section of a clay pipe stem and three pieces of period pottery.
(R14287) $8.95
Remains of a pewter shoe buckle recovered from the waters of Charleston Harbor.
(R14327) $12.50
Presented here in a medium-size Riker display case is a late 18th century musket flint used by the British army for their 'Brown Bess' muskets of the time. These type flints were made in Kent, England and shipped to army locations worldwide. Found by local relic divers on a ship sunk off the coast of Dorset, England, this artifact (1" x 1" x ½") is displayed in (6½" x 8½") pressed paper / glass topped display case. The flint comes with a hand written note from the digger.
(R14341) $20.00
Recovered in Upstate New York at a soldiers camp.
(R14345) $97.50
Found in Upstate New York. From the Wendell Lang collection.
(R14346) $67.50
Recovered in Upstate New York at a soldiers camp. From the Wendell Lang collection.
(R14347) $39.50
Fascine knife with a wooden handle.
(R14351) $67.50
Found in New York City around 1920.
(R14355) $97.50
(R14356) $29.50
Offered is a large broad axe head. It was recovered in New York City around the 1920'S.
(R14358) $97.50
Found in Connecticut. From the Wendell Lang collection.
(R14360) $20.00
(R14362) $39.50
Silver coated brass mouthpiece of Revolutionary War vintage found in the Wilderness, Va. Item is encased in a small, plastic case and is in two pieces. Surface is corroded.
(R14382) $12.95
These three items were recovered from the site of the Battle of Fort Morris in Sunbury, Georgia. They consist of a section of a brass candlestick holder, a grape or canister shot and a section of lead with a hole drilled through it, possible a fish sinker.
(R14398) $47.50
This is an example of the small fine tooth combs used in the Rev war and the civil war to remove lice. Made of bone it has very small hand carved teeth. Approximately half of the teeth are missing.
(R14409) $45.00
Relic condition. Found in the area of the Rappahannock River.
(R14413) $39.50
Brass or bronze horse rosette, just a little over two inches in diameter. Paper note with it identifies it as being found in Taneytown, Maryland, a Rev. war site.
(R14423) $29.50
Group of relics include a piece of tile, bayonet tip, nail head and button with a CC or GG. Tag reads: "These items were dug by myself at an English Rev. War training ground that was used by the 69th, 47th, & 45th reg. The area was known as Red coat common.
(R14425) $79.50
Early lockplate recovered from Westmoreland County Va. The lockplate was discovered in the cocked position. Heavy rust.
(R14426) $125.00
This is an early lead sword hilt that appears to have been in a fire. It was discovered in a Rev. War camp in upstate New York.
(R14428) $39.50
Group of relics from the 69th Infantry camp in New York. Items include a piece of tile from the barracks, 3 musket balls, small buckle, pipe bowl, pipe tamper and a 1739 George III coin.
(R14431) $69.50
Small Colonial or Revolutionary war shoe buckle recovered at Taneytown, Md.
(R14474) $10.00
This circular, stamped device is a mid-nineteenth century, brass, disc-like token from a Kentucky distillery. Slightly larger than a modern U.S. quarter, the device bears a mellow, medium-brown patina overall in addition to a small hole drilled at the upper portion to accommodate a string or twin for wear around the neck. Along the entire upper border of one face are the raised letters "KENTUCKY CURRENCY / S. T. SUIT DISTILLER". Center portion of the token disc bears faint traces of letters and numbers. On the outer border of the reverse side of the coin are the words "S. T. SUIT / JEFFERSON CO. KY." The center face reads "FOR / MEDICINAL / USE ONLY". Never cleaned. An unusual, excavated Kentucky artifact from an undisclosed Virginia battlefield.
(348-91) $95.00
Dated 1856. Recovered by Wendell Lang, Sr and from his collection.
(R13854) $195.00
Rec. at Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Courthouse. Approx 1" in diameter, shows some tarnish. On one side is "O.V.M. 47 ' REG'T. / A. HIRSCH / GOOD FOR / 5 / CENTS/ IN GOODS". Small split at bottom edge between "IN" and "GOODS".
(R13850) $150.00
Stamped "W.J." Small hairline crack. Ex-collection Wendell Lang.
(R13855) $39.50
Silver metal circular pin, 1 1/4" in diameter. Taking up most of the face is a soldier in relief charging a breastwork. Approx 1/4 of the outer edge of the pin has been cut away. Rec. by Wendell Lang.
(R13884) $195.00
Rec. near the same hut site at a Connecticut camp in Charleston, SC. 13mm x 12mm shield cut from a silver 3 cent piece. Reserve side retains the Goddess Liberty. The other similarly sized piece is a rectangular tag crudely engraved with the initials "L.A.D."
(R13880) $195.00
Metal cross 6th Corps badge dug from an unknown Virginia battlefield. Measures 1 3/4" x 1 3/4" and has a hole at the end of each arm. Has an even patina across entire surface including the edges and holes. Nice relic corps badge.
(M17922) $450.00
Officially adopted in April 1864 to be worn by Officers and men of all the regiments of the corps, this acorn-shaped badge was commercially manufactured and sold by sutlers in the field and in stores. This example made of brass with one of the brass pins remaining on the back. Measures 1.25" high by .75" wide and has a minor chip along the edge. Recovered this past fall near the New River Gorge Bridge, Route 19 in West Virginia.
(R10766) $295.00
Brass 14th Army Corps Badge meas. approx. 1.5" x .75". Known as the "acorn" badge, this particular badge consists of a two-pronged stem. Top portion is plain without the traditional criss-cross pattern with two vertical indentations across the mid-section and another at the tip. Reverse has remains of two brass prongs where badge would affix to kepi. Probably commercially manufactured, badge exhibits shiny, blackish surface with no dings, chips. Very slight area of discoloration on front barely noticeable. Badge was recovered at New River Gorge, West Virginia along with several other slightly different styles of the 14th Army Corps badge.
The 14th Army Corps Badge or Acorn was issued to the Department of the Cumberland to be worn by the officers and enlisted men of all regiments of the corps. Fastened to the top center of the cap or upon the left-side of the hat, badges could be made of cloth or metal. A neat relic for the collector of the "Acorn Corps."
(R12117) $395.00
Brass heart, meas. 1" in dia. Missing soldered, on reverse side, but hooks missing. Brass tarnished w/age spots on both sides. The Federal 24th Corps was created Dec. 3, 1864 & was composed of white troops of the 10th & 18th Corps, Army of the James, Dept. of VA & NC. Scarce.
(R9201) ORIGINALLY $795.00
This seldom seen, Southern accoutrement is an original, relic condition triangular socket bayonet used on the early M1855 pattern Confederate rifle-musket manufactured arms. In January 1864, the Confederate Army's Adjutant and Inspector General's Office issued General Orders # 6 whereby the previous sword-bayonets used were discontinued to be substituted with this type triangular bayonet in stead. The triangular bayonet is almost identical to those issued after 1859 with the modified M1841 Mississippi Rifle. It was also issued with the Republic of Texas rifle of Tryon manufacture. The term 'angular bayone