Unopened packet of Hall cartridges in manila packet, tied by string, accompanied by an x-ray of said packet which verifies the presence of ten .58 caliber cartridges within. Package measures 2.25" x 3". Paper wrap and string in extremely fine condition.
These .58 caliber cartridges were manufactured for the 1833 Hall-North Breech-loading percussion carbine, seven thousand of which were produced between 1834-39. This carbine was still very much in use in U.S. Regular cavalry at the outset of the Civil War. And, unopened packets of Hall carbine cartridges from this period are extremely scarce. A superb collectible for cavalry aficionados, and Hall carbine owners in particular.
(154-515) $2,200.00
Presented here is a true rarity in the small arms ammunition-collecting field. This outstanding original artifact is an unopened, Confederate .69 caliber paper wrapped cartridge filled with a number of .31 caliber buckshot. Used with the .69 caliber smoothbore muskets, this specimen is believed to have been manufactured at the Columbus Arsenal in Georgia during the Civil War. In complete, intact and outstanding original condition, this desirable buckshot cartridge artifact is not commonly encountered in the ammunition collecting field today. This type of cartridge was utilized from the War of 1812 through the Civil War and it was considered to be an effective musket load for guard duty and Indian fighting also. The buckshot is tied off in the cartridge with white twine while the paper column was filled with black powder and closed by twisting the tail. Tail was then laid flat along the cylindrical case. The .31 caliber buckshot with their accompanying powder charge are still encased and tightly wrapped within the original tan-beige-colored paper wrap. The paper wrap or column is clean and unblemished and remarkably intact with no tears, rips or perforations. This rare and unique specimen of Confederate buckshot cartridge ammunition is in absolutely mint condition. A superb and intact original example of ammunition used during the war by Confederate infantrymen.
(M20315) $895.00
Very nice, solid pack of Lefaucheux cartridges with the original paper wrapper. Box measure approx. 3 1/8 x 2 x 1 3/8. Label reads "Twenty-Five Cartridges, Lefaucheux Revolver. Charge, 25GRS. Powder. Manufactured by C. D. Leet & Co., Springfield, Mass." Wrapper has one area of separation along the top edge where pack would normally open. Also has small 1 inch ragged separation from upper corner but does not detract.
(M20328) $895.00
This very rare ammunition artifact, in original condition, is an unopened packet of ten .58 caliber combustible paper cartridges made specifically for rifled musket muzzleloading weapons. In addition to the U.S. arsenals at Allegheny, Frankford and Watervliet that produced small arms ammunitions, there were a number of private ammunition manufacturers, such as Hazard's, Johnson & Dow, A.G. Fay and others made .58 caliber combustible paper cartridges.
This original packet of ten, complete .58 caliber paper cartridges is packed with a small package of twelve percussion caps of fulminate of mercury. The caps ignited the powder charge of Civil War percussion firearms. Cartridges and the caps all come packaged together in a brown-beige paper-wrapper that is tied off with brown twine or string. Packet is unmarked but does shows moderate surface soiling, dark stain marks and one eraser-size tear at the corner of the outer wrap. An original artifact that was a common item to the Civil War infantryman in the field.
(154-501) $950.00
Ten cartridges in excellent condition. Plain outer wrapper. Minor tears.
(406-123) $975.00
Good, solid example.
(558-303) $95.00
Presented here is an original and slightly opened Federal .58 caliber paper wrapped cartridge in good condition. This artifact is considered the most common type of ammunition used with muzzleloaders during the Civil War. The .58 caliber minie ball and its accompanying powder charge are encased within the original beige or tan colored paper wrap. Paper wrap does suffer from a small perforation near the cartridge base and the cartridge's folded over 'biting tab' is partially torn. To load his musket, the soldier tore (or bit) off one end of the paper and poured the powder down the muzzle of the barrel. Muzzleloaders used bullets that were slightly smaller than the bore diameter of the barrel in order for the weapon to be loaded properly with the common .58 caliber minie ball measuring a diameter of .574 inches. Comes in its' own clear plastic cylindrical case. This specimen of standard rifled-musket ammunition is in good condition and is an original example of a Civil War Federal infantryman's .58 caliber paper cartridge. Ex-John Henry Kurtz collection.
(M20096) $75.00
Standard .58 cal. minie ball cartridge in original wrapping. Tan wrapper with a small tear on the bottom and leaking powder.
(512-11) $100.00
Standard .58 cal. minie ball cartridge in original wrapping. Tan wrapper with a small tear and leaking powder.
(M19256) $50.00
Standard .69 cal. minie ball cartridge in original wrapping. Tan wrapper with very minor horizontal tears along the middle of the minie ball. Slight black smudging appears to be powder stains to lower part of cartridge.
(M19247) $225.00
Standard .69 cal. minie ball cartridge in original wrapping. Tan wrapper with very minor horizontal tears along the middle of the minie ball. Slight black smudging appears to be powder stains.
(M19249) $225.00
Standard .69 cal. minie ball cartridge in original wrapping. Tan wrapper with very minor horizontal tears along the top edge of the minie ball. Slight black smudging appears to be powder stains to lower part of cartridge.
(M19251) $225.00
(M20415) $65.00
Employed in the Union cavalry's widely used breech-loading Burnside carbine, this .54 caliber, brass cartridge specimen is in excellent original condition. Artifact features a unique, cone-shaped copper / brass casing with the lead bullet crimped at the head. Lead bullet / casing seal is very tight and strong. Once loaded, a small hole in the cartridge base allowed the ignition fire to pass through and set off the internal black powder charge. The tapered case wears a number of small dings and dents and has acquired a pleasing bronze patina overall. A fine example of a Civil War Burnside carbine brass cartridge.
(558-297) $95.00
"1860 For Rifle Musket/53 Bullet .55 Dia Wax Powder 2½ Drs. Wood Plug" printed on the front of the brown paper wrapped pack. Some minor deterioration on the back of the pack but intact and all cartridges perfect. A rare pack of Civil War cartridges.
(548-106) $1,850.00
This ammunition was produced with the nose of the bullet resting upon the powder charge and the bullet end was dipped in wax. Featured is an original plain .577 caliber bullet which is displayed along side an original paper cartridge that retains its wrapped paper cover. Original paper wrapping is torn near the base and exposes the conical lead bullet. Paper also shows areas of staining. Included is a color facsimile of a period ammunition label for a packet of Enfield cartridges from the Augusta Arsenal in Georgia. Items are displayed in a riker case.
(M15425) ORIGINALLY $395.00 REDUCED TO $295.00
(M20406) $45.00
Very good condition, one small stain to paper.
(M20417) $65.00
This very rare ammunition artifact, in excellent original condition, is an unopened pasteboard box of ten brass metallic cartridges made specifically for the Civil War Gallager carbine breechloading weapon. The brown-colored, tightly paper-wrapped container measures 3½" long x 2¼" wide x ¾" high and retains all its original packing and printed paper wrap. Within the box are ten .50 caliber metallic cartridges with an accompanying one dozen fulminate of mercury percussion caps packaged together. Front face of the box exhibits the printed label in black ink that reads "10 / Poultney's Metallic / CARTRIDGES, / Patented December 15th 1863 / 12 CAPS, / For / GALLAGER'S BREECH LOADING CARBINE / 50/100 CALIBRE. The unopened and remarkably intact pasteboard box retains its small twine pulltab used to open the container. Box wears very slight surface grime and displays one ½" long tear at the bottom left corner of the package. A wonderfully rare and complete artifact in excellent condition.
(490-23) $595.00
Used in the breechloading Maynard carbine, this specimen of ammunition is a .50 caliber special metallic cartridge with an extra wide base in. The artifact has a conical bullet head with a flat head attached to a cartridge case made of thin copper or brass. The wide base of the cartridge acted as a seal to prevent the loss of explosive force when the carbine was fired and also made it easy to remove the casing from the weapon after it was fired. This is an fine example of a Maynard metallic .50 caliber cartridge; cartridge case does have a minor dent to it.
(M19991) $50.00
Used in the breechloading Maynard carbine, this specimen of ammunition is a .50 caliber special metallic cartridge with an extra wide base in. The artifact has a conical bullet head with a flat head attached to a cartridge case made of thin copper or brass. The wide base of the cartridge acted as a seal to prevent the loss of explosive force when the carbine was fired and also made it easy to remove the casing from the weapon after it was fired. This is an fine example of a Maynard metallic .50 caliber cartridge.
(M20416) $50.00
Conical, flat nosed bullet. Some damage along top edge of cartridge case.
(M19279) $40.00
Used in the Maynard sporting rifles. Conical, flat nose bullet. Very good condition.
(M19280) $65.00
(M19282) $65.00
Minor discoloration.
(M8683) $20.00 EACH
Presented here is an extremely rare, original, unopened English .45 caliber paper wrapped 'tube' cartridge in complete and very good condition. The Whitworth rifle cartridge is the type of ammunition used with the .45 caliber Whitworth target or match rifle that was imported into the South during the Civil War. The .45 caliber lead, hexagonal sided bullet and its black powder charge of eighty-five grains are still encased within the original beige or tan colored paper wrapping. Some soiling or staining is evident to the exterior paper surface. For its protection, the complete cylindrical cartridge is enclosed in a clear glass vial or tube. Handwritten in black ink on an old paper label affixed to the upper portion of the glass vial are the words ".442 / Projectile Weight 530 grs / Rifle Powder 2 ½ Drams / Eley Bros. London" . This English "Whitworth" cartridge specimen is in remarkable condition and is a superb example of a specially imported paper cartridge used exclusively by Confederate sharpshooters.
(460-77) $450.00
Wrapped in original paper and meas. 1.75" long, cartridge is marked "9 / Gauge / Bottom" at one end. Other end marked "ELEY'S / Improved / Patent Wire / Cartridge / SG". Along side is marked "PATENT WIRE CARTRIDGE / FOR / LONG DISTANCE". This cartridge is in excellent condition looking almost new with no staining. Only small tear at one end to partially expose lead buckshot.
(154-347) $100.00
Dean S. Thomas. Hardcover, 344 pp. 1997, Thomas Publications.
Volume one of the multi-volume encyclopedia of Civil War bullets, cartridges, and balls. Detailed information on designers, manufacturers, arsenals, and more.
(500887) $40.00
Dean S. Thomas. Hardcover, 528 pp. 2002, Thomas Publications.
This volume literally continues where Part One ended, and examines the ammunition for "Federal Breechloading Carbines & Rifles." The seven chapters with eighteen appendices detail the story of the twenty-seven or so different kinds of breechloaders actually purchased or ordered by the Ordnance Department during the Civil War. The book is conveniently divided by the type of priming -- internal or external -- and then alphabetically by maker or supplier. A wealth of new information and research has proven that these weapons either functioned properly or were inadequate relative to the design and ingenuity of the proprietary cartridges. In the end it can be safely stated that: You do not know your Civil War gun until you know and understand its ammunition.
(500886) $49.95
A history of the cartridge businesses of James H. Merrill, E. R. Sturtevant and H. W. Mason.
(500883) $9.95
Capt. J. W. Mallet, C.S.A. Saddle-stitched softcover, 48 pp. 2002, Thomas Publications.
A compilation by Dean Thomas of original rules and procedures to be observed in the laboratories of the arsenals and ordnance depots of the Confederate States of America with instructions to officers in the field.
(500759) $5.00