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US/CS 3” 10 PDR SHELL FRAGMENT RECOVERED NEAR CULP’S HILL, GETTYSBURG

US/CS 3” 10 PDR SHELL FRAGMENT RECOVERED NEAR CULP’S HILL, GETTYSBURG

Fragment is heavily rusted with moderate pitting. (R19016). Learn More »

$22.50
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CANISTER PLATE RECOVERED NEAR DEVIL'S DEN, GETTYSBURG

CANISTER PLATE RECOVERED NEAR DEVIL'S DEN, GETTYSBURG

4.52 inch 12 pounder plate. Rusted but complete. (R18977). Learn More »

$47.50
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U.S. 3" SCHENKL PERCUSSION SHELL, HUNTERSTOWN - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

U.S. 3" SCHENKL PERCUSSION SHELL, HUNTERSTOWN - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

This Federal, intact Schenkl percussion shell specimen is in relic condition.  Artifact was found in the Hunterstown area sometime after of the battle. This caliber shell was once in the Detrich… (R10958). Learn More »

C.S. 3” SMOOTH, LONG READ SHELL FOUND IN REYNOLDS' WOODS, GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

C.S. 3” SMOOTH, LONG READ SHELL FOUND IN REYNOLDS' WOODS, GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

This example of artillery shell is classified as a Confederate 3”, smooth, long Read percussion shell made for a ten-pound Parrott Rifle (2.9”caliber).  Recovered by David Plank in Gettysburg… (R11229). Learn More »

U.S. 3” COMPLETE PARROTT SHELL RECOVERED FROM HUNTERSTOWN NEAR GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

U.S. 3” COMPLETE PARROTT SHELL RECOVERED FROM HUNTERSTOWN NEAR GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

Here is a very desirable, Federal 3” Parrott artillery projectile that was recovered from a backyard garden in Hunterstown soon after the Battle of Gettysburg. This fine artillery projectile,… (R10991). Learn More »

U.S. 20 / 30 POUND PARROTT TIME FUSE ADAPTER FROM THE SHIELDS MUSEUM AT GETTYSBURG

U.S. 20 / 30 POUND PARROTT TIME FUSE ADAPTER FROM THE SHIELDS MUSEUM AT GETTYSBURG

This excavated Parrott time fuse adapter artifact was once part of the original Shields Museum in Gettysburg, PA. Artillery fuse adapter is made of zinc and would fit either a 20 lb or 30 lb Parrott… (R19288). Learn More »

CS 3-INCH BOURRELETED "VIRGINIA" PATTERN READ SHELL FOUND ON POWER'S HILL IN GETTYSBURG IN 1884 - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

CS 3-INCH BOURRELETED "VIRGINIA" PATTERN READ SHELL FOUND ON POWER'S HILL IN GETTYSBURG IN 1884 - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

Fired from a CS 3" rifle, the copper tapered ring sabot clearly shows the rifle's "lands & grooves." This type first appeared in late winter 1862 and 1863 campaign sites. Has a small section of… (575-05). Learn More »

DUG US BORMANN FUSE - RICHMOND, VA

DUG US BORMANN FUSE - RICHMOND, VA

Slightly bent and missing small piece at center. Recovered near Richmond, Virginia. (R19294). Learn More »

$20.00
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DUG 3-INCH HOTCHKISS SHELL WITH HOTCHKISS PERCUSSION FUSE RECOVERED AT BULL RUN, VA

DUG 3-INCH HOTCHKISS SHELL WITH HOTCHKISS PERCUSSION FUSE RECOVERED AT BULL RUN, VA

Shell is complete with lead sabot still intact. No signs of having been fired. Body is covered in red rust and there is some light flaking throughout the piece. The fuse is the brass percussion fuse… (37-261). Learn More »

DUG 3-INCH HOTCHKISS SHELL WITH HOTCHKISS PERCUSSION FUSE RECOVERED AT BULL RUN, VA

DUG 3-INCH HOTCHKISS SHELL WITH HOTCHKISS PERCUSSION FUSE RECOVERED AT BULL RUN, VA

Shell is complete with lead sabot still intact. No signs of having been fired. Body is covered in red rust and there is some light flaking and some iron loss close to the nose. The fuse is the brass… (37-262). Learn More »

US FUSE DUG AT RICHMOND, VA

US FUSE DUG AT RICHMOND, VA

The is a US Navy watercap fuse. This one is marked “ORD” with an anchor and “1861.”  Stampings are light but can easily be seen with a loop. Threads are in good condition. The cap itself is… (R19284). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE 32 LB CANNISTER BALL FROM ATLANTA

CONFEDERATE 32 LB CANNISTER BALL FROM ATLANTA

Offered is a Confederate canister ball from Atlanta Georgia. Each weighs approximately 1 lb. 4 oz. and are 2.10” in diameter.  All show signs of moderate to heavy rust. These were uncovered during… (R3556). Learn More »

ARTILLERY NIPPLE

ARTILLERY NIPPLE

Large nipple. Approx. 2 ½ times the size of a musket nipple. Threads are in good shape and vent is clear. (M22024). Learn More »

$20.00
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ARTILLERY GREASE / TAR BUCKET

ARTILLERY GREASE / TAR BUCKET

This heavy-duty cylindrical implement is a Civil War iron grease bucket carried as part the equipment of an artillery gun crew. The grease bucket measures 7” in diameter and stands 8” high. A… (37-271). Learn More »

CS 4.52" RELIC BORMANN FUSED 12 POUNDER SPHERICAL SHELL

CS 4.52" RELIC BORMANN FUSED 12 POUNDER SPHERICAL SHELL

Recovered Petersburg, VA. Spherical in shape, missing fuse. Black arsenal paint covers 35 % of surface, light-to medium-rust covers the rest. Else VG. Solid desk display piece. (ART2B). Learn More »

U.S. NAVAL WATERCAP FUSE ADAPTER, DATED 1861

U.S. NAVAL WATERCAP FUSE ADAPTER, DATED 1861

This Federal accoutrement is a relic condition artillery device known as a naval watercap fuse. Of wartime design, this tapered, cylindrical-shaped brass fuse adapter is the type utilized by the US… (R19287). Learn More »

C.S. FUSES RECOVERED FROM TREVILIAN STATION, VIRGINIA

C.S. FUSES RECOVERED FROM TREVILIAN STATION, VIRGINIA

These are all one of the eight common time fuse adapters used by Confederate artillery.  All have the standard 0.98 inch body diameter with 12 threads per inch. They range in length from 1.4” to… (R5155). Learn More »

U.S. 4.52 INCH 12-POUND SPHERICAL SHOT USED AS A FARM WEIGHT - FOUND ON LITTLE ROUND TOP, GETTYSBURG / GEISELMAN COLLECTION

U.S. 4.52 INCH 12-POUND SPHERICAL SHOT USED AS A FARM WEIGHT - FOUND ON LITTLE ROUND TOP, GETTYSBURG / GEISELMAN COLLECTION

Here is an outstanding U.S. 4.52-inch solid spherical shot that was used as a farm weight.  Shot rounds such as this were usually fired to ricochet from one target to another causing extensive… (R11292). Learn More »

RARE CONFEDERATE PENDULUM-HAUSSE SIGHT FOR A 3-INCH RIFLE FOUND ALONG THE CONFEDERATE RETREAT ROUTE FROM PETERSBURG, VA,

RARE CONFEDERATE PENDULUM-HAUSSE SIGHT FOR A 3-INCH RIFLE FOUND ALONG THE CONFEDERATE RETREAT ROUTE FROM PETERSBURG, VA,

Only the bottom portion remains intact called the "bulb." The lower end often was lead-filled; this one is solid brass. Marked on one side of the bulb is "3 in. / Rifle". The Pendulum-Hausse sight is… (R9449). Learn More »

$550.00
Originally $950.00


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RARE CIVIL WAR ‘RICHMOND SHARPS’ CARBINE

Presented here is a Southern-produced, straight-breech Confederate Sharps carbine altered by the S. C. Robinson firm of Richmond Virginia.  Of the 5,200 firearms called ‘Richmond Carbines’ made for the Confederate government between 1862 and… (186-20). Learn More »

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