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FULL (OPENED) PACK OF .50 CALIBER GALLAGER CARTRIDGES – POULTNEY PATENT

FULL (OPENED) PACK OF .50 CALIBER GALLAGER CARTRIDGES – POULTNEY PATENT

A nice, solid pack containing ten .50 caliber cartridge for the Gallager carbine. These are the paper and brass foil cartridges. Made under Thomas Poultney’s patent of 1863. Pack has been opened… (1179-1448) SOLD. Learn More »

.44 CALIBER RIFLE REVOLVER CARTRIDGE BY JOHNSON & DOW

.44 CALIBER RIFLE REVOLVER CARTRIDGE BY JOHNSON & DOW

Johnson & Dow received patents #33,393, #34,061, and #35,687 dated October 1, 1861, January 7, and June 24, 1862 for their cartridges. Using paper or fabric that was treated to make it… (1179-1330) SOLD. Learn More »

US ARMY BOOT FROM FORT BUFORD, NORTH DAKOTA

US ARMY BOOT FROM FORT BUFORD, NORTH DAKOTA

This boot comes from Fort Buford, North Dakota, is in relic condition and was excavated on private property with the owner’s permission in anaerobic soil conditions that preserved it. The leg has… (1052-493) SOLD. Learn More »

A POWDER HORN IN THE MAKING FROM FORT PEMBINA

A POWDER HORN IN THE MAKING FROM FORT PEMBINA

Soldiers in remote US army frontier forts likely spent a lot more time fighting boredom in garrison than they did fending off attacks or campaigning. In this case it looks very much like a soldier… (1052-458) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD

RARE 4.2-INCH, 30-POUND PARROTT RIFLE CANISTER ROUND

RARE 4.2-INCH, 30-POUND PARROTT RIFLE CANISTER ROUND

This canister round is complete, with tinned iron body nailed to its original wood sabot, filled with iron balls, and closed off by bending over tabs cut along the top edge of the cylinder to hold the… (2024-30) SOLD. Learn More »

PAIR OF BRASS CIVIL WAR NCO SHOULDER SCALES WITH ATTACHMENTS

PAIR OF BRASS CIVIL WAR NCO SHOULDER SCALES WITH ATTACHMENTS

These scales were meant for wear by NCO’s on the nine-button frock coat or the cavalry and artillery shell jackets. They are of multi-piece construction. Each brass scale was slid into place and… (1235-42) SOLD. Learn More »

RELIC OF A FRONTIER FORT: ARMY IRON TEA KETTLE/COFFEE POT FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

RELIC OF A FRONTIER FORT: ARMY IRON TEA KETTLE/COFFEE POT FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

This cast iron kettle was recovered at Fort Pembina, a small US army fort in operation from 1870 to 1895 and measures about 8” and 6-7” tall. It is a tea or coffee pot in form, but of very heavy… (1052-457) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD

RELIC OF A FRONTIER FORT: ARMY IRON COOKING POT FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

RELIC OF A FRONTIER FORT: ARMY IRON COOKING POT FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

This cast iron cooking pot measures about 12” in diameter and 8” tall. The upper portion of one side is broken away. One of the brackets for an iron handle is still in place on the opposite side.… (1052-456) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD

WOOD CRATE FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

WOOD CRATE FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

If you’ve been scanning our offerings recently you’ll have noticed material coming from excavations at Fort Pembina, a small US army frontier fort in operation from 1870 to 1895. The anaerobic… (1052-421) SOLD. Learn More »

CAVALRY CARBINE CARTRIDGE BOX WITH BURNSIDE CARTRIDGE

CAVALRY CARBINE CARTRIDGE BOX WITH BURNSIDE CARTRIDGE

This carbine cartridge box is a used, original example. It is constructed of black bridle leather and marked on the inner flap with “DINGEE & LORIGAN MAKERS NEW YORK.” The interior features a… (1235-41) SOLD. Learn More »

GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR - RECOVERED BULLETS MOUNTED ON WOOD BASE

GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR - RECOVERED BULLETS MOUNTED ON WOOD BASE

Label on bottom reads “Bullets From/Gettysburg Battlefield/Jennie Wade Museum”.  These souvenirs were sold at the Jennie Wade House mid-2oth century.  This example has 3 bullets nailed to the… (635-584) SOLD. Learn More »

1893 NEW YORK AT GETTYSBURG MEDAL

1893 NEW YORK AT GETTYSBURG MEDAL

1893 New York at Gettysburg medal.  The medal was commissioned by NY and issued to Gettysburg veterans from the state attending a reunion and the New York monument dedication on July 2, 1893 in the… (635-573) SOLD. Learn More »

.58 CALIBER RIFLE MUSKET CARTRIDGE BY JOHNSON & DOW

.58 CALIBER RIFLE MUSKET CARTRIDGE BY JOHNSON & DOW

Johnson & Dow received patents #33,393, #34,061, and #35,687 dated October 1, 1861, January 7, and June 24, 1862 for their cartridges. Using paper or fabric that was treated to make it… (1179-1329) SOLD. Learn More »

RARE .50 CALIBER SMITH “RUBBER CASE” CARTRIDGE

RARE .50 CALIBER SMITH “RUBBER CASE” CARTRIDGE

Used in the Smith carbine extensively during the early years of the Civil War, this specimen of carbine ammunition is a very scarce .50 caliber “rubber case” cartridge in excellent original… (1179-1328) SOLD. Learn More »

PACK OF REVOLVER CAPS

PACK OF REVOLVER CAPS

This is a paper wrapped pack of percussion caps for revolvers. Small package wrapped “flat” which is unusual as opposed to being wrapped in the typical cylinder shape. Paper remains in excellent… (236-950) SOLD. Learn More »

$30.00
SOLD

PACK OF CAPS FOR BURNSIDE CARBINE

PACK OF CAPS FOR BURNSIDE CARBINE

This is a paper wrapped pack of percussion “musket” caps. Package is wrapped “flat” which is unusual as opposed to being wrapped in the typical cylinder shape. This pack came out of a pack of… (236-949) SOLD. Learn More »

$25.00
SOLD

BULLET IN WOOD

BULLET IN WOOD

Excavated remains of a tree with a bullet fired into it.  Three-groove minie ball in the wood. Bullet is visible on one side of the wood. Chunk of wood measures 8.5” long x 2” wide and remains… (1179-1335B) SOLD. Learn More »

CIVIL WAR ENTRENCHING TOOL IMPROVISED FROM BAYONET

CIVIL WAR ENTRENCHING TOOL IMPROVISED FROM BAYONET

Civil War soldiers under fire appreciated the value of quickly erected field works long before the army high command and, as other excavated examples show, bayonets were used to make improvised… (490-6769) SOLD. Learn More »

RELIC CONFEDERATE RAKING SPUR

RELIC CONFEDERATE RAKING SPUR

The raking spur uses a horizontal rowel, supposed by some to allow the spur to still do its job, but roll along the horse’s side rather than digging into it as a conventionally mounted vertical… (490-6768) SOLD. Learn More »

RELIC CONFEDERATE RICHMOND PATTERN RAKING SPUR

RELIC CONFEDERATE RICHMOND PATTERN RAKING SPUR

This raking spur has the simple, wide, flat side bars and flat rectangular neck you look for in a Richmond spur as first identified by Albaugh in Confederate Arms. This is a variation using a… (490-6766) SOLD. Learn More »


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EXTREMELY SCARCE NEW HAMPHIRE OFFICER’S FALSE EMBROIDERED HAT INSIGNIA

Regular army officers had been authorized a silver “U.S.” within a gold bullion wreath for wear on their undress caps in 1839. This was carried over in the 1851 regulations for use on the 1851 shako, but was embroidered directly on the blue band… (2020-912). Learn More »

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