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VETERAN’S GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR – IRON CANISTER BALL
Offered here is a Gettysburg veteran’s souvenir from a return visit to the battlefield. Here is an iron canister ball, approximately 1.4” in diameter. Pasted to the iron relic is an old label.… (84-89). Learn More »
$100.00
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RECORD OF FEDERAL DEAD BURIED FROM LIBBY, BELLE ISLE, DANVILLE & CAMP LAWSON PRISONS AND AT CITY POINT, & IN THE FIELD BEFORE PETERSBURG & RICHMOND
Published by the U.S. Christian Commission, Philadelphia, 1865. Gray Wraps, front cover & rear page detached, missing spine & rear covers. Else VG. In protective sleeve. … (1179-1767). Learn More »
$125.00
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BOOK – FIELD ARTILLERY PROJECTILES OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 BY KERKSIS & DICKEY
First edition, hardcover signed by both authors. Limited to 500 numbered copies, this is #303. Text clean and unmarked; 307 pages, 8.5” x 11”. The binding is tight and square. Cover is bright and… (2024-1206). Learn More »
VETERAN’S GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR
Offered here is a Gettysburg veteran’s souvenir from a return visit to the battlefield. Here is a 3.75” long fragment from a Schenkl artillery shell. This is a piece from the ribbed lower portion… (84-87). Learn More »
$225.00
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RELIC -- US NAVAL WATERCAP FUSE DATED 1862
Excavated naval watercap fuse dated 1862 and in very good condition. This brass fuse is made of brass with flange on top, with threaded portion and tapered body. This type of fuse was utilized by the… (84-84). Learn More »
LEAD BASE FROM U.S. 3-INCH HOTCHKISS CANISTER, FOUND IN THE JAMES RIVER AT CITY POINT, VA
This is the bottom, lead base from a 3” Hotchkiss canister round. Cast into the bottom is "HOTCHKISS / 3 IN / JAN'Y 7 / 1862 / PATENT". Whole piece is in good condition with an orange tinge from the… (84-83). Learn More »
$475.00
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RELIC CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK
The tow hook was an essential tool for the artillery. Measuring 14 inches long overall, it featured a claw-hammer head on one end of an iron bar handle. The other end of the handle was bent at a right… (490-6770). Learn More »
$395.00
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12-POUNDER NAPOLEON PENDULUM HAUSSE CANNON SIGHT
This is an essential piece of artillery gear for crews manning the classic Civil War field-piece, the Model 1857 12-Pounder Napoleon. The pendulum hausse rear sight was the often-used replacement for… (2024-1101). Learn More »
1857 US NAVY YARD WASHINGTON MARKED 10-INCH SHOT/SHELL GAUGE
This is a nice pre-Civil War US Navy shot or shell gauge dated 1857. The wood handle is missing, but iron tang and ring are intact, showing dark, with some light pitting, but good markings on the base… (490-6808). Learn More »
11-INCH SHOT/SHELL GAUGE
These simple iron ring gauges allowed for quick inspection and sorting of shot and shell by size, something of critical importance to a gun crew and a large task given the huge stacks of cannon balls… (490-6807). Learn More »
POSTWAR US NAVY YARD WASHINGTON ARTILLERY SHOTSHELL GAUGE
This shell gauge still has its wood handle with brass ferrule and is clearly marked on the base of the ring: “ORD. DEPT. U.S. N.Y.W. / 1867 / G.B. / [anchor]” on one side, and “STANDARD / SMALL… (490-6806). Learn More »
RARE USN GOSPORT NAVY YARD PRIMING FLASK
Gosport Shipyard was the original name of the facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, that was founded in 1767, passed into the hands of Virginia in the Revolution, was leased from that state by the U.S.… (490-6824). Learn More »
PACK OF FRANKFORD ARSENAL 12-SECOND ARTILLERY FUZES
Original pack of 12-second time fuzes manufactured at the Frankford Arsenal in Philadelphia, PA during the Civil War. Pack is constructed of a drilled wood block that holds five paper time fuses.… (1179-1315). Learn More »
1863 NAVY “WATER CAP” ARTILLERY FUZE WITH BUSHING
These fuzes were manufactured in the Federal arsenals for Naval use; generally intended for large caliber balls, up to 11-inch. The Navy water cap fuze employed an indirect channel so that the flame… (1179-1281). Learn More »
$125.00
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U.S. 3.8” HOTCHKISS SHELL FOR JAMES RIFLE RECOVERED FROM BARLOW’S KNOLL
This is a larger version of the typical three-piece Hotchkiss artillery shell. Made to be fired from the 14-pounder James Rifles. All three pieces are present: nose, sabot, and base cup. No flame… (1163-243). Learn More »
TREDEGAR IRON WORKS “DOUBLE SHOT” OR “PROVING BOLT” FOR 32-POUNDER SMOOTH BORE CANNON
This is scarce piece for collectors of Confederate ordnance and projectiles, being just one of two excavated years ago by relic hunter Paul Chandler at the Tredegar Iron Works site in Richmond. These… (30-2269). Learn More »
NICE U.S. ARTILLERY FUSE POUCH
The leather is in nice, smooth condition with a pleasing dark brown tone. The latch tab is stitched to the underside of the flap. This tab remains unbroken but well worn. The outer flap is only… (490-6254). Learn More »
GETTYSBURG RECOVERED 3.67-IN. 20-POUND SCHENKL SHELL
This Schenkl is inscribed in white paint “Gettysburg Pa / 1863” and originally came from a Connecticut G.A.R. post through renowned Connecticut militaria dealer Norm Flayderman. Its ultimate… (1217-01). Learn More »
THEFT REPORTED AT AUTUMN GETTYSBURG SHOW
A vendor at the Autumn Gettysburg Civil War show held at the Allstar Events Complex on Oct. 28-29 reported that a Maryland sword belt plate valued at $3500 was stolen from a display case on Sunday…. Learn More »
BOOKLET ON 18TH CENTURY BRITISH ARTILLERY AMMUNITION FROM THE LIBRARY OF THE LATE DEAN S. THOMAS
The title of this pamphlet is “BRITISH ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 1780” by Adrian B. Caruana and published by Museum Restoration Service of Bloomfield, Ontario, Canada in 1979. Yellow heavy stock paper… (236-416). Learn More »
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1862 TIFFANY GENERAL GUIDE FLAG OF THE 143rd NEW YORK
This Tiffany-made general guide flag was certainly among the colors presented to the 143rd New York Volunteers upon its formal organization in October 1862. Like the embroidered stars-and-stripes national color presented on that occasion, and now in… (1179-017). Learn More »
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