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CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY GUNNER’S “TUBE POUCH”
These pouches were made of russet leather and fitted with two belt loops on the upper back to hang at the lower edge of a simple russet leather waistbelt with simple roller buckle. They were worn by… (2026-9173). Learn More »
CONFEDERATE CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK
Tow hooks are simple affairs- an iron handle bent at one end to help unpack artillery shells that that stabilized and cushioned during transport by thick wads of cut fiber “tow,” and with a short… (2026-9283). Learn More »
US/CS HEAVY ARTILLERY VENT PICK
This iron vent pick was a tool used by Civil War Heavy Artillerymen. It was inserted through the vent hole of the cannon in order to pierce the cartridge bag seated in the bore. This allowed the flame… (2026-952). Learn More »
ARTILLERY VENT PUNCH FOR 12” GUN – WATERVLIET ARSENAL MARKED
This is a tool for clearing the vent of any obstructions. It has an octagonal head with a hole in the center, and a 21.25” wire brazed to it. The wire tapers to a smaller diameter at the end. The… (2026-1494). Learn More »
ARTILLERY PRIMING WIRE FOR LARGE CANNON WITH WATERVLIET ARSENAL MARKINGS
This is a tool for punching a hole in the powder bag through the cannon vent hole. Made of stout wire, it is nearly 24” long overall with a 2.25” diameter loop handle at the top. The pointed end… (2026-1493). Learn More »
ARTILLERY PRIMING WIRE FOR LARGE CANNON
This is a tool for punching a hole in the powder bag through the cannon vent hole. Made of stout wire, it is nearly 24” long overall with a 2.25” diameter loop handle at the top. The pointed end… (2026-1492). Learn More »
US CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK WITH US MARKING
These simple, handy, iron tools were listed by Gibbon in his Artillerist’s Manual as among the “implements and equipments for field carriages, specifically those for a gun or howitzer carriage, to… (2026-9009). Learn More »
US CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK
A good example of a Civil War artillery tow hook, with hammer head on one end and a hook on the other for removing the tow – thick chopped fiber wadding used as packing material to stabilize and… (2026-9008). Learn More »
US CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK
A good example of a Civil War artillery tow hook. This one measures 13-inches overall- they often vary slightly in length but have the same configuration—all iron construction with attached… (2026-9007). Learn More »
SPONGE COVER FOR THE 12 POUNDER NAPOLEON
This is postwar US artillery sponge cover made of canvas with a strap at top for a handle and knotted cord running along the bottom to tie it over the sponge head of an artillery rammer. The canvas is… (2026-2313). Learn More »
18” CIVIL WAR NAVAL PORTFIRE
Portfires were used to light cannon aboard the wooden deck of a ship. The portfire itself is similar to a flare. They were a composition of niter, sulphur, and mealed powder driven into a case of… (2026-9199). Learn More »
$39.50
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CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY LANYARD
An excellent example of the Civil War artillery lanyard. A turned, hardwood handle tapering from the center to the ends with raised rims for a secure grip, with rope cord attached at the center of the… (2026-9245). Learn More »
ARTILLERY GUNNER’S FUZE AUGER
An essential artillery tool when you need one! In his 1860 Artillerist’s Manual, Gibbon describes them as follows: FUZE-AUGER, Fig. 226, Pl. 14. After fuzes are set in position, it sometimes becomes… (2026-9178). Learn More »
VERY SCARCE ARTILLERY QUADRANT IN EXCELLNT CONDITION COMPLETE WITH PLUMB BOB OR “PLUMMET”
This original Civil War artillery quadrant is made of wood, making its survival particularly remarkable, and even retains the small plumb bob (or “plummet”) and part of its cord in a small covered… (2026-9005). Learn More »
OUTSTANDING U.S. CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY POLE PAD – GEISELMAN COLLECTION
This item is a non-relic U.S. Artillery Pole Pad; these were used to protect the horse crew from injury by padding the ends of artilleryman’s implement poles. Poles were often carried loosely in… (2026-2306). Learn More »
$295.00
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U.S. ARTILLERY FUSE POUCH - WATERTOWN ARSENAL MARKED
Fine condition leather artillery fuse pouch. The leather of the outer flap is in sturdy condition with a mottled brown tone. The lower left corner shows a few crazing lines. The latch tab is stitched… (2026-2204). Learn More »
$550.00
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CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY LANYARD
The second Civil War artillery lanyard from the artillery portion of an old and respected collection we recently acquired. A very good condition example, complete with turned wood handle tapering to… (2026-9247). Learn More »
$395.00
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US NAVY 8-INCH SHELL GAUGE
A complete, good condition US Navy ring gauge for 8-Inch shells, a caliber widely used during the war in Dahlgren guns, Rodmans, Columbiads, siege howitzers and mortars, etc. These gauges were used… (2026-9442). Learn More »
$750.00
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US ORDNANCE MARKED TINNED IRON BOX FOR FRICTION PRIMERS
A rectangular tinned-iron box with lid embossed at center with the crossed cannon barrels and flaming bomb of the US Ordnance Department, with “100 FRICTION PRIMERS” in an arc of raised letters… (2026-9655). Learn More »
BOX FOR “100 FRICTION PRIMERS” WITH 37 STILL IN IT
A very scarce piece of ephemera- an original Civil War cardboard box with lid bearing a green paper label printed in black “100 / FRICTION PRIMERS.” The lower portion of the label shows some… (2026-9322). Learn More »
$595.00
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RICHMOND SHARPS CARBINE BY S. C. ROBINSON
Presented here is a Richmond-made, straight-breech Confederate Sharps carbine. Of the approximately 5,000 firearms called “Richmond Carbines” made for the Confederate government between 1862 and 1864, 1,900 were produced at the S.C. Robinson Arms… (490-3531). Learn More »
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