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FOUR-FOLD COLLAPSIBLE BRASS TELESCOPE / SPYGLASS

FOUR-FOLD COLLAPSIBLE BRASS TELESCOPE / SPYGLASS

This antique optical instrument from the mid-19th century is a very appealing, four-fold collapsible telescope/spyglass in very good condition. Made of brass, this device is constructed with four… (2024-1889) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

VERY ATTRACTIVE COLT’S PATENT POWDER FLASK

VERY ATTRACTIVE COLT’S PATENT POWDER FLASK

This flask is in very strong condition, with great patina, good seams, and crisp detail. This version of the dense panoply of arms appearing on flasks by Colt was used with the 3rd and 4th Model Colt… (1304-80A) SOLD. Learn More »

1911 READING RAILROAD GETTYSBURG EXCURSION BROADSIDE

1911 READING RAILROAD GETTYSBURG EXCURSION BROADSIDE

Paper broadside measures 14” x 7”, printed in blue ink.  Advertisement for a special train excursion to Gettysburg to take place on Sunday, May 28, 1911. Lists locations, most of which appear to… (595-2377) SOLD. Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD

PROGRAM- VISIT GETTYSBURG BLUE AND GRAY REUNION, 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1938

PROGRAM- VISIT GETTYSBURG BLUE AND GRAY REUNION, 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1938

This booklet was prepared by the Pennsylvania State Commission for the 1938 reunion of veterans in Gettysburg. The forward reads, “That this nation shall forever endure under the guidance of a… (595-2370) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD

U.S. MODEL 1855 .58 CALIBER SOCKET BAYONET

U.S. MODEL 1855 .58 CALIBER SOCKET BAYONET

This is an original Model 1855 socket bayonet for .58 caliber Civil War era Springfield rifle muskets.  Measures approximately 21” overall. This specimen features a mottled gray surface tone. Some… (490-7542) SOLD. Learn More »

MILITARY GOODS TIN BOX

MILITARY GOODS TIN BOX

Top of lid is stamped with, “SHANNON, MILLER & GRANT, MILITARY GOODS, MAIDEN BAND, NEW YORK”. Some light scratches and surface rust are present. Box is slightly warped so that lid does not… (344-2689) SOLD. Learn More »

$45.00
Originally $75.00


SOLD

US NAVAL ENSIGN OF THE USS PONTOOSUC 1864-65 BROUGHT HOME BY SIGNAL QUARTERMASTER JAMES W. VERNEY - MEDAL OF HONOR FORT FISHER & WILMINGTON

US NAVAL ENSIGN OF THE USS PONTOOSUC 1864-65 BROUGHT HOME BY SIGNAL QUARTERMASTER JAMES W. VERNEY - MEDAL OF HONOR FORT FISHER & WILMINGTON

Formerly in the collections of the Texas Civil War Museum, this stars-and-stripes US Navy ensign flew over the USS Pontoosuc during its year of active service in 1864-65, which included the two… (1268-654) SOLD. Learn More »

ID’D CONFEDERATE OFFICER ALBUMEN PHOTO IN PAINTED CS PATRIOTIC MAT

ID’D CONFEDERATE OFFICER ALBUMEN PHOTO IN PAINTED CS PATRIOTIC MAT

Once in the collection of well-known Virginia photography collector Bill Turner, this Civil War albumen photograph of a Confederate officer has period notations on the reverse, but had some cracks and… (1266-813) SOLD. Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD

WWII ‘SERVING OUR COUNTRY’ WINDOW BANNER

WWII ‘SERVING OUR COUNTRY’ WINDOW BANNER

Original WWII era home front banner to hang in the window of a home with a member of the household, usually male, serving in the war.  The number of stars indicates the number of individuals, in this… (595-2375) SOLD. Learn More »

$25.00
SOLD

VICTORIAN MOURNING PORTRAIT OF GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK KIA 1864

VICTORIAN MOURNING PORTRAIT OF GENERAL JOHN SEDGWICK KIA 1864

An interesting and extremely skillful example of Victorian mourning art- a Civil War carte-de-visite portrait of General John Sedgwick set in an eight-pointed star frame made of one square… (1202-1013) SOLD. Learn More »

COMPLETE CIVIL WAR WORMAN AND ELY MESS SET

COMPLETE CIVIL WAR WORMAN AND ELY MESS SET

This is a scarce Civil War private purchase mess set patented by L.H. Worman and J.O. Ely of Philadelphia on February 4, 1862. The patent documents make clear the designer was likely a Phillip Ulmer,… (490-7280) SOLD. Learn More »

ALTERED MODEL 1855 RIFLE BELT

ALTERED MODEL 1855 RIFLE BELT

Buff leather belt that has been dyed black to conform to the 1851 regulations. Leather is in very good to excellent condition. Belt has been altered to use a rectangular sword belt plate instead of… (344-1066) SOLD. Learn More »

$250.00
Originally $385.00


SOLD

MODEL 1832 ARTILLERY SWORD BELT AND FROG WITH BUCKLE

MODEL 1832 ARTILLERY SWORD BELT AND FROG WITH BUCKLE

White buff leather belt that is slightly stiff with heavy surface dirt from age and storage. One of the sections has a 1.50 inch piece of leather missing on one edge. One end of the belt passes… (344-920) SOLD. Learn More »

$700.00
Originally $875.00


SOLD

W. KINSEY & CO. MARKED CAVALRY HOLSTER FOR THE .44 CALIBER COLT AND REMINGTON REVOLVERS

W. KINSEY & CO. MARKED CAVALRY HOLSTER FOR THE .44 CALIBER COLT AND REMINGTON REVOLVERS

William Kinsey had been a harness maker in Newark, NJ, before the war and as William Kinsey and Company had a number government contracts for leather gear. According to Bazelon, Vol. 1, these included… (1304-99) SOLD. Learn More »

.54 CALIBER ROUND BALL CARTRIDGE FOR HALL CARBINE

.54 CALIBER ROUND BALL CARTRIDGE FOR HALL CARBINE

This is an original .54 caliber round ball cartridge.  Composed of a round lead ball wrapped in cartridge paper and tied with tan string above and below the ball.  The cartridge paper is in… (1212-130) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

ID’D COLT M1849 POCKET – SAM HYNDMAN, 5th OHIO AND POW

ID’D COLT M1849 POCKET – SAM HYNDMAN, 5th OHIO AND POW

This 1861-manufactured .31 Colt Pocket with a 6” barrel comes to us in a nice condition, complete with an engraved identification.  At the grip’s backstrap, at the butt of the grip, is the… (490-7536) SOLD. Learn More »

CS 4.52” 12-POUNDER, SPHERICAL CASE SHOT, SIDE LOADER

CS 4.52” 12-POUNDER, SPHERICAL CASE SHOT, SIDE LOADER

Confederate 12-pounder spherical case shot for smoothbore cannons. This shell is complete with an iron side loader plug. The two small holes to accept a spanner wrench remain plainly visible. Complete… (2025-2601) SOLD. Learn More »

MAKER-MARKED ENFIELD PATTERN 1853 SOCKET BAYONET

MAKER-MARKED ENFIELD PATTERN 1853 SOCKET BAYONET

This British-made accoutrement is an original angular socket bayonet made for the Model 1853 Enfield rifle musket. The Enfield bayonet has the distinction of being the first universal issue bayonet to… (490-7538) SOLD. Learn More »

PENNANT FOR 50TH GETTYSBURG REUNION - 1913

PENNANT FOR 50TH GETTYSBURG REUNION - 1913

Blue felt pennant meas. approx. 14.00 inches on the hoist and 34.00 inches on the fly. Hoist end has full color art of a Union and Confederate veteran holding muskets and shaking hands superimposed… (595-2379) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

SMITH’S PATENT LT. COLONEL SHOULDER STRAPS, COMPLETE WITH LABELS AND HOOKS

SMITH’S PATENT LT. COLONEL SHOULDER STRAPS, COMPLETE WITH LABELS AND HOOKS

Smith received a patent on June 18, 1861 for a metallic false embroidered strap. These straps are 1 ½ inches wide and 4 inches in length. The false embroider border is ¼ inch wide with an inner and… (1299-17) SOLD. Learn More »


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WONDERFUL CONDITION ORIGINAL CONFEDERATE-MANUFACTURED KEPI FOR A DRUMMER BOY OR CHILD

This article of uniform clothing is an original, Civil War example of headgear manufactured in the Confederacy and presented here in wonderful, original intact condition. The period artifact is a small, dark blue colored, wool kepi, suited for a… (526-68). Learn More »

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