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US GENERAL SERVICE EAGLE COAT BUTTON RECOVERED AT 3RD CORPS HOSPITAL SITE, GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION
Reddish chocolate patina; 3 small holes and a crack visible on face. Shank present; backmark, “Waterbury Button Co.” This button was found by local Gettysburg resident and relic hunter Ken Bream.… (1163-198B). Learn More »
$35.00
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US GENERAL SERVICE EAGLE COAT BUTTON RECOVERED AT 3RD CORPS HOSPITAL SITE, GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION
Dark chocolate patina; has some damage to face – a crack and a few small holes. Some verdigris present. Shank present; more verdigris on reverse. There appears to be a backmark present but it is no… (1163-198A). Learn More »
CONFEDERATE “PIE-PLATE” TIN DRUM CANTEEN
This is an interesting variation on the tin drum canteens that became very popular in the 1850s following the adoption of round drum-shaped tin canteen with convex sides by the US Army in 1836, though… (490-6762). Learn More »
RELIC US PATTERN 1839 BELT PLATE FROM CAMP LETTERMAN GENERAL HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG
This Federal belt plate is of the regulation 1839 pattern and was recovered on the grounds of Camp Letterman General Hospital, Gettysburg. Constructed in the die-struck and rolled brass method, the… (2024-1283). Learn More »
$495.00
ON HOLD
BULLET IN WOOD FROM CULP’S HILL, GETTYSBURG
This is a solid piece of a tree with a bullet fired into it. This small piece of wood has an unknown type minie ball embedded in it; just the back end is visible. This is an old piece of wood, cut… (2024-1280). Learn More »
$395.00
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RELIC US PATTERN 1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM SPANGLER’S SPRING, GETTYSBURG
This Federal plate is of the regulation 1839 pattern and was worn on the outer flap of the infantry cartridge box, and was recovered around Spangler’s Spring, Gettysburg. Constructed in the… (2024-1279). Learn More »
$350.00
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RELIC CONFEDERATE D-GUARD BOWIE, EX-TEXAS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
Intended to impress the enemy with the bearer’s willingness to bring the fight to close quarters, these side knives are quintessentially Confederate and form a collecting field of their own. They… (1179-1236). Learn More »
$975.00
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WOOD REMOVED FROM LEE’S HEADQUARTERS AT GETTYSBURG
This piece of wood is nicely matted and framed in a Riker mount along with a photo of Lee’s headquarters soon after the battle and a display label. This comes from the Thompson house, built in 1833,… (1251-74). Learn More »
$185.00
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RELIC PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED IN GEORGIA
The plate has a beautiful face with a good eagle and a nice even chocolate patina. Face is free of scratches and dents. Reverse has 100% of the lead fill and a patina to match the face. Both… (490-5845). Learn More »
$225.00
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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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MODEL 1851 SWORD BELT PLATE FROM HARPERS FERRY ON A GREAT DISPLAY CARD
This sword belt plate, a very good example of an early pick-up, is mounted on a great old card typical of early relic displays labeled in brown ink, “Officers Belt Plate / battlefield of Harpers… (1202-196). Learn More »
U.S. M1839 WAIST BELT PLATE MARKED “W.H. SMITH BROOKLYN” – PICTURED IN O’DONNELL’S “GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RELICS & SOUVENIRS” BOOK
This excavated Pattern 1839 US waist belt plate has a smooth brown patina on the face under some residual dirt. The oval brass face features a raised “US” and an old paper label “220”. The… (84-90). Learn More »
$595.00
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ENFIELD LOCKPLATE AND HAMMER FROM BENNER’S HILL, GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION
Here is a relic condition lockplate and hammer from an Enfield rifle. Recovered from Benner’s Hill by Ken Bream. This iron piece is in rusty, relic condition, but the working components on the back… (224-769). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR NORTH CAROLINA STATE SEAL BUTTON WITH STAR BACKMARK, TRACES OF SILVER
Civil War North Carolina state seal button with “NORTH CAROLINA” along the top edge and figures of Liberty and Plenty at center. Unmarked, but with small single star in the channel on the back.… (2024-703). Learn More »
ALLEGHENY ARSENAL MARKED M1859 CAVALRY SPUR FROM WILDERNESS
Offered here is a single, excavated U.S. Model 1859 brass spur. This style is without a gutter on the inside or the floral motif on the base of the neck. It is, however, stamped “ALLEGHENY /… (1254-76). Learn More »
$195.00
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US PATTERN 1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM ANTIETAM
Excavated US cartridge box plate for the outer flap of the infantry cartridge pouch. Brass stamped face featuring central “US”. Full lead on reverse with one of the iron loops remaining. Tag on… (595-2002). Learn More »
$225.00
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RELIC U.S. PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE -- GETTYSBURG
This excavated plate has a brass face with smooth brown patina and a little dirt. The detail on the eagle is good. The reverse has 99% of the lead fill. Both iron hooks have rusted away. Plate marked… (84-92). Learn More »
$450.00
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VETERAN’S GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR FROM “THE DEVILS MINE” - PICTURED IN O'DONNELL'S "GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD RELICS & SOUVENIRS"
Offered here is a Gettysburg veteran’s souvenir from a return visit to the battlefield, seen on page 120 of O'Donnell's book. A small handmade cloth pouch with button closure, measures about 3” x… (84-86). Learn More »
$295.00
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RELIC U.S. MARTINGALE PLATE – RAIL ROAD CUT, GETTYSBURG
This excavated plate has a brass face with a somewhat crusty surface over a green patina. The plate retains its “heart” shape but has a few wrinkles along bottom edge. The reverse has about 75% of… (84-91). Learn More »
$450.00
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GETTYSBURG CAP BOX WITH DANNER PAINTED NUMBER, EX-LEE’S HEADQUARTERS MUSEUM
This is a classic early to mid-war Union army cap box that came out of the Lee’s Headquarters Museum here in town and bears a white inventory number showing its ultimate origin to be Joel Danner,… (286-1333). Learn More »
$895.00
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IDENTIFIED CIVIL WAR US NAVY GROUP OF G.W. BROWN, PUBLISHED IN TIME-LIFE AND IN BLUEJACKETS, EX-STAMATELOS COLLECTION AND TEXAS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM
This a very scarce, extensive, identified Civil War U.S. Navy grouping, once in the renowned Stamatelos collection and more recently exhibited in the Texas Civil War Museum. It has also been published several times: most notably in Ron Field’s… (1179-262). Learn More »
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