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US M1855 BAYONET AND SCABBARD - EX-MILLER G.A.R. POST #551, YORK SPRINGS, PA

US M1855 BAYONET AND SCABBARD - EX-MILLER G.A.R. POST #551, YORK SPRINGS, PA

This is a standard U.S. Model 1855 socket bayonet with its Pattern of 1859 leather scabbard. It came from the relic collection of the Peter Miller Post #551 of the Grand Army of the Republic in York… (1202-1028). Learn More »

REVOLUTIONARY WAR IRON BAR SHOT, CYLINDRICAL-HEAD ("HAMMER") TYPE, RECOVERED IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, CIRCA LATE 18TH CENTURY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR IRON BAR SHOT, CYLINDRICAL-HEAD ("HAMMER") TYPE, RECOVERED IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, CIRCA LATE 18TH CENTURY

A solid wrought- and cast-iron bar shot of the cylindrical-head form, comprising two drum-shaped heads united by a single rigid bar. Bar shot — "dismantling shot" — was anti-rigging ordnance fired… (1298-21). Learn More »

$1,395.00
Originally $1,850.00

 REVOLUTIONARY WAR / WAR OF 1812 IRON BAR SHOT  (c. 1775-1815)

REVOLUTIONARY WAR / WAR OF 1812 IRON BAR SHOT (c. 1775-1815)

Iron bar shot of the classic two-headed ("dumbbell") form: a pair of solid cast-iron spheres joined by a heavy central bar. USE: Bar shot was first and foremost an anti-rigging round. In a naval… (1298-20). Learn More »

$1,395.00
Originally $1,850.00

CONFEDERATE TENT STAKE RECOVERED FROM ABANDONED REBEL CAMP AT CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA, MARCH 1862 - WITH PERIOD MANUSCRIPT AND TYPED PROVENANCE LABELS

CONFEDERATE TENT STAKE RECOVERED FROM ABANDONED REBEL CAMP AT CENTREVILLE, VIRGINIA, MARCH 1862 - WITH PERIOD MANUSCRIPT AND TYPED PROVENANCE LABELS

A hand-hewn hardwood tent stake, approximately 12 1/2 inches in length, of the type used to secure shelter and wall tents in the field. Split and shaped from a single piece of close-grained hardwood… (1273-143). Learn More »

$950.00
Originally $1,500.00

OFFICER’S SPUR WITH INK TAG FOUND AT “ASHLAND” -- FROM G.A.R. POST 551, YORK SPRINGS

OFFICER’S SPUR WITH INK TAG FOUND AT “ASHLAND” -- FROM G.A.R. POST 551, YORK SPRINGS

This is an interesting old “relic” from a local G.A.R. veterans’ post. This is a model 1859 officer’s spur featuring a somewhat decorative design. An early battlefield “pick up”, this… (1202-1027). Learn More »

FIRED TYPE I HOTCHKISS WHITE METAL FUSE ADAPTOR FROM LADY FARM, GETTYSBURG

FIRED TYPE I HOTCHKISS WHITE METAL FUSE ADAPTOR FROM LADY FARM, GETTYSBURG

This is the type I Hotchkiss fuse adaptor made in lead or other white metal. Manufactured early in the war. According to Charles H. Jones' author of "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War", exclusively… (2025-1667). Learn More »

GETTYSBURG RELIC P1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE – MCGLAUGHLIN PROPRETY, TANEYTOWN ROAD, BEHIND NEW JERSEY BRIGADE MONUMENT

GETTYSBURG RELIC P1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE – MCGLAUGHLIN PROPRETY, TANEYTOWN ROAD, BEHIND NEW JERSEY BRIGADE MONUMENT

This is a U.S. Pattern 1839 oval cartridge box plate that was recovered in the summer of 1970 on the McGlaughlin property along Taneytown Road, in the woods behind the New Jersey Brigade monument. It… (2025-1685). Learn More »

$450.00
ON HOLD

GETTYSBURG RELIC US P1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE – HOSPITAL ROAD NEAR MODERN QUARRY, ROSENSTEEL COLLECTION

GETTYSBURG RELIC US P1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE – HOSPITAL ROAD NEAR MODERN QUARRY, ROSENSTEEL COLLECTION

This is a full U.S. Pattern 1839 oval cartridge box plate recovered in the summer of 1970 on the Teeter property along Hospital Road, near the quarry. The plate is stamped brass with bold raised "US"… (2025-1684). Learn More »

$795.00
ON HOLD

GETTYSBURG RELIC .58 CALIBER US BULLET IN WOOD – CULP’S HILL IN FRONT OF GREENE’S LINE

GETTYSBURG RELIC .58 CALIBER US BULLET IN WOOD – CULP’S HILL IN FRONT OF GREENE’S LINE

This is a .58 caliber U.S. Minié ball still embedded in a section of wood from a tree that stood in front of Greene's Breastworks on Culp's Hill. The bullet sits deep in the grain with its rings… (2026-1897). Learn More »

$125.00
ON HOLD

RELICS FROM 1779 PENOBSCOT EXPEDITION TO CASTINE, MAINE

RELICS FROM 1779 PENOBSCOT EXPEDITION TO CASTINE, MAINE

Offered here is a Ryker case of musket balls and shot recovered at Castine, Maine by Dean Thomas. Included are four larger round balls and six buckshot. In 1779 the British Royal Navy sent a… (236-991). Learn More »

$50.00
SOLD

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET BALLS AND SHOT FROM “NELSON’S POINT” IN NEW YORK

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET BALLS AND SHOT FROM “NELSON’S POINT” IN NEW YORK

This lot of lead projectiles includes five musket/rifle balls. The largest one being for the Brown Bess, two for the Charleville musket, and the two small balls that could have been for rifles or… (236-1323). Learn More »

$50.00
SOLD

LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED U.S. ENLISTED MAN'S EAGLE COAT BUTTON, WITH PROVENANCE DOCUMENTATION AND FIND-LOCATION MAP

LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD RECOVERED U.S. ENLISTED MAN'S EAGLE COAT BUTTON, WITH PROVENANCE DOCUMENTATION AND FIND-LOCATION MAP

A U.S. Army general service eagle button in coat size, the pattern worn by enlisted men on the dress coat and fatigue blouse throughout the Indian Wars period, and the button carried by the troopers… (557-318). Learn More »

LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD .45 CALIBER SPRINGFIELD BULLET, COLLECTION NUMBER "GS 119," FROM THE GEORGE SCOTT COLLECTION, WITH PROVENANCE LETTERS AND ANNOTATED FIND MAP

LITTLE BIGHORN BATTLEFIELD .45 CALIBER SPRINGFIELD BULLET, COLLECTION NUMBER "GS 119," FROM THE GEORGE SCOTT COLLECTION, WITH PROVENANCE LETTERS AND ANNOTATED FIND MAP

An excavated .45 caliber lead bullet recovered on private land at the Little Bighorn battlefield, Montana, scene of the June 25-26, 1876 fight between Lt. Col. George A. Custer's 7th U.S. Cavalry and… (557-317). Learn More »

A BROWN BESS BAYONET DUG UP AT TICONDEROGA NY

A BROWN BESS BAYONET DUG UP AT TICONDEROGA NY

This bayonet for the Brown Bess Land musket dates after 1750 and prior to 1783. It was found over 100 years ago, in 1910, outside the town limits of Ticonderoga NY. It is impossible to say if it was a… (1202-2308). Learn More »

$895.00
ON HOLD

IN AN AMAZING STATE OF PRESERVATION, A FRENCH MODEL 1763 BAYONET

IN AN AMAZING STATE OF PRESERVATION, A FRENCH MODEL 1763 BAYONET

A 40 odd year-old tag states that this bayonet was excavated at a "CONTINENTAL ARMY CAMP..." in "1975". The tag further states that it is a "1754 CHARLEVILLE BAYONET". However, it is not a Model 1754… (1202-2307). Learn More »

VICTORIAN GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD GATHERED DRIED FLOWERS IN ORIGINAL BUBBLE GLASS FRAME

VICTORIAN GETTYSBURG BATTLEFIELD GATHERED DRIED FLOWERS IN ORIGINAL BUBBLE GLASS FRAME

An excellent condition convex glass (“bubble glass”) frame measuring 14-1/2 X 16-1/4 inches with brownish-black plaster and wood moulding having a gilt raised inner ridge, and containing a small… (635-619). Learn More »

ROSENSTEEL – RIDER COLLECTION RELIC GETTYSBURG US P1826 BREAST PLATE – MUNSHOWER KNOLL

ROSENSTEEL – RIDER COLLECTION RELIC GETTYSBURG US P1826 BREAST PLATE – MUNSHOWER KNOLL

This Pattern 1826 Breast Plate was recovered on December 27, 1970, in what then was described as the woodlot across from the General John Sedgwick Equestrian Monument.  Today, the cleared area is… (2025-1644). Learn More »

$495.00
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ROSENSTEEL – RIDER COLLECTION RELIC GETTYSBURG US NCO BREAST PLATE – MUNSHOWER KNOLL

ROSENSTEEL – RIDER COLLECTION RELIC GETTYSBURG US NCO BREAST PLATE – MUNSHOWER KNOLL

This Pattern 1826 Breast Plate was recovered on December 27, 1970, in what then was described as the woodlot across from the General John Sedgwick Equestrian Monument.  Today, the cleared area is… (2025-1640). Learn More »

RARE RELIC C.S. RICHMOND RIFLE MUSKET COMBINATION GUN TOOL

RARE RELIC C.S. RICHMOND RIFLE MUSKET COMBINATION GUN TOOL

Iron tool is complete with a worn main spar which acts as a nipple wrench and the swiveling “T” bar that has a screwdriver blade at each end. The “T” bar is attached to the spar by a crude… (1000-1860). Learn More »

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET BALLS AND SHOT FROM “NEW BOSTON / ROBINSON’S FARM” CAMP IN NEW YORK

REVOLUTIONARY WAR MUSKET BALLS AND SHOT FROM “NEW BOSTON / ROBINSON’S FARM” CAMP IN NEW YORK

This lot of lead projectiles includes four large .69 caliber musket balls, one large .72 caliber Brown Bess musket ball, and a good pile of buckshot. All recovered by author/publisher Dean Thomas… (236-1330). Learn More »

$75.00
SOLD


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