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IRON RIFLE-MUSKET BUTT PLATE – RECOVERED AT BARLOW’S KNOLL, GETTYSBURG BY KEN BREAM
This dug iron butt plate was found by Ken Bream at Barlow’s Knoll, north of the town of Gettysburg. On the afternoon of July 1, 1863, Brig. Gen. Francis C. Barlow pushed his First Division, XI… (224-776). Learn More »
GETTYSBURG FOUND ENFIELD LOCKPLATE RECOVERED ON SEMINARY RIDGE BY KEN BREAM
This is a complete, excavated percussion musket lock recovered by Ken Bream on Seminary Ridge at the Gettysburg Battlefield. The hammer is complete and the internal works are still in place. Seminary… (224-771). Learn More »
SMALL-SIZE US CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE RECOVERED FROM CRAWFORD FARM, CS HOSPITAL, GETTYSBURG
This is a dug example of the small-size US oval belt plate, the scaled-down version of the standard Army oval plate, that was found by Ken Bream at the former site of the Crawford Farm (near present… (224-763). Learn More »
RELIC, U.S. PATTERN 1839 CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM GETTYSBURG
This “dug” Federal cartridge box plate is the regulation 1839 pattern. Constructed in the die-struck and rolled brass method, the brass accoutrement’s face shows a clear “US” with nice… (2026-1529). Learn More »
$495.00
ON HOLD
PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE FROM GETTYSBURG
“Dug” relic is in very good condition. Stamped brass face with typical eagle motif. Light wear to the raised areas. Oxidation around the rim from lead backing. Back has 100% lead fill with two… (2026-1526). Learn More »
RELIC CARBINE SLING BUCKLE FROM GETTYSBURG
A nice cavalry carbine sling relic. Here is the brass buckle from a cavalryman’s carbine sling. In good excavated condition showing nice light brown patina. No maker’s marks on buckle. This… (2026-1530). Learn More »
$150.00
SOLD
.58 CALIBER SHALER 3-PIECE BULLET, TYPE “C”
This is an excavated .58 caliber Shaler patent bullet. Ruben & Ira Shaler received patent #36,197 on August 12, 1862 for their three-piece sectional bullet. In theory, the pieces separated after… (2026-2748). Learn More »
$75.00
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.58 CALIBER SHALER 3-PIECE BULLET, TYPE “A”
This is an excavated .58 caliber Shaler patent bullet. Ruben & Ira Shaler received patent #36,197 on August 12, 1862 for their three-piece sectional bullet. In theory, the pieces separated after… (2026-2749). Learn More »
.36 CALIBER MAYNARD CARBINE BULLET
Excavated .36 caliber bullet for Maynard’s carbine. Solid bullet, one groove, with a pointy nose. These are for the first model carbine, most of which were sold to the Southern states just before… (M25422). Learn More »
US RELIC MODEL 1842 MUSKET LOCK PLATE
Lock is heavily rusted throughout. Most of the internal parts are present. It appears that only the tumbler and sear spring are missing. Hammer is frozen in place. Hammer screw is also… (1000-2146). Learn More »
$75.00
Originally $95.00
M1842 COMBINATION TOOL – FROM FIRST DAY AT GETTYSBURG
This is an excavated model 1842 musket tool. Two screw driver blades with a box-end wrench. Originally designed for the Mississippi rifle. Iron is rusty as is to be expected. This was recovered in… (2025-1651). Learn More »
$79.50
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SCARCE E.M. LEWIS, RICHMOND, VA., CS NAVY “SHIP” BUTTON
A very, very hard-to-find Confederate Navy button. This is Albert #CS68 and Tice #CSN270, a two-piece button 23mm in diameter with relatively flat border of two slightly raised bands encircling an… (2026-1679). Learn More »
$450.00
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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
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
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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
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
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
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 »
$75.00
SOLD
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
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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
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IDENTIFIED CONFEDERATE "TAIT TYPE" JACKET
This is a rare, published, artillery shell jacket made by Peter Tait of Ireland. It was run through the Union Blockade for the Confederacy. We will present this offering in 5 parts: 1) The Tait story. 2) This jacket. 3) The wearer's history. 4) The… (1268-552). Learn More »
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