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SKIN ONLY OF A US PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE
Skin is in good condition with no cracks or missing material. Nice patina to the face and good detail to the eagle. One edge is slightly pushed causing the plate to be out of round a bit. Reverse has… (1184-97). Learn More »
DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE
Face is in nice condition and free of cracks and chips. Detail to the eagle is good however some of it is subdued due to the contrasting light and dark surface patina. Reverse has 100% of the lead and… (565-1902). Learn More »
RELIC MODEL 1816 SOCKET BAYONET - POSSIBLE CS
Bayonet is complete with a full-length triangular blade and socket with mortise. All is encrusted with a thin layer of rust. No markings are visible. Half-way down the length of one of the blades… (490-3272). Learn More »
RARE 90-BORE (~.36 CALIBER) BULLET FOR CHRISTIAN SHARPS PISTOL
This is the scarce bullet for the Christian Sharps pistols manufactured between 1857-1858. Solid bullet, raised bands, tie ring, nipped sprue on base. This pattern of bullet, with extended ring,… (2022-2612B). Learn More »
RARE 90-BORE (~.36 CALIBER) BULLET FOR CHRISTIAN SHARPS PISTOL
This is the scarce bullet for the Christian Sharps pistols manufactured between 1857-1858. Solid bullet, raised bands, tie ring, nipped sprue on base. This pattern of bullet, with extended ring,… (2022-2612A). Learn More »
MAINE “VMM” CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM ORANGE, VIRGINIA
These plates, measuring 56 X 87mm, followed the standard U.S. 1839 version, but with VMM stamped in the rolled brass indicating Volunteer Militia of Maine. These were paired on equipment with the… (1184-148). Learn More »
CIVIL WAR NCO ROUND EAGLE SHOULDER BELT PLATE
These plates were introduced in 1826 for use on the bayonet shoulder belt. When the bayonet was switched to wear on the waistbelt in the early 1840s these plates with hooks were relegated to use on… (1184-136). Learn More »
EARLY RELIC FIRE STRIKERS (A.K.A. STRIKE-A-LIGHTS)
Offered here are a variety of steel fire strikers; the “steel” part of “flint and steel.” A fire striker is a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge… (160-93). Learn More »
FIRED .577 ENFIELD BULLETS RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG BY JOHN CULLISON
This item was recovered by local Gettysburg resident John Cullison, who excavated relics on the field from 1935-1959. Cullison sold his collection to the famed Rosensteel family of Gettysburg, who… (R17332). Learn More »
DROPPED .54 CAL. MINIE BALLS RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG BY JOHN CULLISON
This item was recovered by local Gettysburg resident John Cullison, who excavated relics on the field from 1935-1959. Cullison sold his collection to the famed Rosensteel family of Gettysburg, who… (R17331). Learn More »
RELIC WORLD WAR ONE BRITISH SMLE WIRE CUTTER HEAD
During World War One the ubiquitous wire cutters played an important role in trench raids and assaults. Leading elements would use these cutters to penetrate the enemies wire entanglements and clear a… (490-3926). Learn More »
RELIC – BIG BROKEN BRASS SPUR FROM ORANGE, VIRGINIA
This is about half of an excavated spur…very large and heavy western-style spur. This piece consists of one are and the neck/rowel. The other arm is broken off and missing. Measures approximately… (1184-389). Learn More »
FIELD-MADE COPY OF STAR AND CRESCENT CAPE PIN
This is an excavated relic from a camp near Orange, Virginia. Using a brass star and crescent cape pin, some creative or bored soldier made this piece. Creating a mold by pressing the original cape… (1184-288). Learn More »
DUG BRASS BULLET MOLD
This is a very nice brass bullet mold. In “dug” condition, the brass has an even green patina. Measures 4” long overall. The mold is stuck partially opened. It has two cavities; casting two .31… (1184-337). Learn More »
RELIC PAIR OF CIVIL WAR ENLISTED SHOULDER SCALES
Introduced in 1851 for mounted troops, brass shoulder scales were decorative, but were also meant to be a shoulder defense against saber cuts. In 1854/55 they became regulation for all branches of… (1184-299). Learn More »
CONFEDERATE .69 CALIBER “BRITISH SEA SERVICE” RIFLED MUSKET BULLET
Collectors call this a “British Sea Service” bullet because of its reference in a very early bullet reference book. However, there is no research to support this. It is a Confederate-made bullet… (1184-365). Learn More »
CONFEDERATE .50 CALIBER “MACON” CARBINE BULLET
Known as the Macon carbine bullet for no particular reason, this bullet features a round nose, two grooves, and a solid base. Bullet has been fired but remains in excellent condition with only faint… (1184-369). Learn More »
POST CIVIL WAR VIRGINIA TWO-PIECE SWORD BELT BUCKLE
This sword belt plate is very similar to some wartime and prewar Virginia plates, but we feel it probably postdates the war, though excavated in Orange, Virginia. The central disk with narrow edge… (1184-117). Learn More »
SECTION OF M1863 MUSKET WITH BLOWN BARREL FOUND IN PENNSYLVANIA CAVE
Offered here is the rear portion of a Model 1863 rifle musket, with severe damage, that was reportedly found in a Western Pennsylvania cave by arrowhead hunters. The rifle musket looks to have been… (991-25). Learn More »
RARE CONFEDERATE TINNED IRON CLIP-POINT BOWIE KNIFE SCABBARD BY BOYLE AND GAMBLE, FROM THE MOLLUS WAR LIBRARY AND MUSEUM, FROM THE BATTLE OF CAMP BARTOW, W. VIRGINIA
This extremely rare tinned iron scabbard is for a clip-point Bowie knife and is slightly shorter, but a match for the scabbard on a rare Virginia D-guard Bowie made and marked by Boyle and Gamble,… (1052-17). Learn More »
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AMBROTYPE OF IDENTIFIED MUSICIAN OF THE PETERSBURG MILITIA
Formerly in the collection of Bill Turner, this sixth plate ambrotype has a great pedigree, having been published as Figure 2 in Albaugh’s landmark “Confederate Faces.” Identified there as a, “Musician named Crowder, of Petersburg, Va., in… (1138-1866). Learn More »
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