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CUFF SIZE NEW YORK STATE BUTTON EXCAVATED NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA

CUFF SIZE NEW YORK STATE BUTTON EXCAVATED NEAR FREDERICKSBURG, VA

Various Civil War backmarks. Traces of gilt finish remain. [ss] [ph:L] Please do not request a specific item. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OUR… (2023-1711). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE .58 CALIBER “RECUT MOLD” TEAT BASE BULLET

CONFEDERATE .58 CALIBER “RECUT MOLD” TEAT BASE BULLET

Excavated .58 caliber “minie ball” of Southern manufacture. Nose cast bullet with six fine grooves, a thick skirt with off-center cavity. There are mold seams visible up the sides and there is… (2022-2590). Learn More »

LEAD “BAR-SHOT” OR SCABBARD TIP FROM FREDERICKSBURG

LEAD “BAR-SHOT” OR SCABBARD TIP FROM FREDERICKSBURG

This item is most often called a “bar-shot” by bullet collectors. The general belief is that these were cast and expected to be cut apart into individual projectiles. There are indeed many older… (2022-2510). Learn More »

DUG 6th CORPS BADGE

DUG 6th CORPS BADGE

Recovered in the greater Richmond, VA area. Brass 6th corps badge has a darkened patina. Reverse shows where attachment pin had been soldered on but is no longer present. There are also two small… (883-57). Learn More »

$395.00
Originally $425.00

US MODEL 1816 SOCKET BAYONET RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

US MODEL 1816 SOCKET BAYONET RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

Bayonet is full length but is rusted throughout. Bayonet appears to have been painted black once to slow down the rust but that is now chipping off in areas. [ad]… (2022-1316). Learn More »

NICE .69 CALIBER “HIGH BASE” FRENCH TRIANGLE BASE BULLET

NICE .69 CALIBER “HIGH BASE” FRENCH TRIANGLE BASE BULLET

This scarce bullet is in dropped condition with a light gray/tan patina. This is the tall variant of the .69 caliber French bullets. Flat nose, single wide groove, and triangular cavity. In very fine,… (2022-2527). Learn More »

CRUDE .54 CALIBER CONFEDERATE BULLETS – NOSE CAST

CRUDE .54 CALIBER CONFEDERATE BULLETS – NOSE CAST

These three-groove minie balls would have been for the .54 caliber Mississippi rifle or .55 caliber Austrian Lorenz. This style bullet features a smooth body, three fine grooves, is nose cast, and has… (2022-2672). Learn More »

.52 SHARPS BULLET FROM COLUMBIA, SC (PALMETTO SHARPS)

.52 SHARPS BULLET FROM COLUMBIA, SC (PALMETTO SHARPS)

This is one of the Sharps bullets recovered from the Congaree River which runs past the site of the State Arsenal in Columbia, SC. The condition is very good. The patina is dark gray as were all from… (2022-2538). Learn More »

TRIPLE DEADEYE FROM FARRAGUT’S FLAGSHIP USS HARTFORD

TRIPLE DEADEYE FROM FARRAGUT’S FLAGSHIP USS HARTFORD

This 8-inch iron-bound wood deadeye, used in pairs to tighten ship shroud lines, is in very good condition and comes with a 1975 notarized letter from the collector who obtained if 1957 when the USS… (1196-13). Learn More »

$2,250.00
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RELIC VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY BAYONET

RELIC VIRGINIA MANUFACTORY BAYONET

Bayonet is complete with a full-length triangular blade and mortised socket. Both are encrusted with a thin layer of rust. The blade face is wide with no visible fuller. Socket meas. approx. 3 3/16 of… (490-3270). Learn More »

RELIC MODEL 1851 CADET BAYONET

RELIC MODEL 1851 CADET BAYONET

Bayonet is complete with a full-length triangular blade, socket and frozen locking ring. All are encrusted with a thin layer of rust. No markings are visible. The Cadet musket was authorized in 1851,… (490-3223). Learn More »

MAINE VOLUNTEER MILITIA CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM CASTLEMAN’S FERRY

MAINE VOLUNTEER MILITIA CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM CASTLEMAN’S FERRY

This is a nice chocolate brown color excavated VMM box plate found at Castleman’s Ferry, Virginia. This is on the Shenandoah River and was the scene of the Battle of Cool Spring in 1864, but was the… (766-1541). Learn More »

$1,250.00
Originally $1,450.00

RARE .36 CALIBER “DOUBLE-END” BULLET FOR THE VANDENBERG VOLLEY GUN

RARE .36 CALIBER “DOUBLE-END” BULLET FOR THE VANDENBERG VOLLEY GUN

The Vandenberg volley gun was the invention of a former New York militia officer, General Origen Vandenburg. Based on the French Mitrailleuse weapons design of the 1850s, the Vandenburgh consisted of… (2022-2613). Learn More »

FIRED US .69 CAL. ROUND BALL RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG BY JOHN CULLISON

FIRED US .69 CAL. ROUND BALL 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… (R17318). Learn More »

POSSIBLE RICHMOND MANUFACTURED BAYONET FOR THE LORENZ

POSSIBLE RICHMOND MANUFACTURED BAYONET FOR THE LORENZ

Bayonet is complete with a full-length triangular blade, socket and frozen locking ring. All are encrusted with a thin layer of rust. No markings are visible. The socket is thin and crudely made. The… (490-3226). Learn More »

.69 CALIBER PRESSED AND TURNED “NO-RING PRUSSIAN” BULLET

.69 CALIBER PRESSED AND TURNED “NO-RING PRUSSIAN” BULLET

Offered here is a very nice example of a Northern, arsenal-made bullet. This style of bullet was machine pressed to form the nose and cavity, then turned on a lathe to finish the shoulder and grooves.… (2022-2627). Learn More »

.58 CALIBER MINIE BALL WITH CASTING FLAW

.58 CALIBER MINIE BALL WITH CASTING FLAW

Here is a “dug” three-groove minie ball with a slight extension from the cavity. This flaw is likely caused by the base plug not being properly seated in the mold. This casting error has made for… (2022-2518). Learn More »

RARE .58 CALIBER “RALEIGH” BULLET

RARE .58 CALIBER “RALEIGH” BULLET

Here is an example of the rarest size of the Confederate Raleigh pattern bullet.  With typical raised bands and pointy nose, but in .58 caliber. Manufactured at the North Carolina Institute for the… (2022-2624). Learn More »

CONFEDERATE CAST .577 CALIBER ENFIELD BULLET WITH TEAT

CONFEDERATE CAST .577 CALIBER ENFIELD BULLET WITH TEAT

For the Enfield P-1853 rifle, but also used in the .58 caliber Springfield rifle musket. This specimen is a .577 caliber Enfield, cast in the South, teat base. Nice patina.  [jet]… (2022-2561). Learn More »

.577 CALIBER ENFIELD BULLET WITH [6-SPOKE/RIMLESS WHEEL]

.577 CALIBER ENFIELD BULLET WITH [6-SPOKE/RIMLESS WHEEL]

For the Enfield P-1853 rifle, but also used in the .58 caliber Springfield rifle musket. Enfield bullets made in England were machine pressed. A punch that formed the cavity was often engraved and… (2022-2557). Learn More »


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VERY ATTRACTIVE DOUBLE CASED SIXTH-PLATE AMBROTYPES OF CIVILIAN AND CONFEDERATE SOLDIER IN A RARE UNION CASE

The relationship between the two men pictured is not known but no doubt they are either brothers or the same man at different points in his life. The left side ambrotype is of a seated man sporting a closely trimmed beard and mustache wearing a dark… (1138-1975). Learn More »

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