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COLLECTION OF ITEMS BOTH WARTIME AND VETERAN IDENTIFIED TO 8TH IOWA INFANTRY OFFICER
This lot consists of item identified to Lieutenant Spencer Smith of Company A, 8th Iowa Infantry. Smith was born in Ogle County, Illinois on January 14, 1839 and relocated to Iowa with his family in… (460-1466) Learn More »
$995.00
Originally $1,100.00
KEPI CROWN FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
This crown from a soldier’s kepi comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and is in remarkably good condition, showing just one short tear, with no fabric missing, a good edge, and traces of blue… (1052-442) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR US NAVY LT. COMMANDER’S COAT AND BUCKLE OF ALEXANDER COLE RHIND - USS CONSTELLATION, USS CRUSADER, USS KEOKUK, FOUGHT CS BATTERIES AT DEEP BOTTOM, COMMANDED A “POWDER BOAT” AGAINST FT. FISHER, LATER REAR ADMIRAL
This is a very appealing regulation Civil War navy officer’s frock coat with interesting history. The coat is very dark blue, almost black, double-breasted with two rows of 9 US Navy officer’s… (1179-650) Learn More »
INDIAN WAR SOLDIER’S SOCK FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and appears to be the 1877 pattern army sock, which was medium gray in color, had white toes, and the weave of the heel running parallel with the… (1052-592) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR - INDIAN WAR SOCK FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, a fort established in 1870 and in operation into the 1890s. The dig was conducted on private property with the owner’s permission and has yielded… (1052-581) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR UNIFORM DRESS COAT LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA
These section of lapel and coat lining from a Civil War US army dress coat was discarded by a soldier at Fort Pembina, ND, where it was recently recovered from excavations in wet, anaerobic soil that… (1052-567) Learn More »
PIECE OF ARMY BLANKET FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
This piece of a U.S. Army blanket comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, where wet, anaerobic soil conditions produced not only leather gear, but cloth in amazingly good condition. This shows… (1052-607) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR PONCHO OR “GUM BLANKET” FRAGMENT
Civil War period ponchos and rubber blankets are extremely scarce despite being widely used and valued by troops in the field. They were so useful at home as to be used up by veterans and their… (1052-628) Learn More »
FULL LENGTH SEATED CDV OF GENERAL BEN BUTLER
Image shows Butler seated in a chair facing slightly to the right. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with major general’s shoulder straps with a string of oak leaves on each side of his… (160-248) Learn More »
SECOND EDITION STUDY OF THE MINE RUN CAMPAIGN
This title was part of The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series produced by H. E. Howard during the 1980’s and ‘90’s. The full title of this volume is “MINE RUN: A CAMPAIGN OF LOST… (1180-169) Learn More »
HANCOCK’S VETERAN CORPS BADGE
Sometimes confused with the Veteran Reserve Corps, or the earlier First Army Corps in the Army of the Potomac, Hancock’s Veteran Corps (sometimes referred to as Hancock’s First Veteran Corps) was… (1179-640) Learn More »
EIGHTH CORPS BADGE
Use of this badge is complicated by confusion between the 8th Corps, which technically was under Lew Wallace and guarded the B&O Railroad in 1864 and George Crook’s “Army of West Virginia,”… (1179-637) Learn More »
VIEW OF SHELL DAMAGE ABOARD THE CONFEDERATE SHIP CSS TEASER – IMAGE #483 OF “BRADY’S ALBUM GALLERY”
Image shows part of the deck of the CSS TEASER. Visible in the foreground is a large hole with broken timbers caused by a shell. In the background one can see further up the deck past part of the… (160-371) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR INDIA RUBBER BLANKET OR PONCHO FRAGMENT
Excavated portion of a Civil War poncho or rubber blanket. This is a rough rectangle, preserving one edge with its binding intact and one of the brass grommets, with its diamond/square shaped… (1052-570) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR INDIA RUBBER BLANKET OR PONCHO FRAGMENT
Excavated portion of a Civil War poncho or rubber blanket. This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina in North Dakota, an army post garrisoned from 1870 to 1895. They were supplied at first with… (1052-568) Learn More »
RARE GERMAN ARMY MODEL 1938 OFFICER PANZER RECONNAISSANCE FIELD CAP
Exceptional German overseas field cap with rare copper-brown piping denoting elite panzer reconnaissance (Panzer-Aufklärungs) troops. This is a private purchase example of very high quality. The… (2024-189) Learn More »
REPRODUCTION .44 REMINGTON BY PIETTA WITH SPARE CYLINDER
Revolver has an 8.00 inch octagon barrel and a six-shot cylinder. Barrel, loading lever, cylinder and frame are all finished bright. All nipples are present on the cylinder. Hammer is also bright.… (922-30) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR FROCK COAT LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This lapel comes from the left side of US army dress coat discarded by a soldier at Fort Pembina, ND, and was excavated in wet, anaerobic soil that has preserved leather and cloth in remarkable… (1052-588) Learn More »
PIECE OF PRIVATE PURCHASE SOLDIER’S SHIRT FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA
Army issue shirts had little going for them in comfort and less in style. This is a fragment of a privately purchased shirt from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, garrisoned from 1870 to 1895. This… (1052-606) Learn More »
MODEL 1872 FATIGUE BLOUSE FRAGMENT: FORT PEMBINA
This appears to be the rollover collar and portion of the chest from a M1872 fatigue blouse. This was pleated nine-button blouse piped on the collar and cuff, made in lined and unlined versions, with… (1052-598) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR US IMPORT FRENCH CHASSEUR EPAULETS: 18th MASS AND OTHERS
These green and yellow epaulets were part of the 10,000 unforms ordered in Summer 1861 by the US government from the French firm of Godillot to alleviate uniform shortages and test the usefulness of… (149-44) Learn More »
WORLD WAR TWO GERMAN DOUBLE DECAL MODEL 1940 LUFTWAFFE HELMET
Helmet is the Model 1940 with rolled edge and molded air vents. Helmet is painted a dark gray color. The left side has the Luftwaffe decal of which 98% remains with the swastika missing. The right… (1176-16) Learn More »
$1,200.00
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EARLY PHOTO OF BEN BUTLER’S DUTCH GAP CANAL: RICHMOND OR BUST!
This is may be the earliest photograph of Ben Butler’s imaginative engineering feat that was a little ahead of its time. In this large format albumen photo excavations for the “Dutch Gap Canal”… (490-6215) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR PONCHO OR “GUM BLANKET” FRAGMENT
Civil War period ponchos and rubber blankets are extremely scarce despite being widely used and valued by troops in the field. They were so useful at home as to be used up by veterans and their… (1052-630) Learn More »
BURNSIDE 5TH MODEL CARBINE, CONFEDERATE “CLEANED & REPAIRED”
This is the Burnside single shot percussion carbine, Model 1864, aka "5th model". It is a .54 caliber carbine manufactured by the Burnside Rifle Co., in Providence, Rhode Island. General Ambrose… (362-1163) Learn More »
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR HARDTACK
Volunteers in the Spanish American War were just as anxious to illustrate the hardships of army life by bringing home souvenir hardtack as their fathers had been after the Civil War. That staple of… (1219-43) Learn More »
NICE CONDITION WORLD WAR ONE US HOLSTER - MAKER MARKED
Leather holster for the Model 1911 .45 pistol. Flap has a nicely stamped “US” in an oval. Reverse is marked “WARRAN LEATHER GOODS CO.” over “1918” over “J.A.O.” Leather surface is in… (362-1150) Learn More »
KEPI OR DRESS HAT STIFFENER FROM FORT PEMBINA
This leather disk seems to be the stiffener from inside the top of a hat, either a kepi or dress hat. It is circular and folded over on one side, black in color with gray and white stains, and comes… (1052-476) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR PONCHO OR “GUM BLANKET” FRAGMENT
This scarce fragment comes from either a poncho or blanket (often referred to as “rubberized,” “gum,” or “painted” blankets.) The significant difference being the presence of slit for the… (1052-627) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR UNIFORM COAT LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA
This strip of cloth shows three buttonholes indicating it is from the lapel of a coat and the spacing suggests it is from an army fatigue blouse. This comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, a small… (1052-614) Learn More »
INDIAN WAR SOLDIER’S SOCK FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This appears to be the 1877 pattern army sock, which was medium gray in color, had white toes, and the weave of the heel running parallel with the leg and nearly at a right angle to the foot. We show… (1052-594) Learn More »
INDIAN WAR SOLDIER’S SOCK FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and appears to be the 1877 pattern army sock, which was medium gray in color, had white toes, and the weave of the heel running parallel with the… (1052-593) Learn More »
CONFEDERATE FIRST NATIONAL FLAG FROM ISLAND NUMBER TEN
This Confederate First National flag has a tight provenance going back to 1935, and before that an oral history as a war souvenir brought back from Island Number Ten by James William McLaughlin, a… (1179-004) Learn More »
$35,000.00
Originally $40,000.00
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR UNIFORM COAT LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA
This strip of cloth with four closely spaced button holes is likely the remnant of an army dress coat discarded after its useful days were done at Fort Pembina, a small frontier garrison in North… (1052-613) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR UNIFORM LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA
This strip of cloth showing six buttonholes is likely the remnant of an army dress coat discarded after its useful days were done at Fort Pembina, a small frontier garrison in North Dakota, where wet,… (1052-612) Learn More »
CAPTURED CONFEDERATE SECOND NATIONAL FLAG, UNUSUAL VARIATION WITH MADAUS LETTER, FROM A SOLDIER IN THE 59th NEW YORK
This 2nd National Confederate Flag was purchased in the 1980s by a well-respected Florida dealer/collector directly from descendants of the Union soldier who had kept it as a trophy. It comes with a… (1179-019) Learn More »
SCARCE INDIAN WAR SOLDIER’S MITTEN FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, occupied 1870-1895, where cold weather in winter months might well be a concern. The army began issuing mittens in 1873. Before that men were left to… (1052-585) Learn More »
INDIAN WAR SOLDIER’S SOCK FROM FORT PEMBINA, ND
This comes from the excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and appears to be the 1877 pattern army sock, which was medium gray in color, had white toes, and the weave of the heel running parallel with the… (1052-583) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR-INDIAN WAR UNIFORM COAT LAPEL FROM FORT PEMBINA
This lapel comes from a US army coat discarded by a soldier at Fort Pembina, ND, and still has five enlisted, general service eagle buttons in place. This comes from excavations in wet, anaerobic soil… (1052-565) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE SHOE, A.K.A. BROGAN OR BOOTTEE
This Civil War issue shoe is missing the vamp, but shows illustrates the typical construction of an issue brogan. This comes from a U.S. Army Indian War post established in 1870, a period in which the… (1052-542) Learn More »
SCARCE CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE BROGAN ALTERED TO A BARRACKS SHOE AT FORT PEMBINA
This Civil War army-issue shoe is in very good condition though excavated and easy to take for a barn or attic find. This was recovered at Fort Pembina, ND, a US army post established in 1870, where… (1052-287) Learn More »
INDIAN WAR FOLDING KNIFE AND SPOON COMBINATION
During the Civil War the commercial market was filled with devices and gadgets promoted as making life easier for the soldier in camp and field. Combination mess utensils were a category of their own,… (490-2927) Learn More »
$180.00
Originally $225.00
SINGLE DECAL GERMAN TRANSITIONAL HELMET FOR USE IN WORLD WAR TWO
This helmet began life as either a Model 1916 or ‘17 helmet. Then, under the Nazis it had a new liner and chinstrap added and a single army eagle decal attached to the left side. These helmets were… (1216-03) Learn More »
US ISSUE MODEL 1872 SHOE, MAKER MARKED, POSSIBLY BY JOHN MUNDELL OF PHILADELPHIA
This army-issue was excavated at Fort Pembina, ND, established in 1870 and in operation to 1895. It was found on private property, with the owner’s permission, and is in good condition, a result of… (1052-492) Learn More »
EARLY INDIAN WAR ALTERED BARRACKS OR CAMP SHOE
This is an unusual Indian War soldier’s camp or barracks shoe from Fort Pembina, ND, a small U.S. army post from 1870 to 1895. The heel portion of the quarters was cut away, either to salvage the… (1052-288) Learn More »
1975 REPRINT OF THE 1891 ORIGINAL - HISTORY OF THE FOURTH SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRY
Title page reads “HISTORY OF THE FOURTH REGIMENT OF S.C. VOLUNTEERS FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE WAR UNTIL LEE’S SURRENDER…” by J. W. Reid who served in Company C of the regiment and published… (1180-186) Learn More »
CIVIL WAR PERIOD LINEN SHEET WITH MONOGRAM
White linen sheet meas. approx. 75.50 inches wide by 82.00 inches long (it is folded in half in the photos). Sheet has finished edges with a small monogram in approx. 1.00 inch high letters that reads… (1025-01) Learn More »
$600.00
Originally $750.00
FULL STANDING VIEW OF UNION HOSPITAL STEWARD
Unidentified subject is posed leaning cross-legged against a marble top decorative podium. The subject wears a dark frock coat with Hospital Steward chevrons on his sleeves. The coat is buttoned only… (846-537) Learn More »
$420.00
Originally $525.00
TRIMMED CDV OF GENERAL JOHN M. JONES - KILLED IN THE WILDERNESS
Image is a vignette bust view of Jones in a double-breasted frockcoat with general’s collar insignia. Contrast and clarity are excellent. Paper is good but the mount has been trimmed and there is a… (846-508) Learn More »
$1,260.00
Originally $1,575.00
SECOND EDITION COPY OF “THE ROAD TO BRISTOE STATION”
This title was part of The Virginia Civil War Battles and Leaders Series produced by H. E. Howard during the 1980’s and ‘90’s. The full title of this volume is “THE ROAD TO BRISTOE STATION –… (1180-168) Learn More »
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CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABRE IDENTIFIED TO CAPTAIN MARCUS A. MOORE, 1ST MASSACHUSETTS CAVALRY
Manufactured: Newark, NJ Maker: Sauerbier, Henry Year: Early Civil War Model: Model 1840 transitional with 1860 style grip Size: 34.2 inch blade, 1.17 wide, .353 thick This sword has all true Type 1 features with the exception of the Model 1860 style… (870-159). Learn More »
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