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KEPI CROWN FROM AN INDIAN WARS US ARMY FRONTIER FORT

KEPI CROWN FROM AN INDIAN WARS US ARMY FRONTIER FORT

This crown from a soldier’s kepi comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and shows a small hole at center, from which extends a tear to one edge, with some edge wear and stains. The color has… (1052-432) Learn More »

PIECE OF PRIVATE PURCHASE SOLDIER’S HIGH RIBBED KNIT SHIRT FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

PIECE OF PRIVATE PURCHASE SOLDIER’S HIGH RIBBED KNIT SHIRT FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

Excavations at Fort Pembina in anaerobic soil conditions have yielded a number of expected and rare finds giving a glimpse of the material culture of a small US army frontier post during the Indian… (1052-1111) Learn More »

SCARCE J. HENRY & SON “SABER RIFLE” PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA AND EARLY WAR VOLUNTEERS, ILLUSTRATED IN DRILL MANUALS

SCARCE J. HENRY & SON “SABER RIFLE” PENNSYLVANIA MILITIA AND EARLY WAR VOLUNTEERS, ILLUSTRATED IN DRILL MANUALS

These scarce, attractive and rather unique looking .58 caliber rifles made by J. Henry & Son have 35-inch octagon-to-round browned barrels, long-range rear sights and brass mounts encompassing the… (1193-24) Learn More »

"DUG" .58 CALIBER RIFLE MUSKET CARTRIDGE BY JOHNSON & DOW

"DUG" .58 CALIBER RIFLE MUSKET CARTRIDGE BY JOHNSON & DOW

Johnson & Dow received patents #33,393, #34,061, and #35,687 dated October 1, 1861, January 7, and June 24, 1862 for their cartridges. Using paper or fabric that was treated to make it… (236-944) Learn More »

.35 CALIBER MAYNARD CARTRIDGE

.35 CALIBER MAYNARD CARTRIDGE

Dr. Edward Maynard held patent #22,565 dated January 11, 1859.  By this patent, cartridge cases for the Maynard carbine were made of drawn brass to form a tube with a closed end.  A brass disk was… (236-942) Learn More »

EXCAVATED HILT FOR A M1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORD

EXCAVATED HILT FOR A M1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORD

This is the cast and chased brass counterguard and knucklebow from a regulation US 1850 pattern foot officer’s sword, the standard sword carried in the Civil War by infantry lieutenants and… (490-6773) Learn More »

PATTERN 1861 CARTIDGE BOX WITH SLING AND BOTH PLATES

PATTERN 1861 CARTIDGE BOX WITH SLING AND BOTH PLATES

Box is for carrying the .58 caliber cartridge. Outer flap is in excellent condition. The leather surface is very smooth and mostly clean with some minor edge wear. The remains of the broken latch tab… (2023-1367) Learn More »

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CDV OF US NAVY VETERAN AND DOUBLE AMPUTEE BERNARD TOBY / TOBEY & SON – STANTON’S DISPATCH REGARDING VICTORY AT SECOND BATTLE OF FORT FISHER

CDV OF US NAVY VETERAN AND DOUBLE AMPUTEE BERNARD TOBY / TOBEY & SON – STANTON’S DISPATCH REGARDING VICTORY AT SECOND BATTLE OF FORT FISHER

Carte featuring uniformed sailor and double amputee Bernard Toby / Tobey (name spelled variously), with both arms missing below the elbow, having ribbons on his shirt and a strapped “hurdy-gurdy”,… (160-245) Learn More »

SEATED VIEW OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT

SEATED VIEW OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WINFIELD SCOTT

Scott is posed seated and holding a bi-corn in his lap. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with brush epaulettes and matching dark trousers. The frock coat has embroidered oak leaf borders on… (160-376) Learn More »

IDENTIFIED BROOKS PATENT “WRITING, WORK AND TOILET CASE COMBINED,” OF SERGT. ENOCH JOY, 18th NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH: EX-TEXAS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

IDENTIFIED BROOKS PATENT “WRITING, WORK AND TOILET CASE COMBINED,” OF SERGT. ENOCH JOY, 18th NEW HAMPSHIRE, WITH HIS PHOTOGRAPH: EX-TEXAS CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

This is an excellent example of a Civil War soldier’s writing kit, one of several different designs marketed to new soldiers directly and through loved ones who wished them to write. The Brooks… (1179-623) Learn More »

YORK COUNTY POWDER HORN

YORK COUNTY POWDER HORN

An elegant powder horn. From the size, a priming horn (approx 8" in length). Pleasing cream colored body shading to a greenish brown at the spout. The base is convex, lathe turned to produce incised… (480-354) Learn More »

EXCAVATED HILT FOR A M1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORD

EXCAVATED HILT FOR A M1850 FOOT OFFICER SWORD

This is an excavated brass counterguard and knucklebow from a regulation US 1850 pattern foot officer’s sword, the standard sword carried in the Civil War by infantry lieutenants and captains, as… (490-6775) Learn More »

ITALIAN PIEDMONTESE INFANTRY SHORT SWORD, FASCINE KNIFE

ITALIAN PIEDMONTESE INFANTRY SHORT SWORD, FASCINE KNIFE

This is a good example of the short sword or side knife issued to foot troops in the mid to late 1800s for use in constructing fortifications and clearing undergrowth, but also as a potential last… (462-327) Learn More »

CABINET CARD PHOTO OF US NAVY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR OFFICER ATTIRED FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICE ON LAND- WILLIAM H. SCHUETZE- HE OPENED THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO

CABINET CARD PHOTO OF US NAVY SPANISH AMERICAN WAR OFFICER ATTIRED FOR CAMPAIGN SERVICE ON LAND- WILLIAM H. SCHUETZE- HE OPENED THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO

This is a very nicely posed Spanish-American War period cabinet card photograph backmarked by a New York photographer showing a slightly portly US Navy officer dressed for service with a landing… (1219-46) Learn More »

KEPI CROWN FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

KEPI CROWN FROM FORT PEMBINA, NORTH DAKOTA

This crown from a soldier’s kepi comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, ND, and shows three oval holes and one small slit, with some edge wear and stains. The color has shifted from blue to brown,… (1052-430) Learn More »

REMINGTON ZOUAVE BAYONET: “US MODEL 1862 CONTRACT RIFLE”

REMINGTON ZOUAVE BAYONET: “US MODEL 1862 CONTRACT RIFLE”

This is a good example of the brass-hilted sword/saber bayonet for the Remington Model 1862 US Contract Rifle, best known as the “Remington Zouave.” The blade is full length, with good edge and… (490-4297) Learn More »

CIVIL WAR SEWING KIT WITH REGIMENTAL BADGE

CIVIL WAR SEWING KIT WITH REGIMENTAL BADGE

This small soldier’s sewing kit, popularly known as a “housewife” in Civil War camp jargon, is made of a red wool, with the edges bound in a light green, which might be a faded light blue, and… (1179-548) Learn More »

NINTH-PLATE TINYPE OF A SEATED FEDERAL SOLDIER IN A HALF UNION CASE

NINTH-PLATE TINYPE OF A SEATED FEDERAL SOLDIER IN A HALF UNION CASE

Clear tintype of a seated Union soldier posed with one hand resting in his lap and the other holding the hilt of an import sword placed beside him. He wears a dark artillery or cavalry shell jacket… (160-550) Learn More »

COLLECTION OF ITEMS BOTH WARTIME AND VETERAN IDENTIFIED TO 8TH IOWA INFANTRY OFFICER

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

TINY GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR FOLDING POCKET KNIFE BY ARROW CO.

TINY GETTYSBURG SOUVENIR FOLDING POCKET KNIFE BY ARROW CO.

Here we have an interesting miniature Gettysburg souvenir which appeals to knife collectors as well. This small metal pocket knife measures a mere 1.5 inches in length and is just over a quarter of an… (635-463) Learn More »


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EXCELLENT LARGE, ORIGINAL FRAMED OIL PAINTING OF 20TH MAINE’S JOSHUA LAWRENCE CHAMBERLAIN BY MICHAEL GNATEK

This is an original oil on canvas portrait of Major General Joshua L. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Infantry done by the late Michael Gnatek. Mr. Gnatek received his art training at Yale University and in the Marine Corps, where he was a combat… (10-1968). Learn More »

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