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DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

Face has a wonderful dark patina throughout. Detail to the eagle is very good however the plate has a small piece of missing material at bottom center. Reverse has 100% of the lead fill with a nice… (595-1901). Learn More »

DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE WITH BAYONET MARKS

DUG PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE WITH BAYONET MARKS

Face has a dark patina throughout with small light patches of discoloration. Detail to the eagle is good. Reverse has 100% of the lead fill with a nice smooth finish. Only one of the hooks are… (595-1903). Learn More »

EXCAVATED CIVIL WAR ID DISK – BATTLE HONORS BUT NO NAME

EXCAVATED CIVIL WAR ID DISK – BATTLE HONORS BUT NO NAME

Pewter “WAR OF 1861” style identification disk. In “dug” condition showing expected small chipping and edge wear. Much of the plating remains on the front and back faces. The side that would… (2022-2442). Learn More »

SKIN ONLY OF A US PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE

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

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 »

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

Plate is in solid condition. There are no visible cracks or chips. The edge is complete with no missing brass. Eagle is slightly subdued by the brown dirt patina which has filled in some of the lower… (2022-1428). Learn More »

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

PATTERN 1826 EAGLE BREAST PLATE RECOVERED AT FREDERICKSBURG

Plate is in solid condition. There are no visible cracks or chips. The edge is complete with no missing brass. Eagle is slightly subdued by the brown dirt patina which has filled in some of the lower… (2022-1426). Learn More »

RELIC PATTERN 1853 ENFIELD BAYONET

RELIC PATTERN 1853 ENFIELD 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. Location of recovery is not known.  … (490-3225). Learn More »

RELIC MODEL 1816 SOCKET BAYONET - POSSIBLE CS

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 “DUG” RELOADABLE IRON CHAMBER FOR AGAR/UNION REPEATING GUN

RARE “DUG” RELOADABLE IRON CHAMBER FOR AGAR/UNION REPEATING GUN

Offered here is an iron tube that was used in the .58 caliber, Union Repeating Gun (aka Coffee Mill gun, Agar).  Paper cartridges were loaded into these reusable iron chambers.  The chamber features… (2022-2815). Learn More »

RARE 90-BORE (~.36 CALIBER) BULLET FOR CHRISTIAN SHARPS PISTOL

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

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 »

CONFEDERATE .36 CALIBER COLT REVOLVER BULLET – 3RD PATTERN, RICHMOND LABORATORY

CONFEDERATE .36 CALIBER COLT REVOLVER BULLET – 3RD PATTERN, RICHMOND LABORATORY

.36 caliber bullet for Colt and other “Navy” revolvers. This is the later-war, enlarged, 3rd pattern bullet made at the Richmond Laboratory. This bullet has a more-bulbous nose, solid base and one… (2022-2506). Learn More »

DROPPED .58 CALIBER CONFEDERATE GARDNER BULLETS –GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION

DROPPED .58 CALIBER CONFEDERATE GARDNER BULLETS –GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION

These are .58 caliber, two-groove, Gardner patent bullets. This is the regulation bullet for the .58 rifle muskets used by the Confederacy during the Civil War. The bullets feature a good white patina… (1163-45). Learn More »

WONDERFUL WAR LOG FROM FREDERICKSBURG CONTAINING THREE BULLETS & AN IMPACT FROM A FOURTH

WONDERFUL WAR LOG FROM FREDERICKSBURG CONTAINING THREE BULLETS & AN IMPACT FROM A FOURTH

This hefty chunk of wood measures just under 3 ½ feet long by approx. 7.00 inches thick. The bark is gone and the wood has a gnarled appearance but is strong. Cut into the wood in four places are… (2022-2451). Learn More »

FIRED .52 CAL. SPENCER BULLET RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG BY JOHN CULLISON

FIRED .52 CAL. SPENCER BULLET 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… (R17340). Learn More »

MAINE “VMM” CARTRIDGE BOX PLATE FROM ORANGE, VIRGINIA

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

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 »

DROPPED .58 CALIBER CONFEDERATE GARDNER BULLETS RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION

DROPPED .58 CALIBER CONFEDERATE GARDNER BULLETS RECOVERED AT GETTYSBURG – KEN BREAM COLLECTION

These are .58 caliber, two-groove, Gardner patent bullets. This is the regulation bullet for the .58 rifle muskets used by the Confederacy during the Civil War. The bullets feature a good white patina… (1163-85). Learn More »

EARLY RELIC FIRE STRIKERS (A.K.A. STRIKE-A-LIGHTS)

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 »


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VIVID EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG – LT. HENRY J. WALTZ, 93RD PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS

An eyewitness account of the Battle of Gettysburg written by Lt. Henry J. Waltz, Quartermaster, Co. I, 93rd Pennsylvania Volunteers. The ledger measures 12” x 7 ½”; covers are rough, some separation to interior binding near the front of the… (1194-04). Learn More »

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