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NEW HAMPSHIRE CIVIL WAR DRAFT DOCUMENT

NEW HAMPSHIRE CIVIL WAR DRAFT DOCUMENT

Dated “Provost Marshall’s Office, Third District, State of New Hampshire / September 16th, 1863.” Addressed to “Charles A. Whidden / Thorton, NH.”  Printed form 39.  2 pp., 8” x 10.… (1179-1730) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD

CIVIL WAR THREE-INCH RIFLE ARTILLERY SPONGE

CIVIL WAR THREE-INCH RIFLE ARTILLERY SPONGE

The artillery gun crew was meant to function like a well-oiled machine and the men were well-drilled to do so, each man assigned a number and specific tasks. “Number 1” played two key parts in… (286-1364) SOLD. Learn More »

1841 DATED COIN SILVER CHILD’S CUP

1841 DATED COIN SILVER CHILD’S CUP

This small cup with a handle features decorative patterns around the circumference.  Beaded design near bottom edge. Inscribed on the front, “CBF / Sep.t 1st, 1841.” Cup measures 2 ¼” tall and… (1266-126) SOLD. Learn More »

$40.00
SOLD

P1861 CARTRIDGE BOX – LONGLEY AND CO. 1862

P1861 CARTRIDGE BOX – LONGLEY AND CO. 1862

This very nice cartridge box is a pattern of 1861, designed to support the armament of the .58 rifle muskets in widespread use by the US military during the Civil War.  Medium sized plates were most… (286-1265) SOLD. Learn More »

18” CIVIL WAR NAVAL PORTFIRE

18” CIVIL WAR NAVAL PORTFIRE

Portfires were used to light cannon aboard the wooden deck of a ship.  The portfire itself is similar to a flare. They were a composition of niter, sulphur, and mealed powder driven into a case of… (2024-2310) SOLD. Learn More »

$30.00
SOLD

VERY NICE M1860 AMES NAVAL CUTLASS, DATED 1862, WITH SCABBARD

VERY NICE M1860 AMES NAVAL CUTLASS, DATED 1862, WITH SCABBARD

Here is a very nice example of an Ames 1862-dated naval boarding cutlass that would have been carried by U.S. Navy seamen aboard ship during the Civil War. The blade measures 26” long, 1¼” wide… (299-20) SOLD. Learn More »

MODEL 1874 CAVALRY SWORD BELT WITH "US" BELT PLATE, 3RD CAVALRY

MODEL 1874 CAVALRY SWORD BELT WITH "US" BELT PLATE, 3RD CAVALRY

Enlisted waist belt of bridle leather with “US” buckle, sword hangers, and shoulder strap. The belt is about 1.75" wide, shows honest use, and remains solid and supple. The two hangers, long and… (380-120) SOLD. Learn More »

US MAKER MARKED INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX SLING: GETTYSBURG SHIELDS MUSEUM

US MAKER MARKED INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX SLING: GETTYSBURG SHIELDS MUSEUM

Field used US cartridge box sling recovered here at Gettysburg and once in the Shields Museum, which opened here in town in 1925 displaying relics picked up the battlefield and was in business until… (286-1135) SOLD. Learn More »

BEAUTIFUL “DIXON” POWDER FLASK

BEAUTIFUL “DIXON” POWDER FLASK

Here is a medium sized powder flask made for a percussion longarm. This excellent condition flask from the 1850s exhibits the conventional tear-shaped copper body. The body is beautifully embellished… (1179-2119) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

RARE .69 CALIBER GARDNER BULLET

RARE .69 CALIBER GARDNER BULLET

Here is a very fine example of the largest size of the Confederate Gardner pattern bullet. With typical two-groove Gardner characteristics, but in the large, and heavy .69 caliber.  Nose cast with… (2024-255) SOLD. Learn More »

$95.00
SOLD

RIFLE-MUSKET FOUND JUST MONTHS AFTER THE BATTLE OF COLD HARBOR

RIFLE-MUSKET FOUND JUST MONTHS AFTER THE BATTLE OF COLD HARBOR

This is a complete Model 1863 Springfield rifle-musket that, beyond a shadow of a doubt, "saw the elephant" May 31st to 12th 1864 and we know who recovered it, where he recovered it and when! The word… (88-207) SOLD. Learn More »

RELIC IMPORT US MODEL 1850 FOOT OFFICER’S SWORD FROM THE DOBBIN HOUSE MUSEUM COLLECTION OF GETTYSBURG

RELIC IMPORT US MODEL 1850 FOOT OFFICER’S SWORD FROM THE DOBBIN HOUSE MUSEUM COLLECTION OF GETTYSBURG

Nice untouched appearance to this partial sword with a broken blade, of which 20 ½” is remaining. Blade is marked, “Horstmann & Sons / Philadelphia.”  All of the grip is missing. Nice… (286-1357) SOLD. Learn More »

VERY RARE TINTYPE VIEW OF MOUNTED ARTILLERYMAN AND PARTNER

VERY RARE TINTYPE VIEW OF MOUNTED ARTILLERYMAN AND PARTNER

Very seldom do sixth plate photographs like this appear on the collector market. This young officer sits in a junior officer’s frock, with an uncharacteristic, folded collar, and a partial view of… (1221-16) SOLD. Learn More »

CIRCA 1800-1815 CHAMPAGNE GLASS

CIRCA 1800-1815 CHAMPAGNE GLASS

A superb example of a hand blown champagne glass with unpolished pontil. Nice early form of quality manufacture. Stands 4 ½” tall; 2 ½” in diameter at the lip. Base is 2 ¼” in diameter. … (1266-65) SOLD. Learn More »

$55.00
SOLD

TIPTON CABINET CARD – 145TH NEW YORK MONUMENT, CULP’S HILL, GETTYSBURG

TIPTON CABINET CARD – 145TH NEW YORK MONUMENT, CULP’S HILL, GETTYSBURG

Excellent, clean condition image of the 145th New York Monument. Somewhat light in contrast.  Visible at left is a wooden sign attached to a tree.  A small typewritten paper included with the image… (2024-5043) SOLD. Learn More »

LARGE HAZARD “SEA SHOOTING” POWDER CAN

LARGE HAZARD “SEA SHOOTING” POWDER CAN

Tin measures 6” wide x 3.75” deep x 6.75” tall. Painted red overall with only minor chips and scuffs; most wear is on top surface. Large round paper label on front features a hunting dog and… (490-7170) SOLD. Learn More »

APPOMATTOX CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY RELIC GROUPING

APPOMATTOX CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY RELIC GROUPING

Part of an extensive acquisition on the part of the Horse Soldier in 1995, these remarkable relics spent much of their time post-dig in a private museum near the historic site. As the description… (173-4306) SOLD. Learn More »

Ca. 1825-1840 MASS MILITIA CAP PLATE

Ca. 1825-1840 MASS MILITIA CAP PLATE

Massachusetts is thought to be the only state to use its state seal on these scalloped-edge hat plates where other states went for a more generic U.S. eagle motif or panoply of arms. For an exact… (2024-544) SOLD. Learn More »

APPOMATTOX STATION RELIC BOX – CUSTER RELATED!

APPOMATTOX STATION RELIC BOX – CUSTER RELATED!

On the day preceding the surrender at Appomattox, the last cavalry engagement of the Eastern Theater took place at Appomattox Station. Identifying an opportunity to neutralize and capture an entire… (173-4308) SOLD. Learn More »

ARTILLERY GIMLET FOR FIELD GUNS

ARTILLERY GIMLET FOR FIELD GUNS

The "gimlet" was intended to be used to remove broken pieces of friction primers from the vent. It could also serve as a priming wire to poke a hole in the powder bag. This one is in good… (2024-2318) SOLD. Learn More »

$65.00
SOLD


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“SOFT TACK:” AERATED BREAD CRATE

This would make a nice addition to a camp, sutler, Sanitary Commission or even a hospital display. Constructed of thin, about ½” thick, unpainted, wide pine boards that are simply nailed together, this is about 18” X 13 ¾” X 12” and is… (1202-166). Learn More »

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