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RARE MEXICAN WAR NEWSPAPER “THE WEEKLY HERALD” FOR JULY 31, 1847

RARE MEXICAN WAR NEWSPAPER “THE WEEKLY HERALD” FOR JULY 31, 1847

Newspaper is a complete issue of the New York Weekly Herald for July 31, 1847 featuring a half page drawing of Castle Perote in Mexico. The drawing of the fort is very detailed showing all the gun… (772-37) Learn More »

$37.50
Originally $75.00

ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, VA. - DECEMBER 30, 1862

ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE, VA.- DECEMBER 30, 1862

Volume LXIII/ Number 319. Four pages, 12.25 x 9”, three columns. Exhibits light chipping and soiling at the extremities. Else VG and entirely legible. Printed daily, the Alexandria Gazette… (959-14) Learn More »

$32.50
Originally $65.00

CIVIL WAR ERA WORKSHIRT/SMOCK MADE FROM ALTERED SHIRT FORT PEMBINA

CIVIL WAR ERA WORKSHIRT/SMOCK MADE FROM ALTERED SHIRT FORT PEMBINA

This is a simple shirt altered by a soldier at a frontier US Army fort for wear as smock to shield his uniform while on a work or fatigue detail and comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, North… (1052-649) Learn More »

CIVIL WAR ERA WORKSHIRT/SMOCK MADE FROM ALTERED SHIRT FORT PEMBINA

CIVIL WAR ERA WORKSHIRT/SMOCK MADE FROM ALTERED SHIRT FORT PEMBINA

This is a simple shirt altered by a soldier at a frontier US Army fort for wear as smock to shield his uniform while on a work or fatigue detail and comes from excavations at Fort Pembina, North… (1052-648) Learn More »

SEATED VIEW OF STERN LOOKING NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLDIER

SEATED VIEW OF STERN LOOKING NEW HAMPSHIRE SOLDIER

CDV is of a rather stern looking older soldier seated in a chair. He wears a dark McDowell style forage cap, dark frock coat and light-colored trousers. The image may be a period copy of a tintype as… (160-246) Learn More »

ADVERTISING CARD FOR MASSACHUSETTS BOOKSELLER WITH CARICATURE OF BENJAMIN BUTLER

ADVERTISING CARD FOR MASSACHUSETTS BOOKSELLER WITH CARICATURE OF BENJAMIN BUTLER

Card meas. 2.75 x 4.25 inches and reads “EZRA E. ADAMS, SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS, PAPERS, NOVELTIES, & C. CHARLESTOWN, MASS.” At bottom is a caricature of Ben Butler as a baby wearing a baby’s… (490-6181) Learn More »

THE CHRISTIAN BANNER - FREDERICKSBURG, VA, JULY 14, 1862

THE CHRISTIAN BANNER - FREDERICKSBURG, VA, JULY 14, 1862

Vol. 1, [Number 13]. 4 pp., 18” x 13.25, six columns. Exhibits fold-marks, chipping round the margins, and light water staining. Else VG, and entirely legible. The paper began publication in 1848… (1000-2838) Learn More »

$100.00
Originally $125.00

1866 ROGERS GROUP: TAKING THE OATH AND DRAWING RATIONS

1866 ROGERS GROUP: TAKING THE OATH AND DRAWING RATIONS

John Rogers (1829-1904) produced a number of monumental sculptures on commission, but is best known for his series of some 85 “Rogers Groups.” Produced from 1859 to 1902 and supplied in plaster… (M26078) Learn More »

$750.00
Originally $975.00

RARE MARKED CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE SHOE

RARE MARKED CIVIL WAR ARMY ISSUE SHOE

Civil War army-issue shoes were among the most essential things issued to a soldier and about the rarest of Civil War items to survive despite being made literally in the millions. They were cheaply… (1052-286) Learn More »

SCARCE INDIAN WAR US ARMY 1872 PATTERN SHOE ALTERED TO CAMP OR BARRACKS SHOE

SCARCE INDIAN WAR US ARMY 1872 PATTERN SHOE ALTERED TO CAMP OR BARRACKS SHOE

New pattern shoes and boots were introduced in the U.S. Army in 1872 and in use until the 1880s with a minor change in 1876 to a longer tongue. These shoes improved upon Civil War issue patterns… (1052-286) Learn More »

U.S. MARINE CORPS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS SILVER PLAQUE AWARDED IN 1969

U.S. MARINE CORPS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS SILVER PLAQUE AWARDED IN 1969

This silver plaque was awarded to the USMC Drum and Bugle Corps, at Dallas, “In recognition of their outstanding contribution to the national heritage in the field of military music and pageantry”… (2022-752) Learn More »

$325.00
Originally $395.00

RARE VIEW OF FITZHUGH LEE IN PRE-WAR FEDERAL UNIFORM

RARE VIEW OF FITZHUGH LEE IN PRE-WAR FEDERAL UNIFORM

Image is a waist-up seated view of Lee in the uniform of a Federal 2nd lieutenant most likely taken not long after his graduation from West Point. Lee is posed in a partial left profile with one of… (846-501) Learn More »

$1,040.00
Originally $1,300.00

CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JAMES E. RAINS - KILLED AT MURFREESBORO

CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JAMES E. RAINS - KILLED AT MURFREESBORO

The General is posed seated with one arm resting on a table. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with stars on his collar and matching dark trousers with a light thin officer’s leg stripe. In… (846-500) Learn More »

$1,550.00
Originally $1,935.00

VERY NICE FRAMED RARE SALT PRINT CDV OF GENERAL EPPA HUNTON – ONLY KNOWN COPY

VERY NICE FRAMED RARE SALT PRINT CDV OF GENERAL EPPA HUNTON – ONLY KNOWN COPY

Image is a vignette bust view of Eppa Hunton in a slight right profile. He wears a light double-breasted frock coat with collar insignia that is clearly visible. Contrast and clarity are good. Period… (846-496) Learn More »

$6,120.00
Originally $7,650.00

NICE U.S. PATTERN 1864 INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX

NICE U.S. PATTERN 1864 INFANTRY CARTRIDGE BOX

Pattern 1864 US cartridge box in good condition. The outer flap is boldly embossed “US” in the center and has a sub-inspector’s oval stamp on the lower, left corner. There is some light crazing… (490-6255) Learn More »

FIRST EDITION COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE 48TH GEORGIA INFANTRY

FIRST EDITION COPY OF THE HISTORY OF THE 48TH GEORGIA INFANTRY

Title page reads “A HISTORY OF THE 48TH GEORGIA INFANTRY REGIMENT: FOR HOME AND THE SOUTHLAND” by John Zwemer and published as volume 11 of the Army of Northern Virgnia Series by Butternut and… (1180-180) Learn More »

BUST VIEW OF 1ST BATTALION SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRYMAN IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, BY GEORGE COOK OF CHARLESTON

BUST VIEW OF 1ST BATTALION SOUTH CAROLINA INFANTRYMAN IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES, BY GEORGE COOK OF CHARLESTON

Chest-up view of Robert Burdell sporting a heavy goatee and wearing the usual dark suit. Contrast and clarity are good as is the mount and paper which show only minor surface dirt from age and… (846-472) Learn More »

$236.00
Originally $295.00

FULL STANDING VIEW OF A YOUNG STAUNTON, VIRGINIA DANDY

FULL STANDING VIEW OF A YOUNG STAUNTON, VIRGINIA DANDY

CDV is of an unknown subject posed leaning against a balustrade in front of a painted backdrop of a home interior. The subject stands cross-legged wearing a dark civilian suit with calf-high boots,… (846-470) Learn More »

$68.00
Originally $85.00

WAIST-UP CDV OF MARYLAND CONFEDERATE GENERAL ARNOLD ELZEY

WAIST-UP CDV OF MARYLAND CONFEDERATE GENERAL ARNOLD ELZEY

Elzey is shown seated wearing a light-colored double-breasted frock coat with three large stars of a colonel on his collar. Clarity is good but the contrast is a bit light. Paper is good but the top… (846-434) Learn More »

$825.00
Originally $1,035.00

1866 PUBLISHED VIEW OF CONFEDERATE HERO GENERAL TURNER ASHBY

1866 PUBLISHED VIEW OF CONFEDERATE HERO GENERAL TURNER ASHBY

CDV is a litho/engraving bust-view of General Turner Ashby in Confederate uniform. Contrast and clarity are good. Paper and mount are the same. Bottom center of the mount bears 1866 publishing… (846-416) Learn More »

$975.00
Originally $1,215.00

NICE U.S. ARTILLERY FUSE POUCH

NICE U.S. ARTILLERY FUSE POUCH

The leather is in nice, smooth condition with a pleasing dark brown tone.  The latch tab is stitched to the underside of the flap.  This tab remains unbroken but well worn.  The outer flap is only… (490-6254) Learn More »

SCARCE .36 CALIBER TINFOIL CARTRIDGE BY ELEY, LONDON

SCARCE .36 CALIBER TINFOIL CARTRIDGE BY ELEY, LONDON

This is a very rare cartridge dating to before the Civil War. Made by Eley Brothers in London, this is a .36 caliber pistol cartridge with a tinfoil powder case. The cartridge was then packed in a… (1212-101) Learn More »

OUTSTANDINGLY CLEAR CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN ECHOLS BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER

OUTSTANDINGLY CLEAR CDV OF CONFEDERATE GENERAL JOHN ECHOLS BY RICHMOND PHOTOGRAPHER

Crystal clear vignette CDV of Echols in Confederate uniform. He is posed looking slightly left of the camera wearing a double-breasted frock coat with a colonel’s insignia on his collar. Contrast… (846-409) Learn More »

$1,800.00
Originally $2,250.00

INK SIGNED BUST VIEW OF VMI CADET WILLIAM H. KENNEDY JR. – PRESENT FOR THE CADETS’ FAMOUS CHARGE AT NEW MARKET – LATER INVOLVED IN A MURDER/SUICIDE

INK SIGNED BUST VIEW OF VMI CADET WILLIAM H. KENNEDY JR. – PRESENT FOR THE CADETS’ FAMOUS CHARGE AT NEW MARKET – LATER INVOLVED IN A MURDER/SUICIDE

CDV is a chest-up view of Kennedy wearing a dark civilian suit, white shirt and dark bowtie. Bottom of the image is signed in period ink “TRULY YOURS, W. M. KENNEDY.” Contrast and clarity are very… (846-405) Learn More »

$1,080.00
Originally $1,350.00

POST-WAR VIEW OF VMI CADET GAYLORD B. CLARK – PRESENT FOR THE CADETS’ FAMOUS CHARGE AT NEW MARKET

POST-WAR VIEW OF VMI CADET GAYLORD B. CLARK – PRESENT FOR THE CADETS’ FAMOUS CHARGE AT NEW MARKET

CDV is a chest-up view of Clark wearing a dark civilian suit, white shirt and dark bowtie. Contrast and clarity are excellent. Paper and mount are very good. Bottom of mount has the photographer’s… (846-404) Learn More »

$1,080.00
Originally $1,350.00

SIXTH-PLATE TINTYPE OF TWO SEATED FRIENDS - ONE ARMED WITH A HOLSTER

SIXTH-PLATE TINTYPE OF TWO SEATED FRIENDS - ONE ARMED WITH A HOLSTER

Image is of two men seated side by and both posed with their legs crossed. What makes this photo interesting is that the men have taken off their jackets and are posed in their shirts with their… (490-6145) Learn More »

97th PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN’S BADGE IN THE FORM OF A TENTH CORPS BADGE

97th PENNSYLVANIA VETERAN’S BADGE IN THE FORM OF A TENTH CORPS BADGE

This simple, plain-spoken two-piece badge is made of bronze patinaed brass, was worn by a veteran of the 97th Pennsylvania and bears the regiment’s dates of service in raised letters on the… (480-342) Learn More »

WORLD WAR TWO GERMAN SINGLE DECAL LUFTWAFFE HELMET

WORLD WAR TWO GERMAN SINGLE DECAL LUFTWAFFE HELMET

Helmet is the Model 1940 with a rolled edge and impressed air vents. Helmet is painted a dark gray color. The left side has the Luftwaffe decal which is 100% present. Exterior paint shows light wear… (1216-04) Learn More »

$1,400.00
ON HOLD

CONFEDERATE TWO-PIECE “TONGUE AND WREATH” BELT PLATE, FOUND BY JOHN DUGGAN

CONFEDERATE TWO-PIECE “TONGUE AND WREATH” BELT PLATE, FOUND BY JOHN DUGGAN

This is the epitome of a Confederate belt buckle. This “tongue and wreath” sword belt buckle was recovered long ago by John Duggan. In near perfect excavated condition; perhaps just slightly… (490-6335) Learn More »

$2,500.00
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WARTIME VIEW OF VMI PROFESSOR & CONFEDERATE OFFICER FRANCIS H. SMITH

WARTIME VIEW OF VMI PROFESSOR & CONFEDERATE OFFICER FRANCIS H. SMITH

CDV is a waist-up view of Smith wearing a dark civilian suit, white shirt and dark bowtie. Contrast and clarity are excellent. Paper and mount are also good. Mount corners show just the slightest… (846-403) Learn More »

$1,260.00
Originally $1,575.00

POST-WAR VIEW OF VMI CADET JOHN R. TRIPLETT – PRESENT FOR THE CADETS’ FAMOUS CHARGE AT NEW MARKET

POST-WAR VIEW OF VMI CADET JOHN R. TRIPLETT – PRESENT FOR THE CADETS’ FAMOUS CHARGE AT NEW MARKET

CDV is a waist-up view of Triplett wearing a dark civilian suit with black collar, white shirt and dark bowtie. Contrast and clarity are excellent. Paper and mount are very good. Bottom of mount has… (846-398) Learn More »

$1,400.00
Originally $1,755.00

VERY GOOD CONFEDERATE CAP BOX

VERY GOOD CONFEDERATE CAP BOX

This Confederate cap box shows the maker was imitating to some degree the US pattern that came into use in early 1862, having a contoured, one-piece cover with integral latch tab extension fastening… (1130-03) Learn More »

1769 DATED INVOICE SIGNED BY MOSES HAZEN

1769 DATED INVOICE SIGNED BY MOSES HAZEN

This is a folded invoice written in ink; readable except for understanding abbreviations. Paper slip measures 12.5" x 4.5". First entry is dated 1768 regarding "Dobie & Frobisher" with a final… (2023-3048) Learn More »

SCARCE MERRILL CARTRIDGE BOX

SCARCE MERRILL CARTRIDGE BOX

This is a scarce Merrill cartridge box supplied by the company to the US government along with its rifles and carbines during the Civil War. Paul Johnson believed they were delivered with all carbines… (490-5258) Learn More »

MILITIA RIFLEMAN’S KNIFE WITH A M1849 AMES MOUNTED RIFLEMAN’S BLADE MOUNTED AS A SHORT SWORD

MILITIA RIFLEMAN’S KNIFE WITH A M1849 AMES MOUNTED RIFLEMAN’S BLADE MOUNTED AS A SHORT SWORD

This knife uses a brass hilt in the form of the Model 1833 Short Sword and the blade of the Model 1849 Rifleman’s Knife. Just 1,000 of the latter weapons were supplied by Ames on contract with the… (1220-01) Learn More »

U.S. MODEL 1855 RIFLEMAN’S BELT AND BUCKLE WITH BAYONET FROG

U.S. MODEL 1855 RIFLEMAN’S BELT AND BUCKLE WITH BAYONET FROG

This scarce 1855 rifleman’s belt rig is in good condition and complete with its two-piece frame buckle, brass belt loops, and bayonet frog. Constructed of black leather, the belt is fitted at either… (1179-498) Learn More »

CONFEDERATE MOVABLE TONGUE, WISHBONE FRAME BUCKLE

CONFEDERATE MOVABLE TONGUE, WISHBONE FRAME BUCKLE

One of the more distinctive Confederate belt buckles is the frame pattern, which comes in several styles with fixed and movable tongues in different shapes and configurations. This is the classic… (766-1982) Learn More »

$1,850.00
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SILVER CONFEDERATE ID BADGE RECOVERED NEAR FALLING WATERS - GETTYSBURG POW

SILVER CONFEDERATE ID BADGE RECOVERED NEAR FALLING WATERS - GETTYSBURG POW

This silver badge is crescent shaped and meas. approx. 1.00 inch long. It is engraved around the edges with a linear decoration and engraved on its face is “SKIDS.” Reverse has the remains of a… (2024-29) Learn More »

FINE, ORIGINAL CAVALRY LINK STRAP

FINE, ORIGINAL CAVALRY LINK STRAP

This is a link strap of the type used by cavalry forces during the Civil War and on into the Indian Wars. These link straps were used to enable a dismounted rider to lead his horse. The trooper simply… (1179-436) Learn More »

PRE-CIVIL WAR MILITIA WAISTBELT

PRE-CIVIL WAR MILITIA WAISTBELT

This waist belt comes from the Texas Civil War Museum and is typical of prewar militia belts that often show up in early Civil War photographs of Confederate volunteers equipped by necessity with… (1179-609) Learn More »

GEM TYPE OF ARTILLERYMAN BT BALTIMORE PHOTOGRAPHER

GEM TYPE OF ARTILLERYMAN BT BALTIMORE PHOTOGRAPHER

Image is a gem type mounted on a CDV sized card with an oval frame on the front. The unidentified subject wears a light colored kepi with a dark crown and crossed cannon barrels on the front. He also… (2023-2941) Learn More »

STANDING VIEW CDV OF BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SCHENCK

STANDING VIEW CDV OF BRIGADIER GENERAL ROBERT SCHENCK

The general is posed standing by a column. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with black felt collar and cuffs. He also wears matching dark trousers. Visible on one shoulder is his shoulder… (410-845) Learn More »

THREE QUARTER STANDING VIEW OF GENERAL HENRY PRINCE

THREE QUARTER STANDING VIEW OF GENERAL HENRY PRINCE

CDV shows Prince in the classic Napoleonic pose with one hand behind his back and the other stuffed in his coat. He wears a dark double-breasted frock coat with a black felt collar and shoulder… (2023-2945) Learn More »

OUTSTANDING VIEW OF MARYLAND CONFEDERATE HARRY W. GILMOR BY A BALTIMORE PHOTOGRAPHER

OUTSTANDING VIEW OF MARYLAND CONFEDERATE HARRY W. GILMOR BY A BALTIMORE PHOTOGRAPHER

CDV is a full standing view of Harry W. Gilmor posed in left profile. He wears a light-colored double-breasted frock coat with a dark collar bearing the three horizontal bars of a captain. He also… (2023-2944) Learn More »

MATTHEW BRADY CDV OF CUSTER AS MAJOR GENERAL JANUARY 1865

MATTHEW BRADY CDV OF CUSTER AS MAJOR GENERAL JANUARY 1865

This is Katz #50 in his catalog study, “Custer in Photographs.” This was taken at the Brady studios on January 3, 1865, after the conclusion of the victorious 1864 Shenandoah Campaign and not long… (490-5571) Learn More »

$1,250.00
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PHILADELPHIA PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY COPY OF BRADY FEBRUARY 1864 CDV OF CUSTER

PHILADELPHIA PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPANY COPY OF BRADY FEBRUARY 1864 CDV OF CUSTER

This is one of a small group of photos Custer had taken at Brady’s Gallery in New York City on or about February 15, 1864, shortly after marrying Libbie Bacon in Michigan on February 9. Katz has… (490-5570) Learn More »

BRADY-ANTHONY CDV OF CUSTER- FEBRUARY 1864

BRADY-ANTHONY CDV OF CUSTER- FEBRUARY 1864

This is one of a small group of photos Custer had taken at Brady’s Gallery in New York City on or about February 15, 1864. Katz has numbered them K-28 to K-33, of which this is #29. Custer had… (490-5569) Learn More »

$1,150.00
ON HOLD

SMITH PATENT CAVALRY SECOND LIEUTENANT SHOULDER STRAPS

SMITH PATENT CAVALRY SECOND LIEUTENANT SHOULDER STRAPS

This is a very good condition set of Smith patent shoulder straps for a second lieutenant of cavalry, showing strong color to the yellow ground and good gilt left on the brass frame border, stamped to… (2023-3252) Learn More »

CIVIL WAR MUSICIAN’S GROUPING INCLUDING WARTIME IDENTIFICATION DISK, IDENTIFICATION SHIELD, AND FREEMANTLE ROTARY VALVE CORNET/VALVED BUGLE: JOHN J. WEAVER- 10th and 56th PA- AND CUTLER’S BRIGADE BAND 1861-1865

CIVIL WAR MUSICIAN’S GROUPING INCLUDING WARTIME IDENTIFICATION DISK, IDENTIFICATION SHIELD, AND FREEMANTLE ROTARY VALVE CORNET/VALVED BUGLE: JOHN J. WEAVER- 10th and 56th PA- AND CUTLER’S BRIGADE BAND 1861-1865

This wonderful grouping includes two wartime identification badges, a rotary valve cornet dating about 1864, along with his GAR membership badge and veteran’s id badge. To top it off, in addition to… (1179-420) Learn More »

CIVIL WAR COMMODORE’S UNDRESS FROCK COAT OF SILAS H. STRINGHAM, USN: LEADER OF THE FIRST COMBINED OPERATION OF THE UNION NAVY AND ARMY IN THE CIVIL WAR; VICTOR OF THE BATTLE OF HATTERAS INLET BATTERIES

CIVIL WAR COMMODORE’S UNDRESS FROCK COAT OF SILAS H. STRINGHAM, USN: LEADER OF THE FIRST COMBINED OPERATION OF THE UNION NAVY AND ARMY IN THE CIVIL WAR; VICTOR OF THE BATTLE OF HATTERAS INLET BATTERIES

Fought on Aug. 28-29, 1861, little more than a month after the Union defeat at Bull Run, the capture of Forts Hatteras and Clark on the outer banks helped restrict Confederate blockade running,… (1179-504) Learn More »


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MAMALUKE SABER MANUFACTURED IN ENGLAND

Manufactured: England  Maker: William Harvey  Year: 1840 - 1850  Model: Mameluke  Size: 30.25  Condition: VG Wonderful Mamaluke Saber manufactured in England.  Most likely for a British officer but possible it was imported to the US market. … (870-74). Learn More »

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