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VERY SCARCE SWAN CONTRACT VIRGINIA MILITIA REGIMENTALLY MARKED MUSKET, CIRCA 1799: COMPANY C, 54th REGIMENT, NORFOLK BOROUGH

VERY SCARCE SWAN CONTRACT VIRGINIA MILITIA REGIMENTALLY MARKED MUSKET, CIRCA 1799: COMPANY C, 54th REGIMENT, NORFOLK BOROUGH

This musket follows the general lines of a British Short Land Pattern musket, but bears no British maker, ordnance, or proof marks. The lock is a two-screw lock with gooseneck hammer, rounded pan and… (1000-0255) Learn More »

$6,000.00
Originally $7,500.00

AUSTRIAN MODEL 1867 WERNDL BAYONET WITH SCABBARD

AUSTRIAN MODEL 1867 WERNDL BAYONET WITH SCABBARD

The drawn bayonet meas. approx. 28.25 inches long from point to pommel. The bright blade meas. 23.00 inches with a 15.00 inch unstopped central fuller. One side of the ricasso bears the Austrian crest… (490-4163) Learn More »

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER LETTER - COLONEL JOHN B. BEALL, 19TH GEORGIA INFANTRY

CONFEDERATE SOLDIER LETTER - COLONEL JOHN B. BEALL, 19TH GEORGIA INFANTRY

Addressed to “My Darling” 7 pp. in ink on unlined paper, 5” x 8. Exhibits fold-marks, else VG plus. A native of Carroll County, GA. John B. Beall lived a varied life as soldier, lawyer, poet,… (1189-91) Learn More »

NATHAN STARR US NAVAL CUTLASS WITH RACK NUMBER

NATHAN STARR US NAVAL CUTLASS WITH RACK NUMBER

Starr contracted for 2,000 of these cutlasses 21 August 1826 and delivered them by June 1827, when they were inspected by Elisha Tobey. Scabbards were apparently specified after the signing of the… (2023-2677) Learn More »

$1,935.00
Originally $2,150.00

LARGE GROUP OF ITEMS FROM OHIO’S BRIGADIER GENERAL ABRAM PIATT – COMMANDER OF THE PIATT ZOUAVES

LARGE GROUP OF ITEMS FROM OHIO’S BRIGADIER GENERAL ABRAM PIATT – COMMANDER OF THE PIATT ZOUAVES

Abram S. Piatt was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2, 1821.  He was educated at the Athenaeum and at Kinmount Academy in Cincinnati, and then engaged in farming in the Macacheek Valley.  He began to… (1179-178) Learn More »

QUARTER-PLATE AMBROTYPE AND TWO LETTERS OF CONFEDERATE OFFICER RUNNELS DAVIS, WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THIRD WINCHESTER

QUARTER-PLATE AMBROTYPE AND TWO LETTERS OF CONFEDERATE OFFICER RUNNELS DAVIS, WHO DIED OF WOUNDS RECEIVED AT THIRD WINCHESTER

Runnels Davis was born June 1, 1835. He was the first-born son of Alfred Ward Grayson Davis who was a roommate and third cousin, once removed, of future Confederate President Jefferson Davis at West… (846-521) Learn More »

$1,575.00
Originally $1,750.00

SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF “DOCTOR AMISS” EX-BILL TURNER COLLECTION

SIXTH PLATE AMBROTYPE OF “DOCTOR AMISS” EX-BILL TURNER COLLECTION

This very clear ambrotype shows a young man in officer’s uniform at left with his arm draped protectively behind a younger girl on the right. He wears an 1839 pattern forage cap and an officer’s… (1138-1897) Learn More »

$1,800.00
Originally $2,250.00

PRE-WAR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE – R ICHMOND/NEW YORK , w/COVER

PRE-WAR BUSINESS CORRESPONDENCE – RICHMOND/NEW YORK , w/COVER

Dated “Richmond 4th September 1860.” Cover address: ”WRW Cameron / New York. Addressed to “WRW Cameron Dear Sir” One page in ink on light-blue lined stationery, 7.5” x 10.  Exhibits… (1054-2258) Learn More »

$45.00
Originally $65.00

1840s ARMED MILITIA MAN WITH COCKADE AND “JG” HAT INSIGNIA

1840s ARMED MILITIA MAN WITH COCKADE AND “JG” HAT INSIGNIA

This sixth plate daguerreotype dates to the early or mid-1840s, having a simple octagonal mat and glass with no frame or “preserver.” It is also housed in simple leatherette cast with embossed… (1138-1929) Learn More »

$760.00
Originally $950.00

SELECTION OF CIVIL WAR BRASS HAT LETTERS AND NUMBERS

SELECTION OF CIVIL WAR BRASS HAT LETTERS AND NUMBERS

These were worn on soldier’s hats and caps to designate their specific Company or Regiment. Stamped brass, large size are approximately 1” tall; small size approximately 0.75” tall. They… (2023-) Learn More »

THE DAILY DELTA—NEW ORLEANS—APRIL 5, 1861

THE DAILY DELTA—NEW ORLEANS—APRIL 5, 1861

Vol. XVI—No. 24. 8pp., 20 x 16.5”, six columns. Exhibits light chipping along left margin. Else VG plus & entirely legible. The Daily Delta was one of a handful of papers being published in… (145-115) Learn More »

$100.00
Originally $125.00

AUGUST 1911 YARD LONG PHOTO OF ROCHESTER NEW YORK GAR VETERANS

AUGUST 1911 YARD LONG PHOTO OF ROCHESTER NEW YORK GAR VETERANS

Image shows approx. 80 GAR veterans lined up in a street most likely in Rochester, New York. At center of the group is a GAR banner that is difficult to read due to the angle the photo was taken from.… (2023-1949) Learn More »

THE DAILY [NEW ORLEANS] DELTA, MARCH 15, 1861

THE DAILY [NEW ORLEANS] DELTA, MARCH 15, 1861

Vol. XVI—No. 109. 8 pp., 16 x 22”, six columns. Pages detached, Exhibits slight yellowing & couple of neat tape repairs. Else VG & entirely legible. By mid-March, Louisiana had seceded… (145-105) Learn More »

$100.00
Originally $125.00

ENGRAVED GOLD 20th CONNECTICUT REGIMENTAL BADGE WITH BATTLE HONORS OF LT. OLIVER TAYLOR DOOLITTLE

ENGRAVED GOLD 20th CONNECTICUT REGIMENTAL BADGE WITH BATTLE HONORS OF LT. OLIVER TAYLOR DOOLITTLE

This is a beautiful gold, engraved and identified regimental badge of the 20th Connecticut, which fought in the Army of the Potomac and Army of the Cumberland, seeing action at Chancellorsville,… (622-434) Learn More »

ANESTHESIA HISTORY ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTERS [1982-1995]

ANESTHESIA HISTORY ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTERS [1982-1995]

Published by Watson Publishing International 1966.  Various paginations [approx. 400pp.] Green Glazed cloth, measuring 9.25 x 11.25, with gilt cover and spine lettering.  Near mint.  [jp]… (804-582) Learn More »

$37.50
Originally $75.00

“IF WE ARE STRIKING FOR PENNSYLVANIA”: THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC MARCH TO GETTYSBURG – VOLUME 2: JUNE 23 – 30, 1863

“IF WE ARE STRIKING FOR PENNSYLVANIA”: THE ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA AND THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC MARCH TO GETTYSBURG – VOLUME 2: JUNE 23 – 30, 1863

Mingus, Sr., Scott L. and Eric J. Wittenberg. Savas Beatie, May 2023.  Hardcover w/dustjacket; 24 maps, 75 images, 432 pp. Award-winning authors Scott L. Mingus Sr. and Eric J. Wittenberg are back… (ST501217) Learn More »

UNION CAVALRY GENERAL WILLIAM WELLS’ FIELD BLOUSE: MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GETTYSBURG WHERE HE RODE IN THE LEAD OF FARNSWORTH’S CHARGE; BRIGADE COMMANDER UNDER CUSTER; BLOUSE ACTUALLY WORN IN ONE OF HIS PHOTOS

UNION CAVALRY GENERAL WILLIAM WELLS’ FIELD BLOUSE: MEDAL OF HONOR FOR GETTYSBURG WHERE HE RODE IN THE LEAD OF FARNSWORTH’S CHARGE; BRIGADE COMMANDER UNDER CUSTER; BLOUSE ACTUALLY WORN IN ONE OF HIS PHOTOS

This coat is the epitome of a Civil War Union general’s field uniform, a blouse following the popular sack coat pattern of the period, looking somewhat like an enlisted man’s fatigue blouse and… (1179-281) Learn More »

U.S. 1834 OFFICER’S SWORD OF MAJOR R.M. KIRBY U.S. ARMY WITH 6th PLATE AMBROTYPE BY REES OF SON JOSEPH L.S. KIRBY AS C.S. ARMY 2nd LIEUTENANT WITH THIS VERY SWORD, PART OF AN EXTENSIVE FAMILY ARCHIVE

U.S. 1834 OFFICER’S SWORD OF MAJOR R.M. KIRBY U.S. ARMY WITH 6th PLATE AMBROTYPE BY REES OF SON JOSEPH L.S. KIRBY AS C.S. ARMY 2nd LIEUTENANT WITH THIS VERY SWORD, PART OF AN EXTENSIVE FAMILY ARCHIVE

This substantial archive descended in the family of Joseph Lee Smith Kirby (4 Nov. 1841- 28 July 1933,) who left West Point to join the Confederate Army in 1861 and was among the last to surrender in… (870-310) Learn More »

$23,750.00
Originally $31,500.00

THE ONLY KNOWN WIDMANN 1840 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABER: DATED 1844

THE ONLY KNOWN WIDMANN 1840 CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABER: DATED 1844

This is a unique opportunity to acquire a one-of-a-kind U.S. cavalry officer’s saber. Frederick W. Widmann emigrated to the U.S. in 1816 and set up business in Philadelphia as a die-sinker and… (870-279) Learn More »

$10,125.00
Originally $13,500.00

MISSOURI CONFEDERATE FROCK COAT, SASH, CS SWORD BELT, AND HOLSTER, OF MAJOR WILLIAM F. HAINES, WITH FAMILY ARCHIVE OF PHOTOS & PAPERS: SHILOH, VICKSBURG, AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH SHERMAN FOR SURRENDER OF GEN. L.S. BAKER’S COMMAND IN APRIL 1865

MISSOURI CONFEDERATE FROCK COAT, SASH, CS SWORD BELT, AND HOLSTER, OF MAJOR WILLIAM F. HAINES, WITH FAMILY ARCHIVE OF PHOTOS & PAPERS: SHILOH, VICKSBURG, AND NEGOTIATIONS WITH SHERMAN FOR SURRENDER OF GEN. L.S. BAKER’S COMMAND IN APRIL 1865

This beautiful, identified Confederate major’s coat, sash, sword belt, sash, and holster, once in the Texas Civil War Museum, comes with two brown ink notes that were pinned to it, one reading:… (1179-277) Learn More »


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CONFEDERATE GENERAL LUNSFORD LINDSAY LOMAX AS A WEST POINT CADET IN DAGUERREOTYPE BY ANSON CA. 1854/55, EX-BILL TURNER COLLECTION

Formerly in the collection of Virginia collector and dealer Bill Turner this ninth plate cased daguerreotype by Rufus Anson of New York City is extremely clear, nicely cased, has a mat showing the photographer’s name and address, and shows later… (1138-1905). Learn More »

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