Z456     6lb. Canister Round Starter Kit

Description: Here is a very nice starter kit for someone who would like to reconstruct a 6lb. canister round. This group includes a layer (7 balls) and a base plate. All parts are original and have already been somewhat cleaned.

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $125.00 Sale Pending!

Z450     Civil War Period Clay Pipe

Description: Nicely molded clay pipe from Mississippi. This one has a great design. A small read would have been inserted in the base to use as a stem. This example is great and doesn't have any chips or dings.

Recovered: Hinds County, Mississippi

Price: $30.00

Z377     Civil War Era Ginger Beer Bottle

Description: Here is a  very nice excavated "Ginger Beer" bottle. This one is in excellent shape and doesn't have any chips, cracks, or repairs. This is one of many styles that were manufactured during the American Civil War. This one shows crude manufacturing and has a few bubbles in the glaze. These are constantly turning up in campsites and period dumps all over the east. This would accent any Civil War collection and would be a great gift for the history enthusiast.

Measures: 3" x 8"

Recovered: Unknown

Reference: Crouch Artifacts Page 27

Price: $25.00 SOLD

Z370     Excavated Open Pontil Aqua Inkwell

Description: Here is a very nice excavated pontiled inkwell. This is the type that is commonly excavated out of camps, latrines, and hut sites. This one is in excellent condition and could use a good cleaning. The pontil mark is pronounced and there isn't a single crack or chip in the entire piece. This would good in a camp display or sitting next to your confederate diary.

Measures: 2" x 2.25"

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $65.00 SOLD

Z368     Excavated 19th Century Clay Pipes

Description: Nice collection of clay pipes that are in very nice condition. Pipe "A" is the common clay pipe that took an insert for the stem. Pipe "B" has a tree pattern with the branches removed. Pipe "C" has a picture of two men boxing each other. Pipe "D" has a picture of two men. All of these pipes are your typical size but "C", and "D" still have a large portion of the stem attached.

Recovered: Hinds County, Mississippi

Price: A: SOLD   B: $15.00  C: $15.00   D: $15.00

Z367     Excavated Enfield "Tower" Buttplate

Description: Nice excavated iron buttplate for an Enfield "Tower" musket. We dig a lot of the brass buttplates around here but the iron version is a little scarcer is this part of the East.

Measures: 5" x 2.5"

Recovered: Champion Hill 1980's

Price: $30.00

Z361    Group of Excavated Eagle Buttons

Description: Nice grouping of excavated eagle buttons.

Price: $50.00

Z359     Rare Excavated E.D. Seely Musket Capper

Description: Here is a rare gun accoutrement that you rarely ever see. This was produced by Edgar D. Seely. Both of the interior channels will slide out. One of them has to be coaxed but the other moves freely and still has a cap stuck in it. I can almost guarantee that you won't find a better dug example out there. This one was dug in the 1970's near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia. More information will be given to the buyer. There is a little information on these in an article in the NSTCW magazine, Vol. 34 No. 2 on page 58. These were issued to the troops of the 116th New York Infantry for field trials.

Measures: 7.75" x .75"

Marked: E.D. SEELY PAT'D OCT. 29, 1861 / MADE BY S.E.&J.H. ROOT BRISTOL CT.

Recovered: Harper's Ferry, West Virginia Area

Price: $325.00

Z358     Excavated Combination Knife/Spoon Utensil

Description: Nice excavated knife and spoon combination eating utensil. This would look great in a personal effects display.

Measures: 4.5" long

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $30.00

Z354     Excavated Iron Cartridge Box Loops

Description: Here is a relic that you just don't see that often. Most of the time these loops are inside of the lead or they are rusted beyond recognition.

Recovered: Cold Harbor, Va. John Graham Collection

Price: $20.00

Z353     Excavated Carpet Bag

Description: Here is a relic that you just don't see everyday. There are a ton of pieces of these excavated from campsites but you would have to find an untouched camp today to dig one of these. This one has the side bars and the interior brace bar. If you like personal relics this one is for you. These pieces are 100 times rarer than your common US plate!

Recovered: US Camp in Stafford, Virginia. Ex. John Graham Collection

Price: $125.00

Z351     Copper Artillery Friction Primers

Description: Nice grouping of unused friction primers. These were used to fire the cannon through the breech.

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $25.00 each or $60.00 for all.

Z348     .577 Augusta Arsenal Bullet from the Arsenal Cache

Description: Here is a nice little display. These bullets were recovered many years ago at the site of the Augusta Arsenal in Georgia. Some of them still have wadded paper from the original cartridges stuck to them. This would make an excellent gift and is guaranteed to be Confederate. The bullet will come in a 3" x 4" riker case with a matted interior. We have several in stock.

Recovered: Augusta Georgia

Price: $15.00

Z319     Excavated Shoulder Scale

Description: Here is an excellent dug shoulder scale. The attachment bar on the back is missing as is usual on dug examples. The solder just can't hold up to the elements! This one has an outstanding patina. There is one tiny dent on the under part of the cup. These are becoming increasingly difficult to excavate anymore.

Measures: 6.5" x 4"

Recovered: Unknown

Reference: Howard R. Crouch, "Civil War Artifacts: A Guide for the Historian" Pg. 174

Price: $75.00

Z312     Small Regimental No. 1

Description: Nice excavated regimental number with the loop still on the back.

Measures: 17.3mm x 10mm

Recovered: Wilmington NC Area

Price: $50.00

Z279     Reconstructed .54 Burnside Cartridge

Description: .54 burnside cartridge that has been repaired. There was a lot of damage to the neck.

Recovered: Vicksburg Mississippe

Reference: TT#89

Price: $20.00

Z214    Large Group of Melted Sharps Carbine Bullets

Description: This is a very nice example of a blob of melted lead. It would look great as a paperweight on any desk. You can clearly see remnants of 6-8 sharps carbine bullets. This would look great in any civil war bullet collection or sitting on your office desk.

Measures: 2.5" x 2.5"

Recovered: Chancellorsville, Virginia

Price: $60.00

Z205     Excavated Confederate Richmond Musket Tool

Description: Here is the classic Confederate gun tool. This one has the socket on one end and two screwdrivers on the other. This one is still in great shape and has been cleaned. It is getting harder to find these in decent shape.

Measures: 3.5"

Recovered: Unknown

Reference: Howard Crouch "Civil War Artifacts" Pg. 97

Price: $80.00

Z201     Federal Style "U.S" Bit Boss

Description: Here is a very nice excavated US bit boss. Two of these were attached to the model 1895 curb bit. There would have been one on each side near the cheek area of the horse's head. This example has the stippled background and the square period between the "U" and the "S." This example is in great shape and isn't bent. It has a pleasing brown patina and would make an excellent addition to any excavated relic collection.

Measures: 2" x 1.25

Recovered: Unknown

Reference: Howard Crouch "Civil War Artifacts" Pg. 130

Price: $50.00

Z200     Small Excavated Camp Axe

Description: Here is a very nice excavated hatchet. This type is small and shows some use.

Measures: 5" x 3"

Recovered: James River Area 97th Pennsylvania Camp

Price: $35.00

Z192     ID Disc of Philip Farley Co. E. 2nd Regiment New York Fire Zouaves (73rd New York Infantry)

Description: Here is a pewter ID disc with nicely toned silver plate. This one was excavated from the Point of Rocks area and has a few chips but is stable. This unit is a little harder to find. This soldier is listed in the Civil War database but no further research has been done.

Front Reads: "George Washington / Born February 22, 1752"

Reverse Reads: "Philip Farley Co. E. 2d. Reg. N.Y.F.Z. War of 1861 N.Y. City"

Disc Type: Pewter with silver plate / Washington's Birthday War of 1861

Recovered: Point of Rocks, Maryland

Reference: Stahl & Maier "Identification Discs of Union Soldiers in the Civil War" Pg. 44

Price: $695.00

Z181     Mint Condition .58 Johnston & Dow Skin Cartridge

Description: These cartridges were manufactured by Algernon K. Johnston and Lorenzo Dow in New York. They were waterproof and could withstand the weather making them extremely efficient and easy to use. They are typically recovered from mid to late war site in our area. These cartridges were manufactured using pig intestine. They are extremely hard to dig intact. The fact that these cartridges are recovered in this condition proves that the waterproof method worked quite well. You probably wouldn't dig one of these today in this condition as they are becoming extremely difficult to find intact.

Measures: 2"

Recovered: Cold Harbor, Virginia

Price: $60.00

Z114     Brass Decorative Heel Plate

Description: Here is a nice crude cast brass heel plate. This one comes out of a collection of relics from the Wilmington area. The left side is heavily worn.

Measures: 2" x 1.75"

Recovered: North Carolina Coast

Price: $30.00

Z100     Model 1859 Spur

Description: Excavated  model 1859 cavalry spur with the foliate neck design. One spur branch is missing and is probably the reason this spur was discarded. The main body of the spur is bent out of shape as well.

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $35.00

Z89     Excavated Musket Hammers from Mississippi Battlefields

Description: Here are two very nice excavated musket hammers. The one on the left appears to be from and earlier musket and may be from a Model 1842. The hammer on the right appears to be from a Springfield.

Recovered: Left: Bovina MS near Big Black River Right: Vicksburg Mississippi

Reference: Howard Crouch, "Civil War Artifacts: A Guide for the Historian" Pg.

Price Left: $20.00

Price Right: $20.00

Z60     Group of Relics From Federal Point

Description: Here is a nice grouping of relics. The knapsack hook and the sword hanger are from the Federal Point Area. The button and the small buckle are from the Wilmington Area. This is an interesting sword hanger. This style was riveted directly to the leather on the belt instead of hanging from a D ring on the side. A similar type is found on Robert E. Lee's belt rig. 

Recovered: Federal Point

Price: $30.00

Z15     Lot of Six Civil War Relics

Description: Nice lot of American Civil War Relics. This lot includes a bayonet scabbard tip, four ornately carved bullets, and one "57" cavity Enfield bullet with the plug. All of these were dug near Fort Anderson.

Recovered: Near Fort Anderson North Carolina.

Price: $40.00