Stones River Trading Company

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UPDATED 03/10/10
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UP559.         MODEL 1851 OFFICER'S SWORD BELT PLATE IN GREAT SHAPE, FACE HAS GOOD DETAIL WITH WEAR
                     ON THE HI SPOTS LETTING US KNOW IT WAS USED, IS THE OFFICER'S MODEL WITH THE CAST ON
                     WREATH, THE REVERSE HAS THE MID -SIZE TONGUE WHICH LETS US KNOW THIS WAS PRODUCED
                     MID-WAR, HAS SEVERAL ROMAN NUMERALS ON THE TOP BAR OF THE BELT LOOP, DISPLAYS WELL
                                                                                                          $335.00

M485.           CARBINE SNAP SWIVEL IN GOOD CONDITION, HAS MUCH OF THE ORIGINAL BRIGHT FINISH SHOWING
                      BUT HAS BEGUN TO BROWN, IT'S ONLY FLAW IS THE RETURN SPRING IS BROKE, IT STILL HOLDS
                      TIGHT IN THE CLOSED POSITION,  DISPLAYS GREAT
                                                                                                             $65.00

A441.           THREE INCH HOTCHKISS NOSE IN GREAT SHAPE, THIS SHELL WAS THE RARER STYLE WITH A
                     PERCUSSION FUSE SO IT DOES NOT HAVE FLAME GROOVES, THE IRON IS IN SUPER CONDITION,
                     SMOOTH WITH VIRTUALLY NO PITTING, HALF OF THE BRASS FUSE CAP IS BROKE OFF, YOU CAN
                     SEE PART OF THE PERCUSSION FUSE DOWN IN THE SHELL, GREAT EXAMPLE
                                                                                $145.00

DR1233.       SPRINGFIELD LOCK PLATE WITH HAMMER, THIS WAS FOUND ON THE BANKS OF THE TENNESSEE
                     RIVER NEAR SHILOH, IT IS STABLE AND STRONG BUT HAS HEAVY CRUSTING, IT WAS AN EARLY
                     FIND AND THE DIGGER COATED IT, I BELIEVE IT WOULD CLEAN UP AND LOOK A LOT BETTER
                                                                                                                                       $45.00

DR1232.       FEDERAL PICKET PIN, IRON HAS SOME PITTING BUT IS STRONG AND STABLE, MISSING THE FIGURE
                     EIGHT RING AT THE TOP, 11.5" LONG, THIS WAS FOUND IN ONE OF THE NUMEROUS CAVALRY CAMPS
                     IN SW TENNESSEE THAT WERE GUARDING THE RAILROAD TRESTLES
                                                                                                            $65.00

M484.          EARLY EAGLE SHAKO HAT PLATE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, BEAUTIFUL HAT PLATE THAT WILL
                    ADD A SPLASH OF COLOR TO YOUR COLLECTION, STAMPED BRASS PLATE WITH GREAT DETAIL
                                                                                                                                       $135.00

L271.           PISTOL CARTRIDGE BOX IN GOOD CONDITION, THE OUTER FLAP HAS A LOT OF FINISH LOSS, OTHER-
                    WISE IT IS IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, PLIABLE LEATHER WITH STRONG STITCHING
                                                                                                             $95.00

CS227.        OVAL C S "ROPE BORDER" BELT PLATE IN GREAT CONDITION, THIS PLATE WAS AMAZINGLY DUG
                    WITH ALL THREE SCRAP BRASS HOOKS STILL FIRMLY ATTACHED, HAS SUPER STRONG LETTERS
                     YOU CAN READ ACROSS THE ROOM, SMOOTH LIGHT BROWN PATINA, THE ONLY FLAW WITH THIS
                     PLATE IS WHEN DUG THERE WAS A SMALL V PIECE BROKE OFF AT THE TOP RIM BETWEEN THE
                     LETTERS, THE PIECE WAS IN THE HOLE AND HAS BEEN REATTACHED BY ROBERT MCDANIELS, DUG
                     IN MISSISSIPPI, ON OF THE FINEST C S OVALS I'VE SEEN IN A LONG TIME
                                                                                  $2,750.00

L270.           EARLY REGULATION CAP BOX IN GREAT SHAPE, THE LEATHER IS VERY STRONG AND PLIABLE WITH
                    ONLY VERY LIGHT CRAZING, IS THE EARLY STYLE WITH THE LARGER SQUARED OUTER FLAP AND NO
                    RIVETS IN THE BELT LOOPS, ALL STITCHING IS TIGHT, THE LAMB'S WOOL HAS BEEN REMOVED BUT
                    STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL VENT PICK, VERY NICE BOX
                                                                                                               $175.00

UP558.        U S / ALLEGHENY ARSENAL MARKED MODEL 1851 SWORD BELT PLATE WITH KEEPER IN VERY GOOD
                    CONDITION, ALLEGHENY ARSENAL MADE THESE PLATES BETWEEN 1853 - 1861, THIS PLATE SHOWS
                    WEAR ON THE HIGH POINTS LETTING US KNOW IT SAW EXTENDED USE, THE FACE HAS GOOD DETAIL
                    AND THE APPLIED SILVER WREATH, THE MARK ON THE REVERSE IS CLEARER THAN MOST I'VE SEEN,
                    THE U S IS NOT VERY CRISP, MARK IS MUCH SHARPER IN PERSON THAN THE PIC SHOWS, THE KEEPER
                    IS BENCHMARKED 842 AND HAS A "X" ON EITHER SIDE OF THE TONGUE SLOT, THIS PLATE IS FROM
                    THE AWARD WINNING COLLECTION OF AL LYONS AND IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A VERY SCARCE
                    BUCKLE
                                                                                     $695.00

F494.           MODEL 1861 U.S. PERCUSSION RIFLE-MUSKET, THIS WAS THE PRIMARY LONG ARM OF THE CIVIL WAR
                    AND EVERY COLLECTION SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE, THIS WEAPON WAS MADE BY
                    NORWICH ARMS CO. OF NORWICH, CONNECTICUT, IT IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, THE METAL HAS
                    MUCH OF ITS ORIGINAL BRIGHT FINISH STILL SHOWING BUT HAS BEGUN TO BROWN, THE METAL IS 
                    SMOOTH AND PIT FREE EXCEPT FOR SOME VERY SLIGHT TEXTURING ON THE TOP OF THE LOCK AND
                    AROUND THE BOLSTER FROM FIRING FLASH, THE WALNUT STOCK IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH
                    ONLY MINIMAL SMALL USAGE DINGS, ORIGINAL RAMROD, BORE IS CLEAN WITH GOOD RIFLING, THE
                    ACTION IS STRONG AND FUNCTIONS PERFECTLY, HAS BOTH SLING SWIVELS, CLEAR MARKINGS,
                    OVERALL THIS IS AN UPPER MID-GRADE WEAPON THAT YOU WILL BE PROUD TO DISPLAY
                   
                                                                                                               HOLD

DR1230.       CAVALRY SABER POMMEL CAP, EACH SIDE HAS BEEN PUSHED INWARD, GREENISH-BROWN PATINA,
                     STILL HAS A SMALL PIECE OF THE TANG AND THE WOOD GRIP INSIDE, HAS A CRUDE LOOK LIKE
                     MOST OF THE CONFEDERATE SABERS, NICE RELIC
                                                                                                                $55.00

DR1227.      RICHMOND STYLE SPUR, THIS SPUR WOULD BE ABOUT AS NICE AS THEY COME EXCEPT IT HAS A
                    CRACK IN ONE LEG THAT IS NEARLY A COMPLETE BREAK, NICE TANNISH-GREEN PATINA, THE IRON
                    ROWEL IS IN GREAT CONDITION, DISPLAYS GREAT
                                                         $195.00

UP557.         FEDERAL SHOULDER OR BREAST PLATE IN GREAT CONDITION, FACE HAS GREAT DETAIL TO THE
                     EAGLE AND NO NICKS OR DINGS, THE REVERSE HAS FULL LEAD AND REMNANTS OF THE HOOKS,
                     THIS PLATE WAS DUG MANY YEARS AGO AND HASN'T HAD ANYTHING DONE TO IT BUT RINSING
                     THE DIRT OFF, BEAUTIFUL PLATE
                                                                                                                                         $165.00

EW398.       MODEL 1840 AMES NCO SWORD AND SCABBARD IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, THE BLADE IS NICK
                    FREE AND RETAINS APPROX. 90+% OF ITS ORIGINAL BRIGHT FINISH WITH SOME SLIGHT SCATTERED
                    PEPPERING, THE RICASSO IS STAMPED WITH A CLEAR AMES ON SCROLL ADDRESS, AND THE OBVERSE
                    IS STAMPED US / CSL / 1864, CSL WAS MAJOR CHARLES S. LOWELL, THE BRASS HILT IS IN EXCELLENT
                    SHAPE AND THE BLADE FITS TIGHTLY WITH NO WIGGLE, HAS THE DOUBLE CLAMSHELL GUARD, THE
                    HILT HAS BEEN CLEANED AT SOME TIME BUT NOT BAD, THE LEATHER SCABBARD IS IN GREAT SHAPE
                    WITH VIRTUALLY NO CRAZING, IT DOES HAVE A COUPLE OF WEAK SPOTS BUT NOTHING IN DANGER
                    OF BREAKING, BRASS THROAT AND DRAG, THE THROAT IS MISSING THE TWO LITTLE BRADS THAT
                    HOLD IT IN PLACE BUT IT FITS THE SCABBARD SNUGLY, GREAT EXAMPLE BY THE COUNTRY'S MOST
                    PROLIFIC MAKER 
                   
                                                                                                                                            $385.00

M483.           SCREW ON STYLE SPUR IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THIS IS THE STYLE THAT HAD A SPEAR POINT
                     THAT DROVE INTO THE BACK OF THE TROOPER'S BOOT HEEL THEN TWO MORE SPEAR POINTS THAT
                     SCREWED INTO THE SIDES OF THE HEEL, THESE WERE PRIVATE PURCHASE SPURS TYPICALLY WORN
                     BY WELL TO DO OFFICERS
                              $135.00

DR1225.      ONE OF THE FINEST CONFEDERATE C ROSETTES YOU WILL EVER SEE, THIS WONDERFUL RELIC WAS
                    DUG MANY YEARS AGO AT CHARLESTON, SC AND IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, IT HAS AN EVEN
                    MEDIUM BROWN PATINA, NONE OF THE EDGE SERIFS ARE DAMAGED, HAS THE TINIEST PUSH LEFT
                    CENTER OF THE C MENTIONED FOR EXACTNESS, THE REVERSE HAS CLEAR SOLDER MARKS WHERE IT
                    WAS ATTACHED TO THE C S OFFICER'S BIT, THE PICTURES DON'T COME CLOSE TO DOING THIS PIECE
                     JUSTICE, IT HAS ALSO BEEN PHOTOGRAPHED TO BE FEATURED IN AN UPCOMING BOOK ON SOUTH
                    CAROLINA RELICS, WILL BE A CENTER PIECE IN ANY CS COLLECTION
                                                                                                            $1,295.00

DR1223.      FEDERAL SADDLE SHIELD IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, DUG IN THE SHILOH AREA
                                                                                                                                         $35.00

DR1221.       ONE OF THE RAREST FEDERAL CAVALRY BIT BOSSES TO FIND, THIS IS THE STYLE WITH A LARGE
                     OUTER C WITH AN ENTWINED U S IN THE CENTER, THIS WAS RECOVERED IN WARRENTON, VA
                     AND IS JUST AS DUG WITH ONLY THE DIRT BEING RINSED OFF, IS IN PERFECT SHAPE EXCEPT FOR
                     THE UPPER ATTACHMENT LOOP HAS A SMALL PIECE OF THE RIM MISSING, I CAN'T RECALL THE
                     LAST TIME I SAW ONE OF THESE OFFERED FOR SALE
                                                                                                           $245.00

F489.            VERY NICE BOOT OR POCKET PISTOL IN GREAT SHAPE, THE METAL HAS ITS ORIGINAL BRIGHT
                     FINISH, HAS A VERY CLEAR LIEGE PROOF MARK, 3.5" APPROX. .44 CALIBER BARREL, THE ONE
                     PIECE WOOD GRIPS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE ONLY DRAWBACK TO THIS WEAPON
                     IS THE ACTION DOESN'T FUNCTION, ONE OF THE BEST LOOKING POCKET PISTOLS I'VE SEEN IN
                     A LONG TIME, DISPLAYS GREAT
                        $195.00

DR1219.       ARTILLERY HAT INSIGNIA IN GREAT CONDITION, THIS WAS DUG SEVERAL YEARS AGO FROM A
                     TRASH PIT AT A CAMP NEAR SHILOH, IS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND FREE OF ANY DENTS, THE
                     SURFACE DOES SHOW SLIGHT GROUND ACTION, THE REVERSE HAS REMNANTS OF TWO OF THE
                     WIRE ATTACHING LOOPS
                                                                                                                                  $195.00

 
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