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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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