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ITEM # N1130 Scarce Dug Confederate " Double Tongue " Frame Buckle. Super nice example
of this rare and hard to get buckle. Tongues move freely with no problems or repairs.
Great woods dug patina. Provenance uncertain however I do believe it to be a
Tennessee Campaign recovery. Reference; Confederate Buckles & Plates P.104 # 183.
$1795.00 B
ITEM # N1129 Dug Volunteer Maine Militia Belt Plate. Nice condition V.M.M. buckle with
attachment hook intact. Some flaking to the back how-ever a solid plate.
Provenance uncertain.
$995.00 B
ITEM # N1128 Dug US Enlisted Man's Belt Plate. Nice looking buckle and variant with
arrow hooks, dark patina and solid lead back. Accompanied with old tag
reading " Found in Field Near the Gettysburg, Pa Battlefield.
$450.00 B
ITEM # N1127 Shipwreck Recovered State of New York Belt Plate. Dragoon style variant and
harder to get example. These plates would have had the large Iron Wire Hook as you
can see by the photo. Buckle is a water recovery and appears to be in really nice condition
to most that I have seen. These plates have been found off the coast of South Carolina
and also, the James River. I believe this one to be a James River Recovery. Nice Example.
Reference: O'Donnell's Buckle Book # 535.
$495.00 B
ITEM # N1126 US Oval ' Maker Marked ' Cartridge Box Plate. Great looking plate in superb
non-dug condition with a full ' Boyd & Sons Boston ' stamp. Solid hooks and lead
filled back with untouched patina. Outstanding example.
$395.00 B
ITEM # N1125 US Oval ' Maker Marked ' Cartridge Box Plate. Solid condition box plate with hooks
intact and stamped ' J.I. Pittman. Nice non-excavated plate.
$375.00 B
ITEM # N1124 Dug Confederate " Gutter Back " Georgia Frame Buckle. Great example
with green wood's dug patina and no issues of any kind. Really nice plate
recovered Fredericksburg, Va.
$600.00
ITEM # N1123 Original Confederate States of America $5.00 Note. Condition
is poor however authentic currency of the American Civil War.
$15.00
ITEM # N1122 Dug US Navy 1 Piece. Early navy cuff and scarce in this small size.
Found ' Chickahominy Bluff Battlefield '. AMP / Boston BM.
$50.00 15mm
ITEM # N1121 Dug Confederate ' Gutter Back ' Georgia Frame Buckle. Solid example with
woods dug patina. The center bar is missing and appears to have been removed rather
than broken, not sure on the reasoning there. Nice plate found Fredericksburg, Va.
$400.00
ITEM # N1120 Dug Confederate Georgia Frame Buckle. Scarce large-size frame and heavy cast variant
with ' Wide Teeth '. great woods dug patina and no issues. Solid example of this scarce plate.
$750.00 B
ITEM # N1119 Dug Confederate ' Clipped Corner ' Belt Plate. Large classic early war sheet brass belt plate
in solid condition with green wood's dug patina. Buckle has the tongue intact however the
belt hooks are missing and likely why discarded. Easy to produce and at little expense. The
holes don't appear to be useful in a plate altercation and may have just been in the sheet brass.
$450.00 measures 68 x 92 mm B
ITEM # N1118 Dug' Triple ' Marked ' US Eagle Breast Plate for the Cartridge Box Sling.
Solid excavated breast plate, hooks are MIA however the back is marked
' Boyd & Sons / Boston US & T.J.Shepard '. Scarce Plate. B
$295.00
ITEM # N1117 Dug Non-Excavated 'Maker Marked ' US Eagle Breast Plate for the Cartridge Box Sling.
Flawless example of this scarce plate. Superb untouched patina, solid lead filled back and attachment
hooks intact. this plate has the scarce mark of J. I. Pittman B
$350.00
ITEM # N1115 Dug Rare US " Medium Size " Belt Plate. This is a rare variant of the US Belt Buckle.
Seldom seen plate with solid lead back, stud style hooks and overall solid condition.
Provenance uncertain however the few examples I have seen were Virginia finds.
This plate measure 46 x 78 mm. Reference American Military Belt Buckle, # 516.
$650.00
ITEM # N1114 State of New York Militia Belt Plate. Classic S.N.Y. belt buckle with untouched
patina, solid back with stud style hooks. Great non-dug example.
$850.00 B
ITEM # N1113 Dug Confederate Georgia Frame Buckle. CS variant and referred to as the
unmarked version of the ' McElroy & Hunt frame buckle. Dark untouched patina
and scarce belt plate without cracks, breaks or repairs. Measures 58 x 63 mm.
$695.00 B
ITEM # N1112 Dug US ' Triple Marked ' Eagle Breast Plate. Scarce dirt covered plate in as
dug condition with solid back, hooks and maker marked. Plate is stamped
W.H.Wilkenson / Springfield Mass, US and T.J.Shepard.
$350.00 B
ITEM # N1111 Dug Ohio Volunteer Militia Cartridge Box Plate. Classic OVM plate with
chocolate patina, solid lead back how-ever the attachment hooks are MIA.
As nice an example of this medium-size plate one can find.
$2100.00 B
ITEM # N1110 Non - Dug State of New York Cartridge Box Plate. Solid example with dark untouched
patina and no issues. Variant with thin lettering and war date production. Reference: Plates
and Buckles of the American Military by Sedney C. Kerksis. P. 136 #130. Great addition to
your thin letter SNY Belt Plate.
$695.00 B
ITEM # N1109 Non-Dug US 1826 Shoulder Belt Plate. Excellent example eagle plate in solid
condition and 'Triple Marked'. These plates may have been produced by Boyd & Sons.
Marked W.H.Wilkinson / Springfield Mass, US & T.J.Shepard.
$375.00 B
ITEM # N1118 Dug Confederate Georgia Frame Buckle. Standard frame variant and is the
smaller size in solid condition with no issues. Scarcer buckle in this small size.
These frames were simple standard issue belt plates. Excellent example of this harder
to find belt buckle. Great patina with no cracks, breaks or repairs. Measures 56 x 66 mm.
$695.00 HOLD B
ITEM # N1107 Dug Confederate Georgia Frame Buckle. Large-size standard frame is an excellent example
without issues of any kind. These were simple, practical general service buckles. Great
patina and condition. No Cracks, breaks or repairs. Buckle measures 64 x 74 mm.
$600.00 B
ITEM # N1106 Dug State of New York Belt Plate. Solid condition early stud hook buckle with
nice chocolate patina, solid lead filled back and attachment hooks intact. Fine
as can be recovered. Excellent example.
$795.00
ITEM # N1105 Dug US Dragoon ' Officer's Overcoat Button. Great looking eagle D button
with nice gold highlighting and no issues. Scarce button in this overcoat size.
Horstmann & Allien BM. 23mm
$125.00
ITEM # N1104 Dug Confederate 'Forked Tongue' Frame Buckle. Classic large-size buckle in great
condition without issues of any kind. also known as the ' Wish Bone' pattern. These
buckles were widely produced in a variety of sizes for the confederate army. No cracks,
breaks or repairs. Reference; Confederate Buckles & Plates P. 102 # 179
$825.00 B
ITEM # N1103 Dug Confederate 'Forked Tongue' Frame Buckle. Scarce medium-size frame
in great condition without problems of any kind. No cracks, breaks or repairs.
Dark patina and the look of a classic Mississippi Theater find.
$950.00 B
ITEM # N1102 Dug Confederate 'Forked Tongue' Frame Buckle. Rarest example of these buckles.
It is the smallest size and often called the "Baby or Cavalry Frame". This one is an excellent
example and again without issues. Great untouched patina. No Cracks, breaks or repairs.
$1350.00 B
ITEM # N1101 Dug US / CS Miscellaneous Items. Large relic group including
bullets, buttons, artillery, gun parts and other miscellaneous
items found on the 'Chickahominy Bluff battlefield.
SOLD
ITEM # N1100 Dug Confederate ' Clipped Corner ' Belt Plate. Early war sheet brass buckle
in great shape with smooth dark patina. Belt hook is intact however, the
bar is missing. Plate found Piedmont, Va camp.
$375.00
ITEM # N1099 US 1875 '5th Issue 50 Cent " Bob Hope " Note. Circulated condition.
$40.00
ITEM # N1098 Dug US Cartridge Box Plate. This one has a few service bumps and bruises with
attachment hooks intact. Solid plate found ' Chickahominy Bluff ' Battlefield.
$125.00
ITEM # N1097 Dug US NCO Plate. Fair condition plate showing signs of service wear and missing the
3 attachment hooks. Plate was recovered in the 1960s ' Chickahominy Bluff ' Battlefield.
$150.00
ITEM # N1096 Dug " Triple Marked " US Carbine Sling Buckle. Great looking buckle without
any issues and found many years ago on the ' Chickahominy Bluff ' Battlefield.
Buckle is stamped E.Gaylord Chicopee Mass. US & T.J.Shepard. Great example.
$225.00
ITEM # N1095 Dug US / CS Artilleryman's Hammer. These hammers were used by the
artillerymen to open artillery creates with a prybar on one end for the
removal of create packing. Fine example. Found Fredericksburg, Va.
$125.00
ITEM # N1094 C D V US General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick 1836 - 1881 (Cavalry).
Light Stain, good example.
$50.00
ITEM #N1093 Dug Confederate Import ' Snake Buckle '. Large 3-piece buckle
in great shape however, the belt keeper appears to be a marriage.
These buckles were often issued along with an Enfield Rifle.
$495.00
ITEM # N1092 Dug US Eagle Shoulder Belt Plate. Super condition maker marked plate with great patina,
solid hooks and full lead back. Found in the early days and has the scarce mark of J.I.Pittman.
$350.00
ITEM # N1091 Dug State of New York Belt Plate. SNY Buckle in solid condition with studs
intact however, missing hook. It appears to have been cleaned long ago as the
back surly looks to be an excavated example. Provenance uncertain.
$595.00
ITEM # N1090 Confederate Snake Buckle. This one is a non - excavated example in good
condition and appears to have seen service as one of the keepers have
been stretched due to usage. Nice example, keepers measure about 2".
Many of these 3-piece buckles were issued to the confederates with Enfield Rifles.
$350.00
ITEM # N1089 Dug 69 Cal. ' British Sea Service ' Bullet. Dropped condition bullet in
great shape. These are believed to be associated with Louisiana Troops.
$90.00 M&M # 291
ITEM # N1088 Dug US Cartridge Box Plate. Great patina, solid lead back and attachment
hooks intact. Found Chancellorsville Battlefield, Va. by Donald Hayden.
$175.00
ITEM # N1087 Dug ' United States Artillery ' Bridle Rosette. USA entwined artillery rosette
made of stamped brass with lead filled back and attachment wire intact. Great patina
and condition produced around 1863. Recovered near Chattanooga, TN.
SOLD
ITEM # N1086 Dug Confederate Polygonal 12lb Shell Frag Nose Section. In 1862 CS Col. John Mallet
designed a new type of ' Internally Segmented' exploding ball which used a Polygonal
Cavity inside. The ball produced twelve equal fragments in the shape of Diamonds
and Pentagons. Provenance uncertain however, most likely deep south.
SOLD
ITEM# N1085 Dug US / CS 6Lb Solid Shot Cannon Ball. Nice condition solid shot with
good metal and relatively smooth. Recovered near Richmond, Va.
$225.00
ITEM # N1084 " Burnside ". Solid condition non-dug Burnside Plate for the cartridge
box sling. These small 59mm plates are believed to have been produced
for the local Maine Militia Troops. This one would make a great addition
to your V.M.M. Cartridge Box Sling.
$350.00
ITEM # N1083 7mm Pinfire. Pair of cartridges for the 1858 Pinfire ' Lefaucheux Revolver.
$45.00
ITEM # N1081 Battle Log. Early War US 58 Cal. ' Williams Type 'l Cleaner Bullet in a large section
of wood which amazingly still has the Zinc Washer intact with the bullet. Excellent
example from Northern Virginia. Measures about 7" x 5".
$125.00
ITEM # N1080 Cased 6th Plate Tintype Image. Great looking image of a young Infantryman
in Blue and Double Armed sporting his appearing to be Enfield Musket with Fixed
Bayonet, Shoulder and Waist Belt Plates, Boxes and Fighting Knife in his belt.
Appears to have an Infantry Horn on his cap. Clean clear image. Case is in good
shape with Closer intact.
$350.00
ITEM # N1079 Dug US Rosette. Block style stamped brass US rosette in nice shape
with attachment wire intact however, most of the lead back is missing.
$45.00 33mm
ITEM # N1078 Dug Confederate Georgia Frame Buckle. Large size battle weary waist
belt plate with dark patina, solid condition without breaks or cracks. Appears
to be a stress bend to the bar. Provenance appears to be penciled on the buckle
however, hard to make out.
$495.00
ITEM # N1077 CDV US Major General John Pope 1822 - 1892
$75.00
ITEM # N1076 Dug US Militia Belt Plate. Solid condition eagle panel plate with dark patina,
no bends or cracks. Plate is missing the Bar however; the Tongue is intact. Dating
around 1850s and often found in civil war sites. Great excavated example.
Reference: O'Donnell & Campbells ' American Military Belt Plates ' P.254
$550.00
ITEM # N1075 Dug Socket Bayonet for the Austrian Lorenze Rifle. Great bayonet in really
nice shape with smooth metal, full length blade, lockring and screw intact.
Tag states Bayonet found Winchester, Va.
$125.00
ITEM # N1074 Dug US / CS Battlefield Bullets found Bermuda Hundred Va, campaign.
SOLD
ITEM # N1073 Dug US 54 Cal. Burnside Carbine Cartridge. Dug Cartridge in great shape.
$50.00 HOLD
ITEM # N1071 Dug US Cartridge Box Plate. Super nice plate with attachment hooks intact,
full lead back and solid condition. Chocolate patina and no issues.
Found Seven Days Fighting. Richmond National Battlefield, Va.
$225.00
ITEM # N1070 Dug Confederate Cast 'I' Coat Button. Solid condition button with
great patina and no issues. Found Dalton Georgia camps.
$150.00
ITEM # N1069 Dug US Eagle Breast Plate. Great shoulder sling plate in superb condition
with solid hooks, solid back and smooth. Found Fredericksburg, Va 1973.
$250.00
ITEM # N1066 Dug Confederate General Service Coat Button. Solid condition CSA button
with a nice chocolate patina and no issues. Found ' Seven Pines, Virginia.
Back mark ' Superior Quality '.
$350.00 23mm
ITEM # N1061 Semi-Relic Ames Artillery Saber. Artillery saber dating 1865 and appearing
to be an early pickup, missing a portion of the blade. Wood intact on the grip
however, the wire and wrap are missing. Great piece and will display nicely in your
weapons collection. Larry Hicklen says this one is a Middle Tennessee Barn Find.
$300.00
ITEM # N1060 Dug US Infantry Officer's Coat Button. Solid Eagle 'I' button
with gold highlighting and no issues.
$30.00 21mm
ITEM # N1059 Dug Confederate Cast 'I' Coat Button. Great looking 1 piece button with brown and
turquois patina, no issues and variant with wide 'I'. Dug in the CS Camps of Dalton, Ga.
$150.00 23mm
ITEM # N1058 Dug US 1826 NCO Eagle Breastplate. Great looking shoulder / Bayonet Belt
plate with mixed patina and attachment hooks intact. Found back in the early
days Orange Co, Va.
$350.00
ITEM # N1057 Dug US Carbine Sling Buckle. Nice cavalry carbine buckle with
dark patina and tongues that move freely, good example.
$90.00
ITEM # N1056 CDV ' US Lieutenant ' Ohio. Solid card complete with acrylic stand.
$75.00
ITEM # N1055 Dug US ' Burnside ' Eagle Shoulder Belt Plate. Solid plate with hooks
intact and full lead back. These smaller 59 mm plates are believed to have
been produced in 'Maine for their local statesman. Penciled on the back
reads ' Germanna Ford 1963.' US Grants crossing of the Rapidan.
$250.00
ITEM # N1054 Non-Excavated Officer's Sword Belt Plate. Great looking buckle with the Integral wreath,
1863 style tongue and pebbled background. Assembly number ' xxx11 ' has been engraved on
the bar. Excellent buckle for any collection.
$300.00
ITEM # N1052 Dug Confederate Polygonal 12lb Shell Frag. In 1862 CS Col. John Mallet
designed a new type of ' Internally Segmented' exploding ball which used
a Polygonal Cavity inside. The ball produced twelve equal fragments in
the shape of Diamonds and Pentagons. Provenance uncertain however,
most likely deep south.
SOLD
ITEM # N1051 Massachusetts 2 piece Coat Button. D. Evans & Co. Attleboro Mass.
Great example with blazing gold.
$65.00 23mm
ITEM # N1048 Dug Confederate 6lb 'Bormann Fused' Cannonball. Excellent CS ball that has smooth
metal with minor pitting and has a great mold seam. The fuse has been punched at #4.
Ball is inert. Found many years ago from the Shiloh Tennessee Battlefield.
$495.00 SOLD 400
ITEM # N1047 Dug Confederate Polygonal 6lb Shell Frag. In 1862 CS Col. John Mallet
designed a new type of ' Internally Segmented' exploding ball which used
a Polygonal Cavity inside. The ball produced twelve equal fragments in
the shape of Diamonds and Pentagons. Provenance uncertain however,
most likely deep south.
$30.00
ITEM # N1045 Dug US 1858 ' Jeff Davis ' Hat Insignia. Great looking insignia appearing
to have been broken when dug separating the Olive Branch and has sense been
glued back into place. Nice, excavated insignia for a great price.
$80.00
ITEM # N1044 37 Cal. Maynard Cartridge. Early war First Model Pointed Nose
Maynard in great condition.
$75.00
ITEM # N1042 Got Keeper! Dug Confederate Snake Buckle. CS import snake buckle
in good shape however, missing keeper. Appears to be a Trash Pit find. Buckle
found 'Duck River camps, Tennessee. Keeper measures 2".
$200.00
ITEM # N1041 Dug Confederate Infantryman's Coat Button. Cast 'I' in great shape
and no problems. Button recovered Dalton, Ga.
$150.00 23mm
ITEM # N1040 Combination Gun Wrench. Non - excavated tool for the 1841 Mississippi Rifle.
$65.00
ITEM # N1037 Dug Confederate Infantryman's Cast 'I' Coat Button. Great example without
issues of any kind. Button recovered Dalton, Ga.
$150.00 HOLD 23mm
ITEM # N1036 P-1853 Enfield Musket Socket Bayonet. Nice full-length 58 Cal. Bayonet with a light
finished blade measuring 21 1/2 with 25 overall. Ring and screw intact without issues.
These bayonets were imported in large numbers by the North & South during the war.
$125.00
ITEM # N1034 Dug Confederate 58 Cal. Gardner ' Blow Thru ' Rifle Bullet. Mostly
seen in CS bullets due to weak castings. When fired the bullet charge would
'Blow Thru' the end of the bullet. I believe this one is from Orange Co, Va.
$20.00 HOLD
ITEM # N1028 CDV Image Abraham Lincoln. 1809 - 1865. 16th US President
$85.00
ITEM # N1027 Dug Confederate ' Cast Pewter ' Infantryman's Coat Button. Good condition
variant with brass wire shank intact. This one was found Chickamauga, Ga.
$175.00 HOLD 23mm
ITEM # N1022 Dug Early Dragoons Cuff / Kepi Button. Great little
button with nice patina and no issues. Found Georgia.
$40.00 15mm
ITEM # N1021 CDV General George B. McClellan & Wife.
$75.00
ITEM # N1020 Authentic Civil War Springfield Musket Tumbler Punch.
Great non - excavated condition, nice addition to your musket.
$35.00
ITEM # N1017 Bardan's Sharpshooters. Nice Infantry Officer's ' Hard Rubber ' style coat button with an 'I' in the
shield representing Infantry. Superb example and for the Bardan's 1st & 2nd Sharpshooter Regiments.
' N. R. Co / Goodyear's P=T. 1851. BM.
$395.00
ITEM # N1016 Dug Confederate Infantryman's Cast 'I' Coat Button. Great button
with chocolate patina and no issues. Found Camps of Dalton Ga.
$150.00 23mm
ITEM # N831 Civil War Map Set. ' Jeremy Francis Gilmer Collection'. 100 Map set of Virginia counties
including several from other states North and South Carolinas, ect. Produced by the
Virginia Historical Society' many years ago and are all in good shape. Some may have light
edge tares however most are in great condition. Maps reveal Topographical features, Roads,
Railways and House Sites many with ownership. A must for the artifact's seeker.
$495.00 Maps measure 24" _ 36"
ITEM # N806 ' Trench Art ' Dug US Cartridge Box Plate that has been converted into a small
' Clipped Corner Plate. Likely done by one of the Confederate ' Siege ' Troopers
and is in great shape with hooks intact. Confederates would also reverse these on
there boxes to represent ' Southern Nation. 'Found long ago from the
Battle of Petersburg, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # N662 Dug US / CS '54 Cal. Austrian Lorenz Rifle Socket Bayonet. Full length
Blade in good shape with Socket & Screw intact. Nice dug bayonet
recovered Chancellorsville, Va Battlefield.
SOLD
ITEM # N674 Dug Confederate ' Standard ' Frame Buckle. Flawless example in great condition,
great patina and no issues of any kind. Found Northern, Virginia Campaign.
SOLD
ITEM # N750 Dug Confederate " Baby " Forked Tongue Frame Buckle. Often called the
Cavalryman's Buckle this one is in great shape with nice patina and problem
free. Tongue moves freely. Scarce variant found New Kent Co, Va.
SOLD
ITEM # N648 Dug Confederate D-Guard Bowie. Great looking Blacksmith made Bowie measuring 14 1/2 "
overall and a Hardwood grip measuring 4". Huge blade measuring 2 1/4" high and a typical
Confederate Clipped Point'. Early dig found many years ago along the Confederate Retreat
from Battle of Shiloh to Corinth, Miss.
SOLD
ITEM # N687 Dug Confederate " Richmond Arsenal " Cavalryman's Spur. Great condition
and patina. Troopers repair to the Rowel which has been replaced with
a rowel cut from an early US Large Cent. Found Spotsylvania, Va.
SOLD
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