ni302/  Two for one SALE!

'RARE' Confederate 3" Bourreleted (the raised rings) Read Bolt w/ Brass Sabot & 3" Hotchkiss Nose

$495.00

Couple of nice shells from Liberty Gap just outside of Bell Buckle, TN. . The C.S. Read Shell had the drive in wood plug fuse adapter and is definitely early war. The later war production had the Copper Adapter fuse. The Hotchkiss Nose shell was found by a good friend Jason Pilkington. These shells are un cleaned but are disarmed. They show considerable pitting but with proper cleaning they will be slick as the top of my head. 

ni301/ 1/2 Scale Fully Functional Civil War Cannon (Replica)

$2675.00

This cannon was built by a local man and is fully functional. It has a 55" long steel barrel with a 1 1/2 " or 40 mm bore. The wheel height measures 39 " tall and has a wheel span of 48". It has the oil bucket and ram rods. This cannon weighs around 450 pounds. It is very well made and looks as good as any original at the price you would pay for a small Confederate Egg Style Buckle. It is approximately 30 years old.

ni300/ Confederate ( Block I ) Button

$69.00

Good solid C.S. Infantry button with nice chocolate patina and nice solid rim. The iron back is solid as can be w/ shank still present. Has a very small flee size push in the I on this button but does not cause any uncomforting distractions. Found in Hoover's Gap

ni299/ Federal Sword Belt Plate

$140.00 ***SOLD*** B.A

This was a bonus for the diggers digging out a trash and fire pit in a confederate camp near Wartrace, TN. After digging several square nails, charred glass and a few underwear buttons and porcelain buttons this popped out of the side of the pit. You can see a small hole in the plate where the silver wreath melted in the fire but still has good detail!

ni298/ U.S. Cartridge Box Plate

$145.00

This box plate has nice visual appeal to it with a lustrous chocolate patina with nice rim and no dents or nicks. The lead back is complete with both wire loops . After I purchased this from the digger with a group of other relics I noticed that one belt loop has been replaced and reattached (BUT) it is still one nice relic from Stones River! I am selling this at my cost.

ni297/ Badge Grouping

$99.00

These three badges were found in Shelbyville, Tn. One on the left is an Nashville, TN Centennial Exposition (1897), the second one is a Annual Tournament picturing  a bicycle rider (probably a bike race). And the third one is an Centennial Celebration in Nashville, TN. picturing the Tennessee State Seal but is very worn and hard to make out.  These are a nice collection of post Civil War badges showing life moving on after Reconstruction years in the south!

ni296/ 1864 U.S. Infantry Belt Rig

$999.00

Nice pliable leather on all accoutrement's with moderate crazing with no tears in the leather. The belt loops on the cartridge box and cap box are very sturdy. The maker marks are stamped in the belt, cartridge box and cap box. They are not very legible except for the cap box which is very clear. The cartridge box is missing it's tin inserts. The belt plate is the spear type attachment hooks and is a very beautiful plate. The 58 cal. bayonet is in good condition with very light pitting and comes in a nice leather scabbard. This is a married belt rig but they are happy together and makes a loving family that wants to stay together for years!!

ni294/ Masonic Grouping ( Knights of Pythias )

$125.00

Here you have a nice Watch Fob on ribbon and leather strap which reads 44th session Grand Lodge - Columbus, Ohio-June 1913. On the back of fob it reads The supreme lodge, Knights of Pythias Insurance Department, Indianapolis, U.S.A. On the badge it has the name Wm. F. Price. Also you have a large lapel pin. Most all members of this organization were Civil War vets. These items are in excellent condition and rarely seen come up on the market.

ni292/ Rhode Island State Seal (22mm) Coat Button

$70.00

Nice non-dug RI 7 Civil War Rhode Island state seal uniform button in excellent condition, loaded with gold guilt and stand-up shank with no pushes. Has the R&W Robinson/Mass. Back Mark.

ni290/ Beautiful (U.S. Breast Plate)

$189.00

This breast plate fresh out of the Murfreesboro, TN area has one killer chocolate patina and no damage to the face and rim and also has both stand up iron loops on the back but does have just a slight amount of lead loss. About 90 % lead remaining. They don't get any better than this for a plate coming out of the ground these days!!

ni285/ Two South Carolina State Seal Buttons

$ 345.00

These are two nice South Carolina (23mm) coat size buttons found at Stones River in Murfreesboro, TN. The one on the left is the ~SC14~ w/ the initials S.C. on lined field a Horstmann&Allien/NY b/m. And the button on the right is a rarer ~SC13~ with the Wm. H. Smith/NY b/m. They both are loaded with silver guilt and has both shanks intact. They both have a small push to the face but does not take any of the beauty from these buttons. Great price for both of these buttons. The S.C.13 list for $300.00 to $500.00 alone!!

ni281/ Bullet Struck (Heart Pine) Battle of Chickamauga

$185.00

Rare piece of History from the Chickamauga woods where some intense fighting took place bullets and grape shot littered the woods with most of them getting lodged in trees. Here's a nice solid piece of Heart Pine 28" long X 6" wide and about three inches deep with what appears to be a 58 or 69 cal. Minie Ball. This is ready for display and can be cherished for years.

ni279/ Butternut covered smooth sided Canteen

$225.00

Smooth sided Canteen with good condition Butternut cover that is complete and the stitching is still in good condition. Missing is the bottom shoulder strap sleeve and the cork stopper has deteriated with age and crumbled away. It has the iron water spout instead of the pewter normally seen.

ni278/ Relics from Snyder's Bluff ( Vicksburg, MS.)

$225.00

This is a package deal of relics from Snider's Bluff in Vicksburg, MS. and consist of some super nice dug artifacts. You have a nice pair of iron stirrups, rare iron Smith Carbine bullet mold, Springfield (58)cal. Bayonet, Large Four pound solid shot (grape shot), One pound grape shot, and a nice Marine button with loads of gold quilting and no pushes or rim damage ~ Scovills & Co./Superfine  B/M - no shank.

ni271/ Rare counterfeit 1857 Half Dollar

$75.00

OK, here's a rare piece found in one of Confederate Cavalry Gen. Joe Wheelers camps near the Duck River Lines in Shelbyville, TN. Someone may have been fooled with this counterfeited 1857 fifty cent piece made of pewter but the the last owner punched three holes in this one to keep it from happening again. This was a common occurrence in the war torn south, but very few have survived.

ni268/ French Model 1842/ 69 caliber Musket

$995.00

This 1842 French Musket was rated by the U. S. Ordnance department as third-class weapon-serviceable but substandard arm. The 1842 was originally manufactured as a 69 cal. smoothbore and later board to a 70 and 71 cal. and rifled them. Some 25,000 of these French weapons, imported by Herman Boker & Company of New York, a large supplier of foreign arms, were sold to the U. S. government.  

This French 1842 pictured is bored to a 70 cal. rifled musket and is in near mint condition. Nice wood stock and all the hardware is just superb. The barrel has its original plating and can be loaded and fired today. This is absolutely all original and you want find a nicer one anywhere.

ni263/ U.S. Breast Plate

$140.00

Fresh out of the North Alabama soil. This beautiful breast plate has a super nice green patina. No rim damage or lead loss although the iron attachment loops have decade over time. It has a small dimple above the beak where the iron loop has deteriated. This is in excellent condition to be dug this day and time. Dug by a friend in Alabama the legendary Eric Wilson!

ni252/ Confederate Droop Wing Eagle Officer Button (cs22)

$175.00

This was dug in one of Patrick Claiborne confederate TEXAS camps near Wartrace, TN. Has a nice smooth chocolate/brown patina with no pushes or rim damage. The back is perfect except for the missing shank. This eagle is proud- you can see his bulging breast from across the county line.

ni243/ 1864 Ames Cavalry Saber

$OLD

All original 1864 Ames Cavalry Saber in good condition the brass has attic aged patina has the original wire and wrap on handle. The 1864 date is visible but the 4 is faint but legible. The blade is not pitted or has any noticeable nicks. Scabbard is in good condition with the "been there" rattle dings bent into the scabbard. The leather washer is still intact on the blade.

ni238/ M1855 Rifled Enfield Musket

$1295.00

Nice 1855 British Enfield with nice visible rifling W/ long-range site. This one had the soldiers personal touch added to this one. He trimmed the side stock down for chin comfort and modified the front site for accuracy. A skilled Southern boy was fairly accurate at 1100 yards with this 577 cal. Enfield.  All metal has smooth aged patina with no pitting. The wood stock is in good condition. All markings very legible.

ni228/ Virginia State Seal Sword Belt Plate 1857-1861

$ 4500.00

Here's one nice non-dug Virginia State Seal sword belt plate. This has been blessed by Steve Mullinax (the buckle guru). This measures 51X88 mm and is cast brass. The tongue is brazed on and plate is bench marked 22. It has a nice aged patina and has the initials A.D. scratched on the back. The Keeper fits plate and patina matches but is not bench marked.  Sword belt plate displays Virginia's coat of arms. It usually accompanied an Ames sword and an accoutrement set supplied by Emerson Gaylord of Chicopee, Mass. There were approximately 4,000 of these plates issued.