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FEATURED ITEMS On this page we feature a bit of everything from the Civil War era and earlier. |
Excavated Confederate
Infantry Block I
Button, CS-181A $ 250.00 |
Excavated Confederate
Artillery Manuscript A Button, CS-105A |
Here are some of those "hard to find" books! |
20% Off Sale!!! Excavated Virginia Buttons! 20% Off Sale!!!! |
Excavated Virginia
1-Piece, VA-2 |
Excavated Virginia
1-Piece, VA-3 |
Excavated Virginia
1-Piece, VA-3 |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece,
VA-4 |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece, VA-4 |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece, VA-4Av |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece, VA-9 |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece, VA-13Av |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece, VA-13Av |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece, VA-15 |
Excavated Virginia Staff Cuff,
VA-18Av |
Excavated Virginia 2-Piece
Confederate Local, VA-22 |
War of 1812 Gorget |
Excavated Virginia
1-Piece, VA-1 GOLD with Double Stamped Backmark!! |
EXCAVATED 1-PIECE
VIRGINIA BUTTON, VA-2 Backmark: Young Smith & Co. / New York. Coat size: 23mm. Solid shank and good detail! Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. Reduced Price! $ 175.00 |
EXCAVATED GEORGIA LOCAL STATE SEAL CUFF BUTTON, GA-2Av Backmark: W.G. Mintzer / Phild. Cuff size: 15mm. Solid button, no dings, with good detail and perfect shank. Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. $ 150.00 |
EXCAVATED REGULATION
COMPANY LETTERS Approximately 1" tall, stamped brass Company letters, mostly perfect though attachment loops are gone. Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. Your Choice $ 65.00 each |
EXCAVATED REGIMENT
NUMBERS Approximately 1" tall, stamped brass Regiment numbers, the 4 has some edge nibbles, but the rest are mostly perfect.... attachment loops are gone. Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. Your Choice $ 65.00 each |
EXCAVATED "US"
BRIDLE ROSETTE Approximately 1-1/4" diameter, stamped brass, lead filled rosette with no bends or repairs. All four attachment wires are still intact. Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. $ 65.00 |
EXCAVATED COMPANY
LETTER "L" Approximately 1" wide x 1-1/16" tall and perfect with no loops. These are very rare since few regiments had more than 10 companies, so an "L" (or an "M" for that matter) was rarely needed. Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. $ 250.00 |
EXCAVATED "JEFF
DAVIS" HAT INSIGNIA Very nice, with no bends or repairs. There is a little flaw near the eagle's left claw that shows up in the photos, but is hard to see in person. Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. $ 185.00 |
EXCAVATED SOUTH CAROLINA CUFF BUTTON Backmark: Can't read it! Cuff size: 16mm. Nice gold and no dents or dings! Dug in Fauquier County, Virginia. $ 95.00 |
Out of print, but
we have one! AMERICAN MILITARY BELT PLATES by Michael J. O’Donnell and J. Duncan Campbell Hard cover with no dust jacket; 616 pages including an index. Cover measures approximately 11 ¼ by 9 inches. Black and white photographs. Condition is pretty much like new. Over 1000 buckles and plates from the Revolutionary War on up through the Spanish-American War are pictured front and back, covering 1776 through 1910. To add to the informational value of this great work, there are many period images of soldiers wearing various buckles and plates discussed in this volume! $ 125.00 |
EXCAVATED NEW YORK STATE
SEAL, NY-30 $ 25.00 H-47 |
EXCAVATED HAT LETTER "M" Approximately 1-1/8" x 1-1/4" stamped brass. No attachment wires, but the letter is perfect!| This is the hardest hat letter to find! $ 395.00 |
EXCAVATED SADDLE
SHIELD |
EXCAVATED CIVIL WAR BULLET
MOLD |
EXCAVATED PATRIOTIC EAGLE HAT
PIN |
EXCAVATED PAIR OF
EPAULETTES |
EXCAVATED "HR" or "RH"
HAT PINS |
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10 SECOND 1863 |
10 SECOND 1864 |
12 SECOND 1863 SOLD!! |
15 SECOND 1863 |
15 SECOND 1864 |
FRANKFORD
ARSENAL PAPER TIME FUZE PACKAGES Complete and in excellent condition, these packages contain the time fuses for artillery rounds. These would have been inserted just before firing, with the time selected to ensure that the round exploded in the right location for maximum effect. Times are printed on the color coded package along with instructions for removing the fuze from the pack. Reduced Price! $ 75.00 each, Your Choice |
EXCAVATED S.
ISAACS & CAMPBELL KNAPSACK HOOK Nice, greenish patina dug at the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia. $ 65.00 |
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SHIELD Nice, brownish patina. $ 65.00 |
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DRAGOON OFFICER'S BUTTON 23mm Coat size. Backmark: Horstmann & Allien / NY Pretty much perfect! $ 75.00 |
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EXCAVATED UNION
CAVALRY OFFICER'S BUTTON 23mm Coat size. Backmark: Extra/ Quality Tons of gold gilt surrounding the eagle and the "I". Dug at Chancellorsville in Virginia. $ 60.00 On Hold! |
INDIAN WARS CAVALRY CROSSED SABER INSIGNIA These are just like their Civil War counterparts, except they are a bit smaller at about 2-3/4" wide x 1-3/8" overall. Perfect, unused condition! SOLD!!! |
MARYLAND STATE SEAL BUTTON, MD-11B or Tice
MD-200B1 Backmark: Waterbury Button Co. / Extra. 23mm coat size. Perfect condition with nice gilt. $ 225.00 (am) |
CATHEDRAL PICKLE BOTTLE WITH LABEL |
CONFEDERATE
COAT SIZE STAFF OFFICER'S BUTTON, CS-7 Backmark: W. Dowler / Superior Quality Nice condition with lots of gold! $ 550.00 |
CONFEDERATE COAT
SIZE ARTILLERY
BUTTON, CS-101 Backmark: HT&B Manchester Perfect condition! $ 395.00 |
CONFEDERATE COAT
SIZE ARTILLERY
BUTTON, CS-117 Tin Back, Confederate Local! Really nice condition with some of the tinning on the iron back still showing! $ 350.00 |
CONFEDERATE COAT
SIZE INFANTRY
BUTTON, CS-171 Perfect condition face with two little manufacturing defects on the back rim. $ 250.00 |