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THE CIVIL WAR LIMBER CHEST AND ANTIQUES

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Bullets – Dug & Non-Dug

 

ALL DUG BATTLEFIELD RELICS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM PRIVATE PROPERTY W/ OWNER’S PERMISSION

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2) .58 Cal. Minies that collided at the Battle of Mechanicsville (The 7 days)

It is the consensus of opinion, that both collided prior to entering a tree. Four

particles of wood lye in the cavity of one.  Found in the Beaver Dam creek in 1977.

(Not for sale)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

.58 Cal. Explosive U.S. Gardiner Recovered at Gettysburg – I purchased from the

Shields Museum Auction on November 16th 1985, lot #318.  Records show it was found

by a Mr. H. Smiley many years ago in the peach orchard.  (Not for sale)

 

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Number

Picture

Description

Price

2539

.69 Cal. Musket Ball – Recovery unk.

$2.00

 

2544

.69 Cal. Minie Ball – Recovery unk.

$5.00

2550

.58 Cal. Minie Ball – Recovery unk.

$2.25

2551

.54 Cal. Minie Ball – Recovery unk.

$3.00

2552

.54 Cal. C.S.A. Gardiner – Recovery unk.

$5.00

2553

.577 Cal. C.S.A. Gardiner – Recovery unk.

$4.50

2554

.52 Cal. Sharps MM #207 – Recovery unk.

$3.00

2555

.52 Cal. Sharps Tie Ring MM #187 – Recovery unk.

$8.00

2557

.54 Cal. Richmond Lab Sharps MM #464 – Recovery unk.

$10.00

2558

.577 Cal. Enfield Variant – Recovery unk.

$6.00

2559

.577 Cal. Enfield w/ 57 base mark – Recovery unk.

$8.00

2560

.577 Cal. Enfield w/ raised dot – Recovery unk.

$15.00

2561

.577 Cal. Enfield w/ box wood plug – Recovery unk.

$25.00

2563

.577 Cal. Enfield w/ “L” base – Beautiful mark – Recovery unk.

$25.00

2567

.58 Cal. Williams Cleaner type I MM #537 – Recovery unk.

$4.00

2568

.58 Cal. Williams Cleaner type II MM #538 – Recovery unk.

$6.00

2569

.58 Cal. Williams Cleaner type III MM #540 – Recovery unk.

$3.00

2570

.54 Cal. Burnside Carbine MM #119 – Recovery unk.

$4.00

2571

.52 Cal. Spencer Carbine MM #135 – Recovery unk.

$4.00

2572

.54 Cal. Merrill Carbine MM #138 – Recovery unk.

$8.00

2573

.54 Cal. Starr Carbine MM #53 – Has cut on one side – Recovery unk.

$3.00

2575

.51 Cal. Gallagher Carbine MM #442 – Recovery unk.

$12.00

2576

.69 Cal. Garibaldi MM #199 – Small slice – Recovery unk.

$50.00

2578

.69 Cal. Garibaldi MM #199 – Small bend – Recovery unk.

$70.00

2580

.69 Cal. Tower for Rifled Musket MM #213 – Rim has small layovers – (Dug – Non dug?) – Recovery unk.

$55.00

2582

.69 Cal. C.S. Gardiner MM #168 w/ Shallow cavity – Hit at base – Recovery unk.

$90.00

2586

.54 Cal. Sharps & Hankins MM #71 – Early model – Small hit

$50.00

2587

.54 Cal. C.S. Richmond Sharps MM #464 – Recovery unk.

$10.00

 

2588

.44 Cal. Henry Repeating Rifle MM #474 – Small hit one side – Recovery unk.

$9.00

2589

.54 Cal. C.S. Salvaged Lead MM #431 – Recovery unk.

$12.00

2590

.577 Cal. C.S. High base ring for Rifle MM #367

$20.00

2592

.577 Cal. C.S. Enfield pattern MM #350 – Very nice – Recovery unk.

$25.00

2594

.54 Cal. C.S. Kerr pattern for Sharpshooters Rifle MM #438 – Not seen to often – Recovery unk.

$75.00

2595

.36 Cal. Prescott Revolver MM #498 – Recovery unk.

$35.00

2596

.36 Cal. Colt Old pattern for Revolver MM #499 – Recovery unk.

$5.00

2597

.44 Cal. Colt Revolver MM #122 – Recovery unk.

$12.00

2598

.44 Cal. Colt Revolver Army MM # 480 – Very small hit – Recovery unk.

$4.00

2599

.44 Cal. Colt Dragoon MM #489 – Recovery unk.

$5.00

2600

.435 Cal. Tranter Revolver MM #92 – Recovery unk. – Non-Dug

$45.00

2601

.58 Cal. Pistol Carbine MM #352 – Very small hit by digger – Recovery unk.

$5.00

2603

.58 Cal. U.S. Gardiner Explosive MM #532 – Recovery unk.

$245.00

3978

.58 Cal. U.S. Gardiner Explosive MM #532 – Recovery unk.

$245.00

2605

.50 Cal. Smith Carbine MM #70 – Kelley’s Ford – Marked K.F. 30 – Very nice

$12.00

2606

.52 Cal. C.S. Wilkinson pattern for Rifle – Recovered North Anna - Marked NA – 12 – MM #110 – Very nice cond’t

$85.00

2607

.54 Cal. Sharps & Hankins Carbine – Early Model - MM #71 – Recovery Fredericksburg VA – Marked HAM. X Rd. J.T. – (X for Crossing) – Found by a close friend of mine many years ago – I asked him why Rd. on mark, “he don’t remember.” He’s older than me.  Should read HAM. X – Beautiful cond’t

$65.00

2608

.36 Cal. Savage Army Revolver MM #126 – Recovery Vicksburg (Yazzo River) – Marked Yr. 43 – My records show I dug w/ Mom-Sandy-Rick & Joe – Excellent cont’d

$25.00

2609

.44 Cal. Bartholow for Army Revolver MM #479 – Recovered Salem Church – Marked SC – 28 – Records show dug 3/15/96 – Excellent 

$15.00

2610

.58 Cal. Star base MM #33 – Recovery unk.

$12.00

2612

.58 Cal. C.S. Slug Ball MM #152 – Recovery unk.

$50.00

 

2614

.43-.44 Cal. Picket Type for Country Rifle – Non-Dug – Excellent cond’t – Similar to MM #18-19-20, many calibers seem to exist

$35.00

2616

.46 Cal. Picket Type MM #19 – Recovery unk.

$35.00

2617

.31 Cal. Picket Type for Country Rifle – Similar to MM #34 – Recovery unk.

$30.00

2619

.31 Cal. Colt Pattern for Revolver MM #503 – Non-Dug – Excellent – Recovery unk.

$10.00

2620

.36 Cal. Colt Old Pattern Colt MM #499 – Recovery unk.

$5.00

2621

.36 Cal. Remington Navy MM #197 – Supplement – Recovery Chancellorsville – Marked C-314 

$10.00

2623

.36 Cal. Foreign Mold for Revolver MM #497 – Very nice – Recovery unk.

$45.00

2624

.38 Cal. Foreign Mold for Revolver MM #497 – Recover unk.

$45.00

2699

Shaler Variant MM #521 – Recovery unk. – Color good, typical of Shaler dug in field – Took hits

$125.00

2700

Shaler Variant MM #520 – Recovery unk. – Very nice color, nice example

$145.00

3982

.58 Cal. U.S. Base MM #32 – Recovery Richmond, Petersburg Area

$60.00

 

 

 

Bullets in Wood

 

 

3679

Minie Ball in wood – 18 ½” high X 7” at the widest point adhered to wood plaque – Found by me on the Hoffman Farm, and so marked, which was a hospital site during and after the battle – This was found approximately a half mile away from the hospital itself on the same farm – Why a bullet in wood from a hospital site? Maybe they were practicing, I’m still confused

$200.00

3687

Bullet in wood – 11” high X 7” at the widest point adhered to wood plaque – Found by me on the Hoffman Farm, and so marked, which was a hospital site during the battle – This was found approximately a half mile away from the hospital itself on the same farm – Why a bullet in wood from a hospital site? Maybe they were practicing – Found in the exact same area as the one above – I replaced two small pieces of wood at the base of the ball – Otherwise it remains exactly as I found it

$175.00

 3797

 

Bullet in wood – 20 ½” X 3” – From my personal collection – Minie ball in fence rail – Tag attached to wood, reads : pc. of fence rail found by Aunt Jenny in 1914 on Mr. Tinsley’s Farm. A battle at Battle of Bethesda Church in the Civil War.

$225.00

3690

Bullet in wood, looks to be a minie – 3 ½” X 2 Ό” adhered to wood plaque – Recovery Battle of the Wilderness – Location on the field unk.

$70.00

3693

Bullet in wood – 2 Ό” X 15/16 adhered to wood plaque – Recovery Battle of Chancellorsville, U.S. fort area and marked accordingly

$80.00

3696

Bullet in wood – 3” X 1” adhered to wood plaque – Recovery Spotsylvania – Marked Spotsylvania 1864 near Block House Bridge (This marked on the bottom of plaque)

$80.00

3700

Bullet in wood – 2 ½” X 1 Ό” – Recovery Battle of Wilderness – marked on bottom of plaque Fdn at Parkers Store

$80.00

3704

Bullet in wood - .58 minie  2 Ό” X 3 Ό” – This has to be one of the nicest bullets in wood that I have ever dug or seen – Recovered Cold Harbor and marked accordingly – Bottom of plaque reads Cold Harbor, CH#9

$150.00

3707

7 of 200 .69 Cal. Musket Balls found on the Otto Farm at Antietam by me – I purposely squeezed together these musket balls in the original dirt and set them on moss and adhered them to the plaque – 20 of them I gave to the gentlemen that was hunting with me and the balance will come up for sale at a later date – You may note that it is indicated they are not for sale only because they appeared in my personal collection – There was a total of exactly 200 musket balls in one hole

$150.00

3711

1 1/8” X 7/8”– Purchased this from a dealer in Petersburg – Location unk.

$15.00

3717

1 Ό” X 7/8” – Purchased this from a dealer in Petersburg – Location unk.

$15.00

3722

1 1/8” X 7/8” – Enfield in wood – Purchased this from a dealer in Petersburg – Location unk.

$15.00

3725

2 1/2” X 1 Ό” – Minie in wood – Purchased this from a dealer in Petersburg – Location unk.

SOLD

3728

3 Ύ” X 1 Ό” – Minie in wood – Purchased this from a dealer in Petersburg – Location unk.

$45.00

3731

X 1” – Bullet in wood – Purchased this from a dealer in Petersburg – Location unk.

$35.00

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