THE CIVIL WAR LIMBER CHEST AND ANTIQUES
RELICS
ALL DUG BATTLEFIELD RELICS HAVE BEEN RECOVERED FROM PRIVATE
PROPERTY WITH OWNERS PERMISSION

The items displayed here were dug by me on Sunday May 16th, 1993 at the Battle of the Wilderness. The radiograph in the lower right corner shows that the Enfield was loaded with two loads, one a Minnie and one a Williams Cleaner 3. Each grouping was found exactly as they appear and were all found in a 20 X 20 area. Note the number 84 that appeared on his hat is an officers number and not an enlistedman’s which goes to show you wore what they wanted or had at the time. Although I have dug many items through the years, this find has a special place in my heart and is not for sale.
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS LISTED BELOW IN RED WERE EXCAVATED BY MY WIFE AND I AT THE LOCATION OF PAYNES FARM BETWEEN 1989-1996. ALL ITEMS MARKED (P- WITH NUMBER) ARE MY RECORDINGS. |
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1114 |
(24) Fired Minies Marked With Letter "P" And Various Numbers |
$60.00 |
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1116 |
Nine Dropped Minies Marked With Letter "P" And Various Numbers |
$27.00 |
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1118 |
Six Fired .577 Cal. Confederate Gardners Marked With Letter "P" And Various Numbers |
$21.00 |
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1120 |
Three .69 Cal. Musket/Case Balls, One Revolving Rifle .58 Cal., One .58 Cal. Bulled Marked With Letter "P" And Various Numbers |
$14.00 |
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1122 |
One .577 Cal. Enfield With "P" Base – Marked P-108 |
$35.00 |
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1126 |
One Piece Of Fragment, Four Iron Case Shot, One Cannister Ball, Two Musket Caps, One Piece From Brass Musket Strap Hanger, And Piece Of Brass Jewelry Markings Not Visible |
SOLD |
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1405 |
(27) Flat and Asssorted Buttons Excavated By Me At Various Civil War Sites Most All Marked With My Recording Number |
$40.00 |
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0072 |
C.W. Confederate Tranter Revolver Found In Black Water, Virginia Cylinder Will Turn, All It Needs Is Some Oil, And The Trigger May Work As Well A Wonderful And Sought After Relic Of The War This Tranter Was The Very First Relic I Ever Purchased And Has Been In My Personal Collection Nigh Unto Too Many Years Handle Has Slight Gouges Out Of It I Try To Show As Many Photographs Of The Condition As I Could A Relic Tranter That Was In The Ground And Completely Rusted With No Handles, Etc., Would Be 700 - 800 Dollars |
SOLD |
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7125 |
.577 Cal. Enfield Bayonet Marked British Enfield Excellent Condition For A Dug Bayonet I Purchased This From A Dealer In The Petersburg Area Many Years Ago
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$140.00 |
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7130 |
.577 Cal. Enfield Bayonet Marked B.B.-61 For Big Black River Bridge Overall Nice Condition Except For Deterioration Of The Blade In Spots That Is Normal |
$125.00 |
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7137 |
.54 Cal. Austrian Lorentz Bayonet Is In Very Nice Condition Except Up Near The Point Which Is Still Very Solid It Is Marked By The Digger But I Cant Make Out Exactly What It Says Any Longer |
$145.00 |
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7149 |
.577 Cal. Enfield Bayonet Socket In Excellent Condition As Is The First 3 Of The Bayonet, However, Is Bent As You Can See In The Picture The Very Tip Is Broken Off This Bayonet Had To Have Taken A Hit And Could Possibly Be A Combat Struck However Mommy Told Me Not To Make Up Stories Marked C-32 For Chancellorsville I Still Think It Was Struck |
SOLD |
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7156 |
.577 Cal. Enfield Bayonet Marked Chancellorsville 1863 Overall Nice Solid Condition With Deterioration On Edges As Shown In Photos |
$140.00 |
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7162 |
.58 Cal. Springfield Bayonet Bayonet Marked As Follows 1855 Springfield Bayonet, Winticomack Creek Amelia County & Namozine Road May 8th, 1977 In Excellent Condition And Well Documented |
$155.00 |
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7221 |
.58 Cal. Springfield Bayonet Marked W-395 For Wilderness Very Nice Condition |
SOLD |
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7234 |
Spencer Casings With Part Pin Fire All Marked W- For Wilderness Pin Fires Are Not Often Found, Why? I Dont Know |
$35.00 |
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7263 |
2 Flintlock Plates Marked W-563 And 564 Both Found In The Wilderness Why This Late? I Dont Know The Old Story, They Were Using Everything They Could Find Could Be The Answer Poor Condition |
$20.00 |
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7265 |
One Iron Pothook? If You Look At The Picture It Sure Looks Like One Marked W- For Wilderness |
$15.00 |
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7267 |
2 Musket Wrenches Marked W-393 For Wilderness And One Is Not Readable |
$25.00 |
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7271 |
54 Cal. Austrian Musket Wrench Marked W-1 For Wilderness Nice Condition |
$40.00 |
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7287 |
2 Canteen Pulls Markings No Longer Readable, Wilderness |
$12.00 each |
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7307 |
Pocket Knife Bone A Very Unique Pocket Knife Which Includes Blades, Corkscrew, And Of All Things A Hatchet Lancet I Have Never Seen This Specific Pocket Knife Except In A Revolutionary War Relic Book This Is A Neat Find |
$50.00 |
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7311 |
44 Fired And Unfired Musket Caps Not Marked Wilderness If I Can Remember Right, A Bunch Of These Were Found In One Spot |
$80.00 |
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7313 |
Soldiers Boot Cleats Marked W-132, W-133, And W-134 For Wilderness Another Item Very Hard To Find Today - Two Left
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$20.00 each |
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7322 |
Musket Main Spring Vice Marked W-83 For Wilderness An Item That Was Once All Over The Place, Try And Find One Today |
$45.00 |
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7325 |
Colt Revolver Nipple Wrench Marked W-389 For Wilderness The Only One I Have Ever Excavated And It Is Considered Quite A Rarity To Do So This Would Be An Item They Would Hold Onto Tightly (Its Like Finding Hens Teeth At A Show) Has Never Been Electrolyzed But Is Solid |
$45.00 |
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7327 |
Confederate Lead Finial Marked W-79 For Wilderness Not Often Found Anymore |
$20.00 |
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7329 |
3 Brass Finials, 1 For A Cartridge Box All Three Are Marked W-, But In Some Cases Are Hard To Read, For Wilderness |
$8.00 each |
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7333 |
2 Leather Grommets Note Leather On W-385 Wilderness |
$10.00 each |
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7337 |
Brass Sword Bayonet Scabbard Tip Has Leather On The Inside Marked W-93 For Wilderness |
$45.00 |
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7339 |
4 Kepi Buckles Marked W-88, W-143, W-144, And W-567 For Wilderness |
$10.00 each |
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7342 |
Pewter Canteen Mouth Piece With Small Part Of The Canteen Attached Marked W-82 For Wilderness |
SOLD |
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7372 |
Confederate Lead Finial Marked C-330 For Chancellorsville |
$30.00 |
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7378 |
Two Brass Enfield Square Eared Stock Washers Marked C-26 For Chancellorsville |
$40.00 |
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7381 |
Part Brass Shoulder Scale Marked C-64 For Chancellorsville |
$35.00 |
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7387 |
Connecticut Cuff Button Scovill Extra With Shank - Location Unknown |
$20.00 |
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7389 |
7 1/4 Inches Of Confederate Richmond Arsenal Style Bayonet Marked C-264 For Chancellorsville |
$35.00 |
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8052 |
Confererate Spherical Fuse Marked C-33 For Chancellorsville With Part Of Paper Time Fuse |
$85.00 |
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8067 |
Federal Schenkl (Complete) Percussion Fuse Slight Hit On Top With Normal Marks Marked C-273 For Chancellorsville |
$85.00 |
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8061 |
Federal Schenkl (Top Section Blown Off) Marked C-10 F or Chancellorsville |
SOLD |
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8064 |
Federal Parrott Type Zinc Fuse Nice Condition Marked SC-18 For Salem Church |
$70.00 |
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8076 |
Combination, Folding Knife With Dug Pewter Spoon Sections Marked C-9-C-25 For Chancellorsville |
$150.00 |
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8083 |
Civilian Style Brass And White Metal Rosette Marked C-48 For Chancellorsville |
$25.00 |
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0065 |
Brass Enlisted Men's Spur Location Unknown |
$75.00 |
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0068 |
Brass Enlisted Men's Spur Recovered At Petersburg |
$80.00 |
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8086 |
Brass Enlisted Men's Spur Very Nice Marked C-8 For Chancellorsville |
$80.00 |
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8090 |
Brass Enlisted Men's Spur Marked (Neck Broken) Marked C-26 For Chancellorsville |
SOLD |
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