For Sale: An original Civil War Confederate cap box. This cap box has a large, rectangular, scalloped outer flap and lead finial on the bottom. It is very similar to the Baton Rouge Arsenal production cap box featured on page 197 of Echoes of Glory: Arms and Equipment of the Confederacy. Most...
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I recently bought this cap box at an estate sale. It appears to be Confederate and looks very similar to a Baton Rouge Arsenal production in that it has the lead finial and two belt loops once hand stitched to the back. It also has the large, scalloped top flap. Is there any way to confirm...
For Sale: An original Model 1842 Springfield musket dated 1848. These muskets were used on both sides during the Civil War. This musket shows signs of heavy usage. There is pitting around the bolster and rear of the barrel from firing where sparks splattered fulminate over the metal. The stock...
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Here are some relics I found today near Kennesaw Mountain. The spent lead looks like it came from a pistol. However, I am unsure as to what type. Can anyone tell me what type of cannon ball this shell fragment may have come off of?
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Eddie
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Here are some buttons I found today in Big Shanty, Georgia. Does anyone know what they are? The one with the steam engine train on the front looks kind of interesting. The back is covered in concreted dirt. I am still trying to clean it off. Does anyone know what the American Union button...
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I found these pig iron bars in my mother's friend's backyard in Cahaba, Alabama (near Birmingham). Her property backs up to the old iron works that was burned by Wilson's Raiders in 1864. The W.S. McE stands for the owner Wallace Scott McElwain. These bars would have been loaded onto wagons...
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I found this button a while back. It has a Civil War era back mark according to Tice's button book, but I cannot figure out what the "BP" could stand for. Does anyone know?
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Eddie