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Gettysburg Relics: Newly listed Items R-21 through R-25 are items I purchased from a Gettysburg local back in the early 70's. He had recovered these items (plus others I have) from his own 10 acre parcel of land located across from the Gettysburg Airport approximately three miles east of the town square off the Chambersburg Pike.
R-51
UNKNOWN SABER BAYONET - Typical brass grip and 20+" blade. Keeper insert clip is missing and blade is quite pitted as would be expected. Brass has rich dark brown patina. No evidence of markings but appears to have had gold paint at one time (perhaps an early pick-up & placed in a GAR Hall).  Recovered in Virginia - exact place unknown.
$ 245.
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R-50
COMPLETE 3 PIECE RECOVERED SHALER BULLET - One of the more famous Civil War bullets yet rarely seen as not that many were used. This three piece bullet was loaded into a rifle as a normal bullet would have been and on discharge would come apart into three separate units much as a shotgun. This Shaler was recovered in Virginia - exact site unknown. Good condition - exploded view in Additional Images.
$ 115.
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R-49
RELIC M-1842 SINGLE SHOT MARTIAL PISTOL - Not often seen in relic condition such as this. Entire gun is rusted into one solid unit. There are no loose parts. Some traces of the stock remain in a few of the more protected areas. Recovered from a Virginia campsite.
SOLD
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R-46
HOTCHKISS SHELL WITH SABOT - Intact 3" shell (without fuse insert) and the miraculous thing about this shell is that the sabot somehow remains on the shell. It can be rotated 360 degrees around the shell but in absolutely no danger of separating. Good condition, recovery location unknown.
SOLD
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R-47
DUG BULLETS IN QUANTITY - .58 CAL RIFLE - Bullets recovered from the Petersburg area groups of 75 @ $1.10 = $82.50 -  postage is extra on these with the P.O. bulk rate boxes. Contact us on total quantity and price for postage.
Per Group of 75 Quantity  $ 82.50
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R-48
DUG BULLETS IN QUANTITY - .58 CAL TYPE 3 WILLIAMS CLEANERS - Bullets recovered from the Petersburg area groups of 50 @ $2.00 = $100.00  -  postage is extra on these with the P.O. bulk rate boxes. Also have groups of 30 priced also @ $2.00 = $60.00 Contact us on total quantity and price for postage.
Per Group of 50 Quantity  $100.00
Per Group of 30 Quantity  $ 60.00
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BULK FLAT RATE POSTAGE FOR DUG BULLETS IS $5.00 FOR 100 OR LESS AND $11.00 FOR ORDERS OF 100 + TO 600
R-45
M-1861 LOCKPLATE AND HAMMER - Recovered in Virginia, this M-1861 lockplate & hammer appears to have been blown off the rifle as the hammer is fully down below where it would have stopped and rusted in place if the barrel were still attached.
$ 45.
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R-44
EAGLE HEAD SWORD POMMEL ?? - Heavy cast eagle head, what appears to be a sword pommel & backstrap. Real neat item - some of original red around eagle eyes still visible. Recovered in Virginia.
$ 42.
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R-42
M-1853 TOWER - ENFIELD LOCKPLATE - GETTYSBURG - Lockplate and partial hammer from an Enfield rifle - one of the items mentioned above recovered from Gettysburg. Has a slight bend in the plate which between that and the broken hammer probably meant that it took a fairly severe hit.
$ 48.
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R-40
PARTIAL TRIGGERGUARD FOR M-1816 T-3 MUSKET - SHILOH - Broken at the screw hole nearest the trigger and has had the sling swivel broken off as well during the battle.
$ 23.
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R-43
SARDINE CAN - STONES RIVER, TN - Heavy tin can with many holes but still rather solid. Almost looks as though the top had been hacked open with a knife. Recovered from Stones River, Tennessee.
$ 28.
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R-41
SHOULDER SCALE - PLACE OF RECOVERY UNKNOWN - Top and bottom portions of half of a shoulder scale. Some damage - place of recovery unknown.
$ 28.
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R-38
M-1863 RIFLE GUN TOOL - VIRGINIA - M-1863 Contract Rifle Gun Tool - 2 bladed. Known only to have been recovered somewhere in Virginia.
$ 27.
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R-37
LARGE KEY - APPOMATTOX - Looks like an old jail house key. Nearly 6 inches in length. Recovered from Appomattox, Va.
$ 23.
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R-36
MULE AND PARTIAL HORSESHOE - APPOMATTOX - Haven't seen too many of these receovered - a mule shoe. Also partial horseshoe. Curious as to whether the shoe just broke or if there was a more violent reason. Both recovered at Appomattox.
$ 32.
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R-39
LOCKPLATE AND HAMMER - NASHVILLE, TN. - Lockplate with hammer to a percussion gun. This would be to a civilian type of rifle. Recovered in Nashville, Tn. Looks to have seen a violent end by the looks of the bent screw.
$ 34.
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R-29
J.M. COOPER NAVY MODEL REVOLVER - EARLY BATTLEFIELD PICKUP - Recovered early enough that the hammer or cylinder are not frozen (has busted mainspring) and the wood grips are present but not in good condition. Missing loading lever. Mid-range 6000 serial number and 1863 patent date visible on top of barrel. Reported to have been picked up from the Petersburg, Va. battlefield area.
SOLD
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R-33
BELGIAN PINFIRE REVOLVER - 7mm Trigger broken (never had a trigger guard) and rusted solid at half cock. Looks as though someone may have painted the left side black as there seems to be traces of black on that side only. Very good condition. Recovery place unknown. These guns would have been used as secondary side arms by the common soldiers.
SOLD
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R-30
U.S. MODEL 1855 RIFLE-MUSKET COMBINATION TOOL - Virginia recovery of the early model three bladed tool. Looks to be coated to prevent further deterioration.
SOLD
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R-22
SWORD BAYONET SCABBARD THROAT - Believe this to be a possible British import product as it is not brass but steel. Recovered from Gettysburg in the early 70's it is near fragile due to the rust eating nearly across the bottom (of the photo) though the rest is sound.
$ 25.
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R-9
M-1840 AMES HEAVY CAVALRY SABER - Recovered from Port Hudson, La. Complete but has had repair done to hilt branches (done very well), Blade is complete but heavily pitted. Retains the "ADK" and "54" stamps on pommel. Branches show evidence of being an Officer's Model 1840 as there are designs on the branches. Great Relic. Copy of letter dated 1977 stating recovery place included.
SOLD
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R-12
CONFEDERATE ARTILLERY FUSE INSERT - CS insert for artillery shell. This would screw into the nose of the shell and a paper timer fuse would be placed inside of this insert. Judging by the condition of the cap end, no doubt this one was actually fired. Recovery place unknown.
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$ 50.
R-34
SOCKET BAYONET - Missing the socket but amazing that the blade is intact with the extremely rusted condition!! Recovery location reported as Fort Stedman area.
$ 44.
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R-15
47th O.V.I. SUTLER'S TOKEN - Recovered at Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier Co., WV.  'O.V.M. 47' Reg't. /A. Hirsch / Good For/ 5 / Cents. / In Goods' - Reverse is Blank.  A wonder this survived at all!! Thin, fragile has ground action but still legible. Several small cracks as can be seen in photos.  R-7
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SOLD
R-20
M-1835 SOCKET BAYONET W/ BROKEN BLADE - Tough to check sizes with all the rust but appears to be a M-1835 socket bayonet. A faint "U" of the US on the blade is visible.Blade has a clean break but still retains approximately 12 3/4" of the blade. Light rust all over - recovery location unknown.
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R-27
DELAFIELD MALLEABLE SHELL - 3.67 cal.  These shells were for the Delafield Banded Iron Rifle. Thirteen of them were delivered to the State of New York in 1862 but they are considered as non-combatant as they have never known to have been recovered on a battlefield. The five flanges at the base were molded into the shell specifically to fir the Delafield rifle. No fuze plug - inert.
SOLD
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