 Two perfect, impact bullets!
Truly a one of a kind, mid air collision, this extremely
rare artifact is from one of the cruelest and bloody
battles of the American Civil War. This relic appears
to be two 3-ring bullets that hit head on. I am not
able to determine with 100% certainty what the bullets
are but the combined weight is 950 grains (2.170 oz.)
A typical 3-ring Minie weighs about 494 grains, multiplied
by 2 would be 988 grains, so apparently some lead was lost
during impact as you would expect. Found in
1995 at Spotsylvania Courthouse, Benny Atkinson has
decided to let his relic go and you are the lucky
customer! $2995.00 puts this unique and rare find in
your collection.
Order B9522 $2995.00
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 Civil War .36 caliber bullet mold for conical and round ball--
dug in Virginia. Massachusetts Arms Co. of Chicopee Falls, Mass. made
this 5 inch mold, which was used with American-made Adams patent
and Kerr patent percussion revolvers. This manufacturer existed from 1849-1880s and was
housed in a former Ames factory. The mold doesn't open any longer, but it is solid,
with just a little surface rust.
Order B9531 $139.99
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 Beautifully mushroomed Civil War Swage Base Minie Ball.
The star-like Swage marks were made by a device that pushed
the Minie through a sizing die.
Order B9528 $19.99
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 Hand-carved Civil War lead relic bullet guage
found at
Petersburg, Virginia.
I believe this to be a unique, one of a kind quick check for the
soldier to find the caliber ammo he needed to fit his revolver. Both indentations
mic at 3.75 which would translate to a 36 caliber bullet for a breech loading
Colt revolver. As you know, breech
loading weapons always have a ball that is larger that the bore of the gun
that fires them. While muzzle loading weapons must be serviced with balls
that are slightly smaller than the bore. Granted ammunition was in boxes
that were marked but in the desperate situation in which the Confederates
found themselves in Petersburg, ammo was scarce and hard to get. With the
hundreds of thousands of bullets that were laying everywhere, discarded -
such a tool would have been an invaluable resource, a ready to use guage
suspended by a string by which the soldier could quickly and accurately
check discarded ammo, being able to determine which would fit his revolver.
I don't think it is a coincidence that both ends of this guage mic out
exactly the same. If you have another explanation, please share.
Order B9386 $69.99
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 .31 caliber Deane & Adams for the Tranter. It
mikes at .333 inches and appears undamaged. It's very similar to photo
#90 on page 87 of Civil War Projectiles II, by McKee and Mason. See
A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges, by Thomas and Thomas,
page 14. This specimen is #23A.
Order B9526 $195.00
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 Unusual - 2 Collided Bullets! Another example of 2
collided bullets, although we cannot discern if these 2 struck mid air or are
a result of caseshot firing. They were excavated in Virginia and present us with
another Civil War artifact resulting from intense battlefield activity.
Order B9524 $250.00
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 Great Gifting Idea...3 genuine Civil War bullets from the
Battlefields of Central Virginia! It is estimated that 65% of the
American Civil War was fought in Virginia. A great souvenir for anyone looking for a
meaningful representation of the Civil War. The selection includes: one US Three ring .58
caliber, one Musket ball .69 caliber (used by both sides) and one Two ring CS .577
caliber, all excavated in Central Virginia. Nicely displayed in a 3" x 4" Sgt.
Riker Display Case (glass top) with an identifying lable, ready for presentation.
Order B1002 $14.95
(Inquire about wholesale pricing by the dozen!) |
Necklace made from
a Civil War star-base Minie Ball.
This unique and charming item
is made from a genuine Civil
War
period Minie Ball.
Gold wire mounting
and hemp tie.
Item MS9030 $14.99 SOLD
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 Watch Fob.
Made from a Confederate .69 Austrian
Minie ball (as found). Chain measures 6".
This piece is from my personal
collection and a genuine artifact
and collectible.
Order B9519 $225.00
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 Another Watch Fob from
my personal collection.
A select quality US .69
Minie ball w/ 11" chain
(as found).
Perfect gift for a
collector.
Order B9518 $175.00
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 Union Watch Fob.
This watch fob is "as found" and was originally
made by combining a .69 caliber U.S. Minie Ball with the chain.
The fob, dug at Powhatan Hill in downtown Richmond, Virginia, has
a 16" long chain, showing much wear with dark patina in the depth
of the links.
Order B9523 $250.00
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 Confederate Civil War Wilkinson Minie Ball.
This Beautiful .50 caliber Minie was recovered this year along the North Anna.
This one is M&M 497 and T&T 141A. In Thomas and Thomas' A Handbook of Civil War
Bullets & Cartridges, , page 48, it says that these were made by the
state of North Carolina, based on a European design.
Order B9529 $49.99
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 Rare, Slanting Breech Sharps Minie Ball.
Only .454 cal. and .81" in length, this very nice M&M 195 Minie, was recovered
in Virginia. This bullet displays a nice white patina but its significance is its small caliber.
Add this rare bullet to your collection at a
reasonable price.
Order B9530 $69.99
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 Confederate machine-pressed Enfield Pritchett.
Note the unique pressed marks and the "salvage lead" appearance of this Minie.
The surface of this unique bullet indicates poor quality lead, picked up
and used by the Confederates. The bullet may have been forced through a
sizing die, thus the linear striations. Commonly considered to be a Union
technique, the Confederates also had machine pressed Minies and this is
one of them. This late war piece was recovered in Petersburg, Virginia.
Order B9515 $19.99
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 Pulled C.S. Belgian M&M318.
Though this is often called a Belgian, James and Dean Thomas
say it was Confederate-made. See A Handbook of Civil War
Bullets & Cartridges. This one was loaded and pulled.
It may have been loaded into a smooth bore, as there are
no lands and grooves.
Order B9527 $29.99
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 Beautiful pulled .69 Gardner from Virginia.
This shallow based Minie was recovered from a Confederate camp in Charles
City County, Virginia recently. This is a beautifully smooth bullet
with no cuts or scrapes. The nice white patina is slightly damaged
near the nose when it was dropped by the digger on the tailgate of his truck. The .58
Gardner is shown for comparison. (Not included in the sale).
Order B9525 $99.99
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 .577 (.58) caliber C.S. Gardner Minie Ball.
This is a nice Minie Ball with sprue still attached.
Only minor dings
on this one. Another collectible
from Sgt. Riker's Trading Post.
Order B9514 $7.99
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 Assortment of 20 Civil War
wormed Minie Balls.
Included are round musket balls,
3-ringed Minies, Enfield,
Williams Cleaner and
Confederate Gardner.
Order
B9512 $49.99
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 12 Reassembled Spencers. These excavated, reassembled Spencers
were dug in Central Virginia and are fairly common finds in our many Civil War sights.
As time goes by, it becomes much more difficult to excavate intact specimens. These
authentic Spencer rounds were used in the first successful repeating rifle ever mass
produced. It was the success of manufacturing the brass cartridge that made the
Spencer a working and successful firearm.
Order B9510 $99.99 for the dozen!
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 Civil War era .40 caliber C. D. Leet pistol cartridge.
This unfired bullet, complete with the original copper cartridge, can be found
in A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges, by James and Dean Thomas.
This is Thomas and Thomas #14 on page 12. Manufactured by C. D. Leet, this is solid
and intact with two grooves and a crimp mark.
Order B9521 $24.99
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 Civil War Confederate 16 gauge pinfire shotgun shell.
This piece was dug in central Virginia. The word "Paris" can be seen below
the "16". There is lettering around the top rim above the "16", but it is
pretty faint. It looks as if part of it is " arrio ever o". There may be an
"s" before the first "e".
Order B9507 $19.99
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 Vintage .38 round rimfire.
This is an early rimfire with "H" headstamp
and I believe it to be from the 1880's.
Order B9511 $7.99 ea. or 6 for $30.00!
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 Confederate .69 caliber Belgian Minie Ball. This Minie appears
to have a heavy impression where the ball was forced into the bore while loading.
Constant firing would cause heavy powder build-up requiring a lot of force to be
applied to the ramrod in loading, creating this type of mark. This is M&M #318
and T&T #189E. Thomas and Thomas' A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges
says this Minie is typical of Southern manufactures and that it "was nose cast" and
is sometimes called a "Belgian" but it is doubtful that it was imported. Unique
with the ramrod mark.
Order B9505 $24.99
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 .69 Caliber Civil War nipple protector. A nipple protector was
made of a Minie Ball (easily available to the soldier) to protect the nipple on his weapon. Look at
the closeup photo for interior impression.
Order B9504 $24.95
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 Civil War Burnside Carbine Cartridge (put together)
Excavated in Virginia, this casing was found
in a stack of casings and has discolored
accordingly reflecting a somewhat green patina.
Order B9503 $24.99
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 Perfect nose cast Civil War CS Minie Ball This
specimen is M&M 377. It is 1.102 inches in length and .562 to .572
inches in diameter. Please take note of the neat gas bubble dimples on
the back, which are typical of Confederate made Minies. This perfect
specimen was found in central Virginia.
Order B9508 $14.99
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 Fifty, three-ring Minie Balls from Cold Harbor. This collection
is preserved, intact, on a nice wooden plaque ready to be displayed. All are .58
cal. and according to an inscription on the plaque, these Minies were found
in the same hole on the second Cold Harbor battle line (Bethesda Church) on 15
January 1983.
Order B9500 $125.00
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 Dean and Adams .39 caliber Minie Ball with cartridge. This is M&M 90
and can be found on page 87 of Civil War Projectiles II, by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason.
This rare item was dug in Central Virginia and still has a piece of fabric between the copper case
and the lead projectile.
Order B8001 $149.99
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 Civil War Confederate M&M 430 Minie Ball. This Minie,
recovered in central Virginia, is .530 inches in diameter by .927 inches high.
Mason and McKee call this a salvage lead bullet. Thomas and Thomas, in A Handbook
of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges, say that this Minie, of Southern manufacture,
is wrongly termed a "salvage lead" bullet. It "was a late-war product of
Richmond and may be machine pressed." It is one of the Gardner Replacements
and is listed as T&T #132A.
Order B9501 $9.99
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Civil War British-made Tower Minie Ball.
This M&M 215 Minie was recovered at North Anna, Virginia. It measures .679
inches in diameter by 1.02 inches in length.
Order B9012 $43.00
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.45 caliber Whitworth Minie Ball recovered on the Confederate side
of the North Anna River. It appears to be hexagonal, but is slightly
shorter than some Whitworths. (It measures about .447 inches in diameter by 1.29 inches in length.)
Order B9002 $199.99
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1 Sharps & Hankins and 1 Spencer Bullet. You will
be buying both of these reassembled bullets. These are excavated bullets and
appropriate cartridges that have been reassembled. The .52 caliber Sharps &
Hankins Type II can be found in the book, A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and
Cartridges, by James S. Thomas and Dean S. Thomas, page 42. The Spencer can
be found in the same book on page 32 (#87).
Order B6008 $60.00
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Perfect Civil War era .69 caliber Prussian Minie Ball. This one is M&M number 288.
Order B9516 $29.99
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Perfect Confederate Shul carbine Minie Ball This M&M 298
Minie mikes at .531 inches in diameter and was recovered in eastern
Henrico County, Virginia last year.
Order B1007 $34.99
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CS .36 Cal. for Revolver M&M 497. Formerly
considered to
be a foreign mold, the latest information from James and
Dean Thomas'
A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges, pg. 13, fig. 20
considers this to be a Richmond Laboratory mold. This bullet
was dug
on Lee's Retreat Route and is a beauty.
Order B3002 $40.00
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.36 caliber Richmond Labs Minie Ball. This Minie,
formerly M&M 97, is now T&T 19. It is shown on page 13 of James and Dean
Thomas' A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges. There is a flat spot on
one side and a small nick on the other.
Order B6004 $23.00
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Sulfur-filled .54 caliber Minie Ball from Petersburg, Virginia
This Minie is exactly as found and was filled with what appears to be sulfur---reasons
unknown, but to a soldier. A most unusual and very interesting bullet for your collection.
Order B9514 $49.99
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Volcanic, .31 caliber, M&M 145. Self-contained
cork and brass base Civil War bullet dug in Varina, Virginia. This is as perfect an
example as you will ever see. It has a nice white patina and there are no nicks or dents.
The cork is still intact. A .58 cal. shows size reference in the photo.
Order B6002 $75.00
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Four original buck and balls. These buck and
balls are reassembled using the original buck and balls, which had
become separated in the ground. "Buck and balls" were a deadly
combination when fired from smoothbore muskets at ranges
of 100 yards or less; the number of projectiles greatly enhanced the
chances of a hit. All four found in Central Virginia.
Order B1003 $21.95 for
all four!
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"L" base Enfield. Enfield Bullet with "L" Base
dug in Central Virginia. Satisfaction is Guaranteed.
Authenticity does not expire.
Modest reserve
will put this in your collection. This purchase
comes in a 3" x 4" Sgt. Riker display case.
Order
B3003 Price: $33.00
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Rare US Minie Ball. M & M 435 Minie Ball in perfect condition.
This .54 caliber Minie Ball is a US bullet made from a foreign mold.
Order
B6003 Price: $18.00
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 Gallager Carbine M & M Cartridge #82. Noted on page 86 of the Mason &
Mckee bullet book. This one is a US Poultney made for the Gallager Carbine. It is foil
and paper and completely intact. The .50 caliber bullet has been removed for the sake
of the photograph (to show detail), but is tight, original and in excellent condition. Note
that this purchase comes in a 3" x 4" Sgt. Riker display case.
Order
BU2007 Price: $85.00
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 2 Civil War Bullets. A combination an
Enfield and an Enfield Prichett bullet. (Identified with a lable.) Recovered where they
lay, (with permission of the landowner). Yours for an inviting price, presented in a Sgt.
Riker case on a velveteen background.Order
2/bullets Collection Price: $12.95
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8 Civil War
US .69 caliber
Minie Balls.
These very nice Minies were
all recovered in central Virginia.
Order 8/bullets
Collection Price:
$38.99
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5 Civil War Bullets displayed in a Sgt. Riker case with velveteen background and
identified. This collection includes one US Starr Carbine, one Williams Cleaner Type III,
one US Sharps Carbine, one Enfield Prichett and one CS Gardner. Excavated, with the
landowner's permission from battlefield sites in Central Virginia.Order 5/bullets Collection Price: $19.95
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 6
Civil War Bullets displayed in a Sgt. Riker case
on a velveteen background with an identifying lable. This collection includes one Williams
Cleaner Type III, one Enfield Prichett, two US Three ring Minie bullets, one Sharps
Carbine and one musket ball. Excavated, with the landowner's permission from a battlefield
site in Central Virginia.Order 6/bullets Collection Price: $19.95
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 10 U.S. .58 caliber
Swage base dropped 3-ring Minie balls.
Beautiful bullets. Dug in central Virginia. Ship purchase for a flat rate fee of $6.50 (Priority
Mail.)Order 10 Swage Base Minie balls
Collection Price: $25.00
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French
Pin-fire Cartridge Guage. This item comes with (eight) 7mm & (eight)
11mm pin-fire cartridges for a revolver. This is a rare and unusual instrument fabricated in brass and
silver plated. This device was used to determine the diameter of a pin-fire cartridge, which was largely
a French device. Inscribed on the gauge are the words, "A Paris Calibre Verifie Brevte S.G.D.G." and
reflect a maker's mark of MF (written together) a wheel and the MF in reverse. I am not sure of the
age but I am estimating the 1850's. There is a slotted scale along the top edge that measures the diameter
of the pin (scale runs from 1-10 and 1-24 with each slot varying in width. On the surface of each side there
are circular indentions in varying sizes (1-8 and 9-21 on the opposite side). This gauge comes with (eight)
11mm pin-fire cartridges that are in great shape. They are stamped on the bottom by the manufacturer, but
I can not quite make out the markings. The (eight) 7mm pin-fire cartridges are similarly preserved and are
marked "7 Eley".Order PN1001 $495.00
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 Great Bullet Case! Slotted,
velveteen foam holds lead bullets of many sizes (including round balls) Use all slots (72
count) or skip every other row to accomodate your lables. (8" x 14.5" x 1"
Sgt. Riker Case with glass viewing window). Red background only. Case lot count 12
all one color. (Bullets not included in the sale.)Order Bullet Case
Single case price:
$12.00
Order Bullet Caselot Price (12@ $7.50 ea.)
or $90.00
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|  25 Williams Cleaner Bullets, Type III Minie Balls.
All came from central Virginia.
Order 25 Williams for $60.00 |
 100 Dropped Bullets! Authentic
Civil War bullets, dropped by the soldiers and still dusty with the soil from the
battlefields.
Order 100 Dropped for $145.00 |
|  100 Fired Civil War Bullets!
Authentic Civil War Minie balls (mostly) and pistol balls!
Good quality
(no small pieces) and all dug in the Richmond, Virginia area.
Order 100 Fired for $85.00 |
|  100 Dropped and unfired US Sharps Carbine Bullets! The Union Cavalry's
presence in Central Virginia was prolific. If you need good quality unfired rounds,
these are for you!
Order 100 Dropped US Sharps for $165.00 |
|  50 pulled Civil War Minie balls. Assortment
of pulled Minies. Non-fired. Yours from Sgt. Riker for a reasonable price plus
flat rate Priority shipping of $5.50.
Order 50 pulled Minie Bullets for $99.95 |
 100 Dropped Musket and Pistol Balls!
Found in Central Virginia-
Good quality!
Order 100 Dropped Round Balls for $120.00
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