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Great Gifting Idea...3 genuine
Civil War bullets from the Battlefields of Central Virginia! Estimates
are that up to 65% of the American Civil War was fought in Virginia. A great souvenir for
anyone looking for a meaningful representation item 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) ready for presentation. Items
listed are unique but inquire about wholesale pricing by the dozen!
Item B1002 $14.95
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Buy 12 Wholesale Sgt. Riker Cases with authentic Civil War artifacts!
Take a look at this wholesale lot of relics retrieved from the battlefields of Central
Virginia. A good variety of excavated items - displays will vary but will
be well worth the purchase price. Relics will include Minie balls, buttons, buckles,
knapsack hooks, harmonica reeds and other pieces familiar to most. Each combination
will be displayed in a quality 4" x 5" Sgt. Riker Display Case (glass top)
ready for presentation.
Item Misc5002 All 12 for $99.95 plus shipping.
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Iron Bullet Mold. Rescued from a battlefield in Virginia,
this iron bullet mold has been cleaned by electrolysis and lightly sprayed with
acrylic to maintain its integrity. It measures 5 inches long and is probably for
a .31 cal. Colt pistol (I can't view the shape of the bullet mold inside so can't
be certain.)
Item M4002 $49.95
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Great Civil War Souvenir. A nice assortment of
Civil War Artifacts. Included is a decent Eagle C cuff button with much of
its gilt remaining, (missing its shank). Also included are (2) Sharps
carbine bullets used frequently by cavalry troops. All found here in Central Virginia.
Item M4003 $24.99
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Another Gift Option...5 genuine Civil War Buttons and 3 bullets from
Virginia! One of the bullets is a fired C. S. Selma.
The buttons include an excellent quality Eagle I with plenty of gilt, a cuff-size U. S.
staff with a Scovill Mf'g Co. backmark and good gilt (push in the front and back),
a nice Eagle I with a digger's kiss, a New York cuff with a stand-up shank and a nice
2-piece flower cuff button.
Item B3002 $39.99
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Nicely glazed Clay Pipe from the 1800's. This pipe was
dug here in Virginia. It is in good condition with a few minor dings but, all in all a
very nice artifact.
Item M3003 $24.99
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Rescued from a Virginia privy. This intriguing, little
statue was rescued from an antebellum period privy along Mattaponi River in King & Queen
County, Virginia. There are 2 small chips on the tail portion of his dress jacket and one
on the base. Although the color is somewhat faded from the aging process, it is a neat
little relic lost many years ago. Will display nicely in your collection. Comes in a
Sgt. Riker display case.
Item M3004 $29.95
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Two, handpainted Civil War period clay marbles.
These great clay marbles were recovered from the James River below Richmond.
They're in good condition, but there is some fading of the
paint due to the aging process. The one with red stripes shows some distortion and flattening in
2 spots. Hard to guess what circumstances caused the mishaping.
No chipping or cracking appear on the surface of either marble. Comes in a
Sgt. Riker display case.
Item M4004 $29.99
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Oddfellows Token from a Union Camp in Virginia. This
is a two piece device in very good excavated condition. About the same size
as a half-dollar, the face displays the heraldic symbols typical of the fraternal
order known as "Oddfellows". The uplifted hand with an open palm holds a
heart, there is an eye emanating rays at the top of the piece, similar
to designs shown on American One dollar bills atop the pyramid on the back
side, there is a lamb at the bottom of the design, two sheppard staffs
(crossed) on the right, and three interlocked chain links on the left. The
piece is uniformly covered with a pretty chocolate brown patina. A very
nice and unusual artifact found in a Union camp in Virginia. The artifact is
handsomely displayed in a Sgt. Riker case.
Item MS1006 Priced to sell at $55.00
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1940 Beck's Public Baths, Richmond, Virginia
(Hard Time Token). Charles Beck is recorded in the October 1832 Richmond City Deed Book as
the Confectioner who operated a public bath on the south side of Main
Street, between 13th and 14th Streets in Richmond. It is noted that the
baths were operated through 1844. This token has been graded by Numismatic
Conservation Services as HT-441, VG Details with some ground action. A
novel piece, showing a nude woman testing the bath waters - quite risque
for the 1800's. This token has a good deal of wear and displays two minor
nicks on the edge which appear to be old and I am not aware of the purpose
they may have served. Recently I became aware that a mint red specimen of
the Beck's Baths token sold at the Bowers and Merena Auction for $3450.00.
Item MS4006 Priced to sell at $325.00
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Three Navy Award plaques presented to Rear Admiral Daniel J.
Wolkensdorfer. The width of each plaque is about diameter of a basketball.
They are walnut and are dated 1980, undated, and 1989. The first was awarded when
Wolkensdorfer was a Captain, the last when he was an admiral. They are: Patron Four,
Patron 22, (Patrol Squadron) and VX-4 Evaluation pieces. I acquired them, along
with several other awards from a reputable Fredericksburg, Virginia trader.
Item MS1015 Priced to sell at $150.00 for all three!
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Sword Hanger of unknown provenance or age. This pretty
device - a hand holding a wreath of leaves (laurel?) is designed to hook
over a belt and - I believe - hold a sword. I can find no marks on the hanger
that will inform me of the metal used in casting, or of the maker. The metal
is silver in appearance with a black antique finish that highlights and
emphasizes the features of the hand and the wreath. The wreath measures 1 3/4"
in diameter. The chain is attached with two figure "8" hooks and measures
4 3/4" including both hooks. The quality chain of the same finish is designed
to hold the sword in place. My best guess is that
this hanger is fraternal in origin but I simply don't know its age. Any
comments or information will be greatly appreciated. The artifact is
handsomely displayed in a Sgt. Riker case.
Item MS1005 Priced to sell at $95.00
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Civil War bullet in wood. Fired in anger, Diverted by fate.
Recovered in 1962 at Sander's field, Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia. Still showing
remnants of the pine that stopped this bullet short of its intended victim, the artifact
is presented on red velveteen in a 3" x 4" x 3/4" Sgt. Riker case,
ready for your collection.
Item B2008 Modestly priced at $34.95
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CS Gardner "Blow Through". The classic Confederate
Gardner, made in Richmond, Virginia and Fayetteville, North Carolina in the early part
of the Civil War, represented somewhat of a breakthrough in manufacturing ammunition.
An internal lead cup allowed a crimping machine to pull a protruding rim of lead over
an inserted paper cartridge that was filled with lead. The downside of this process
became evident as soon as troops carried the cartridges into the field and into battle.
The slightest moisture was sufficient to cause the paper cartridge to
fail by the thousands. Another inherent weakness of Southern ammunition was in casting.
The need to mass-produce, lead to the usage of salvaged lead and rushed production.
Impurities in the lead and resultant bubbling caused "air pockets" and weak areas.
While the Gardner undisputedly killed many a Yankee, the bullets were prone to failure.
This one - due to weakness in the nose - blew out upon firing. An excellent example
of Confederate manufacturing, cataloguing its problems. A nice battlefield relic
presented on burgundy velveteen in a 3" x 4" Sgt. Riker case.
Item B2010 Modestly priced at $35.00
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Civil War Minie Ball in wood. Fired in anger, Diverted by fate.
Recovered at the Battle of Cold Harbor, Virginia (June 3, 1864). Typical Civil War
Minie ball recovered from the remnants of a pine which was alive at the time of the battle.
Whatever the intended target, this bullet never arrived at its appointed destination,
having been inadvertently diverted from its mission when it collided with the tree.
A nice battlefield relic presented on burgundy velveteen in a 5" x 6" x 1 1/4" Sgt. Riker case.
Item B2009 Modestly priced at $45.95 |
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Portion of Curry Comb with Tree Root. This
partial curry comb was found in a Civil War Camp here in Central Virginia. It is
presented here just as it was found - a unique artifact - tree root and all.
Item MS3004 Modestly priced at $79.95
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Brass buckle from the North Anna battlefield. (Battle of Doswell
House, May 24, 1864). This brass buckle - use unknown - was recovered with a cedar
root growing through it. Though difficult to see due to the proximity of the root, the iron
beltkeeper is still intact. Here's how the hand played out. The Confederates were dug in
near Hanover Junction. Here, the Virginia Central Railroad intersected the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad. The Union army was bent on destroying the works and stores located
at that place. A Union brigade, commanded by Colonel Thomas Smyth pushed forward to clear
Southern skirmishers, but they encountered accurate and heavy fire from Colonel William
Cox's North Carolina sharpshooters. It took four regiments to push the Carolinians from
their rifle pits. Smyth pressed forward, again but other North Carolina sharpshooters had
reinforced Cox. Finally, the Union advance moved forward and captured a trench line, but
it wasn't the main Confederate line. A thunderstorm raged through and the Yanks were barely
able to hold the gains they'd made. In the end, a reinforced Union division was stopped
cold in its tracks by not more than 800 Rebel sharpshooters supported by artillery fire.
Pretty nice and unusual souvenir from a hotly contested Civil War battlefield. The artifact
is handsomely displayed on a blue polyurethane background, which is housed in a 5" x 6" x 1 1/4" Sgt. Riker case, ready
for your collection.
Item MS1004 Modestly priced at $79.95
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