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230101  EXCELLENT CONFEDERATE CEDAR WOOD DRUM CANTEEN WITH ALL 3 STRAP BRACKETS:  Fresh to the market and very handsome.  I purchased this in August 2022 from a restaurant owner in Louisiana who had acquired it locally.   It looks to have had several owners, one severely dyslexic.  Prominently visible is an old brown ink tag which reads -“Water  Cant – used in Civil War by P.F. Dick”  Carved into the wooden faces are three sets of initials. Above the paper tag is DCH.  On that same side are three more initials nearly completely obliterated except for the last letter D.  The other face is incised in near comical dyslexic form… backwards B  then an H  then a backwards J.  In researching the Confederate soldier database there are only three soldiers named P. Dick (plus one named P.P.Dick).  All three listings for P. Dick are for a Peter Dick from Louisiana.  Whether this is one man who served in all three units or three different Peter Dicks I do not know.   I searched ALL Confederate soldiers with first initial “P” and a last name that begins with “D” and ends with “K”.  Eleven fit that bill, only the three Peter Dicks had four letters in the surname as shown on the tag.  The three listings are for soldiers serving in the following regiments.  17th Louisiana Infantry 1861,  25th Louisiana Infantry 1862,  and Louisiana Fire Infantry date not stated.  The leather carrying strap was attached in the early 1900s based on the appearance of the leather.  It is very old, but is not the original 1860s strap used by Peter Dick.   $2,250.00

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230202  Heavy Gauge Sheet Brass Confederate Waist Belt Plate from the Battle of Fair Oaks.  Found 50 or 60 years ago during the golden age of electronic relic hunting.  A very solid “dug buckle”.  The attaching hooks are gone from the back as usual.  The brass plate is solid and firm.  The illustration-only image shows a Johnny Reb wearing just such a buckle on his belt.  These are classic Confederate plates and are the only truly affordable real Reb Buckles available to collectors.  $265.00

 

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230203  One of the prettiest hand engraved pistols I have owned.  8 inches overall length.   The engraver was very skilled.  Roughly 50 caliber, box lock action, flintlock pocket or muff pistol.  Condition about fine.  100% original, 100% complete, mechanically functional.  Manufactured 1820s to 1830s this fine work of firearms art is nearly 200 years old.  The floral engraving on and around the folding trigger is superb.  Just now, as I photographed this I closed the folding trigger while the gun was cocked, so now the trigger is retracted.  I intend to fix this issue tomorrow.   Ranks among the finest quality firearms engraving known.  By ???  $950.00

 

 

230204  MODEL 1842 U.S. ASTON PERCUSSION PISTOL…
One of the great affordable antique US martial pistols available to collectors. This is an 1849 dated Model 1842 percussion pistol by Henry Aston. Lock markings clearly legible: US over H. Aston forward of the hammer and Middtn/ Conn/ 1849 to the rear.   Wood is overall good but has a crack and inlaid disc on the left side.  Brass has mellow aged patina. Some dings to the butt cap. Some light pitting to the bolster. Barrel markings are very worn.  Barrel is a mix of gray and brown spots.  Sight and rammer assembly are present and good. Action good. Nipple shows signs of use but is not battered. A solid example of the US regulation pistol for dragoons on the Western frontier and Texas. Many of these were in state arsenals at the beginning of the Civil War and are often recorded in early issues to southern volunteers. What else can we buy with such wonderful looks, great age, and a solid connection to American frontier history for the inconsequential price of…  $695.00

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230105  Dug-up Civil War Bullets…  The three at bottom left appear to be 72 caliber minie balls. The next looks like a carbine bullet, and the far right bottom is a 50ish ? cal three ring something.  Round musket ball in center.  Top row looks to be 58 caliber fired 3-ring minies.   Eleven Civil War bullets.  The giant minies are darn scarce.  $35.00

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230106 Relic Found with a Metal Detector Brass Candle stick holder.  Found 1960s – 1970s.  Has painted collection or museum number. A nice solid relic.   $35.00

 

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230107  CONFEDERATE BUCKLE   An outstanding excavated (dug up, metal detector find) Johnny Reb western theater coin style tongue and wreath CS sword belt plate.  This style is strongly associated with the Army of Tennessee. Shades of Nathan Bedford Forrest and his critter cavalry. Dead real, small conservation repair to a tiny crack if you look closely. (This pattern almost always has the tiny crack.) Also shown is a photo illustrating a Confederate soldier wearing a similar buckle.  $2650.00

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230108   CONFEDERATE BUCKLE   Dug up center portion of two piece interlocking CS sword belt plate. A very scarce pattern associated with Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia. Found with a metal detector long ago. Solid rebel relic.  You would have to search for two months with a metal detector to find one of these this year.  $795.00

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230109   HANDSOME PERCUSSION DERRINGER:  Unsigned percussion derringer ca 1855 – 1860. Medium large size. 45 caliber. Has hinged cap box in the butt. Ramrod is replaced, otherwise very Good condition. 100% original, 100% complete, and mechanically perfect. Wood is very good like a well cared for piece of family heirloom furniture. Metal is plum patina with nice engraving. No finish remains.  Perfect to display with Southern related artifacts.  $695.00

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230110   FLINTLOCK MUFF PISTOL:  English flintlock pocket or muff pistol. 6 inches overall. 40 caliber. Missing top jaw and jaw screw is broken with bottom half still attached. Wood is very good. Metal is steel grey. No finish remains.  This is a perfect Winter project to restore the top jaw.  Where are you going to find another 200 year old real flintlock pistol for this price   $450.00

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230111  CDV PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S ELK HORN CHAIR made for him by California trapper and hunter Seth Kinman.  Excellent in all respects with crisp Brady imprint. $125.00

230112 CDV PHOTO ADMIRAL BOGGS:  Rear Admiral, USN, (1811-1877)Charles Stuart Boggs was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, on 28 January 1811. He was appointed a U.S. Navy Midshipman in November 1826 and was assigned to the Boston Navy Yard until 1830, when he began two years at sea on board the brig Porpoise. For the rest of the 1830s and the 1840s he had duties ashore and afloat, receiving his commission as Lieutenant in 1837, while serving in the ship of the line North Carolina. He was an officer in the steamer Princeton during the Mexican War and executive officer of the frigate St. Lawrence in 1851. Promoted to the rank of Commander in 1855, Boggs commanded two mail steamers during the next four years and was a light house inspector at San Francisco California in 1860-1861.In December 1861 Boggs was given command of the gunboat Varuna, fighting her with distinction during the attack on New Orleans the following April. Receiving his Captain’s commission in July 1862, during the rest of the Civil War he was commanding officer of the steam sloops Juniata and Sacramento, with the North Atlantic Blockading Squadron, the steam cruiser Connecticut in the West Indies, and had special duty at the New York Navy Yard.In 1866-1868 Boggs commanded the steamer DeSoto. As a Commodore, he had another tour of light house inspection service in 1869-1870, receiving promotion to Rear Admiral during this time. His final seagoing service was as commander of the European Fleet in 1871. Retired in January 1872, he remained on duty as Secretary of the Light House Board until mid-1873. Rear Admiral Charles S. Boggs died at New Brunswick, N.J., on 22 April 1877.   $100.00

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