| Miscellaneous Excavated Relics |
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| Nice Non Dug 1853 USA Large Cent |
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Here is a Nice Displaying 1853 U.S. Large Cent ! The copper has toned nicely to a smooth light brown color and the details show very nicely. If it weren’t for the scratch across Liberty’s face, the penny would probably grade a Fine to Very Fine, and shows more detail than many. The first coin I ever dug in a Civil War campsite was a large cent back in the early 1980s. If you don’t know, these are bigger than a modern quarter. A Neat Piece of History !
$30 plus shipping
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| Nice Displaying Dug Shoulder Scale Recovered Near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
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Here is a Nice Dug Brass Civil War Shoulder Scale ! It has been re-enforced with glue on the back, where the bottom of the scales meets the bell, and at the joint between the top and second scale down. It wears a nice mostly green/brown patina, front and back, and is missing only the little border piece around the edges of the scale, except for the very top. Recovered near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. A Good Displaying Brass Federal Shoulder Scale !
$70 plus shipping
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| Very Neat Looking Dug or Relic Civil War Knife |
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Here is a Very Neat Looking Dug or Relic Civil War Knife ! Total length measures right at 12 inches, with the blade being about 8.5 inches and the tang of the handle 3.5 inches. The double edged blade is about 15/16ths of an inch wide and elliptical in form. There are two holes in the tang where a wood or bone grip would have been attached, but that is long gone. There is very moderate pitting or rust over the entire piece, and you can still see some clean metal on one side of the blade. This knife is very typical of Civil War period side knives. Recovery location unknown. A Fine Displaying Dug Civil War Side Knife ! [ K.I. ]
$140 plus shipping
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| Neat Old Excavated Springfield Bayonet Recovered off the Baltimore Pike at Gettysburg |
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| Here is a Neat Old Excavated Springfield Bayonet Recovered off the Baltimore Pike at Gettysburg ! It is completely rusted, but there is nothing active nor any flaking. The lock ring is frozen but the blade appears to still be full length. There is an old masking tape tag wrapped around the elbow, just below the socket that reads, “Found at Gettysburg, PA. Baltimore Pike, Union .58 Cal. Springfield.” The bayonet measures 21” total length with the blade being about 17.5”. I don’t have any other provenance, than the tape tag but this is part of the collection I am selling that came from New Jersey, with many of the items originally purchased in Gettysburg. A Nice Dug U.S. Bayonet very probably recovered at Gettysburg ! [ K.I.]
$150 plus shipping
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| Nice Set of Dug Puppy Paw Hooks Melted out of the Back of a Buckle |
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Here is a Neat Dug Set of Puppy Paw Hooks likely melted out of the back of a U.S. Waist Belt Plate ! One of the belt studs is missing, but the other stud and the tongue are still intact, and there are no breaks in the whole thing. It has a nice mixed green patina, with some encrusted dirt and verdigris still on it. Recovered at Petersburg, Virginia. A Neat Displaying Set of Dug Puppy Paw Hooks !
$25 plus shipping
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| Nice Dug Embossed Heart Harness Buckle Cover - NW Arkansas Campsite |
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| Here is a Nice Dug Embossed Heart Harness Buckle Cover ! Many years ago these were misidentified as “Blanket Roll Buckles”. But, I believe it was Charlie Harris, in a North/South Trader article a few years ago, who correctly identified them and illustrated their use. We often recover them in campsites here in the Trans-Mississippi. This one is a bit larger than usually seen at 3.5 inches tall from top to bottom and about 1.75 inches wide. It has a wonderful smooth dark brown patina on the front, with the back showing a dusty dry look. The swivel at the top is slightly bent, and there is a push on one edge of the body, but it still displays quite well. Recovered by me years ago, in a Big Union Campsite at Osage Springs, here in NW Arkansas, where I dug my first U.S. Plate. A Very Nice Dug Embossed Heart Harness Buckle Cover !
$25 plus shipping
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| Ten Large one-piece Flat Buttons |
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Here is a group of Ten Large one-piece Flat Buttons ! Most have floral or other designs on the front, a couple have some gold gilt remaining, and four still have their shanks on the reverse. Five are almost as large as a half dollar, while the remainder are a bit smaller. Two are pewter and the rest brass or copper. They could date from the late 1700s to the 1840s, and were all recovered in Virginia.
$20 plus shipping
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| Nice Brass Belt Adjuster & 1860 Patented Suspender Buckle |
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| Here is a Nice Dug Adjuster for a waist belt, and an 1860 Patented Suspender Buckle ! The adjuster has an inner measurement of 1.625 inches tall and would not fit a standard Civil War period 2 inch belt, but would fit the earlier small 1839 pattern belt, and perhaps others. It has a nice dark green patina and the tongue is frozen in place. The suspender buckle is also frozen but is nicely marked on one side, “G & C Solide” and “Paris 1860” on the other side. It has a brown patina with a little more ground action, but still shows its markings very well. The belt adjuster was recovered at Port Hudson, Louisiana, but I’m not sure if the suspender buckle came from the same site or not. Two Nice Small Brass Camp Items that Display Fine !
$15 plus shipping
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| Enfield Trigger Guard Recovered at Cheatam Hill, Part of the Kennesaw Mtn., Georgia Battlefield |
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Here is a Nice Dug Trigger Guard for Enfield Rifle ! The back end is broken off at the first screw hole, but the front end is all there, including the sling swivel and the little ring that attached the nipple protector chain. The brass has a nice mottled green patina, while the iron swivel and ring are rusty but still in good relic condition. There is an old diggers mark in black felt ink, that says, “Battle of Cheatham Hill GA, 9-10-72 Trigger Guard.” The fight at Cheatham Hill, on June 27th, 1864, was actually a part of the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain. A Neat Dug Relic from the historic Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia !
$20 plus shipping
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| Rare Dug Wiper/Ball-Screw ComboTool |
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| This little item is a rare combination of a ball-screw or bullet worm, and wiper for cleaning, all in one tool. Pictured in the book, Gun Tools: Their History and Identification, by Shaffer, Rutledge, & Dorsey, Volume I, p. 131, it is noted as a French/Belgian pattern. It has a brass base with nice patina and stamped- S1520. Iron ball screw and wiper arms are still present and have been cleaned and coated. This is one you won't see too often.
$30 plus shipping
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| Nice Dug Bowie or Saber Bayonet Scabbard Throat |
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| Here's a good excavated brass scabbard throat for Bowie knife or
saber bayonet ! The belt stud is still intact, and holes present where
leather scabbard fit in. The whole thing has a nice mostly plumb
patina, with a few hints of green.
$10 plus shipping
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| Last Civil War Ration Can I have from the Colorado Dump site |
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| Here is the Last Civil War Ration Can I have from the Colorado Dump site ! It is obviously a condensed milk can and shows a slightly different construction. It measures about 3.25 inches tall by 3 inches in diameter. It has been opened from the bottom with two rough jabbed holes likely one to vent and one to pour. Although the hole in the top is much smaller than a fruit or vegetable can the construction is still “hole-in-cap” with the cap only being about dime size, but it is soldered on and the tiny hole sealed with solder as well. It also had a vertical soldered seam though much of that solder has deteriorated.
By 1858, Gail Borden’s “Eagle Brand” Condensed milk was widely available, and when the Civil War came, large purchases by the Union Army & especially sutlers insured his continued success. In the book, U.S. Army Sutler, 1861-1865, by Toby & Ellis, the authors mention that, “ The sutler of the 8th Michigan listed cans of condensed milk at $ 0.50 cents per pound, and the sutler of the 27th Maine sold “cans” of milk for $0.33 cents each.” They also mention that a pound was approximately a pint, which is about the size of this can. I kept one of these cans in my own collection and the solder on the small cap, and sealing the vent hole is much more evident, though my vertical seam doesn’t display its solder as well as this one. Just a Neat Civil War Food Can that is Rarely Seen !
SOLD
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| Nice Dug Quarter-Plate Tintype Frame/Mat |
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| Here is a Wonderful Excavated Brass Tintype Frame !
It's for the big Quarter plate size image, and much less common to
dig than a Ninth or Sixth plate frame. Frame has a nice dark green
patina overall, with gilt highlites still visible down in the engraved
oval border. Measures approximately 4.25 inches tall by 3.25
inches wide. A Nice Personal Item Dug in a US Camp,
near Rhea's Mills, Arkansas.
SOLD
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| NEAT little ca. 1850’s Single Shot Boot Pistol, Dug on the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia |
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| Here is a Really NEAT little ca. 1850’s Single Shot Boot Pistol, Dug on the Wilderness Battlefield in Virginia ! It shows a good amount of ground action, but nothing super major. The wood grips are of course gone, but the metal still displays fairly nice. The trigger is frozen, but the hammer can be moved back and forth, with some resistance. The barrel measures just a hair short of 3 inches, with the total length, right at 5.5 inches long. Just looking, I think it is approximately .44 caliber. This would have been some soldier’s last defense. A Neat little Dug Pistol that Will Look Great Mounted on a Board, or Displayed with other Dug Weapons !
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