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John 14: 1-6 " JESUS Said .. " I am the WAY the TRUTH and the LIFE. No one comes to the Father except through Me. " Happy Birth of our Nation Day ! "ONE NATION UNDER GOD" .... On the Way !! A handful of the most unique relics available on the web ! ... Battle scarred Barn Find WHERMACHT Helmet with incredible decal.. A Dug CSN Button with the rarest backmark ! .. INCREDIBLE T-34 Russian Tank Track from NARVA area ..Possibly an excavated Confederate D-Guard Bowie .. More Dug Helmets in the works and on and on .. these are a few deals in the works. Thanks for watching the website and to all a SAFE and Blessed 4th weekend with your families.. God Bless and watch over our TROOPS !


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Attention Customers. My updated Site will now include a link to a NEW World War Relic Page. Please check out the new fun relics that I am now importing from Europe. To answer questions on whether I'm leaving my first love Civil War with the recent WW postings... : ) Absolutely not ! My new direction on this site is to keep it exclusively Civil War and provide HIGH QUALITY Civil War and Indian War Relics with emphasis on excavated relics, however I am also now handling many local estate collections of Civil War items on consignment, and WELCOME any relics you may want me to market for you. My interest in Civil War started as a youngster when my parents would take my brother and I on trips to the South to visit a different Battlefield every year. I have a great picture to post of us climbing up a cannon at Lookout Mtn, Tn. and I have had a passion for history ever since then. Thank-you to all who have visited my site and to all the friends I have made in this Hobby.
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SUPER RARE and COLLECTIBLE ! Coat Size US. INDIAN DEPARTMENT Uniform Button ( DUG Old FT. WINGATE New Mexico )

This is a very rare to find and especially in excavated condition US Indian Department Button from near Ft. Wingate, NEW MEXICO. The button I believe to date to the 1870-80's and is a coat size in excellent dug condition. FORT WINGATE was situated originally where a treaty was signed with the Navajos in 1846, this post was established in 1860 to stop the plundering by both Mexican and Indian desperadoes At first it was a tent compound called Fort Fauntleroy. Companies of the 2nd Regiment of New Mexico Volunteers were stationed there. Later it was renamed Fort Lyon, then Fort Wingate. The post was enlarged during the Civil War, and it supported Colonel Christopher 'Kit Carson's Navajo campaign in 1863 The post was relocated almost 40 Mlles to the northwest in 1868, to comply with another Indian treaty, where it exercised surveillance over Indian affairs up to 1899.

$ 240








RARE - CONFEDERATE Excavated lead filled VIRGINIA MILITIA "V" Buckle Plate ( Mullinax Reference pg. 219 )

This is a very nice and super rare Confederate V buckle that is an incredible cross collectible. It is believed that these were first used by the Voltigeurs in the Mexican War and that later many Virginia Militia regiments were issued the plate during the Civil War. This fine plate after the 1839 infantry waist belt plate, the V buckle was made of die-struck rolled brass face with a lead filled reverse and iron wire attachment hooks. Countless variations of this basic pattern were produced with a wide array of motifs and different sizes. Letters, numbers, patriotic eagle designs, and even plain unadorned smooth faced plates were manufactured. Based on the number of V buckles recovered from areas occupied by Virginia troops during the war the V buckle has long been considered a Virginia plate as they have been recovered in the Spotsylvania and Orange, VA Confederate camps. This plate measures 51 x 76mm and has a Milk Chocolate patina, sound lead with edge and rim loss as seen in the pictures. This is one that would be a fine addition to your Confederate state buckle and plate collection. These sell in perfect condition for $6000 plus. ( Mullinax Reference pg. 219 Figure 403 ) Rarity 8+

$1400






RARE CS "BAYOU BUCKLE" - SHILOH Battlefield DUG Confederate LOUISIANA Waist Belt Buckle Plate - FAMED Lousiana WASHINGTON ARTILLERY units - New Orleans RARITY 8 Plus !

This beautiful waist belt plate is a die struck 56 x 83mm. This style was a stock pattern for dress by enlisted members of the elite Washington Artillery from the 1850's through the Civil War. The Washington Artillery was founded in 1838 as the Native American Artillery. It received its regimental flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War. During the American Civil War, four companies served in the Army of Northern Virginia and a fifth was in the Army of Tennessee. Elements of the Washington Artillery participated in over sixty major actions. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Fredericksburg, First Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Cold Harbor.This particular example was dug in a Co nfederate camp ( private land with owners permission ) near the Shiloh Battlefield, has no repairs is only missing a miniscule corner tip ad one attachment slide hook, and comes with a 1998 Steve Mullinax letter of authenticity. As a dug example goes I cant see this plate ever being upgraded. An incredible addition and priced low for this incredible condition and crisp detail.

$ 4500





EXTREMELY RARE Civil War INSIGNIA ! - CONFEDERATE Stamped Brass LOUISIANA PELICAN Cockade HAT INSIGNIA Pin !

I have had the privelege of handling 3 of these over my 18 plus years of collecting and dealing in artifacts and the last two sold within days of listing to exclusive collections. Much rarer than the South Carolina Palmetto Insignia that usually retail high with one on a fellow collectors site presently for $1800. This incredible condition slightly over 1 inch size stamped brass with applied early pinback style is often seen either on a breast cockade or most often on a kepi or slouch hat. This insignia comes from an Aexandria, Va. collection. A crude similar pin can be referenced on page 24 and 25 Figure 32 and 35 of Union and Confederate Headgear by Kenneth J. Budney. One of the rarest hat insignia of the Confederacy and the condition is excellent ! If you are an insignia or Louisiana collector don't let this opportunity get away. ( layaway available )

SOLD





NICE - Large Civil War UCV ? CONFEDERATE Medallion TEXAS with CS NATIONAL FLAG over HOUSTON Embossed !

This Medal is a mystery to me. It measures 1.5 inches and appears to made of brass and copper. Has an eye hole at the top which suggests a Medal suspended from a Ribbon. The embossed motif is a scene of a 1st National Confederate Flag flying in the clouds over the city of Houston, Texas. The reverse has the words Houston Texas around a star and surrounded by the Confederate wreath. A nice Texas collectible. If any collectors have any information on whether this is a UCV item. I would greatly appreciate the info.

SALE PENDING







RARE - VMM Cartridge Boxplate VOLUNTEER MAINE MILITIA ( Recovered Near PORT HUDSON Battlefield ) Slight Repair

This is a fine relic VMM cartridge boxplate. These brass boxplates were lead filled and affixed to the flap of cartridge boxes. This plate was recovered from Union lines by a digger that is well known and I will gladly include with the provenance to the purchaser. The regiments involved were the 12th, 14th, 22nd, 24th, 26th, 28th, and one Battery of Artillery ( Mortons 1st Battery ) The plate has a re-inforced expertly repaired corner section it appears. Otherwise a fine display plate priced right.

$ 750




RARE Large BATTLEFIELD SAN JUAN Spanish American War FIELD HOSPITAL MEDICAL GUIDON Silk Flag !

This incredible piece of history was in a soldiers estate from Oklahoma an is a large 26 inches by 40 inches fragile silk with beautiful embroidery insignia Hospital Flag that was brought back from the fighting. The flag has been mounted on a foam board with a large original photograph picture of Ft. Sill 1908 attached. The flag tears could be restored and this piece would look great in glass. Here is an excerpt by Teddy Roosevelt from his memoirs..."That afternoon we made camp and dined, subsisting chiefly on a load of beans which we found on one of the Spanish mules which had been shot. We also looked after the wounded. Dr. Church had himself gone out to the firing-line during the fight, and carried to the rear some of the worst wounded on his back or in his arms. Those who could walk had walked in to where the little field-hospital of the regiment was established on the trail. We found all our dead and all the badly wounded. Around one of the latter the big, hideous land-crabs had gathered in a gruesome ring, waiting for life to be extinct. One of our own men and most of the Spanish dead had been found by the vultures before we got to them. A man of L Troop who also showed marked gallantry was Elliot Cowdin. The men of the plains and mountains were trained by life-long habit to look on life and death with iron philosophy. As I passed by a couple of tall, lank, Oklahoma cow-punchers, I heard one say, "Well, some of the boys got it in the neck!" to which the others answered with the grim plains proverb of the South: "Many a good horse dies."We improvised litters, and carried the more sorely wounded back to Siboney that afternoon and the next morning; the others walked. One of the men who had been most severely wounded was Edward Marshall, the correspondent, and he showed as much heroism as any soldier in the whole army. He was shot through the spine, a terrible and very painful wound, which we supposed meant that he would surely die; but he made no complaint of any kind, and while he retaine d consciousness persisted in dictating the story of the fight. A very touching incident happened in the improvised open-air hospital after the fight, where the wounded were lying. They did not groan, and made no complaint, trying to help one another. One of them suddenly began to hum, "My Country 'Tis of Thee," and one by one the others joined in the chorus, which swelled out through the tropic woods, where the victors lay in camp beside their dead. I did not see any sign among the fighting men, whether wounded or unwounded, of the very complicated emotions assigned to their kind by some of the realistic modern novelists who have written about battles. At the front everyone behaved quite simply and took things as they came, in a matter-of-course war; but there was doubtless, as is always the case, a good deal of panic and confusion in the rear where the wounded, the stragglers, a few of the packers, and two or three newspaper correspondents were, and in consequence the first reports sent back to the coast were of a most alarming character, describing, with minute inaccuracy, how we had run into an ambush, etc. The packers with the mules which carried the rapid-fire guns were among those who ran, and they let the mules go in the jungle; in consequence the guns were never even brought to the firing-line, and only Fred Herrig's skill as a trailer enabled us to recover them. By patient work he followed up the mules' tracks in the forest until he found the animals.Among the wounded who walked to the temporary hospital at Siboney was the trooper, Rowland …. There the doctors examined him, and decreed that his wound was so serious that he must go back to the States. This was enough for Rowland, who waited until nightfall and then escaped, slipping out of the window and making his way back to camp with his rifle and pack, though his wound must have made all movement very painful to him. After this, we felt that he was entitled to stay, and never left us for a day, distinguishing himself again in the fight at San Juan. 1898 Memoir. by Theodore Roosevelt The Rough Riders after battle.

SOLD









REMEMBER THE MAINE ! Civil War Battlefield Early Pick-up VMM ( Volunteer Maine Militia ) Buckle Plate !

This super rare small size VMM MAINE MILITIA buckle worn by Union troops from this state has been appraised by some as a dug example and others as a non-dug plate attic stored plate. I personally believe it was an early Battlefield pick-up that would look great displayed in either dug or non-dug collection. Solid condition no repairs plate with the single attachment hook as shown on page 342 plate 557. The example is the non-lead filled attributed to Ordnance Dept. oversight. A fine plate. The 20th Maine Regiment led by Joshua Chamberlain was instrumental in turning the tide of history on that fateful Gettysburg day.

$ 1600




NICE Early Civil War BABY US on the leather RIG with Cap Box and applied US Baby size Box Plate - 2 RARE Plates on a Rare white leather wasit belt. AWESOME RIG !

Here is offered a fine white buff leather belt with an early and desireable "baby" US Buckle along with an ordnance stamped cap box also with a small oval US boxplate applied. The condition is excellent for ths rig. Makes a fine display !

$ 1650







NICE Pair of Civil War DRESS OFFICERS Epaulettes CLAIMED to be CONFEDERATE !

This is a nice pair of relic aged condition silver bullion Officers dress Epaulettes that have an old tag stating they were taken from a Confederate Officer. The reverse could use some repair if so choosesThe old collection tag is only provenance but have no reason to doubt it. Just the same pricing slightly over what was paid for them. A neat research project. Pictures show condition as the display side is nice.

$ 290






INCREDIBLE Metal Backed with Enamel Inlay 2nd CORPS 3rd DIVISION Badge with T-Bar Pinback Badge !

This is a fantastic original war period 2nd corps enamel and metal badge Haywood Collection ! The badge was worn by a member of the 3rd Division of this corps. The second corps was prominent by reason of its longer and continuous service, larger organization, hardest fighting, and greatest number of casualties. Within its ranks was the regiment which sustained the largest percentage of loss in any one action; also, the regiment which sustained the greatest numerical loss in any one action; also, the regiment which sustained the greatest numerical loss during its term of service; while, of the one hundred regiments in the Union Army which lost the most men in battle, thirty-five of them belonged to the Second Corps. The 2nd Corps was notable for almost every crucial engagement of the war in the Army of the Potomac including the fiercest fighting at Gettysburg. Commanded by Union General Hancock !

$ 390




RARE - 1858 MOUNTED RIFLEMAN Stamped Brass TRUMPET SHAKO INSIGNIA w/ loops intact !

This is an extremely rare to find in this incredible condition hat insignia that pre-dates the Civil War yet was used by a few elite RIFLEMAN regiments throughout the war. The regiments were well trained government US Cavalry Troops. This example is pictured in Duncan Campbell and Michael Odonnell's American Military Headgear Insignia pg. 203 Figure 484. " Large 3.5 inch with tubing loops reversed and no tassels designed for issue to Elite Rifleman Regiments that were organized in 1846. This pattern was issued in 1858. Solid condition with correct iron standup attachment loops. ( Martin Beuchamp Collection MD )

$ 290




NICE Excavated Relic Colt Pistol with "ROUNDS STILL IN THE CHAMBERS " OLD WEST CIVIL WAR PERIOD Arizona Territory !

Here is a cool relic that is complete except missing the trigger guard and handle frame but displays incredible with 4 rounds still visible in the chambers. From a California estate collection. In July 1861, Confederate military forces under the command of Lt. Colonel John Robert Baylor invaded the U.S. Territory of New Mexico. John Baylor was a famous Texas lawyer, politician, frontiersman and Indian fighter who had served as an ardent advocate of secession at that State's Secession Convention in February 1861. On August 1, 1861, after defeating the Federal garrison of Fort Filmore (located near Mesilla), Baylor declared the creation of a new Confederate Territory of Arizona and installed himself as Governor. One of the most serious problems Governor Baylor faced when he assumed power in Arizona was the depredations of the various Apache bands, who were at the time engaged in what one contemporary source has called "a saturnalia of slaughter" so severe that "the last glimmer of civilization seemed about to be quenched in blood." Apache raiding parties (such as the one shown above) burned wagon trains, raided and looted mines and ranches, and even besieged sizeable towns such as Pinos Altos and Tubac. Prisoners taken by the Apaches were often tortured horribly. The entire Territory was in a state of terror and chaos, and it was up to Baylor to find a way to restore order.Taking a page from the history of his home State, Baylor decided to raise a regiment of Rangers for frontier defense. Like the famous Texas Rangers with which he was familiar, this regiment of Arizona Rangers would consist several companies of cavalry, which would patrol the frontier areas of the Confederate Territory of Arizona. Recruiting for this regiment began in December 1861, with Sherod Hunter (a native of Tennessee who had settled near the present town of Deming, New Mexico, in the mid-1850s) commissioned as Captain of the first Company. The company was enlisted for "three years, or the war," and was composed of (to qu ote the MESILLA TIMES, the largest newspaper in Arizona at that time) "picked men, inured to the hardships of frontier life, and conversant with its details." The company was mustered into the Confederate service on January 25, 1862 at Mesilla On May 5, 1862, these men were among a foraging party which had been sent from Tucson to gather stray cattle in the vicinity of the abandoned Butterfield Overland Stagecoach Station at Dragoon Springs, located about 16 miles east of present-day Benson, Arizona. As they entered a narrow box canyon wherin the springs are located, the party was ambushed by a large band of Apache warriors (such as the one shown above), numbering as many as 100 men and commanded by the great war chiefs, Francisco and Cochise. Most of the Confederate force managed to escape with their lives, but they left behind 25 horses, 30 mules, and four of their comrades...the men who have found their eternal rest at Dragoon Springs.

SOLD




INCREDIBLE AND RARE TO FIND ! Excavated Battle Damaged ARTILLERY WATER / TAR Bucket Recovered WINCHESTER, VA. !

This incredible relic was unearthed as I understand in the vicinity of 1st and 3rd Winchester and is an incredible battle damaged artillery bucket that clearly shows a section carried away with the elements adding their handi-work.... I have only ever seen minty ones available from time to time at shows. A rare chance to add an impressive relic to the war room that displays very nicely. " As Early moved troops south from Stephenson’s Depot to meet the Union attack, Sheridan sent portions of his army north of the Berryville Pike (Va. Route 7) to confront the southerners’ movement. The ensuing fighting at First Woods, Middle Field, and Second Woods along Redbud Run – including the Huntsberry property – was fierce, close, and devastating. Nearly 1,500 men were killed or wounded in this area of the battlefield alone and one soldier remembered the area as “that basin of Hell .” Winchester was the largest and most desperately contested battle of the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley , resulting in more than 9,000 casualties. The Union 19th Corps sustained 40 percent casualties (2,074 men) and lost every regimental commander during its assaults on the Middle Field and Second Woods…The Middle Field ranks with some of the most sanguinary fields of the Civil War, witnessing more than 3,000 casualties.”

$ 380





RARE INDIAN WARS CAVALRY Officers Hat INSIGNIA Crossed Sabres ( Recovered near the site of OLD FT. LOWELL AZ. )

This is a rare opportunity to find an EXCAVATED 1872 pattern true Indian War period Insignia from Old Tucson. Beautiful condition with no repairs. It is missing the loops but displays perfectly. Camp Lowell was first established in 1866 on the outskirts of Tucson. Due to unhealthy conditions of the city the army moved the post 7 mile northeast and established Fort Lowell in March, 1873. The role of Fort Lowell encompassed escorting wagon trains, protection of settlers, guarding supplies, patrolling the border and conducting offensive operations against the Western and Chiricahua Apache Indians. Troop strength at Fort Lowell averaged 130 officers and 239 enlisted men. Serving at Fort Lowell were companies representing the 2nd, 4th 5th and 6th Cavalry Regiments, and the 1st, 8th, and 12th Infantry Regiments.

$ 140



PAIR OF RECOVERED 1874 HOTCHKISS Revolving Cannon Primers AS USED in THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED KNEE ( Ft. Douglas AZ. )

A pair of 1874 37mm Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon Primers found on private property with permission in the Camp Harry Jones area of Douglas, Arizona.When that Camp closed in the early thirties the Army had to dispose of some of the old ordinance laying around.These primers were dumped right on the surface. One look at the pictures reveals the sun baked disk on the left and the half buried one on the right.They have a Union Metalic Cartridge primer marked with a U. The rivets that held the primer to the casing are visible but for the most part are rotted off. After the American Civil War, the U.S. government showed little interest in funding new weapons. In 1867, Hotchkiss moved to France and set up a munitions factory in Saint-Denis, near Paris, named Hotchkiss et Cie. At about this time, he developed a revolving barrel machine gun (in French: "canon-revolver") known as the Hotchkiss gun (which would see use in the Wounded Knee Massacre in 1890); the gun was made in four sizes from 37 mm to 57 mm ..Cool Relics from a rare weapon.

$40 for the pair








RARE - CONFEDERATE Excavated lead filled VIRGINIA MILITIA "V" Buckle Plate ( Mullinax Reference pg. 219 )

This is a very nice and super rare Confederate V buckle that is an incredible cross collectible. It is believed that these were first used by the Voltigeurs in the Mexican War and that later many Virginia Militia regiments were issued the plate during the Civil War. This fine plate after the 1839 infantry waist belt plate, the V buckle was made of die-struck rolled brass face with a lead filled reverse and iron wire attachment hooks. Countless variations of this basic pattern were produced with a wide array of motifs and different sizes. Letters, numbers, patriotic eagle designs, and even plain unadorned smooth faced plates were manufactured. Based on the number of V buckles recovered from areas occupied by Virginia troops during the war the V buckle has long been considered a Virginia plate as they have been recovered in the Spotsylvania and Orange, VA Confederate camps. This plate measures 51 x 76mm and has a Milk Chocolate patina, sound lead with edge and rim loss as seen in the pictures. This is one that would be a fine addition to your Confederate state buckle and plate collection. These sell in perfect condition for $6000 plus. ( Mullinax Reference pg. 219 Figure 403 ) Rarity 8+

$ 1400





BUTTONS
Psalm 103:12 "As far as the East is from the West so far has He removed our transgressions from us"
BUCKLES & PLATES 
1 Corinthians 3:11 "No other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Christ Jesus"

REMEMBER THE MAINE ! Civil War Battlefield Early Pick-up VMM ( Volunteer Maine Militia ) Buckle Plate !

This super rare small size VMM MAINE MILITIA buckle worn by Union troops from this state has been appraised by some as a dug example and others as a non-dug plate attic stored plate. I personally believe it was an early Battlefield pick-up that would look great displayed in either dug or non-dug collection. Solid condition no repairs plate with the single attachment hook as shown on page 342 plate 557. The example is the non-lead filled attributed to Ordnance Dept. oversight. A fine plate. The 20th Maine Regiment led by Joshua Chamberlain was instrumental in turning the tide of history on that fateful Gettysburg day.

$ 1600




RARE - CONFEDERATE Excavated lead filled VIRGINIA MILITIA "V" Buckle Plate ( Mullinax Reference pg. 219 )

This is a very nice and super rare Confederate V buckle that is an incredible cross collectible. It is believed that these were first used by the Voltigeurs in the Mexican War and that later many Virginia Militia regiments were issued the plate during the Civil War. This fine plate after the 1839 infantry waist belt plate, the V buckle was made of die-struck rolled brass face with a lead filled reverse and iron wire attachment hooks. Countless variations of this basic pattern were produced with a wide array of motifs and different sizes. Letters, numbers, patriotic eagle designs, and even plain unadorned smooth faced plates were manufactured. Based on the number of V buckles recovered from areas occupied by Virginia troops during the war the V buckle has long been considered a Virginia plate as they have been recovered in the Spotsylvania and Orange, VA Confederate camps. This plate measures 51 x 76mm and has a Milk Chocolate patina, sound lead with edge and rim loss as seen in the pictures. This is one that would be a fine addition to your Confederate state buckle and plate collection. These sell in perfect condition for $6000 plus. ( Mullinax Reference pg. 219 Figure 403 ) Rarity 8+

$1800





RARE CS "BAYOU BUCKLE" - SHILOH Battlefield DUG Confederate LOUISIANA Waist Belt Buckle Plate - FAMED Lousiana WASHINGTON ARTILLERY units - New Orleans RARITY 8 Plus !

This beautiful waist belt plate is a die struck 56 x 83mm. This style was a stock pattern for dress by enlisted members of the elite Washington Artillery from the 1850's through the Civil War. The Washington Artillery was founded in 1838 as the Native American Artillery. It received its regimental flag in August 1846 after serving under Zachary Taylor in the Mexican–American War. During the American Civil War, four companies served in the Army of Northern Virginia and a fifth was in the Army of Tennessee. Elements of the Washington Artillery participated in over sixty major actions. A few notable engagements include: Battle of Antietam, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Fredericksburg, First Battle of Manassas, and the Battle of Cold Harbor.This particular example was dug in a Co nfederate camp ( private land with owners permission ) near the Shiloh Battlefield, has no repairs is only missing a miniscule corner tip ad one attachment slide hook, and comes with a 1998 Steve Mullinax letter of authenticity. As a dug example goes I cant see this plate ever being upgraded. An incredible addition and priced low for this incredible condition and crisp detail.

$ 4500





INSIGNIA 
Joshua 24:15 "Choose for yourself this day who you will serve But as for me and my house we will serve the Lord"

EXTREMELY RARE Civil War INSIGNIA ! - CONFEDERATE Stamped Brass LOUISIANA PELICAN Cockade HAT INSIGNIA Pin !

I have had the privelege of handling 3 of these over my 18 plus years of collecting and dealing in artifacts and the last two sold within days of listing to exclusive collections. Much rarer than the South Carolina Palmetto Insignia that usually retail high with one on a fellow collectors site presently for $1800. This incredible condition slightly over 1 inch size stamped brass with applied early pinback style is often seen either on a breast cockade or most often on a kepi or slouch hat. This insignia comes from an Aexandria, Va. collection. A crude similar pin can be referenced on page 24 and 25 Figure 32 and 35 of Union and Confederate Headgear by Kenneth J. Budney. One of the rarest hat insignia of the Confederacy and the condition is excellent ! If you are an insignia or Louisiana collector don't let this opportunity get away. ( layaway available )

SOLD




NICE - Large Civil War UCV ? CONFEDERATE Medallion TEXAS with CS NATIONAL FLAG over HOUSTON Embossed !

This Medal is a mystery to me. It measures 1.5 inches and appears to made of brass and copper. Has an eye hole at the top which suggests a Medal suspended from a Ribbon. The embossed motif is a scene of a 1st National Confederate Flag flying in the clouds over the city of Houston, Texas. The reverse has the words Houston Texas around a star and surrounded by the Confederate wreath. A nice Texas collectible. If any collectors have any information on whether this is a UCV item. I would greatly appreciate the info.

SALE PENDING







INCREDIBLE Metal Backed with Enamel Inlay 2nd CORPS 3rd DIVISION Badge with T-Bar Pinback Badge !

This is a fantastic original war period 2nd corps enamel and metal badge Haywood Collection ! The badge was worn by a member of the 3rd Division of this corps. The second corps was prominent by reason of its longer and continuous service, larger organization, hardest fighting, and greatest number of casualties. Within its ranks was the regiment which sustained the largest percentage of loss in any one action; also, the regiment which sustained the greatest numerical loss in any one action; also, the regiment which sustained the greatest numerical loss during its term of service; while, of the one hundred regiments in the Union Army which lost the most men in battle, thirty-five of them belonged to the Second Corps. The 2nd Corps was notable for almost every crucial engagement of the war in the Army of the Potomac including the fiercest fighting at Gettysburg. Commanded by Union General Hancock !

$ 390



RARE INDIAN WARS CAVALRY Officers Hat INSIGNIA Crossed Sabres ( Recovered near the site of OLD FT. LOWELL AZ. )

This is a rare opportunity to find an EXCAVATED 1872 pattern true Indian War period Insignia from Old Tucson. Beautiful condition with no repairs. It is missing the loops but displays perfectly. Camp Lowell was first established in 1866 on the outskirts of Tucson. Due to unhealthy conditions of the city the army moved the post 7 mile northeast and established Fort Lowell in March, 1873. The role of Fort Lowell encompassed escorting wagon trains, protection of settlers, guarding supplies, patrolling the border and conducting offensive operations against the Western and Chiricahua Apache Indians. Troop strength at Fort Lowell averaged 130 officers and 239 enlisted men. Serving at Fort Lowell were companies representing the 2nd, 4th 5th and 6th Cavalry Regiments, and the 1st, 8th, and 12th Infantry Regiments.

$ 140



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This is a unique replica deck of " Samuel Hart" Playing and Faro cards that were copied from an original deck making them an exact replica of what Civil War soldiers would have used. Made from durable cardstock. Only $12.00 per deck View more decks

This is a neat souvenir magnet made from an original photograph of the Battle Flag of the Princess Anne Cavalry. Great gift idea for the office or den. The magnet measures 2.5 inches by just over 3 inches. Stock item.
Only $5.00 each.


Music CD of the 4th US Cavalry Brass Band   ONLY $19

This is a wonderful music CD by the 4th US Cavalry Regimental Band out of Ft. Lowell, AZ.  territory. 

Performances include: Garry Owen March, Arizona Quickstep, The girl I left behind Me, Put away that Straw, Dixie & The Bonnie Blue Flag, Battle Hymn of the Republic, ' The buckskin Bag of Gold, Seventh Regiment Quickstep, etc... A total of 17 different numbers. 

 

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I offer a full refund on any purchase within 10 days of purchase for any reason, however, item must be returned in same, unaltered condition as when originally purchased. When pricing an artifact I use many price guide references including NSTCW and Warmans as well as comparing prices of my peers websites. Many factors influence the market value of an artifact at the time of posting and from time to time you may see changes in my posted price as I adjust to fair market values. That being said I have repeated compliments by my customers that I usually sell artifacts much less than they see available. My mission statement is to provide the most unique, high quality artifacts at a price much less than book value and in turn offer it for sale. For me the joy is " In the hunt "


DISCOUNTS / LAYAWAYS / MAKING A PURCHASE WORK FOR YOU !
From time to time I may offer sales or discounts on items. The sales are for that item at that specific time. I will accept offers on all items unless a firm price is stated. I offer the most competitive terms among my peers. I also offer fantastic layway terms. Please contact me as it will be a case by case basis and designed to meet your payment needs. 602-692-7158


CONSIGNMENTS
I currently am listing many consignments from my customers and would be happy to list your quality Civil War- WWII artifact. Please contact me for terms as they are the most competitive in the circle. 602-692-7158


FIREARMS / ORDNANCE
I am in no way responsible for any misuse of antique weapons purchased from this site. I abide by selling either excavated de-activated firearms as relics and curios and take no responsibility for misuse or illegal use of an artifact after it has been purchased.

FINALLY
Please call to ask any questions before purchase as inventory sells daily so if you like something please do not delay. Thanks for visiting my site may God Bless you. Proverbs 3:5-7

DISCLAIMER
This site and BLUEGRAYRELICS.COM does not support politics and ideology of the Third Reich and its leaders. All items are sold as collectible relic items and are not sold for actual use. BLUEGRAYRELICS & GREATWAR Relics are designed to offer for sale historical artifacts for the collector and historian and is in no way responsible for misuse of the intended sale of an artifact.

The following was penned by a Confederate soldier from Georgia while encamped near  Fredericksburg Va.

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve--I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for help that I might do greater things--I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.

I asked for riches, that I might be happy--I was given poverty, that I might be wise.
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life--I was given life, that I might enjoy all things.

I got nothing that I asked for--but everything I had hoped for.

Despite myself, my prayers were answered. I am, among all men, most richly blessed!

"My God shall supply all your need, according to his riches in glory, by Christ Jesus"  Philippians 4:19

John 3:16 - " For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. "

" Trust in the Lord with all thy heart; and lean not unto your own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him and he shall direct thy paths. " Proverbs 3:5-6

" But seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness; and all these
shall be added onto you " Matthew 6:33

God's Plan of Salvation