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Here's my partner and constant companion. His name is Barney and he never talks back or disagrees with any business decision! Sometimes I believe he should disagree with some of my business decisions! Anyway, you gotta love this guy!

SORRY BUT WE DON'T SELL OR SHIP FIREARMS OR US USED SWORDS OUT OF THE US AND EVERY ITEM COMES WITH A 3 DAY INSPECTION PERIOD.

Here's a major restoration project or just place it in a shadow box for effect. This is a Civil War era Plant's Manufacturing Company, New Haven , Connecticut, Front Loading, Cup-Primed Pocket Revolver made mide 1860's. This is the 42 caliber Army type model being the Third Model with brass flat frame with squared front. Estimated quantity 7,300 with this one being serial numbered 7413. Serial number range 700 to 8,000 approximately. Nice dark patina. Nice relic with no pitting to speak of. $125.00-- from Minnesota.

Here's the working part of a .31 caliber Bacon Percussion revolver that was dug up at a dig site in Bent County, Colorado. What you see is all there is but it's pretty unique. This is a nice little relic! Measures about 4 inches by 3 inches and would look great in a relic case!!! $95.00

This is an American Standard Tool 22 caliber 7 shot revolver and although about 40,000 of these little revolvers were manufactured you'll not find another so easy like this one. This one is factory engraved with over 95% of the original nickel plating remaining! This little revolver rates excellent with all parts matching even the serial numbers match on the original ivory grips! The original ivory grips have turned a very nice 'mellow' yellow color. The factory engraving is crisp and the action works flawlessly and locks up tight. There is some roughness and minor loss to the nickel plating around the edges which is normal but there is much less loss here than on most period weapons. The barrel markings are very nice but my camera just couldn't do them justice. This is a nice gun! Anyone would be glad to have this fine little piece in their collection! Outstanding quality for this type gun! This is quality that is affordable at $695.00

Here's what I've been told is an ax that was issued with the WW2 Willys Jeep of War fame. This one has been used alot! There are pound marks on the poll and under the bit. U.S is marked on one side of the ax head and Collins Legitimus is marked on the other side. Just needs a handle. $35.00

This next item is a mint M-1895 Russian Nagant Holster. This one includes the pistol lanyard and cleaning rod. Outstanding quality! If you have a pistol and no holster then this is for you! $15.00

Here is a rifle sling for the Chinese SKS rifle. This one is complete and in good shape with the Chinese characters on the webbing. Nice piece to complete the Chinese SKS. $6.00

Here is a Civil War era tole container that could be used for toothbrushes, razors or documents. This piece is in good condition with a little rust here and there. Unusual to find these by themselves. There is one dent on the end but doesn't hurt a thing. I have a dime in the pic for size comparison. $35.00

Here's a 1/6 plate tintype in paper mounting (album page) of a Civil War era Fireman. You can see where the photographer's prop stopped and the barn beams began. He has a big '1' on his chest. He's also wearing his pillbox type hat and parade belt. Nice! $175.00

Here's a fine set of Colt Single Action Army 3rd Generation Black composite grips. There are complete with screw. $45.00

Here's 2 fasicinating items that I picked up a few years ago. This is actual Soldier Art done by William C. Commer

Residence Monticello; Enlisted on 7/8/1862 as a Private.

On 7/8/1862 he mustered into "D" Co. IN 12th Infantry He was Mustered Out on 6/8/1865 at Washington, DC

Here's the Regimental History for the 12th Indiana Infantry: Twelfth Infantry INDIANA (3 months and 3 years) Twelfth Infantry. Cols., John M. Wallace, William H. Link, Reuben Williams; Lieut.-Cols., William H. Link, Reuben Williams, Solomon D. Kempton, James Goodnow, Elbert D. Baldwin, George M. Trotter; Majs., George Humphreys, Solomon D. Kempton, James Goodnow, Elbert D. Baldwin, George M. Trotter, Samuel Boughter, Henry Hubler. This regiment was organized at Indianapolis in May, 1861, for one year, was mustered in May 11 and left for Evansville June 11, to take the place of the 11th regiment for blockade duty. It left the state on July 23, for Sandy Hook, Md., where it was assigned to Abercrombie's brigade, Banks' Army of the Shenandoah. Lieut.-Col. Link was promoted to colonel, when Col. Wallace resigned, Maj. Humphreys was made lieutenant colonel, and Capt. Henry Hubler of Co. E became major. The regiment was in camp at Pleasant Valley and Hyattstown until Sept. 11, when it moved to Williamstown, where it was on picket and outpost duty by companies, with frequent skirmishes, until March, 1862. It then marched for Winchester, skirmished near there on the 11th, and was the first regiment to enter the town the morning following its evacuation. It engaged in various movements until April 3, was then in camp at Warrenton until May 5, and was mustered out at Washington on May 14. Its original strength was 788; it gained by recruits, 244; total, 1,032. It lost by death, 22; desertion 83; unaccounted for, 1. The regiment was immediately reorganized at Indianapolis for the three years' service, and was mustered in Aug. 17, 1862. It left the state a few days later, to meet the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith, and participated in the battle of Richmond, Ky., where it lost 173 in killed and wounded. Col. Link was mortally wounded, most of the men were taken prisoners but were paroled and were exchanged in November. After the exchange the regiment moved for Holly Springs, Miss., and marched to the Tallahatchie River in December. It was stationed at Grand Junction in Jan. 1863, and in the spring was placed on duty at Collierville, Tenn. It was assigned to Logan's (15th) corps, Army of the Tennessee, and moved to Vicksburg in June, remaining in the trenches until the surrender. It then moved to the Big Black River, where it remained until Sept. 28, then went to Memphis and participated in the march to Chattanooga. In the battle of Missionary Ridge it lost 110 in killed and wounded, then joined in pursuit of Bragg to Graysville, GA, where it was ordered to the relief of Gen. Burnside at Knoxville. It remained in camp at Scottsboro, Ala., from Dec. 26, 1863, to May 1, 1864. In the Atlanta campaign it was engaged at Resaca, New Hope Church, Dallas, Kennesaw mountain, and Jonesboro, losing 240 men killed and wounded between Dalton and Atlanta. It joined in pursuit of Hood through Georgia and Alabama and on Nov. 14 moved for Savannah. After the surrender of that city the regiment joined in the campaign of the Carolinas, being engaged at Columbia and Bentonville. It then marched to Raleigh, Richmond and Washington, and was mustered out at the last named place June 8, 1865, the recruits and drafted men being transferred to the 48th and 59th regiments. The original strength of the regiment was 948, and it gained by recruits, 384; total, 1,332. Loss by death, 293; desertion, 8;unaccounted for, 13 Source: The Union Army, vol. 3 ******************************************************************************** This artwork was mailed to Mr. James Critlen of Battle Ground, Indiana probably in 1863 from Nashville, TN. The envelope has a 3 cent stamp on it and is from the 12th Indiana Infantry. On the back of the artwork which measures about 7 1/2 inches by 11 3/4 inches is a standing row of marching soldiers as well as some sriting I cant make out. Also there is in pencil 'W.C.C. CO D. 12TH REG. IND. VOL.'. On the front side of the artwork is a pencil drawing of what seems to be a zouave soldier in baggy britches, a cavalry saber, and a soldier standing holding a sword. The drawing below that is in color pencil showing an officer in strange hat surronded by what looks to be rose bushes. There are 2 different soldiers profiles below that. Quite different and unusual! A printer copy of his actual cdv is included. $250 for all.

I just got this nice item in along with another sword. This is an Army Pattern WW2 Japanese Sword commonly referred to as I believe 'the Army Officers' Shin-Gunto pattern'. This is from Central Indiana and is probably a vet bringback but I have no history to that effect. Most of the Japanese swords in this country are the souvenirs of Army vets returning home. I've been told that there are more Japanese swords in this country than Japan! At any rate, this one is in good condition with great grip. You can see where a small portion of the ray skin next to the tsuba or hand guard is lacking but otherwise great. There are 2 holes in the tang which indicates to me that this sword is a rehilt as there is only one mounting peg to hold the grip on. This could be an old ancestral blade rehilted for a family member to meet the new army regulations and take a family blade with him. I won't know until I have the hilt stampings interpetation done. This sword could just as easily be an arsenal item. I just don't know. I've taken many pics for you to view so if you can help let me know. Overall length of the sword in scabbard is about 37 1/2 inches. The blade alone is about 25 1/2 inches to the tsuba brass hand guard. The hamon or tempered edge pattern seems to be the styled straight (suguha) hamon. This blade has not been sharpened. There is one nick on the blade that is about 1/32 of an inch deep. There are also a few minor stains on the blade but I will not clean it. Nothing has been cleaned on this piece and it's in the all original condition with the typical browned Military Army scabbard, wood lined. The sword glides in as it should and locks into place. This is a nice piece. Take a look at the pics. I won't price it until I get the markings read but feel free to make offers.

Here's the other sword I picked up and you can tell it was in the attic for awhile. Here are some statistics on this particular rare sword:

This is a 1899 Pattern Junior Official's Sword of the Government General of Formosa

Signature: None, factory made blade.

Year Made: 1899 or later

Forging Pattern: none.

Tempering Pattern: none

Dimensions: Blade Length: 25.5 inches Nakago: unknown 4 mm thick and 18 mm wide at Hamachi

Mountings: Mounting as explained in listing title, An identical sword is pictured in Fuller and Gregory's Japanese Military and Civil Swords and Dirks, page 166.

The samé and wire grip is intact and the backstrap and "d" guard show little wear. No sharpening of the blade. This sword has not been disassembled. You can see bright gold in areas wthe guard covered the scabbard. The scabbard is in great shape and I believe it's supposed to simulate ray skin being lacquer covered samé saya. The blade has not been cleaned and has the clip point seen on the officer's samauri type swords. I can see no markings on the sword. The original sword knot is with the piece. It has disentagrated in the attic but it is still there! This is one rare sword! Formosa (Taiwan) was under Japanese control until after WW2 when it was given to the Republic of China. No story accompanies this sword either. Most people have never seen one. Take a look at the pics! $395.00

Here's a Japanese Sword that I picked up in Lafayette, Indiana recently. This is a WW2 Japanese Parade Sword in scabbard. This Japanese officer’s parade sword was a good gilded brass hilt. There is still gold gilt in the recesses but now this hilt is a lovely dark copper colored patina. The hilt has a pommel which is rounded and features flower decorations at the obverse area. The backstrap has pebbled style motif and on the two tabs which stretch over the grip there is a chrysanthemum flower. The basket style hilt is pierced at the langet area and also features chrysanthemum flowers. The quillon end has an engraved style curl in the teardrop. The “D”-ring is very simple with no decoration. The grip appears to be some type of black horn or possibly celluloid-over-wood. It has twelve ribs and is tightly wrapped with triple brass wire, one tightly twisted wire flanked by two straight wires. The scabbard of this example has 2 'anti rattle' dent dents 1/3 of the way up from the drag. This original scabbard also is nickel plated and lacking about 20 % of the plating. The blade of this piece is about 28 3/4-inches in length. It has the traditional curve of a saber with the clip point of a katana, or it's suppose to look like that. The blade though has a fuller in the construction and appears to have been nickel-plated throughout with some false hamon or temper line present. Not a high-quality looking blade here, but nonetheless, this is the way it was made. There is a brown leather buffer protecting this blade. The blade grades in very good plus condition. This blade has not been sharpened. Overall a good Japanese Sword. $375.00

Here's another Japanese WW2 type sword that I picked up years ago. This one looks like the blade was stuck in the ground for awhile. This pattern is the Naval Kuy-Gunto Officers' pattern of about 1873-74. At least the hilt is. The blade is quite pitted and is the Katana type blade being about 27 inches long with the Habaki or metal collar on the blade which acts as a wedge in the scabbard. The basket style guard is in good condition with pommel cap. The grip is full leather wrapped with full wire still present. There is a CS stamped on the guard as well as the number 34 scratched on there as well and a CS is stamped on the collar/Habaki. A 62 is also stamped on the Habaki. I believe this to be a put together sword for some reason. This could be an old ancestoral blade but the tang has been changed to a pean type fastening and I don't want to chance breaking it to get it apart. Very unusual! $175.00

This officer sword from Baden is a nickel plated hilt variety. The hilt is distinctive, having almost an Austrian look, as Baden swords very closely resemble this area. The hilt has a plain pommel and back strap with some design being that the area is beveled to produce segments. The “d” guard is plain with no segmentation, having a flip-up style to the reverse and remaining straight on the obverse quillon area. The cross guard proceeds to a quillon end which is curled. There are two slots in the area between the grip and quillon end which acted to hold a portepee in place. The nickel is still in very good shape and just needs a little cleaning. The grip appears to be a wood base covered with black celluloid and there are a couple of small age cracks in the celluloid but still stable. This grip is wrapped with triple brass twisted wire, the center being of wider girth. The 29 1/2-inch blade has fine quality nickel plated surfaces with 'IN TREUE FEST' engraved on both sides of the blade. The blade does have some nickel loss here and there not entering the engraving. The blade does not have its original off-white felt buffer in place. The dent free scabbard is straight throughout and has pretty good original black paint. This paint has good, original sheen to its surfaces but it does show quite a bit of usage and rates at maybe 70%. There is a double back to back squirrel logo on the ricasso indicating being made by Eickhorn. This blade has not been sharpened. I've been told this is a fairly rare sword. $495.00

This next project is an 1864 Dated Mansfield & Lamb Civil War Saber. Someone already started restoration but so far it's been a kind of poor job. The blade, for the most part, can be made to be quite better with some buffing. There are marks where someone has used a wire wheel or some sort of small grinder on it. This can be buffed out I'm sure. The Mansfield & Lamb markings on the ricasso are pitted and nothing can be done for that but it's definitely Mansfield & Lamb markings. The reverse of the ricasso has the markings U.S., CEW (Charles Wilson - Inspector) and 1864. Mansfield and Lamb had seven Civil War U.S. contracts for M1860 cavalry sabers totaling 37,458 total units. The blade is the full length of 35 inches on this sword and the original leather blade washer is still present. The brass guard is complete with no cracks but bent somewhat on the outside branch. The pommel cap is also in good shape with C.E.W. stamped on one side and a large W stamped on the other side. Most of the leather grip is present as well as the original twisted copper wire. Neither the guard or the pommel cap has been cleaned much and it's quite dirty. The scabbard is the correct scabbard for this piece and I'm 100% sure it's the original scabbard for this sword. The scabbard has been cleaned but it should be no problem to add some barrel browning to the scabbard to help with the patina or just leave it alone to age naturally. I'm had this sword for over a year and it's starting to darken now. There are some holes at the bottom of the scabbard that need to be addressed or just leave 'em alone. I bought this sword to have something to work on but haven't had time. This is another winter project! Fun, Fun, Fun! $395.00

Here's something that I've had for years. I was sold this as a Political Torch but I just don't know. Heck, it could have been a yard lamp but it's made to be hand held now. It seems to be set up for placing a candle in it. The light would shine up through the torch and light would come out several holes in the top shaft to the Eagle. The Eagle is a 2 piece unit being soldered together. The Eagle is a bit crude and has been ground on. The wreath type decoration around the piece is reminiscent of the Lincoln Funeral Drapery. There is some age to this piece and it looks like it was made to be held. The glass is ok with just one pane cracked. This glass has kept the inside brass from aging like the outside of the piece. The entire piece measures over 34 inches tall and over 8 inches wide at the widest point. I believe the door catch has been replaced and it doesn't work too well at any rate. Still a nice piece and would look great in a relic room or political room collection. $175.00

Here is definitely something you don't see every day! This item is kind of an item that every medical kit needs to have. This is a Civil War era hard rubber female gonorrhea syringe. This particular syringe is not marked at all but you can see a nearly exact example on page 225 of India-Rubber and Gutta-Percha In the Civil War Era by Mike Woshner. This syringe is 6 1/2 inches long and holds approximatey 3/4 oz. of medicine for the treatment of gonorrhea. Gonorrhea was rampant among soldiers and the 'ladies' that serviced them. Camp followers abounded and sometimes were treated by Dr.s and Surgeons employed by the U.S.Army. This example would have been the No. 3 Vagina Syringe. Quite a conversation piece and unfortunately does have a place in Civil War history. $45.00

This is an outstanding item that I just picked up from an Estate Sale. This is a very nice little green painted barrel canteen from the Revolutionary War period thru early 1800's. This one has the iron hand forged bail and all hand forged barrel rings. The ends of the canteen are convex with the initials of JW on one end. The cork stopper is on the inside and rattles around very freely and noisily! The barrel bands have a great dark patina on them and there is honest wear on this piece. The green paint is old but I don't know for sure that it's as old as the canteen. There are speckles of white paint on the piece as it must have been sitting somewhere when someone was painting a room I guess. As you can see from the pics it's pretty good size being about 7 1/2 inches long and about 7 inches tall to the top of the spout. Guaranteed to be old and original to the Rev War through early 1800's period. Very nice!!! $450.00

Here's an outstanding example of a mid 1800's hand crafted American Dagger! This example has the American Curley Maple grip with turndown pommel. The overall length of the knife is 15 inches long with a 9 1/4 inch dagger style blade to the hand guard. The blade is obviously hand forged and sharpened. It is still sharp. The hand guard is a noted 19th century example and can be seen on page 58, plate 35 of AMERICAN PRIMITIVE KNIVES 1770-1870 by Gordon B. Minnis. Mr. Minnis states about the knife in his photograph that 'the guard on this specimen is not so elaborate as many earlier ones, but shows careful workmanship.' Mr. Minnis dates his knife to the 1820's-1830's. This particular example has a guard almost exactly like the one in his photo and may have come from the same maker. The curley maple grip is outstanding with the flaws from curley maple one would expect. The pommel cap is flat iron with an 8 sided nut type ferrel peaned on. There is also a small brass laynard attachment fixed onto the pommel cap. There has been a piece of metal placed along side the guard into the handle to tighten up the blade but there is still a small amount of wobble in the blade. Overall this is a rare find and quite desireable! Straight from North Carolina! $395.00

Here is a Vietnam era Army Dress uniform that I got from a veteran's estate. This soldier was in the military in the 1960's and his uniform is marked with the European Theatre patch where he served in the Finance Corps. On his left breast is the rifle qualifiers medal. This uniform would fit a gentleman of around 200 lbs. The set includes the dress blouse, trousers and cap. The cap is size 7 1/2. All buttons are present and the only thing missing on this uniform is the name tag. The bill on the cap is detached on one side but can be easily fixed. The overall condition is very good with a small hole here and there. Nice and bright. $65.00

Here is an exceedingly rare item! This is a Dietz Portable Dark-room red glass lens Lantern from the 1800's. A reference site dealing with Dietz Lanterns stated that these were rare of the rare and were made before 1901, however, the site didn't state when they were first introduced. The Montgomery Ward 1895 catalog has a drawing of one on page 220 with the price of 50 cents on it and I saw another 1894 publication that had a drawing of one in it. In 1857 Dietz & Company submit the first flat-wick burner for "modern" coal oil for patenting and in 1859 Dietz & Company begin manufacturing coal oil flat-wick burners. This lantern has the flat-wick burner that you can see in the pics. Photographs have to be developed in the dark and using red light is the same as being in the dark. I don't know how early this lantern is but I believe it's very early. The piece stands about 6 1/3 tall including the little chimney at the top. is 2 5/8 inches wide and 1 1/2 inches deep not including the little handle that you use to carry it around with. On the front is the stencil --- RUBY LANTERN. The little lid raises up to expose the red flat glass panel that the lit oil wick shines through. The glass is in excellent condition with no cracks. The little wick and tank are in excellent condition and you can see DIETZ embossed on the bottom. This piece is in excellent condition for it's age with just a little paint loss here and there. I found one other on the internet for an example that was not for sale and it had a cracked lens. I found no others listed after an exhausting search. If you are into early photography then this fine little lantern is for you! RARE! $250.00

Here we have a very nice Model 1895 Chilean Mauser. Here is some info on this model:

7x57mm. Those rifles manufactured by Ludwig Loewe are considered antique (pre-Jan.1, 1899)by the U.S. BATF, but the DWM are classified as "Curio-Relic" (modern) even if the stock is dated 1898, which many DWM are.

This is a High quality Chilean Mauser M.1895 rifle made by Ludwig Loewe Factory, Berlin, Germany in 1895 (antique!), as indicated by markings on the left side of the receiver. The rifle was modified by the Chilean arsenal to fire more powerful 7 x 57mm, rimless Spitzen cartridge, as indicated by a new style graduation of the rear sights. Matching serial numbers with the matching serial numbers being stamped on the receiver, barrel, bolt body, bolt cocking piece, safety lever, stock, trigger guard, magazine floor plate and on the cleaning rod; the rear sights display a mismatched serial number, which is typical for rifles converted to Spitzen ammunition; there are no numbers stamped on all the remaining parts of the rifle, which is correct for this model). All the parts of the bolt show matching serial numbers. Beautiful stock without any markings on it. Just a bruise or two on the stock and it resembles tiger striped maple-very nice. Beautiful crest of Chile is stamped on the top of receiver. CONDITION: Very good+ to fine. Metal has some blue finish turning to plum brown with the barrel being mostly blue.. Bore is in excellent condition, with strong and shiny rifling. Strong action. All the internal parts of the rifle are in excellent condition, with no visible wear. Smooth and solid stock with minor handling marks and a few light dings. Stock is in original finish. No cracks of any kind to wood.. No import marks. Good crisp markings to the metal. Overall length is 48.75 inch. Barrel length is 29 inch. The only thing missing from this Beautiful example of the Chilean M.1895 rifle is the cleaning rod and those are available. Antique - No ffl needed.

$345.00

Here's a nice old pick-up. This old .31 caliber Colt pocket revolver, or what's left of it, This was purchased from an old gentleman who stated that his uncle had found this when he was a kid at the site of an old fallen down stone cabin in South Dakota mixed in with the rubble. The frame and trigger guard are mixed numbers. The frame was made in 1858 and has the serial number of 158251 and the trigger guard was made in 1850 with the serial number of 43331. The cool thing about this little Colt is that all 5 cylinders are still loaded! Absolutely unique! $325.00

Here's another unique item. This is a dug Colt model 1851 Navy 36 caliber barrel. While it's pitted inside and out it's still a very unique item. From Southern California it measures 7 1/2 inches long and is missing the loading lever. I can't read the serial number either but the top markings are great! $110.00

Heres something I found of interest. This is a stereoptic card copyright 1900 showing a Pontoon Bridge buildt by Royal Engineers across the Modder in South Africa. What is so interesting is that it's very similiar to what the Corps of Engineers did during the Civil War. This is a nice card being somewhat light but still easily seen. by Underwood and Underwood. $10.00

Here's another stereo card that is in outstanding condition. This is a battle scene from the Spanish American War showing American troops firing their firearms! The caption is entitled 'Heroic Washington Volunteers advancing-Fillipinos 800 yards in fron-Taguig, Philippines'. Copyright 1899 by Underwood and Underwood. The back of the card is filled with information about the photos on the front. A little of it is:'This is an old rice field near Taguig, about ten miles S.E. of the city of Manila. You are seeing a moment of actual fighting-not any mere tableau, but serious business-the real thing as it was going on March 20, 1899.' The rest of the back is filled with interesting facts! Very nice card! $35.00

These next 3 cards and book are all one lot and definitely belong together. These all have to do with President McKinley, the last Civil War Veteran to be President of the United States, and are titled as such:

1. President McKinley at his desk in the White House. Washington, U.S.A. - copyright 1898 by Strohmeyer and Wrman. Good Condition

2.Inaugural Parade, Mar. 4, 1897 by Griffith & Griffith, Philadelphia. This one is iin good condition showing troops marching down the street with rifle muskets over their shoulders. They are wearing their spiked Army helmets and uniforms. Outstanding!

3. Mrs. McKinley in the Conservatory of the Executive Mansion, Washington, U.S.A. Copyright 1900 by Underwood and Underwood. Very nice card.

William McKinley, Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States, and the last veteran of the American Civil War to be elected to the office. He was the last president to serve in the 19th century and the first to serve in the 20th. The President McKinley grouping includes a book entitled MEMORIAL LIFE OF WILLIAM McKINLEY-OUR MARTYRED PRESIDENT and 3 stereo optic cards of the period. The book is in good condition with some spline separation and loads of photos! This book was written after his assassination in 1901 by Col. G.W. Townsend and is a first edition. This book is loaded with tons of photos and engravings of even the Funeral proceedings. 512 pages. No foxing. Also included is stereo optic cards of President McKinley at his desk in the White House copyright 1898 , the Inaugural Parade March 4th, 1897 showing many soldiers in parade formation. and lastly, Mrs. McKinley in the Conversatoryof the Executive Mansion, Washington D.C.copyright 1898. These cards are in excellent condition. Here's the Presidents Bio: WILLIAM MCKINLEY 1897-1901 At the 1896 Republican Convention, in time of depression, the wealthy Cleveland businessman Marcus Alonzo Hanna ensured the nomination of his friend William McKinley as "the advance agent of prosperity." The Democrats, advocating the "free and unlimited coinage of both silver and gold"--which would have mildly inflated the currency--nominated William Jennings Bryan. While Hanna used large contributions from eastern Republicans frightened by Bryan's views on silver, McKinley met delegations on his front porch in Canton, Ohio. He won by the largest majority of popular votes since 1872. Born in Niles, Ohio, in 1843, McKinley briefly attended Allegheny College, and was teaching in a country school when the Civil War broke out. Enlisting as a private in the Union Army, he was mustered out at the end of the war as a brevet major of volunteers. He studied law, opened an office in Canton, Ohio, and married Ida Saxton, daughter of a local banker. At 34, McKinley won a seat in Congress. His attractive personality, exemplary character, and quick intelligence enabled him to rise rapidly. He was appointed to the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Robert M. La Follette, Sr., who served with him, recalled that he generally "represented the newer view," and "on the great new questions .. was generally on the side of the public and against private interests." During his 14 years in the House, he became the leading Republican tariff expert, giving his name to the measure enacted in 1890. The next year he was elected Governor of Ohio, serving two terms. When McKinley became President, the depression of 1893 had almost run its course and with it the extreme agitation over silver. Deferring action on the money question, he called Congress into special session to enact the highest tariff in history. In the friendly atmosphere of the McKinley Administration, industrial combinations developed at an unprecedented pace. Newspapers caricatured McKinley as a little boy led around by "Nursie" Hanna, the representative of the trusts. However, McKinley was not dominated by Hanna; he condemned the trusts as "dangerous conspiracies against the public good." Not prosperity, but foreign policy, dominated McKinley's Administration. Reporting the stalemate between Spanish forces and revolutionaries in Cuba, newspapers screamed that a quarter of the population was dead and the rest suffering acutely. Public indignation brought pressure upon the President for war. Unable to restrain Congress or the American people, McKinley delivered his message of neutral intervention in April 1898. Congress thereupon voted three resolutions tantamount to a declaration of war for the liberation and independence of Cuba. In the 100-day war, the United States destroyed the Spanish fleet outside Santiago harbor in Cuba, seized Manila in the Philippines, and occupied Puerto Rico. "Uncle Joe" Cannon, later Speaker of the House, once said that McKinley kept his ear so close to the ground that it was full of grasshoppers. When McKinley was undecided what to do about Spanish possessions other than Cuba, he toured the country and detected an imperialist sentiment. Thus the United States annexed the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico. In 1900, McKinley again campaigned against Bryan. While Bryan inveighed against imperialism, McKinley quietly stood for "the full dinner pail." His second term, which had begun auspiciously, came to a tragic end in September 1901. He was standing in a receiving line at the Buffalo Pan-American Exposition when a deranged anarchist shot him twice. He died eight days later.

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This is a stereoscope card featuring William Jennings Bryan and his wife. This one is copyrighted 1897 by B.L.Lingley. William Jennings Bryan had quite a history! Here's his bio:

William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American politician in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. He was a dominant force in the liberal wing of the Democratic Party, standing three times as its candidate for President of the United States (1896, 1900 and 1908). He lost, each time by a bigger margin. He served in Congress briefly as a representative from Nebraska and was the 41st United States Secretary of State under President Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1916. Bryan was a devout Presbyterian, a supporter of popular democracy, an enemy of gold, banks and railroads, a leader of the silverite movement in the 1890s, a peace advocate, a prohibitionist, and an opponent of Darwinism on religious grounds. With his deep, commanding voice and wide travels, he was one of the best known orators and lecturers of the era. Because of his faith in the goodness and rightness of the common people, he was called "The Great Commoner." In the intensely fought 1896 and 1900 elections, he was defeated by William McKinley but retained control of the Democratic Party. With over 500 speeches in 1896, Bryan invented the national stumping tour, in an era when other presidential candidates stayed home. In his three presidential bids, he promoted Free Silver in 1896, anti-imperialism in 1900, and trust-busting in 1908, calling on Democrats to fight the trusts (big corporations) and big banks, and embrace anti-elitist ideals of republicanism. President Wilson appointed him Secretary of State in 1913, but Wilson's strong demands on Germany after the Lusitania was torpedoed in 1915 caused Bryan to resign in protest. After 1920 he was a strong supporter of Prohibition and energetically attacked Darwinism and evolution, most famously at the Scopes Trial in 1925. Five days after winning the case, he died in his sleep

Great Card! $15.00

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Everyone finds period forks very easily but it's harder to find good silver period spoons but I have 2! The smaller one is made by Rhodes & Anthony of Cin. Ohio circa 1836 with a monogram on it of 'ET'. This one has a couple of tiny dents in the bowl. The second silver spoon is larger and looks to have a small period repair to the bowl. This one was made by Dahme & Co. also of Cin. Ohio and was made circa 1844-1850. The monogram on this one is M.M.T.V. Each $35.00

The Rhodes and Anthony spoon has SOLD!

Here is a set of very primitive crutches made from rough sawn hardwood. The arm rests are covered with some some of padded muslin or cotton cloth that is sewn together. One of the covers is in tatters. Many thousands of soldiers had to use crutches after the war and most couldn't afford them so handmade ones were constructed. This set would fit a person of about 5' 5" or so in height. The entire piece has nails and leather washers holding it together which makes it kind of fragile in nature. Great display item! $95.00

Many a man made out a will during the early 1860's thinking he would have to go off to war. This is one such will written for a Hendricks County, Indiana, man, Daniel Brown who was married to Poly and had 4 children. Daniel states in his will that he leaves everthing to Poly but if she gets remarried or dies then she will have to give everything to the 4 kids! Try to get away with that today! This will was written on April 26th, 1862 and I'm sure Daniel though he would have to go off to war one way or another. Daniel did sign up with the 103rd Indiana Co.B for one week on July 10, 1863 to July 18th to run Confederate General John H. Morgan and his soldiers out of Indiana. Here is the bio of the 103rd:

Minute Men. -- Word being received at Indianapolis on the evening of July 8, 1863, that a force of 6,000 cavalry under Morgan had crossed the Ohio River near Mauckport and was moving on Corydon, a call was issued for citizens to organize for defense. Within 48 hours 65,000 men had tendered their services. From this number regiments 102 to 114 inclusive, and one battalion were organized, the battalion being assigned to the 107th. One Hundred and Third Infantry. -- Col., Lawrence S. Shuler, Lieut.Col., Virgil H. Lyon, Maj., Samuel J. Banta. This regiment was organized as minute men and was composed of seven companies from Hendricks, two from Marion and one from Wayne Counties, all belonging to the Legion. It was organized July 10 1863, with 681 rank and file, and moved by rail on the 11th from Indianapolis to Vernon. Securing horses for 146 men from his and Gregory's command, Col. Shuler pushed on and joined a pursuing column, his detachment taking the advance. Coming in sight of Morgan's rear-guard on the afternoon of the 13th the troops engaged in several skirmishes with detachments of the enemy near Harrison, Ohio, and entered there soon after Morgan's rear-guard had departed. The pursuit continued as far as Batavia, Ohio, when the command returned to Indianapolis, being mustered out shortly after the balance of their respective regiments had been discharged. The 103rd had moved to Sunman's station and after Morgan's escape into Ohio had returned to Indianapolis, where it was mustered out July 16th. Source: Union Army, vol. 3, p. 174

It would have been awful hard for Daniel to sign up for a regular unit with a wife and 4 kids to raise! Catch a glimpse of the past for $26.00

Here's an exceedingly rare item to find! This is an all original Jeb Stuart Sword Hanger. In 1859 Lt. J.E.B. Stuart applied for a patent for an improved sword hanger. He had designed this device while recuperating from wounds he received during a fight with the Cheyenne Indians at Solomon River, Kansas on July 29, 1857. His device would enable the cavalryman to remove the sword, scabbard, and belt slings entirely without unhooking the scabbard from the belt and leaving the straps swinging loose from the belt rig. He applied for a contract with the US Army. This saber attachment was patent number 25,684 being filed on October 4, 1859 and was described as a saber hook, or an "improved method of attaching sabers to belts." The U.S. government paid Stuart $5,000 for a "right to use" license and Stuart contracted with Knorr, Nece and Co. of Philadelphia to manufacture his hook.In a famous letter penned on the back of one of his patent flyers he appealed to the Virginia militia for a contract. To date, no evidence has turned up verifying acceptance or refusal. It is known that the US Army authorized production of the device as a number have surfaced over the years bearing the Frankford Arsenal imprint and Ordnance Dept. stamp on the belt strap. (A variant was also produced after the war with the Rock Island Arsenal stamp.) This is one of the war-time products made by the Frankford Arsenal. It is in good condition overall. The Leather is in remarkably good condition with only surface wear to the finish. There has been no preservative applied to the leather and frankly it doesn't need any. This is nice!! A truly historic cavalry piece invented by one of America's most famous cavalry generals. Everything is present and this piece is fully guaranteed to be an entirely original piece to the Civil War. $525.00 +Take a look at the post war example next.

Here's a late issue Jeb Stuart Sword hanger that would have hung off the sword belt. This was used during the Indian wars era through the early 1900's. This one is in pretty good condition but is missing the studs to make loops out of the straps. The straps could use a little leather treatment. Inspectors Initials of WK at the end of the long strap and the short strap as well. Otherwise it's in good condition. Leather is ok with no breaks. Brass is fine. $45.00

Here are 2 personal sized coffee pots that were sometimes carried in the soldier's knapsack. I've placed a penny in the pic for comparison in size. The first one is a 'one cup' sized pot being about 5 1/2 inches tall to the top of the wooden knob on top and 3 1/2 inches across the base. The solder joints are as they should be. I don't believe that there are any holes in this litte pot. Hinged lid. Nice one! Not a toy! $65.00

The next one is about 6 inches tall and 4 inches across the bottom. This is the side spout type with the detachable lid. This one has a very small spout with a loop at the top that would have had a chain on it to a cork to plug the spout. I don't believe there are any holes in this one either. Both pots have a great patina with little rust to the insides and maybe just a minor dent or two. Very nice! $65.00 each

Here's a great Confederate Virginia Coat button that was dug near Richmond, VA. This button is most like VA261 in Tice's book. The backmark is SUPERIOR QUALITY surrounded by 2 circles and has 2 dots. The face has a push to it and the shank is bent over but all there. This button has lots of wear and exhibits a great patina! This button is somewhat crude and may be a locally made button. Guaranteed original! $285.00

These items are for you bottle collectors out there. Here we have original wooden molds for the 19th century bottles popular during the 1800's. These are the male side of the molds. I have 3 small wooden bottle molds and 3 larger wooden bottle molds. The largest measures 9 3/4 inches tall by 4 1/2 inches wide. he smallest one is about 5 by 3 inches which includes the base. No 2 are alike. Great display pieces"! I think they're pine but I'm not sure. There are various mold markings stamped into them and written on the back. Outstanding! $20 for a large one and $15 for a smaller one. Check out the pics!

Here's a set of Civil War era Medical Prescription Scales for measuring out medicines by weight. The scales are the equal balance scales, made for use in the field, and are all brass in a nice gold trimmed green leather wooden box with the molded felt interior to fit the scales. There are no markings on either the box or the scales that I can see except for a little gold embossed mark on the top of the box that you can see in the pics but I don't really think it holds any informational value. I've been told because the box is Green that means Medical Corps but I've seen nothing to back up that thinking. I'll keep looking though. The weight pans have a little corrosion on them and a few minor dents. These things were definitely used! The green string is in good shape but I don't know for sure if it's original or not. The lining in the box is fade but is the original lining. The original hooks are on the box as well. My pics only show a couple of weights but there are 4 in all. There is like a '38S' on one weight and dots on 2 of them and stars on one of them. Don't know what that means but I'm sure it has to do with the weight. The weights are kept in a little compartment with a hinged brass lid. The box measures 6 5/8 inches long by 3 1/8 inch wide and 7/8 inch deep. Nice item for a medical display! $255.00

Here's a great item that you never see! This is a small Rifle Powder can from the AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY - RIFLE POWDER-MFG - AKRON OHIO. The company was founded in 1833 to manufacture black powder used to blast rocks, mine coal, create canals, and generally move mountains, as well as for firearms. There were plants in Akron, Ohio and in 1867 Austin Powder acquired Cleveland Powder Company, which had been founded in the late 1850s. Austin Powder Company moved it's Akron plant to Cleveland in 1872. This particular can is probably from the Civil War era. The can measures about 4 3/8 inches tall including the spout, 3 1/4 inches wide and 1 1/4 inches wide at it's widest point. The can is somewhat eliptical in shape. The words in gold on the front is AUSTIN POWDER COMPANY - RIFLE POWDER -MFG- AKRON OHIO with crossed muskets and a rifle horn. There is paint loss here and there but yoiu can still see all the lettering just fine. There is nothing written anywhere else on the can. The spout is a separate applied piece and may be pewter. The little screw top that screws into the spout is missing. All in all a great can and one that's hard to find! During an exhaustive internet search for this type can not one like specimen was found. Very unique! $295.00

Here's a nice GAR DELEGATE medal that was found near Thorntown, Indiana. This one is the 3 piece medal with metal chain links holding it together. This one is for the GAR ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT, MAY 1913 in INDIANAPOLIS and has on it also DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA. On the back is THE WHITEHEAD AND HOAD CO., NEWARK, NJ. There is still alot of original gold type gilt left on this piece. It has a great aged look to it. $45.00

Here is a Civil War Officers collaspable cup consisting of 5 concentric rings that make up the cup. The cup stands about 3 inches tall when fully expanded. The top ring will come off if you pull it too hard but easily put back on. This cup comes with the original jappaned metal container. The unique thing about this cup is that on the top ring is stamped in period letters and numbers '20 Me. INF'. As you recall the 20th Maine was led by Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain who made the infamous bayonet charge down Little Round Top in Gettysburg to save the day! Guaranteed Original! If this were the Colonel's cup it would be 10 times more than this! It's hard to capture the markings with my camera but I fully guarantee that they are there, easily seen and authentic! $195.00

Here's another outstanding ID'd item that shows authentic wear. This is a Civil War Fife with silvered brass ferrels that has stamped into the hard wood '66 NY INF' and below that CROSBY with a G over a C. The fife measures 17 inches long and has wear finish near the blow hole. Here's a little history on the 66th New York Infantry:

The following is taken from New York in the War of the Rebellion, 3rd ed. Frederick Phisterer. Albany: J. B. Lyon Company, 1912. This regiment was organized by the State October 29, 1861, at New York City, by the consolidation of the Mechanic Rifles, Col. James H. Bull, with the Governor's Guard, Col. Joseph C. Pinckney, of the 6th Militia, with the latter as Colonel. The Putnam Rifles, the Leslie Guard and part of the Empire Zouaves had previously been merged into the Governor's Guard, of which the 6th Militia formed the nucleus. The regiment was recruited at New York City (a few men were from New Jersey), and there mustered in the service of the United States for three years November 4, 1861. At the expiration of its term of service, the men entitled thereto were discharged, and the regiment retained in service. It left the state November 16, 1861, served in Graham's Brigade, Buell's, later Keyes', Division Army of the Potomac, from November, 1861; in French's Brigade, Sumner's Division' Army of the Potomac, from January, 1862; in same, 3d Brigade, Richardson's, 1st Division, 2& Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1862; in 1st Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Corps, from August, 1862; in 3d Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Corps, from September, 1862; in 4th Brigade, 1st Division, 2d Corps, Army of the Potomac, from March, 1864- at Fort Richmond, New York harbor, from May, 1865; and, commanded by Col. John S. Hammell, it was honorably discharged and mustered out August 30, 1865, at New York City. During its service the regiment lost by death, killed in action, 8 officers, 60 enlisted men- of wounds received in action, 2 officers, 37 enlisted men; of disease and other causes, 4 officers, 120 enlisted men; total, 14 officers, 217 enlisted men; aggregate, 231; of whom 2 officers, 54 enlisted men died in the hands of the enemy.

It's nice to have a piece that has a history with it! It's hard to capture the markings with my camera but I fully guarantee that they are there, easily seen and authentic! $295.00

Here's another id'd item! This is an original document metal case with DGR stenciled on the long part of the tub. The DGR stands for Lt. Dexter G. Reed. Lt. Reed's bio is:

Dexter G. Reed Residence Newport NH; 22 years old. Enlisted on 4/20/1861 as a 2nd Lieutenant. On 5/2/1861 he was commissioned into "D" Co. NH 1st Infantry He was Mustered Out on 8/9/1861 at Concord, NH He also had service in: NH 2nd Heavy Artillery NH 5th Infantry

He was wounded at Fair Oaks, VA while in the 5th NH Infantry. Dexter serve the longest time in the 2nd NH Heavy Artillery. The 5th NH Infantry was at Gettysburg but Dexter had resigned from the 5th in November of 1862 and later in August of 1863 had joined the 2nd NH Heavy Artillery when he finished the war. I really don't know in which unit he used this document case or tube but there is a tag on it that you can see in the pic that stated he was with Co. E, of the 5th N.H. when he owned this case. Still a good piece. The manufacturing process is a little different for each piece of this case but guaranteed to be Civil War period. $75.00

I have 2 Indiana Soldier CDV's that were found together here in Indiana. They are both from the 43rd Indiana Regiment but I only have an id on one of them. I'm still working on the other and if I find out I'll list it. Here is the bio of the 43rd Indiana:

Forty-third Infantry INDIANA (3-YEARS) Forty-third Infantry. Cols., George K. Steele, William E. McLean, John C. Major; Lieut.-Cols., William E. McLean, John C. Major, Wesley W. Norris; Majs., William L. Farrow, John C. Major, Wesley W. Norris, Charles W. Mess. This regiment was organized at Terre Haute and was mustered in Sept. 27, 1861. Soon afterward it moved to Spottsville, Ky., thence to Calhoun, where it went into camp until late in Feb., 1862. It was transferred to Missouri, attached to Gen. Pope's army, and participated in the siege of New Madrid and Island No. 10. Later it was with Foote's gunboat fleet at Port Pillow for 69 days and was the first Union regiment to land in the city of Memphis. With the 42nd Ind., it formed the garrison there for two weeks until reinforced. In July, 1862, it was ordered up the White River, Ark., and later to Helena. It accompanied Hovey's expedition to Grenada, Miss., and on its return to Helena took part in the expedition to Yazoo pass. At the battle of Helena it supported a battery, repulsing three attacks and capturing a regiment greater in numbers than its own. It assisted in the capture against Little Rock, and re-enlisted there in Jan. 1864. It moved with the expedition being engaged at Elkin's and Jenkins' Ferries, Camden and Marks' Mills. At the latter place its brigade engaged in guarding a train of wagons from Camden to Pine Bluff, was attacked by 5,000 of Marmaduke's cavalry, the 43d losing nearly 200 in killed, wounded and missing. Among the captured were 104 reenlisted veterans. It was furloughed home June 10 and while there it volunteered to go to Frankfort, Ky., which was threatened by Morgan's cavalry. It remained at Frankfort until the enemy left that part of the state, and on the way home it was in a skirmish with guerrillas near Eminence, Ky. At the conclusion of its furlough the regiment was placed on duty at Indianapolis, guarding prisoners at Camp Morton. Of 164 men captured in Arkansas and taken to the enemy's prison at Tyler, Tex., 10 or 12 died, the others returning in March, 1865, and joining the regiment at Indianapolis. The regiment was mustered out June 14, 1865. Its original strength was 985; gain by recruits, 1,154; reenlistments, 165; total, 2,304. Loss by death, 206, desertion, 121; unaccounted for, 285. Source: The Union Army, vol. 3

The first image is a little gem type paper mounted tintype in patriotic mat. Under the photo in pencil is written 'YOURS TRULY, JOHN 'E' RYAN, DRUMMER 43RD REGIMENT. Here is John's bio from civilwardata.com:

John E. Ryan Residence Sullivan County IN; Enlisted on 10/9/1861 as a Musician. On 10/9/1861 he mustered into "E" Co. IN 43rd Infantry He Re-enlisted on 1/1/1864 He was Mustered Out on 6/14/1865 at Indianapolis, IN Promotions: * Private (Reduced to ranks) Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:

This photo has a dirty mat but still is great with the id. John has tinted cheeks in the tintype. $120.00

Here's the 2nd CDV that was found with John's CDV and may be a relative. The other photos seen with this one show everyone seated in or standing by the same chair and they are from the same photograher of P.Prescott's New Photograph Gallery, 105 Main Street, Terre Haute, Ind. I have research the uniform of the 43rd Indiana and this one shown in the CDV is the typical uniform for that regiment. Also, the 43rd Indiana was mustered in at Terre Haute. This CDV shows a full standing soldier in shell jacket with sky blue pants. No id is on the back. The other cdv's show a seated man with lady and 2 young ladies of around 18 to 20 years of age. The soldier and one of the young ladies cdv was taken before the revenue tax stamp act of 1864 (actually the revenue tax act was passed in 1862 but photographs weren't taxed until 1864) as there is no stamp on them and the backmark is the same. The other 2 photographs have 3 cent tax stamps on them and the backmarks are Wright & Prescott's indicating a later partnership. The address of the photographers are the same as the earlier P. Prescott's only marks. Take a look at the pics. $65 for the soldier photograph and $10 each for the civilians or $85 for the set.

Here's a 1/6th plate occupational tintype of a carpenter holding his square with a saw on the table and wood shavings on the ground. Occupational's are harded to find that other types of photographs. This one is pretty nice and would look great framed! $45.00

Here is 13 different CDV's and CDV mounted tintypes that I got in the photographs of the 2 soldiers. A couple have reveune stamps while most do not. The backmarks represent Terre Haute as well as Rockville, Indiana, Griggsville, Illinois and Albia, Iowa. The CDV of the child in chair has written in ink on it "two years old" while the 2 paper mounted tintypes of the elder gentleman with the white beard has 'Richard Biddle Great Grandfather About 75 years old'.Another paper mounted tintype of a gentleman with beard is marked on the back 'Wm Boadbury age 51-presented to Wm Commicle'. Instant Family Photos! Each $5.00

Here are some more instant relatives from the above photographs. There are 7 photographs here and you can see what they are in the pics. 3 tintypes, 3 paper mounted tintypes and 1 CDV. The young lady image in the oval has on the edge of the mat POTTER'S PATENT MARCH 7, 1865. This one is $5 but all of the others are $1 each. The CDV is from Rockville, Indiana but nothing else is marked.

Here are a couple of album pages from the same group of photographs as above. They area all id'd to the Overpeck family. The one with the sitting man and standing woman are id'd to 'grandpa and gramdma Overpeck' (Terre Haute backmark and revenue stamp), The man by himself is Uncle Tom Overpeck (revenue stamp and Terre Haute backmark) while grandma is Great Grandma Overpeck (Rockville, In backmark no reveune stamp). The two young ladies are id'd as Aunt Ann Overpeck and sister (no backmark or stamp). Nice! $5 each.

Here's another fine civilian CDV of Grandma and Grandpa Overpeck. The reverse shows the 2 cent revenue tax stamp and the photographers imprint of Wright & Prescott from Terre Haute, Ind. Circa 1864. Nice one in nice condition! $5.00

Here's a fine set of Civil War Crutches as witnessed in ILLUSTRATIONS OF CAMP LIFE by Matthew Brady. These are the more deluxe set with leather arm rests at the top. Much easier to use and on much easier on the arm pits that the usual half moon type more often associated with the common soldier. These would have been used by someone that was about 5'5" tall or so. Nice original condition with original finish. The leather arm rests are worn but complete. Nice ones and would look great in a medical display!! $145.00

Here's a nice looking friction primer laynard but I believe it is a reproduction. This example is over 7 feet long with a wooden handle and a metal hook for hooking and pulling the friction primer in the cannon barrel. The cord is the twisted type. The piece looks good and would display great! $45.00

Here is an officers type hard razor strop that he would have carried with his personal possessions. This piece is about 13 1/2 inches long with a slide out drawer for a straight razor (now lacking). The label has a spread winged eagle over patriotic shield on it as well as directions for use. It mentions using 'sperm oil' for lubrication. This piece was made by John Atwell of Wakefield, Mass. Check out the pics. $45.00

Here's an excellent example of a Civil War Patriotic Token that I've had locked up for years. This is the penny sized token that has ARMY & NAVY over an anchor with laurel leaves along each side on one side and THE FEDERAL UNION - IT MUST AND SHALL BE PERSERVED on the other side with 13 stars under that representing the original 13 states. This token is in very good + condition.

"Early in 1862 all metallic currency was gradually withdrawn from circulation. Citizens, anticipating the possible increase in value of all metals, commenced hoarding gold, silver and even copper to such an extent that in a short time there were no metallic coins of any denomination in circulation. Tradesman were thus forced to issue a medium that would supply the place of small coins, and the first of these issued on account of the lack of the proper Government currency made their first appearance in Cincinnati in the Fall of 1862. In the Spring of 1863, New York followed this example. The first to be made in New York was the Lindenmueller currency, of which a million pieces were struck. William H. Bridgens, the die-cutter, then issued the Knickerbocker currency, which consisted of numerous varieties, and were struck in large quantities." "The issue of similar pieces became general throughout the Eastern and Middle Western States, until it was estimated that not less than 25,000,000 of these private tokens were in general circulation, which must have included between 7,000 and 8,000 varieties." "These little coins filled the wants of the trades-people, and were accepted as a means of exchange for the value, which was usually one cent. They undoubtedly were a source of great relief and convenience; but their irresponsible character soon attracted the attention of the Federal Authorities. It is said that the Third Avenue Railroad of New York requested Lindenmueller to redeem a large number of his tokens, which they accepted in the course of business, but he laughingly refused to do. The railroad had no redress, and it is not improbable that incidents of this character forced the Government to put a stop to their issue. This was done by the passage of an act of Congress in 1864, forbidding private individuals from issuing any form of money."

Get this fine little example for $35.00

Here's a very nice example of the last sword that was issued to US Cavalry. This is the model 1913 Cavalry sword and scabbard as designed and developed by General George Patton. Sometime between 1902 and 1906 the U.S. Army's Ordnance Department decided to issue a new Cavalry Saber. The saber being replaced had been in use since 1861, when the light cavalry saber had replaced the Model 1840 heavy dragoon saber. The new pattern, issued only in limited numbers to a portion of the then existing 10 regiments, had the same shape and size of guard, grips, and blade as the Model 1861, but the guard of the new model was made of steel instead of the traditional brass. The cavalry saber, Model 1913, was the last saber issued to and used by the U.S. Cavalry. The designer of the "last of the bright blades" was Lieutenant George S. Patton, Jr. At the time of the redesign, Patton was "Master of the Sword at the Mounted Service School" at Fort Riley, Kansas. Quite an honor for a young Army Lieutenant. Because of his involvement with and enthusiasm for the cavalry saber Patton was given the first of many nicknames, "Saber George." According to The New Cavalry Equipment, an article appearing in the September 1912 issue of the Journal of the United States cavalry Association, the saber was designed to be a cut and thrust weapon. It had a two-edged blade with a chisel point. The blade was of forged steel and the sword was thirty-eight inches in overall length. It weighed two pounds. The blade was manufactured with blood-letting grooves running down each side to within 4-3/4 inches of the point. The grips were black hard rubber with 13 per inch checking. The guard was made of 0.042 inch thick sheet steel. The saber scabbard was made of hickory wood treated with oil and white lead. It was covered with rawhide and then with waterproofed olive drab canvas. The webbed canvas covering was woven in a circular manner to eliminate a seam.

This saber is one of those sabers. This one is in good overall condition with the original leather tang washer. The sword has some darkening spots near the tip of the blade that you can see in the photos. I believe that these spots can be buffed out if you want to but I'll leave that to the purchaser. The blade is marked on the ricasson with U.S. Eagle Head and No. 1?? on one side and LF&C (Landers, Frary & Clark) over an Ordnance Bomb which is in turn over the date 1918. Overall this is a very nice example! This sword and scabbard has not been messed with and is guaranteed for life to be the 'real deal'. Resonably priced at $395.00

Here is an outstanding collection of CS bills and a letter to the Indiana GAR hall they were sent to. On October 15, 1912. The United States Treasury Department wrote a letter to Goodland Post No-57, G.A.R. , which reads, "Gentleman: Believing that your Post will be interested in receiving specimens of notes issued by the Confederate States of America, for exhibition purposes in the Post headquarters, I take pleasure in sending you an assortment of the same. These notes came into the possession of the Union Army about the close of the war, and were turned over by the War Department to the Treasury of the United States in the year 1867. The Treasury Department has no complete series of the notes, and in presenting such specimens as are now in its custody, the department feels assured that proper disposition will be made for their safe-keeping, so as to render them of permanent value to your Grand Army Post as historical relics. Very truly yours, Franklin MacVeagh, Secretary. ...... Mr. MacVeagh was the secretary of the Treasury Department, under President William Howard Taft, between 1909 and 1913. There are eight different, authentic Confederate Bills in this auction. Several of them have slices or circles, which was added by the Treasury Department. This defacing was done at the Treasury Department and is original. In my photographs, you can see that the past owner mounted these bills and the letter to a piece of artists board. With the use of a hot light bulb one bill was removed to show you the small pieces of 2-sided tape, which were used to attach these bills. If you so wish I fully guarantee that you will be able to remove the rest of the bills. Everything is guaranteed to be authentic and as representated. The first photo shows reflection on the glass that really doesn't exist. $375.00

Here's a couple of outstanding dug weapons that I just got from an old collection in Virginia. 1st is a dug Wesson & Leavitt that was dug on private land near Sayler's Creek Battlefield in Amelia County, Virginia in the 1970's. I have a letter from the diggers son telling the story on finding the weapon. The gentleman who dug these weapons has since passed. This Wesson & Leavitt Belt Revolver was dug about 50 yards away from a Sharps's Carbine. A copy of the letter will be provided with this weapon. The weapon is complete except for the cylinder and the wood. It's rare to find one of these dug. You can still see part of the Wesson & Leavitt Patent markings on the lock plate. Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee Falls, Mass. made the Wesson & Leavitt Belt Revolver. These were made c. 1850-51 with a total production being about 1,000 pieces total. This revolver was a 31 caliber 6 shot but is now missing the cylinder. This piece has a 6 inch round barrel. The topstap is marked MASS. ARMS. CO./ CHICOPEE FALLS. I have not been able to find a serial number on the piece. Floral designes are still seen on the lockplate and the frame. This is an outstanding piece to find in a dug condition or any condition. Knowing it was found on a Civil War battlefield certainly adds to the mystic of the piece. $475.00

Here's another dug weapon but it looks to have been an early battlefield pickup. I believe it may have been salvaged once to put back in service then lost again. This is a colt .31 caliber pocket model revolver in 6 shot and serial numbered 267940 which dates it to 1863. There is no history on this piece but came from the same gentleman as the one above. As you can tell by the pics this piece is lacking the loading lever and wedge. You can also see that the brass frame is bent backwards. I believe it may have been damaged and dropped then picked up by someone else to use as the grips are crude period replacements and you can see that the screw is the wrong one. The cylinder and trigger are locked up now but the hammer moves freely and you can still feel the tension of the main spring behind it. Oh, if only it could talk. This one is from Virginia as well but we just don't know where from in Virginia. Some light pepper type pitting is present as it was laying on the ground for awhile before being picked up. Nice! $450.00

This next pistol is not a dug pistol but does need some work. This is the American Standard Tool .22 caliber revolver that's remarkably like the Smith and Wesson No. 1 revolver. This piece was actually made by Manhattan Fire Arms but marked with the American Standard Tool Co. markings. Manhattan made these little 22 caliber Pocket Revolvers from 1860 to 1873. The serial number on this one is 2108 on both the frame and the grips. The patina on the iron barrel and cylinder are a dark brown while there is about 40 to 50% of the silver plating left on the brass frame. The hinge is a little loose and the cylinder wobbles slightly. The mainspring is strong and unbroken but there is a hammer problem that needs to be looked at by a gunsmith. The barrel latch works fine. All in all a very nice little gun and worthy of any collection. $195.00

Here's a little Allen & Wheelock .32 caliber sidehammer pistol that I just picked up. I believe this gun is transitional between the 1st & 2nd model. This piece was made from 1859 to 1862 with a total quantity of over 1,000 pieces. This one has a serial number of 148 as witnessed on the grip frame and both grips. One grip has a crack in it. The bottom of the grips and frame looks like this gun was used as a tack hammer from time to time. The side of the barrel has the stampings on it of: ALLEN & WHEELOCK WORCESTER, MS. US/ALLEN'S PATENTS SEPT. 7, NOVE. 9, 1858. This piece is a 6 shot .32 caliber weapon, This one has the beveled top strap but does not include the JULY 3, 1860 stamping on the frame. The trigger must be pushed forward for the hammer to hold and the cylinder doesn't always index correctly. The cylinder does lock up. A little tinkering by a gunsmith would probably fix it up. It is a nice gun! This piece came from Montgomery, Alabama but no history accompanies it. $450.00

Here is a Civil War mourning tintype in 1/9th plate. The case is the thermoplastic case with the patent markings of the Union Cases present. The photo is of an antebellum lady with her earrings, necklace and ring gold enhanced. She is wearing a black mourning dress. Inside her case is a black jet piece of jewelry mounted on the velvet liner with lace. Perhaps, since she is alone, she has lost her husband in battle. Many thousands of widows were made during the Civil War. Outstanding quality! $95.00

Here is something that I rarely see and would only be appreciated by the most dedicated of Civil War Collectors! This is a right leg prosthesis of the type that was popular during and after the Civil War. I believe this prosthesis to be an early one and it may be one of the ones made by a young confederate soldier who lost his leg early in the war. Here is his story:

An Amputee's Invention: 1861--1919 James Edward Hanger's life changed in 1861. A college sophomore from Churchville, Virginia, Hanger left school to join the Confederate cavalry. Before he even formally enlisted, his leg was shattered by a ricocheting cannonball fired by Union troops during the battle of Philippi, Virginia. Operated on by a Yankee surgeon, who took his leg off above the knee, Hanger became the first amputee of the Civil War. Shortly afterwards he was sent home in a prisoner-of-war exchange. Unhappy with the wooden peg he had been given, Hanger locked himself in his upstairs room, vowing not to come out until he could walk down. During the next several months, he designed an artificial leg with the first hinged knee and hinged foot, forming it out of whittled barrel staves, rubber, wood, and metal components. According to a history of prosthetics from Northwestern University Medical School, Hanger 'replaced the catgut tendons of the American leg [an earlier prostheses named in 1856] with rubber bumpers to control dorsiflexion and plantarflexion and he used plug fit wood socket.' Other Confederate amputees quickly created a demand for the realistic 'Hanger limb,' and Hanger established his business, J.E. Hanger, Inc., in Richmond, Virginia. He patented his limb in 1871. The Civil War also generated the first government commitment to provide veterans with prostheses. The 'Great Civil War Benefaction' was the forerunner of the federal support that played a major role in assisting war veteran amputees to the present time. In 1915 Hanger went to Europe to help World War I amputees and to learn from European prosthetists. Because the number of American casualties was much smaller than that of British and European troops, Europe was where prosthetic advances were being made. Considered by many to be the father of modern prosthetics, Hanger died in 1919.

Although this prosthesis is no marked there are several factors in construction that follow Hanger's patents. This one is complete but the leather lacing band at the top is in pretty bad condition. The foot hinges as shown in one of the photos and there is a leather strap on the top of the foot as well as a leather bumper on the heal. The big band by the knee hinges is made of copper with padding added by the wearer. There is also some padding down lower at the calf level. This one is from Illinois and most likely belonged to an old veteran. There is no welding on this piece as everything is either heat forged together or rivited together. The leather top strap is held on to the supports via the rivits and burrs so popular during the Civil War. This piece would look great in a Civil War medical display! $375.00

I just picked up several Civil War era fifes so here they are:

1. the first one is a very nice single keyed fife with an original pewter 'cheater' at the blowhole. This piece has no cracks present being a 2 piece model with no makers marks noticeable. It needs a new pad in the single key. Still makes some sweet music! 11 1/2 inches long. $295.00

2. This is an original Fife with a light finish. I believe the piece to be walnut. This fife measures about 17 inches long with nice silver end caps that measure about 2 inches long themselves. This piece has a logo on it with GEO CLOOS above and CROSBY below. There are no cracks in this piece. $195.00

3. This fife is just about like the one above but is darker in color and the logo on it simply has CROSBY about it. This one is also 17 inches long with 2" silver ends and no cracks. Nice! $195.00

4. This one here I call the 'bright Crosby' as it has a more gloss finish than the others but is still original with an original finish. This one is just like no. 2 with the same logo and markings but has a darker finish. This is another outstanding piece! No cracks. $195.00

5. This last wooden fife is real nice being smaller at 14 1/2 inches long with 7/8 inch brass end caps. There are no markings on this piece but the finish is very nice. The piece is slightly warped but there are no cracks and it should play very nicely! $95.00

6. This last fife is an all metal fife that was used before the Civil War and after as well. This one was most likely used after the war into the 1870's 1880's and 1890's as it is nickel plated. There is no country of origin on it so I believe it was made before 1890. This piece is 15 1/4 inches long and the plating has been worn through to the brass at the finger holes and where the thumb would have rested. There has been a modern 'cheater' added to the piece as some point. Still a nice piece! $95.00

Here's a sweet little piece that I just couldn't resist! This is a minature Japanese Samuri Sword that measures just 10 inches long along it's curve. There are no markings present on the piece but take alook at it. The silver grip has the brass mum on it. The scabbardis black lacquer paint with brass mountings. The quality is outstanding! 'm sure it's supposed to be a letter opener. $45.00

Here's a couple of pairs of Artillery/Casement goggles that you can see from time to time on the market. There is a photo showing a Confederate General wearing a pair in TOUCHED BY FIRE vol. 2 page 248. The caption reads 'Generals on the other side felt the same sting of lead. Brig. Gen. Adam R. Johnson was shot accidentally by his own men in a mishap tha talmost completely destroyed his eyes, leaving him virtually blind.' General Johnson wore goggles to protect what eyesight he had left. . I've been told that even some infantry work them to keep exploding caps from entering their eyes on the battlefield. I have 2 pair here in the original metal cases. One is in a silver plated tin I believe while the other is in a japaned tin oval container. The bid difference in these 2 sets is that the one in the silver case has green lenses while the set in the japaned case has clear lenses. Both have the wire mesh sides to keep debris out of the eyes. Nice pieces! The strings that hold them on the head may have been replaced at some point. Collectible and belongs in every artillery display!!! $85.00 / choice.

Here's another piece I couldn't resist. I have a history with the Medical field having worked on an ambulance as a career for 10 years. I retired from the EMS Ambulance service in 1990 but I'm still involved through the Fire Service and have a great interest in all things medical, especially old and antique things. Anyway, this is an original 11 X 14 orange medicalsign that was used for quarantine of SCARLET FEVER. It's in good condition but does exhibit some rain drops here and there. As you can see this sign is from Fillmore County Board of Health from Minnesota. Minnesota was organized as a territory in 1849 and by 1852, the population was estimated at 20,000. Fillmore County, named for President Millard Fillmore,was created by an act of Territorial Legislature on March 5, 1853 when it was subdivided off what had been Wabasha County. At that time, Fillmore County included all of present-day Fillmore and Houston counties, most of Winona and some of Olmsted. Later legislation creating Houston, Winona and finally Olmsted counties reduced Fillmore to its present size of 24 townships. The county seat, designated originally at Chatfield, was later moved to Carimona, with the final move to Preston in April of 1856. The townships were organized in 1858 when Minnesota became a state.

Anyway, I believe this sign to be from the 1930's or 1940's and would look great on a physicans wall for display or any medical display of the period. There are 3 thumbtack holes in it as well. No markers marks are visible. $35.00

Here's a real nice Allen & Thurber Sidehammer Target Pistol with 8 inch part round part octagon barrel. This gun was an improved type over previous singlle-shot Allen pistols and was made late 1840's into the 1850's. This one has the early serial number of 324 as witnessed in the photos. I believe this one to be the 41 caliber model. The barrel is very thick/heavy. The barrel markings are ALLEN & THURBER, WORCHESTER CAST STEEL. The original wooden ramrod is beneath the barrel and has the brass ferrel ends with worm screw. This one has had the rear open sight altered and a rear tang peep sight added. Originally it may have had the long elevated type sight with elevating screw. The action works perfectly and the patina is fine mostly. It looks like some cleaning was started on the ramrod tubes but fortunately it was stopped before much was done. Original! $850.00

Here's another interesting piece. This is either a nice child's percussion musket or a galley musket used before Winchester came out with their slide action .22. This piece measures just 43 inches long overall and is diminutive in nature. The barrel is pinned to the stock and measures about 27 3/4 inches long. This piece looks to have originally been painted a yellow sort of color and most of it is still present. There is a shell cap box in the buttstock and there is a brass butt plate present. The lock plate is unmarked and works flawlessly. Two brass thimbles beneath the stock hold the all metal ramrod in place. There is a carbine type sling guide to the reverse with 2 rings. On the barrel near the carbine type sling guide there are the markings MADE IN BELGUIM which probably indicates it was made for export to the US after 1890. There is no rifling present but does have a brass type shotgun bead to the front of the barrel. No rear sight is present or ever has been. This is a very nice little antique and I'm sure there's a story here! This has been used evidenced by the minor pitting around the nipple. The action works fine! $250.00

Here's a real nice early 1840 Militia Officer's sword with the wide 1 inch blade. This is generally thought to be the most early type with the brass 'bow tie' cross guard with the shell langets. This is probably made by Horstmann of Philadelphia but I can't see far enough under the langets to make it out. This sword measures 31 1/4 inches long overall with a 25 1/2 inch blade. There is no scabbard for this piece, unfortunately, but it is a historical piece being very early. The cross hatched bone grip does have a stable crack in one side but it's not a problem at all. The knight head pommel cap matches the patina of the rest of the brass. Outstanding early piece! $295.00

Here is a Springfield Arms Co. Pocket Revolver made in Springfield Massachusetts, 1863. Total quantity estimated at approximately 6,000. This piece is a 30 caliber rimfire. Five-shot, 3 1/8 inches octagon barrel with brass spur trigger frame with silver plated finish which has about 60% remaining. The iron parts were blued and there is still some original blue in protected areas. The gun has walnut grips with squared but and the serial number is 3708, I believe. The barrel is marked SPRINGFIELD ARMS CO. MASS. A lawsuit by Smith & Wesson for infringement on their Rollin White patent cut short the production of this model. In 1863 1,513 of them were turned over to Smith and Wesson as part of a settlement. This piece functions very well and looks great. No collection of Civil War pistols is complete without one! $395.00

This next small revolver is the EAGLE ARMS CO. 30 caliber cup-primed revolver that was made in the 1860's and based on the Plant's Mfg. Co. Front loading pocket revolver. This is the 6 shot mocel with 3 1/2 inch octagon ribbed barrel. The gun has a brass frame but almost all of the silver plate is lacking at this point. The gun has fairly nice walnut or rosewood grips with square butt. The cylinder is marked PAT. JULY 12, 1859 and JULY 21, 1863. The serial number is 2744. The action is a little sticky but does work. There are quite a few variations having been observed, most relatively minor, in hammer profiles, center pins, trigger sheaths, angle of handle, etc. This is a good one! $350.00

Here's a single shot percussion Belguim made pistol with octagon barrel being about 45 caliber. What a punch for a gun that only measures 7 1/4 inches long overall with a 3 1/4 inch barrel! The piece has the bag shaped walnut grip and overall is in excellent condition! This one walked into a show in Indiana and was said to have been in the family for several generations but no other history accompanied it. It is a nice piece and the action works flawlessly! Nearly every foot soldier carried something extra! $210.00

This next gun is a Smith and Wesson Model No. 1 1/2 first issue revolver in 32 caliber. This one is the 3 1/2 inch octagon barrel which is standard. The piece has a 5 shot non fluted cylinder with Rosewood grips and square shaped butt profile. Originall blued the finish is now kind of a semi dark patina. The piece is complete with a slight wobble to the hinge. The spur trigger has had a kind of knurled 'plate' attached to it for bigger fingers. The serial number is 1132 which was probably manufactured in 1865. These weapons were only made from 1865 to 1868. This model has the 1855 and 1859 patent dates on the barrel. Action works fine. Nice piece! $495.00

This next revolver is just like the one above with the scarcer barrel length of 4 inch. This one has more wobble in the barrel but just needs spacers. The hinge is not cracked or broken just missing the spacers which gives it play. This one is also missing the side plate screw and as soon as I can find one I'll replace it. The trigger has not been altered on this one. The action works fine. This one also has the 1865 barrel marking. The serial number is a little hard to read as it looks like 1801 with a star? Great brown patina on this gun! Fix the barrel wobble and it'll be great! $350.00

Here's a .36 caliber Remington Civil War Revolver that was converted to cartridge and was found in Wisconsin at an estate sale. Too bad I don't know the history. This is a true cowboy gun and who knows why it was lost. Perhaps during a shootout or dropped fleeing from a posse after a bank robbery! Who knows! You make up the story! The frame is virtually complete but is missing the ejector rod and the cartridge conversion plate at the rear of the civil war cylinder. The mainspring is broken and the grips are missing. Also the trigger guard is missing, however the cylinder turns some, the trigger also moves some and the hammer moves as well. Can't reading any markings on it now. Shipped with the picture frame it was found on. This is an excellent dug weapon that may have done duty during 2 wars!!! $450.00

Here's a soft cover book entitled 'GETTYSBURG' WHAT THEY DID HERE' The Standard Historical Guide Book on GETTYSBURG with Numerous Maps and Illustrations.' This book was written by L.W.Minnigh, author, lecturer and Guide in 1924. The book is in generally good condition and consists of 172 pages. The pages are all very good and in great shape. The covers are taped on but it doesn't look bad. Great piece! $30.00

Here we have to professionally framed prints by the same source. The first print is entitled 1799 IX 1802 CALVARY - INFANTRY - ARTILLERY and are obviously American as confirmed by the American Flag flying on the left side of the print. The frame measures over 23 inches by 19 inches and the print itself is 17 X 13 inches. Excellent piece and would look great on your wall ! $35.00

The next print is the same dimentions as the one above and shows an Indian War era military scene. The print is entitled I8 XLII 88 ENLISTED MEN - STAFF CORPS & ARTILLERY - (FULL DRESS). Both have excellent color and look aged. Very nice! $35.00

Here's a fairly large photo of General Winfield Scott otherwise known as 'Old Fuss and Feathers' because of his disposition. He was much too old to be on active duty during the Civil War but he started out in a very important position anyway. Born near Petersburg, Va. on June 13, 1786, having already served as the country's general-in-chief for two decades, America's preeminent military figure-perhaps the most celebrated since George Washington, Scott was nearly 75 when he commanded the Union armies at the start of the Civil War. By that time, Scott, a Virginia native who refused to join the Confederacy, was clearly nearing the end of his brilliant career. Hero of the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War, commander of U.S. forces in the Mexican War, unsuccessful Whig presidential candidate in 1852, Scott, called "Old Fuss and Feathers" because of his devotion to military pomp and protocol, now suffered from gout and vertigo, weighed more than 300 pounds, and could no longer ride his horse. Because of his infirmities, he required a field commander and urged Lincoln to appoint his fellow Virginian Robert E. Lee to the position. George B. McClellan, who got the post after Lee turned down the Union commander's personal appeal, soon began to resent Scott and took to contradicting him in staff meetings and snubbing him in public. By then, however, the general-in-chief was being amply ridiculed elsewhere as well. Blamed for the Union's dismal showing in the first months of the war, Scott received sharp criticism for his "Anaconda Plan," in which he recommended a naval blockade to press the Confederacy while the Union gradually developed its armed forces for what he anticipated to be a long struggle. Although Scott was more clearheaded on the subject than the majority of military and political figures-Union and Confederate alike-who believed the war would conclude quickly, many suspected Old Fuss and Feathers was growing senile. On November 1, 1861, after another Union battlefield defeat at Ball's Bluff, Lincoln accepted Scott's standing offer to resign. Succeeded the same day by McClellan, he retired to write his two-volume memoirs, travel through Europe, and see the essential elements of his Anaconda Plan ultimately prove effective in the waging of the war. Scott lived to see the Confederates defeated, dying in West Point, N.Y., May 29, 1866. Though he was buried at West Point, he never attended there. Now back to the photo. This photo appears to be an albumin photo due to the satin finish when holding the photo sideways. The card measures about 4 inches by 6 inches while the print is 2 X 3 3/4 inches in size. The card is marked with the photographer info below the photo. The mat is original and from Richmond, Indiana. This photo, as it is, is a fake- made to deceive. You can see where the original photo was removed and this one was glued in it's place. If you look at the photo under magnification you will see matrix dots. The magazine type photos from the early 20th century on has the same type of dots. However, this photo looks great and is very useful as a teaching tool. It also looks great on the wall. If you never magnified it you would never know the difference. Knowledge is power! Check it out. Remember, it's a fake! $30.00

This next photo is an excellent fake as well. It's made just like the General Winfield Scott photo and looks like an albumin photo made with egg whites but it is not. This is made from an original photo somewhere and shows 5 Plains type Native Americans holding up weapons. This photo is obviously made the same and probably from the same faker. The photo card is 7 1/2 X 4 inches with the photo being 2 3/4 X 3 3/4 inches. Excellent content but crudely put together. Again, knowledge is power! Use this as a teaching tool. Again, you couldn't tell this was not an old photo unless you magnified it for clarity. $30.00

Here's a fuze cutting saw for cutting the cannon ball and projectile fuzes before firing. Different length fuzes meant different times for explosion. This saw is about 15 inches long overall with a 10 inch long blade. The blade is also 2 3/4 inches tall. There are markings on the saw spline of HANSHAW - GERMAN STEEL. No other markings are present. This saw is still in great shape and would look great in an artillery display! $65.00

Here are 4 English Knifes that I recently picked up. All of them date from the 1800's thru WW2 I believe. The first one, starting on the left, is a small flat sided knife measuring 4 1/4 inches loing with a 3 1/4 inch blade and a can opener. The pressed grips are in fair condition only showing lots of wear and some warping. The knife blade is marked NON XLL - JOSEPH ALLEN AND SONS - SHEFFIELD. Lots of chararcter here! $45.00

The 2nd knife is an aluminum handled knife measuring about 4 3/4 inches closed with a 3 1/2 inch knife blade and has a small spearpoint blade and a marlin spike indicative of a Naval Knive. The blade is marked CASE XX - METAL STAMPINGS- LTD. Fair condition overall. $35.00The Case Knife is SOLD!

The 3rd knife is a large Naval knife with pressed grips measuring about 5 inches overall with a 3 3/4 inch blade. This piece has a marlin spike and a spearpoint blade measuring about 1 3/4 inches long. The grips have a few stress cracks but they're still solid. The blade is marked IXL and the markings on the ricasso are GEORGE WESTERHOLM - SHEFFIELD - ENGLAND. Overall real nice and BIG! $65.00

The last knife looks like a smaller version of the knife about except it has a can opener instead of the small spearpoint blade. The can opener has a broad arrow and 1940 stamped on it. I don't know if the 1940 is the year it was made or some sort of part number. The blade markings seem to be WATTS SHEFFIELD ENGLAND. Overall pretty nice! This one also has the marlin spike and all of the knives have a laynard ring. $45.00

Here's an old short sword with a hand forged blade. The blade measures about 20 1/2 inches long and is obviously hand forged with the initials in old type 'JB' stamped on both sides of the blade at the grip end. The blade has a wonderful patina with a nick here and there. Overall the piece measures 26 inches long with the grip being thin leather wafers placed together to make the grip. The piece was contoured both ways to find the hand correctly. The whole piece has a brass end cap placed over the end of tang of the blade and peaned over. The end cap was cleaned some to check for markings but none were found. The leather grip shows great age with some minor damage to one side. Excellent piece and very unusual. I believe this weapon to be Civil War era. I've never seen another like it. $495.00

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