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Now fully operational from the beautiful Pacific North West, we encourage all to keep a close eye as we unpack posted offerings and continue what will be an ongoing effort of unpacking the collection while taking stock with an eye toward thinning out our accumulation of treasures. After years of seeking out and acquiring all manner of quality antique Americana from simple but seldom surviving items of special interest to historically important treasures, Janet and I look forward to offering the fruits of our years of seeking out such to new and appreciative homes.


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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5695: 1800s pocket or haversack size – Traveling GAME SET
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5695

1800s pocket or haversack size – Traveling GAME SET

This complete set of old hand cut bone dominos remain in excellent condition and are housed in their original partitioned slide top game box along with a pair of period bone dice. Extremely difficult to find on today’s market despite the popularity of the game of dominos in the era, it seems that as such miniature sets did not lend themselves to the conveyance of play of full size sets, thus were not preserved once the easy transport of the miniature sets was not a popular need. This rare set will go especially well in any quality Civil War vintage personal item or gaming grouping. As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !
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5945

mid 1800s Apple Vendor STEREO-VIEW

Our photos will offer the best description of this wonderful old Apple Lady but for the word search folks we will advise that this classic view of a grizzled old street lady remains in pleasing condition with strong contrast and sharp focus. The back bears only a period penciled titleApple Stand with no photographer identification. An outstanding occupational and wonderful insight into a piece of 1800s Americana. As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !
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5920

Civil War era Geo. CLOOS signed FIFE with signed CHEATER

A most desirable instrument in style, condition and maker, this beautiful fife remains in wonderful condition measuring 17 inches in length with the classic 2 inch long silver ferrules indicative of the time. Despite some wear from period use and carrying the marks of the Civil War era New York musical instrument maker GEO. Cloos with the intertwined G. C. familiar to period musical instrument collectors is clearly desirable. (see: Garofalo & Elrod’s Civil War era MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS ) Of special interest to the deep dish collector will be that the fife retains its boldly signed THE CLOOS cheater. With use of these pewter cheaters well verified by Civil War relic hunters, signed examples are extremely scarce. All original and in outstanding condition with just enough evidence of careful period use to add to its charm and desirability. Don't forget to give our search feature a try for special wants. (located at the top of the thumbnail page) A simple key word in lower case works best.

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Civil War ARMY & NAVY Patriotic / ‘HARD-TIME’ TOKEN

These little penny sized coins were struck in the early years of the American Civil War to fill a commercial need when people began hording hard currency. By July of 1862 even the lowly copper cent had all but disappeared from public circulation. Though the U. S. Mint began issuing substitute paper money in the usual coinage denominations and folks began using postage stamps to augment that effort, commercial needs demanded something more familiar and more durable. The private minting of what collectors refer to as HARD-TIME TOKENS began to appear in the fall of 1862. These private issue coins fell in two categories, the patriotic token which did not carry the name of a specific redeemer and the so called store-card type which carried the name of a specific merchant. The little private issue ‘penny’ filled the commercial need and soon enjoyed general acceptance as a means of exchange usually allotted the value of one cent. The little copper cent was minted in several variations and designs (usually patriotic) and were almost immediately a collectable accounting for some limited availability of nice condition examples still available on today’s collectors market. Not a common find outside of collector circles though, as the short lived Civil War token was outlawed by act of Congress in 1864 when the issuance of currency in any form by private individuals was forbidden. We have acquired a small collection of these little relics and are offering them individually in our online shop for the collector who would enjoy a nice original example to go in a Civil War grouping or coin collection. The patriotic example offered here remains in pleasing, uncirculated condition with a natural age patina. (Will make a neat original Civil War vintage gift without spending lots of money.)You may view all of these that are currently on our site by entering patriotic token in our search feature. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5934: 19th century traveling Knife & Fork – SHEFFIELD CAMPAIGN CUTLERY
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5934

19th century traveling Knife & Fork – SHEFFIELD CAMPAIGN CUTLERY

First merchandised in the Civil War period as one of a number of combination mess utensils designed for easy carrying and sales appeal to a growing camp sutler and individual sales market, this popular design has been well documented Civil War camp site diggers who’s study and excavation efforts have served the collector community so well. Recently acquired from an old collection put together when such quality could be found this exceptionally nice 19th century example is maker marked F. ASMAN & Co. SHEFFIELD and remains in crisp, as new and unused condition yet with good evidence of age originality. With no evidence of sharpening or use, this piece will appeal to the discriminating antique knife collector as well as the Civil War buff looking for an especially nice example of the type. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :



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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5953: Union & Clasped Hands - PATRIOTIC WHISKEY FLASK
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5953

Union & Clasped Hands - PATRIOTIC WHISKEY FLASK

This attractive light aqua hand blown whiskey bottle stands approximately 9 1/4 inches and sports a patriotic motif of clasped hands over UNION on one face with EAGLE & BANNER on the other. The calabash style flask sports a classic iron pontil which retains a good portion of its original graphite residue. Topped by an applied double collar mouth this period flask saw considerable popularity in the Civil War era. All original and period with no chips, cracks or condition issues this colorful patriotic flask will set well in any period grouping. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5846: c. 1871  STATIONARY / GAME BOX
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5846

c. 1871 STATIONARY / GAME BOX

A neat item for the game board collector or Indian War era personal item enthusiast, this original ECLIPSE STATIONARY PACKET measures approximately 7 5/8 X 5 X 1 ½ inches closed opening to offer a 10 X 7 5/8 inch writing surface, checker board and, on the inside, a backgammon board. Fine print in several locations advises that the piece was Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871 by J. C. Clark & Co.. The packet retains a full complement of 30 original baked clay game pieces, an unused ream of period stationary and a red-cedar graphite pencil. A really nice writing and game box combination we have had this piece set aside in our own accumulation for years and have never seen another, complete or otherwise. A really special item for the right collector. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :


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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5832: nautical theme – hand crafted Antique Belt Knife
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5832

nautical theme – hand crafted Antique Belt Knife

Measuring just under 10 inches in total length with a double edged 5 5/16 inch blade, this attractive old knife offers good evidence of age by virtue of construction with its nicely shaped, repurposed file blade, set into a stag grip and secured with a pewter casting and copper rivet. These typically 19th century construction features in combination with a pleasing natural age patina over period wear offer good evidence of age and originality. Attractive scrimshawed fouled anchor and sea-horse figures demonstrate good age but may have been added some time in the past postdating the earliest days of this classic old belt knife. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5797: 18th century COLOGNE BOTTLE
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5797

18th century COLOGNE BOTTLE

Not a big deal but worthy of continued preservation is this delicate aqua glass cologne bottle. A nice example of the make do culture of the 1700s, this little bottle offers a period sealing wax repair of a fractured corner as the original owner thought enough of what was likely a gift, to repair the piece for continued use. Of significance lost in time is the fact the repaired bottle never was cast aside but found its way through the years to now serve as an attractive addition to someone’s 18th century collection. A neat little piece without spending a lot of money. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :
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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5963: U. S. Army Mod. 1873 KNAPSACK CARRYING BRACE
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5963

U. S. Army Mod. 1873 KNAPSACK CARRYING BRACE

Complete and original with all the brass fixtures, no breaks or weak spots but with some crackling in the surface finish as evidence of age and originality, this leather accoutrement is offered from a Bannerman Island military goods salvage sail of many years past. Per text offered in their 1903 Francis Bannerman Military Goods Catalogue, the Mod. 1873 carrying brace was worn over the shoulders with straps for attaching haversack, knapsack or other load to be carried. The piece is Rock Island Arsenal marked and offered as found after decades of storage. While the new owner may want to apply a light coat of Lexol or other appropriate preservative we’d leave this now rare accoutrement just as it is, untouched and still tied with hemp twine just as it came from Bannerman Island. An exceptional Indian War vintage item! As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !


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5563

Civil War vintage SHEET IRON BELL

As with so many utilitarian items common to the period the lowly sheet iron cow-bell with its distinctive dull ’thunk- thunk’, found its way to the front. As with so much of this neat stuff we can thank the modern day digger/ historian for verification of field use of such. (The excavated bell shown here [NOT FOR SALE] is from our own collection. It was found in a Falmouth, Virginia, Maine camp.) Illustrated here with a quarter for size comparison, the sheet iron bell offered here remains in excellent plus condition with a deep natural age patina over a full complement of original finish. Remnants of the original label remain on one side. Not a big deal but the condition alone will make this piece a welcome addition to any quality Civil War grouping. Don't forget to give our search feature a try for special wants. A simple key word in lower case works best. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !!

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5955: original!  patriotic DOUBLE EAGLE WHISKEY FLASK
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5955

original! patriotic DOUBLE EAGLE WHISKEY FLASK

A nice period Double Eagle one pint patriotic whiskey flask. All in pleasing condition with no chips, flakes, cracks or condition issues, this beautiful hand blown aqua flask with its classic hinged mold marks and applied top will sit well in any earlier to mid 1800s antique grouping. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

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5718

Rare! G. A. R. marker FOUNDRY PATTERN

A remnant of the sand casting methods of earlier post Civil War iron and bronze casting foundries, this carved wood foundry pattern was for use in casting GAR markers so widely used to mark the graves on Civil War veterans. Such patterns were hand carved by craftsmen who duplicated each component of a casting in wood. The artisans finished component was then used to form an impression in fine damp sand then used as a mold in casting with molten iron or bronze. Hard to imagine with today’s rapidly accomplished injection casting methods, in the time of traditional sand casting, even the multiple individual components of a cast iron stove would be first carved of wood, painted or shellacked and used over and over indefinitely in the process. All original and period and in nice condition while offering good evidence of age, this pattern would have been used to cast the standard G.A.R. device measuring approximately 7 inches across. Will display nicely on the wall or set in with other veteran items. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5825: 1700s through early 1800s – Artisan’s HAND VICE
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5825

1700s through early 1800s – Artisan’s HAND VICE

Frequently referred to as a gunsmith’s or clock maker’s, vice or any number of specialty applications, the use of this handy old black iron hand vice was as broad as the imagination. Age to is set at variations from the American colonial / Revolutionary War period through use into the Civil War era with specialty references documenting existence of such hand vises as this on through each time frame. Examples such as this one are most accurately referred to simply as an artisan hand vice of the 18th through mid-19th century. Easily distinguishable from the post mid-19th century examples by virtue of design and construction, this little artisan hand vice remains in all original, functional condition and will lay in well with any number of specialty period artisan groupings. A nice period item without spending a lot of money.
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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5989: vintage hand cut bone DOUBLE FIVE / CHEATERS DICE
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5989

vintage hand cut bone DOUBLE FIVE / CHEATERS DICE

Housed in a period turned oak dice cup, this pair of vintage hand cut bone gaming dice hold a secret advantage to the wily user as upon a close look each gaming piece offers two sided featuring 5 dots with the all important extra 5 panel set in place of the correct panel of six. A neat original gaming item for the old West gambling collector or enthusiast of the Civil War military camp sharpie. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5954: c.1840s - PATRIOTIC MILITIA figure -  WHISKEY FLASK
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5954

c.1840s - PATRIOTIC MILITIA figure - WHISKEY FLASK

This attractive light aqua hand blown whiskey bottle stands approximately 9 1/4 inches and sports the patriotic figure of a Mexican War era militiaman on its face. The calabash style flask sports a classic iron pontil and is topped by an applied mouth. The calabash shaped whiskey flask saw considerable popularity in the 1840s through the Civil War era with most surviving examples emanating from the later period. This early example with the Mexican War period military figure is offered as acquired with a painted collection inventory number on the base which could be easily removed. All original and period with no chips, cracks or condition issues this colorful patriotic flask will set well in any period grouping. As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques !

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5990: c.1864 - Alexandria Virginia Mayor - Signed check to Fire Dept. Chief Engineer
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5990

c.1864 - Alexandria Virginia Mayor - Signed check to Fire Dept. Chief Engineer

Worthy of a home in someone’s fire collectables, Civil War Alexandria or just neat stuff collection is this December 7, 1864 check issued and signed by war time Mayor Charles A. Ware of Alexandria, Virginia to Richard F. Tatsapaugh who was Alexandria’s Fire Department Chief Engineer. The check is issued for $18.00 for repair of fire apparatus and is signed by Mayor Ware with the Fire Chief’s endorsement on the back. Interestingly enough the check bears a Federal Revenue stamp complete with its Dec. 7 / 64 penned cancellation. We have left the check as we acquired it, tipped at the top corners to art board. An interesting war time South relic without spending a lot of money. As with all direct sales, we are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with refund of the purchase price upon return as purchased! Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 5977: original Civil War vintage pair - BROGAN SALES SAMPLE
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5977

original Civil War vintage pair - BROGAN SALES SAMPLE

Measuring just under 6 inches, heel to toe, this pair should not be confused with child’s shoes as they demonstrate the qualities of stout work shoes or brogans by style, weight of construction and their Pat.1853 scuff plates, as are unearthed by Civil War site digger/ historians. In a period when private purchase foot wear was most commonly made by order by local cobblers who were not eager to expend labor and materials on inventory, such sales samples as are offered here were a common choice for the selection by in the shop buyers and were distributed to country stores, traveling sales persons and yes even sutlers who would measure the troop who would undoubtedly cherish a pair of private purchase shoes over the notoriously ill-fitting issue brogans and pass his order back to the cobbler for construction. This sales sample pair likely started out as black however have turned a very dark brown with age. They are without piercing for laces as would have been required of shoes for wear and even retain the cobblers heel string, one to the other, to keep the pair together. These features offer further assurance that the pair came directly from the cobbler shop as sales samples. Entirely original and remaining in excellent condition yet, with good evidence of age, this eye appealing pair will go well in any quality Civil War era collection. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!

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5998

exceptional! pattern of 1839 U. S. BELT PLATE

While our photo illustrations will do best in assessing condition, suffice it to say this regulation of 1839 US oval waist belt plate remains in exceptional, unissued condition, while offering good evidence of age and originality. The die struck sheet brass face has never been polished or cleaned and retains its sharp edges with no dents, scratches or dings and offers a soft untouched natural age patina. The solder filled back is in compatible condition with an even natural age patina and sports the regulation die struck single arrow clasp and hook. With federal and state use from inception through the advent of the more familiar and much larger two arrow US plate of the same basic design, most of these small sized plates were manufactured in the 1840’s and 1850’s. With a rich history, this small US oval plate is most quickly associated with the Mexican War and frontier West yet a good many found their way into the Civil War by virtue of early war state issue from existing state arsenal stores. (see: AMERICAN MILITARY BELT PLATES by O’Donnell & Campbell) Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6023: original Civil War vintage poker hand of - Samuel Hart & Co. PLAYING CARDS
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original Civil War vintage poker hand of - Samuel Hart & Co. PLAYING CARDS

Our photo illustrations will best describe this attractive poker hand from a selection of original Civil War era American Samuel Hart & Co. playing cards. With good evidence of period use, these cards show careful wear and some expected soiling (could be removed with the delicate use of an art gum eraser but we would leave them as original. With the charm of the original and with no folds, chips, tears or other of the expected maladies that befell period playing cards, this hand will lay in well with any period grouping of personal items, frontier saloon or gambling related items without the significant cost of a full deck. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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