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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6314: original! Civil War vintage CANDLE HOLDER
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6314

original! Civil War vintage CANDLE HOLDER

Untouched and as found with period construction characteristics this tinned sheet iron candle holder looks for all the world to have been fashioned utilizing a 6 ¾ inch diameter haversack size mess plate. Remaining in excellent condition yet showing good age and period originality, this country made tin plate candle holder will lay in well in any Civil War vintage personal item or lighting display. 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 6209: Gurnsey’s Rocky Mountain View – Pike’s Peak Signal Station & Signal Corps - Gen. A. J. Myer
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6209

Gurnsey’s Rocky Mountain View – Pike’s Peak Signal Station & Signal Corps - Gen. A. J. Myer

A desirable piece of Western photographic Americana and an especially interesting photo for the U. S. Signal Corps collector, this scarce Gurnsey’s Rocky Mountain Views stereo view card is titled U. S. Signal Station & Observatory and depicts the rock bound U. S. Signal Station in operation atop atop Pike’s Peak in 1873. Standing at right in forage cap with binoculars in hand is Albert James Myer. An Army Surgeon before the Civil War, developer of the Army Signal Corps wig-wag signaling system and at the outbreak of the Civil War then Major Myers became the army’s first signal officer and was ordered to organize and command the Signal Corps. Rising in the ranks to Colonel Myer was brevetted to Brig. General before the end of the war. In 1866 Gen. Myer was recognized by Congress as Chief Signal Officer, U. S. Signal Corps, a position he held until his death. Ultimately Gen. Albert James Myer was recognized as founder and father of both the U. S. Signal Corps and the U. S. Weather Bureau. Myer is identified in an alternate view of the Pike’s Peak Signal Station housed in the Library of Congress, prints and photographs collection. ( see our illustration) Clearly taken in the same session as the Library of Congress identified example, (see details) the view offered here has captured Myer now wearing his forage cap but with binoculars still in hand and with the same unidentified companion. 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 6339: vintage bedside or ‘CHAMBER’ LAMP
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6339

vintage bedside or ‘CHAMBER’ LAMP

Not as old as our usual fare but we felt this little Pat. 1911marked lamp was worthy of inclusion. It stands a mere 7 inches from base to top of its milk glass shade and remains in pleasing original condition throughout with the patent marking in the glass gust under the screw off burner. A nice item for the vintage lighting enthusiast! 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 6368: Victorian era - LADY'S FAN
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6368

Victorian era - LADY'S FAN

Not like the usual find of a very delicate, marginal condition, lady's fan of the period, this example was clearly intended for practical use while offering a timely fashion statement. It remains in fine durable condition and is, after decades of attic storage, ready for display with other period lady's finery or even for use and carrying should the lady desire. Sturdily and yet attractively and delicately made with stained hardwood slats and that classic coarsely woven brown linen that connoisseurs of period textile will recognize, this fan remains in fine original condition in every respect. No splits tears or repairs! The piece measures just over 13 inches in length when folded. A common fashion statement and practical ladies utility of the Civil War period. A fine all original accessory. 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 6353: Pat. 1861- BOOTH MONOGRAMED coin silver tablespoon
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6353

Pat. 1861- BOOTH MONOGRAMED coin silver tablespoon

While its historic provenance as to origin has been lost in time, this Pat. 1861 marked, Booth monogramed coin silver tablespoon will brighten up any quality Civil War period grouping and will be sure to foster lots of speculation. Bearing the period engraved sir name of the infamous Abraham Lincoln assassin, John Wilkes Booth, this Gorham & Co., Cottage Pattern coin silver spoon measures 6 ¾ inches in length, weighs 35.3 grams and remains in pleasing condition.
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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 63117: mid-19th century Richmond, Va. – TOBACCO BOX
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63117

mid-19th century Richmond, Va. – TOBACCO BOX

Measuring approximately 6 ½ inches square by 6 ¼ inches deep this late mid 1800s wooden tobacco box retains its J. B. Pace Chewing or Smoking Virginia Tobacco on all four sides. Proclaiming the early post-Civil War product of James Baker Pace who founded the nearly full block tobacco works in war torn Richmond in late 1865, this early reconstruction era LIGHT PRESSED / Gold Rods tobacco box will make an eye appealing addition to any period grouping. ( Founder J. B. Pace now rests with good company in Richmond’s Hollywood Cemetery.)

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60100

earlier to Civil War era - Fire Starter

Standing approximately 11 ¼ inches with a 3 5/8 inch base, this lead soldered sheet iron fire starter remains complete with its original spun iron wire and brick fire ball. All original and in pleasing condition yet with good evidence of age and originality, with a little lantern oil inside, this piece would be just the thing in a country home, Civil War winter camp, cook fire, or western chuck wagon as the flame of the oil soaked fire ball made quick work of starting a heat giving fire. 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 63109: Anson Mills Pat. 1881 - REMINGTON DOG - Cartridge BELT BUCKLE
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63109

Anson Mills Pat. 1881 - REMINGTON DOG - Cartridge BELT BUCKLE

A bit late for our usual fare but a nice collectable worthy of a good home is this original ANSON MILLS PAT. FEB. 1 1881 TC Orndorff Sole Manf Worecester Mass marked Remington Dog cartridge belt buckle. Measuring approximately 3 1/8 X 2 ¾ inches, this sporting buckle with the Remington Dog design was derived from the military U. S. marked 45-70 caliber web cartridge belt issued with the Springfield Trapdoor rifle and carbine. Best described as to condition by our photo illustrations, this all original die struck brass buckle will set well with any period sport shooting 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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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 6385: Civil War era  BINOCULARS
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6385

Civil War era BINOCULARS

With little change in design and construction through a considerable period of popular use, (from approximately the period of the Civil War through WW I) dating of such binoculars as Civil War era takes a bit of care. Knowledgeable collector / historians in the field generally consider the diameter of the eye piece lens as telltale with the larger 7/8 inch diameter eye piece lenses such as is offered here considered to be true Civil War vintage. With little if any change otherwise, these French import binoculars were utilized by American military for decades with the eye piece lenses becoming progressively smaller until they were soon less than half the size of the Civil War variety. While demonstrating appropriate age with good evidence of period use and carrying, this pair remain in unusually nice condition, complete and operable with desirable LEMAIRE FABT PARIS marking, excellent optics and original leather covering on body and lens shades. (see: W.C. Davis Fighting Men of the Civil War Union Signal Corps, p. 184) Most frequently exposed to hard service, true Civil War vintage examples are seldom encountered in this condition. Note: Established circa 1846, Armand Lemaire produced some of the periods finest optics to include early telegraph operator telescopes, the camera obscura, early scientific microscopes. His binoculars saw popular military use during the Civil War to include those for the U. S. Signal Corps. 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 6392: 19th century hand wrought  ‘Sticking Tommy’ CANDLE HOLDER
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6392

19th century hand wrought ‘Sticking Tommy’ CANDLE HOLDER

This exceptionally well-wrought black iron sticking tommy candle holder measure approximately 11 ½ inches in length and remains in excellent original condition while offering good evidence of age and originality. Popular among collectors of antique mining memorabilia, with a frequent emphasis on gold and silver mining in the American West these easy to carry and convenient to use lighting implements saw wide application in 18th through mid-19th century. 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 6337: Patriotic DESK BELL from period repurposed pre Civil War - US Army Camel Corps bell
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6337

Patriotic DESK BELL from period repurposed pre Civil War - US Army Camel Corps bell

Commercially repurposed for sale from army surplus this attractive old bell measures approximately 3 ¼ inches across the mouth and stands about 6 inches high. The bell remains in excellent untouched and original condition retaining a pleasing bronze patina and a goodly amount of its black enamel on the handle. The bell sports an attractive cast in panoply of American Eagles with shield, banner and star bursts. Examples of these bells, with an account of their origin, may be seen in the U. S. Army Quartermaster Museum collection at Fort Lee, Virginia. These bells were cast in four sizes (this being the smallest) under contract to the U. S. Army during the Pierce and Buchanan administrations for use by experimental Army camel pack trains moving from Texas to the West Coast. A solution to the occurrence of blinding dust storms, Camels were trained to march in line following the sound of the bell of preceding camel during long treks. The bells are said to have been later pressed into use by the Army during the Civil War with collectors of that era frequently referring to these artifacts as Union Cavalry Bells referencing Dr. Francis Lord’s Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia. Though in our fifty plus years of seeking out such things, we have had three or four of the patriotic motif bells in addition to a full set of varying sizes in our own collection, we have seen only two other example of this small size repurposed bell. One remaining in our own collection, all are identical in so far as construction clearly repurposed by the same source. 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 6306:    original! mid 1800s Artillery BUGLE CORD
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6306

original! mid 1800s Artillery BUGLE CORD

Solid with nice color and with good evidence of age, originality and period use this nice old crimson bugle cord will make an appealing companion piece with any Civil War period artillery bugle or laid in with any original 19th century mounted or heavy artillery 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 6383: 1700s early 1800s Hand forged Whaling Harpoon Head
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6383

1700s early 1800s Hand forged Whaling Harpoon Head

Best described here by our photos, this classic early hand forged iron New Bedford whaling harpoon head dates in the 18th, very early 19th century and is offered here pure and as found on the New England coast. Measuring 12 ½ inches in length with a tapered socket to accommodate its stout hickory shaft, this blacksmith wrought relic of early whaling is offered here with a natural untouched surface. A scarce remnant of nautical Americana. 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 6286: transitional 17th / 18th century PEWTER SPOON
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6286

transitional 17th / 18th century PEWTER SPOON

Our photo illustrations will do best to describe this nice old Revolutionary War / colonial era use pewter spoon except to advise that this transitional English spoon shows the typical deep, round bowl and drawn handle of English spoons dating from the last quarter of the 17th century while offering the shaped handle of the 1st quarter of the 18th century. The bowl is an oversized 2 9/16 inch round shape and the entire spoon is just over 7 inches showing that it has taken more of an 18th century aspect. A British Crown hallmark on the inside of the bowl will require some additional research. All original and period, this rarely surviving common use spoon remains in excellent condition with that natural age patina the antique pewter enthusiasts covet. 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 63130: ultra-Rare! ORIGINAL – 1865 HENRY RIFLE CATALOGUE / Brochure
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63130

ultra-Rare! ORIGINAL – 1865 HENRY RIFLE CATALOGUE / Brochure

This original 43 page Henry Repeating Rifle pamphlet measures approximately 8 5/8 x 5 9/16 and was published in wraps by the New Haven Arms Co. for French speaking distribution. Printed by the New York Franco-American Printing House in 1865, this brochure is an original, ultra-rare French language variation of the, in and of its self, rare 1865 first publication of the Henry catalogue. With substantially the same content as the 1865 English language version the brochure, offers an introduction by Oliver F. Winchester as president of the New Haven Arms Co. and is primarily made up of testimonials written to O. F. Winchester by prominent Civil War military figures. The catalogue offers no fewer than 50 Civil War era dated, detailed testimonials by such familiar and prominent military leaders as Col L. C. Baker, 1st District of Columbia Cavalry, Gen. C. W. Smith and Gen. J. C. Cilly both of the 1st Maine Cavalry are included. The overall condition of this super rare Henry brochure will, with two unfortunate exceptions, rate excellent +, tight at the binding with solid covers (a rarity in period wraps) with no stains, notations, missing or loose pages. Importantly the unfortunate exceptions were brought about when some unknowing soul cut the figure of the Henry Rifle from the cover and tore out a portion of the fold out Henry illustration. Likely restorable by a qualified conservator, we have tipped in removeable facsimile replacements. Issues not to be overlooked certainly, however the subject and ultra-rarity if this important catalogue will make a desirable addition to any antique firearms advertising / catalogue collection or Henry Rifle / early Winchester grouping and will hold special interest for the Civil War arms collector especially the Civil War Cavalry enthusiast. With across the Union military service testimonials, word from prominent leaders of the famous 1st Maine Cavalry will make this rare Civil War vintage Henry Repeating Rifle find especially interesting to collector / historians of that regiment.

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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 63140: antique SPECIAL CONSTABLE  -  ARM BAND
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63140

antique SPECIAL CONSTABLE - ARM BAND

All original with good evidence of age and period use, yet remaining in solid, eye appealing condition, this arm band is of coarsely woven linen with 60 SPECIAL CONSTABLE printed on its face. The arm band is fitted with an iron suspender type PARIS marked buckle that will be familiar to Civil War site diggers and clothing collectors of the period. An exceptional display item that will be of special interest to the police and law enforcement enthusiasts. 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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63141

earlier through Civil War era IRON SPURS

A nice honest matched pair of late 18th century / earlier 19th century civilian spurs with common use through the Civil War, a single example of private purchase military use of the type may be found on page 124 of Howard Crouch’s excavated artifacts reference Civil War Artifacts a Guide to the Historian. Complete even to the original strap buckles (missing in Crouch’s reference example) this pair of all original iron spurs is offered in excellent, untouched condition and will lay in well in any Mexican War through Civil War grouping.
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63143

folk art - APOTHECARY BOTTLE

Likely made possible by long, lantern light, winter nights by the wood stove, this old folk art relic of the days when such amusements helped pass the time, remains in nice condition with no issues. An intricately carved piece of delicately carved folk art.
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Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 63145: Civil War - Maine Presentation Mod. 1850 Foot Officer Sword – Port Hudson siege &  assault
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63145

Civil War - Maine Presentation Mod. 1850 Foot Officer Sword – Port Hudson siege & assault

Off our wall where we have enjoyed it for many years, this offering from our personal collection downsizing will best be described here by our photo illustrations. That said this Model 1850 Foot Officer sword remains in historically pleasing totally original, untouched and as carried order, with good evidence of the rigors of period use while remaining in pleasing condition throughout including its leather scabbard. The sword is nicely script inscribed Presented to Lt. A. J. Martin by Co. C 24th Regt. Me. Vols.
Andrew J. Martin was a twenty-seven year old lifelong resident of Pittsfield, Maine when he enlisted on October 13, 1862 and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant of Co. C of the 24th Maine Infantry. Lt. Martin’s regiment was sent to Louisiana where it was initially ordered to Bonnet Carre about forty miles from New Orleans. Here the Maine Regiment joined the 19th Army Corps, Department of the Gulf assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, under command of Gen. Franklin Nickerson. Lt. Martin served with his regiment as it participated in the expedition to Ponchatoula and Amite River, the Capture of Ponchatoula, and action at Civiques Ferry. Ultimately ordered to Port Hudson, Lt. Martin served with his 24th Maine Regiment as it took part in the siege of that stronghold, to include the desperate assaults of May 27th and June 14, 1863. Lt. Martin mustered out with his regiment at the end of its term of service on July 25th 1863. He was one of only 570 of the original 900 to return to civilian life. A classic as was so frequently presented to Union line officers by their Company enlisted, this Port Hudson, Louisiana carried 1850 Foot Officer sword will present well in any grouping of good honest carried Civil War relics.
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63101

original 18th century – TOBACCO HORN

Illustrated here with a US quarter for size comparison, this early horn container retains its original pressed leather cap and sports a most attractive age, tobacco induced, patina from period use dispensing many a relaxing smoke. Remaining in excellent all original condition even offering unmistakable inside hints of its period use as a smoking tobacco pouch, or container this attractive American colonial / Revolutionary relic is devoid of cracks, splits, worm holes or other condition issues. A good size for the soldier or hunters traveling possible bag, this early utility will fit well in any period grouping.
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