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Original Civil War dated ‘Jeff Davis is a coming’ - Sheet Music
This original Civil War vintage sheet music is headed by the Confederate president’s ominous quote I will carry the war into Massachusetts above the title JEFF DAVIS is a coming and was published in Boston by Russell & Tulman in 1861. The piece remains in pleasing condition as is best described here by our illustrations and is complete in three untrimmed 10 ¼ X 12 3/4 inch sheets each demonstrating good evidence of age and originality but without tears or repairs.
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mid-19th early 20th century - Belding Bros. Sewing Silk
illustrated here with a US quarter for size comparison, this period original ‘Waste Sewing Silk’ carton remains in excellent original condition while offering good evidence of age and originality. Additionally, the old store container retains its full complement of ‘1200 to 1500 yds. Good Sewing Silk’. Hiram and Alva Belding laid the foundation for BELDING BROS. & Co. in 1860 selling silk thread supplied by brother Milo door to door. By 1872 the business was in full swing until 1925 when after a merger Belding Brothers & Co. became Belding – Heminway. Not a big deal but given the early history of Belding Brothers, this rarely surviving mid 1800s through early 1900 sewing basket stuffer is worthy of preservation and, aside from the yards of period thread for restoration project, will make a nice display addition. 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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63222 |
Civil War vintage Hard Rubber – Medical / Surgical Irrigation Syringe
This eye appealing Civil War vintage hard rubber syringe remains in pleasing original condition with no breaks, cracks or other issues. Measuring approximately 8 inches in total length, this irrigation syringe will fit well in any Civil War era medical / surgical collection, (see: Damman’s Pictorial Encyclopedia of Civil War Medical Instruments & Equipment ). A growing collectable category in and of itself this material is the subject of broad interest well served by Mike Woshner’s reference INDIA-RUBBER & GUTTA-PERCHA IN THE CIVIL WAR. 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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63262 |
4th Maine Infantry Civil War Encampment Photograph
This original Civil War albumin is photographer marked by E. L. Wires of Milford, Mass. and titled Encampment of 4th Maine Regiment / Near Fort Lyon, Virginia on its 16 X 10 ¾ inch mount. Best described here as to condition and content by our photo illustrations, this 1861 / 1862 winter camp view is worth a serious look-see as, despite the time worn condition, it offers a rarely captured view of period camp life. Well known to Civil War site digger historians as the 4th Maine site proximity has yielded up a number of VMM plates, this temporary home of the hard fought 4th Maine was located about 2 ½ miles from Alexandria near Fort Lyon. Referred to locally as the Louden’s Hill Encampment it was best known to Mainers as Camp Knox.
Sound with no tears or repairs with crisp focus and sharp contrast in the foreground where it counts, this historic image is clearly not for the condition oriented deep dish photography collector but is worthy of preservation and the appreciation of a committed Civil War historian.
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63265 |
19th century PICKLE BOTTLE with label
This classic 19th century, aqua pickle bottle stands 11 inches and will go especially well in any period personal item display. In addition to offering eye appealing figured texture, color and construction of the period, it has survived the decades with a good portion of the original Boston H.J. Wilkins Co. label. With no chips, cracks or other condition issues, not only will this offering appeal to period bottle enthusiast, but will be especially appreciated by the collector of seldom surviving remnants of 19th century personal life. 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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63269 |
SUPPLEMENT 1 - Phillips: Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields & Campsites of the Civil War
Long considered the ’must have’ references in the field of Civil War artifacts, the long out of print works of Stanly Philips are highly sought after not only by digger historians but by all serious Civil War collectors as a valued source of period authentication. Of the veteran historians works, this 1980 publication, 211page, 1st edition SUPPLEMENT 1 of Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields & Campsites of the Civil War is the most difficult to acquire and priciest volume. This example will rate in excellent + to fine condition, dust jacket and all, and will serve any Civil War library well at a price well below the usual $195. / $225. |
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mid to later 1800s gutta-percha WHISTLE
This scarce mid to later 19th century figured gutta-percha whistle is styled in the classic configuration of bone or cast pewter examples of the period and remains in fine original condition. Made of the figured gutta-percha as was used in the manufacture of the period patented hip-flasks but in a color variation from the usual orange, this is the only example in this attractive cream and chocolate coloration we have ever encountered. A rare and very attractive variation, this whistle will make a nice companion piece in any Civil War smalls of personal item 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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6377 |
Civil War era KNIFE / BONE SAW combination
Identified in earlier Civil War collector references such as Lord’s Civil War Collectors Encyclopedia as a surgeon’s amputation knife, today’s collectors generally recognize the style as one intended primarily for use by butchers in their work with cattle however the fact that examples appeared in better private and respected museum field hospital equipment displays (old Gettysburg Visitor Center collection) leaves a place for these combination knife /saw instruments in quality Civil War era collections. Frankly one should not be surprised if such a thing had been selected by the resourceful Civil War army field surgeon. (There is an example of such used by a Maine surgeon in the Maine Historical Society Civil War collection.) This example measures approximately 17 inches in total length with an 11 1/8 inch, 1 5/8 inch wide W. STILLMAN – CAST STEEL – PATENT blade. W. Stillman apparently patented the saw knife in the late 1830s as they were listed for sale in the 1838 William H. Carr & Co. Phila. catalogue. William Stillman was awarded at least three patents between 1801 and 1818 for veneer and cloth cutting implements, and he may have had others however most of the early patents were lost in a fire in December 1836, and the patent records for Stillman’s saw-knife was among them. The Civil War collector should note that these knives were also made by Henry and Charles Disston after Stillman’s patent ran out in 1865.
This circa late 1830s through early Civil War saw-knife remains in excellent condition while offering eye appealing evidence of age, period use and originality.
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63274 |
1862 dated Civil War - Bounty & Military Claims circular
This Civil War bounty, pension & military claims flyer measures 5 ½ X 8 5/8 inches, remains solid with no separations and is printed on one side with patriotic graphics touting the services of solicitors Stewart, Stevens, Clark & Co. in the resolution of All Kinds of Military Claims. The reverse offers a period brown ink notation with respect to the conclusion of a specific claim. 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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63275 |
c. 1864 60th New York Infantry - Civil War Regimental History - handbill
This original handbill measures approximately 6 X 9 5/8 inches and while showing good age as evidence of period originality remains in fine condition. Touting the Newly Published 1864 History of the SIXTIETH REGIMENT NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEERS by Regimental Chaplain Richard Eddy, this flyer is blank on the back save a boldly printed statement by New York book dealer Samuel A. Roberts regarding the Military ana Political qualifications of Major General George B. McClellan
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6370 |
desirable excavated - Civil War ID DISK / CORPS DEVICE - RELIC
A most unusual two piece remnant spoon, flattened to form a thin sheet from which a disk has been cut. A common make do to make a corps badge or identification disk, this rare recovery of both discarded pieces of such a project was recovered at a Union camp excavation near Vicksburg. This fragment from a common soldier’s life will make a wonderful addition to lay in with the finest of corps badge collections or to set with a single piece as a rare original example of in the field ingenuity. 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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63280 |
Exceptional! 19th century – Signal Corp - hand colored collotype
Best described here by our illustrations, this impressive antique collotype remains in exceptional condition and is an original from the1892 military history folio group ‘The Army and Navy of the United States 1776-1891’ published by Geo. Barrie of Philadelphia. The lithograph is titled ’Field Equipment 1892’ and measures 8 ¾ X 113/4 on a 12 ¾ X 18 ¾ sheet of heavy period rag paper bearing an Army & Navy Seal with Spread Eagle watermark. The print is marked ’Copyright 1892 by G. B.’ and is signed by the artist, J. O. Davidson – 92. A most impressive 19th century collotype, bright with absolutely no fading yet with unmistakable evidence of age and originality. An especially nice size for matting and framing, this piece will be of special interest to Spanish American War and Army Signal Corps 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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63285 |
Civil War era beaver – Masonic Bicorn Chapeau
Period appropriate to any Civil War grouping, this antique Masonic bicorn chapeau is fashioned from beaver with telltale age and construction to include a 2 inch wide oilskin sweat band with the patriotic American eagle label of J. A. MERRILL & CO. - Military and Society Goods - PORTLAND, MAINE on its blue silk lining. (see: Directory of American Military Goods Dealers & Makers by Bazelon & McGuinn and Civil War period Portland Business Directories) Best described here as to condition and eye appeal by our illustrations, this desirable fraternal hat offers good evidence of use and period originality while remaining in a pleasing state with no condition issues. With later examples still commonly found true mid 1800s examples are seldom seen on today’s market and make a nice, affordable, addition to any Civil War vintage headgear or fraternal 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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63286 |
Confederate 18th Virginia Cavalry - IDENTIFIED - Beaumont Adams Percussion Revolver
SN 34849R (all matching) - ADAMS Pat. B19100 - English 54-bore (about .442 caliber) -L.A.C. (London Arms Co.) - Kerr’s Pat. rammer - crown over CP- crown over V proofs
Pleasing condition / uncleaned and totally original with good evidence of period use and carrying but with no abuse. Boasting evidence of original period bluing on the lower barrel flats and under the Kerr style side loading lever, these heavily use Confederate serial range Adams revolvers are a rare find and then only in rough used up condition. Identified by extremely light, but discernible under a glass, are script period markings P. H. Snarr, (Of the 18th Virginia Cavalry see below Gettysburg veteran / Winchester amputee & POW Philip H. Snarr) this arm remains in unquestionably pure and in as used condition with minor pitting ahead of the cylinder from firing, untouched natural white patina with traces of original blue finish on the barrel and low spots. The grip remains in pleasing condition save a chip at the hammer on the left side. Otherwise, excellent with commensurate period wear to the still fine classically English checking. Appropriate to this arm, the barrel top flat is unmarked with L.A.C , Crown over CP and Crown over V on the left barrel flat. The cylinder is serial numbered to the frame with Crown over V marking. The cylinder pin is marked 1818 with 18 &18 adjacent to the nipples on the cylinder. The action is smooth and well-functioning. Note that typical in English revolver style, the cylinder only locks upwhen the trigger is pulled completely back in double action mode or single action mode when the hammer is locked in the fully cocked position . This eliminates the need for a spring actuated cylinder stop in the bottom of the frame, a feature typical of American guns of the era like those of Colt and Remington.
With lots of good information on Confederate used Beaumont Adams revolvers appearing in Pritchard and Huey’s The English Connection (pgs 216-225 & 550) some documented Confederate usage Adams are serial numbers 33346, Henry Trent 18th Va. H. A. / 36853 Maj. Gen. Wm. Martin Wheelers Cav. / 40573 Stonewall Jackson (presented by Adams) / 41039 & 41057 (Museum of the Confederacy) / Confederate States Navy used numbers 41080 - 41113 & 41116 and the Jefferson Davis Adams presentation Adams SN 40568. This revolver was personally surrendered by the Confederate States President to Cavalryman John Hines of the 4th Michigan Cavalry at the time of capture on May 10, 1865.
As to the all-important L.A.C. marking and the serial range considered certain to Confederate association, we would note that In 1861 the Confederacy sent purchasing agent Caleb Huse to Europe to procure weapons for their armies. By March 1862 Huse had an exclusive contract with the London Armory Company for all the arms they could produce, making them the foremost source of weapons for the Confederacy in Europe. They supplied .577 Enfields, .451 Target Rifles, Kerr Revolvers, and the subject Beaumont Adams Revolvers. The English Connection by Pritchard and Huey advises that there are considerable historic relationships to the Confederacy for guns between serial numbers 33,000 & 42,000 Additionally, it should be noted that the Confederate uses examples of the Beaumont Adams revolver may well not have any dealer markings on the top of the barrel with the only identifying characteristic other than the serial number being the L.A.C. mark at the left rear of the barrel. A study of the Pratt Roll, (aka Pratt List see: Lt. Julian Pratt, Co. H 18th Virginia Cavalry) will reveal that examples of the maker of revolvers within the subject serial range are not recorded by Lt Pratt indicating there were no markings on the barrel top of these guns as was used to identify the arm. Examples of Beaumont Adams revolvers on that list leaving the name of the gun maker blank because there was nothing engraved on the top strap was apparently because the Lieutenant did not understand that the LAC mark on the barrel meant London Armory Company.
Lt. Philip H. Snarr / 14th Va. Militia then 18th Virginia Cavalry Enlisted as Cpl. Co. C 14th Va. Militia at Davidson’s North River, Hardy County, Va. Appointed 2nd Lt. Co. B 18th Cav (became 1st Co. G 62nd Va. Mounted Inf. C.S.A.) 20 Aug. 1863 at Hardy, Va. / Pro. 1st Lt. Sept. 1864 POW 10/19/1864 at Winchester, Va. imprisoned at Old Capitol Prison & Ft. Delaware Paroled 2/27/1865 sent to City Point for exchange (no date of exchange) Admitted to Chimborazo Hospital No. 2 Richmond 3/5/1865 where he was re-captured 4/3/1865 and turned over to the Provost Marshal 4/21/1865 / Paroled at Libby Prison 4/22/65
With lots of material including copies of original Confederate documents as well as insight into Snarr’s personal and family history available on the internet we will send along our own research notes to include interned links. In the interest of brevity suffice it to say here that Snarr saw extensive service in the Confederate army as part of Stonewall Jackson’s Army, lost a leg by gunshot was captured and taken by the enemy to a hospital at Winchester, was paroled to return to Richmond only to be re-captured and held in the now federal Libby Prison prison) where he remained to the close of the war. It has been recorded that upon his release from Libby, Snarr walked on crutches from Richmond to his home in Woodstock, Virginia. Eventually he was engaged in the mercantile business followed the carpenter's trade. Snarr taught in public schools several years, was Justice of the Peace, Commissioner and Assessor. He was a strong Southerner, who on patriotic principal would not accept a pension and remained firm to his convictions until death.
A rarely encountered firearm with an exceptional history, this revolver will make especially desirable addition to any Civil War collection and will be of particular interest to the deep dish Confederate collector.
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A note about firearms: WE EMPHASIZE HERE THAT THIS PIECE IS CONSIDERED AN ANTIQUE / COLLECTIBLE AND IS THEREFORE OUTSIDE FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERED (MODERN) FIREARMS. THE PIECE IS OFFERED AS A HISTORICAL COLLECTABLE ONLY AND THOUGH MECHANICALLY OPERABLE, IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FIREABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PURCHASER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY FOR PURCHAS, CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP. PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM WILL CONSTITUTE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF AND AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE.
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Pat. 1858 PRESERVE JAR
An attractive old preserve jar in a nice size (7" high) and complete with the original old tinned iron screw top with porcelain insert. All in nice condition, this jar is boldly marked MASON’S PATENT, NOV. 30th , 1858. How often have we seen period references of these jars filled with goodies having been shipped to a soldier at the seat of War? (usually in the form of a letter home from an unfortunate troop who’s jar was broken in shipment.) A nice original Civil War personal accessory or country kitchen item. 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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author signed Confederates Downeast: Confederate Operations in and Around Maine
Not a big deal but if you have an interest in Civil War Confederate activity in the East, particularly Confederate operations in and around Maine, and you don’t have a copy of Mason Philips Smith’s Confederates Downeast in your library you are missing the boat. An informing read offering seldom appreciated insight into a commonly felt threat among Civil War era Maine citizens, the author offers factual and well research detail not only of the more well-known1863 Confederate attack upon the U. S. revenue cutter Caleb Cushing in Portland harbor (see our: MaineLegacy.com) but an account of key characters and hostile activity in and near the state of Maine. Lots of interesting material that didn’t make the history books. Published in 1985 in soft cover this copy remains in excellent condition and is inscribed by the author. 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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Mjr. D. E. Proctor – 13th N. H. Vols. / 30th U. S. Colored Troops - Civil War vet. G. A. R. Anthem
This exceptionally nice condition Civil War veteran, Grand Army of the Republic, anthem was authored by Major David E. Proctor who served in the 13th New Hampshire Infantry then the 30th U. S. Colored Troops. The patriotic handbill measures approximately 4 ½ X 8 5/8 inches and while showing good age as evidence of period originality remains in fine condition.
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63279 |
vintage Indian Chief folk art carved TOBACCO PIPE
Illustrated here with a US quarter for size comparison, our photos will do best to describe this old and well smoked tobacco pipe features a folk art carved Indian Chief (that’s Native American chief for the woke word searchers) and is complete with its period reed stem. Neat for the antique smoking enthusiast, this hand carved old pipe will go well in any Civil War era personal item grouping.
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63284 |
Civil War era - decorated tin Drinking Cup
With decoration frequently the product of family members who wished to preserve and display a remnant of Civil War service, this period drinking cup is offered in pleasing as found condition after decades of attic storage. Measuring just 3 1/8 inches in diameter with classic period construction, when found, these cups are frequently suspended from the strap of a veteran’s issue canteen with examples encountered in period Civil War photography . 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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antique - hand held traveling Spittoon
Illustrated here with a U. S. quarter for size comparison, our photos will do best to describe this old spun brass travel spittoon except to advise that it remains as found, untouched and uncleaned with good evidence of age and period originality yet remaining in pleasing condition. Hard to find on today’s market as this small travel size seems to have seldom survived. A neat Civil War grouping personal item!
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