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Item Number -R378

FEBRUARY 5TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Fairfield Road - Just West of Gettysburg

Soldier Carved  .58 Caliber Gardner Bullet - Neat!

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FEBRUARY 5TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Old Harrisburg Road - 1st Day's Battle

Dropped .58 Caliber Bullet found with Connecticut Buttons - Probably Near Barlow's Knoll

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This carved bullet was clearly intended to represent a phallus.  It was found by a relic hunter in the 1980s in an area along the Confederate right flank during the Battle of Antietam, near the famous Burnside Bridge (private property at the time with permission).  Late in the battle, Union regiments that had successfully crossed Burnside Bridge began to push back the Confederate line in this area until Confederate reinforcements stopped their advance and brought an end to the battle.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - A394

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - East Middle Street - Fired .58 Caliber Bullet

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This fired .58 caliber bullet was acquired with a group of bullets that were found in the backyard of a house on East Middle Street in Gettysburg.  Although I do not know the exact address, the 200-500 blocks of Middle Street look out towards Culp's and Cemetery Hills and Middle Street was the location of the Confederate line that ran through the town.  These are the first bullets that I have acquired from a site in town.  They were being displayed in a small frame and a rubbery glue was used to attach them to the paper.  I was able to get almost all of this glue off just by pulling at it and only a small spot remains.  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G498

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - East Middle Street - Dropped .54 Caliber Sharps Bullet

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This dropped .54 caliber Sharps bullet was acquired with a group of bullets that were found in the backyard of a house on East Middle Street in Gettysburg.  Although I do not know the exact address, the 200-500 blocks of Middle Street look out towards Culp's and Cemetery Hills and Middle Street was the location of the Confederate line that ran through the town.  These are the first bullets that I have acquired from a site in town.  They were being displayed in a small frame and a rubbery glue was used to attach them to the paper.  I was able to get almost all of this glue off just by pulling at it and only a small spot remains.  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G499

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - East Middle Street - Fired Bullet

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This appears to be a fired bullet but it is very mangled and, may, in fact, be an irregular case shot. It was acquired with a group of bullets that were found in the backyard of a house on East Middle Street in Gettysburg.  Although I do not know the exact address, the 200-500 blocks of Middle Street look out towards Culp's and Cemetery Hills and Middle Street was the location of the Confederate line that ran through the town.  These are the first bullets that I have acquired from a site in town.  They were being displayed in a small frame and a rubbery glue was used to attach them to the paper.  I was able to get almost all of this glue off just by pulling at it and only a small spot remains.  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G500

This fired .58 caliber bullet was originally from the S. Edward Swope collection and was displayed at the Longstreet Park Museum at Gettysburg. Items from this collection were sold by Yingling's auction in Gettysburg on October 24th, 2003.  I attended this auction, but did not buy this bullet at that time.  This bullet, which was in lot #32, was purchased by another auction attendee and I recently purchased the bullet from him.  The bullet only has almost no patina since it would have been an early battlefield pick up. I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - G496

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Old Harrisburg Road - 1st Day's Battle

Dropped .54 Caliber Ringtail Sharps Bullet

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A dropped Ringtail Sharps bullet that was found at a site on the Old Harrisburg Road that saw both Confederate infantry and cavalry activity.  The bullet was found by a Gettysburg relic hunter in 2010 (on private property with permission).  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G491

This nice dropped .58 caliber bullet was found by a relic hunter in the 1980s in an area along the Confederate right flank during the Battle of Antietam, near the famous Burnside Bridge (private property at the time with permission).  Late in the battle, Union regiments that had successfully crossed Burnside Bridge began to push back the Confederate line in this area until Confederate reinforcements stopped their advance and brought an end to the battle.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - A393

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Old Harrisburg Road - 1st Day's Battle

Dropped .58 Caliber Gardner Bullet

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A dropped Gardner bullet that was found at a site on the Old Harrisburg Road that saw both Confederate infantry and cavalry activity.  The bullet was found by a Gettysburg relic hunter in 2010 (on private property with permission).  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G490

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Old Harrisburg Road - 1st Day's Battle

Dropped .44 Caliber Early Model Colt Revolver Bullet

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A .44 caliber early model Colt revolver bullet (MM #82) that was found at a site on the Old Harrisburg Road that saw both Confederate infantry and cavalry activity.  The bullet was found by a Gettysburg relic hunter in 2010 (on private property with permission).  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G495

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Fairfield Road - Just West of Gettysburg

Dropped .54 Caliber Gardner Bullet w Nose Sprue

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A dropped .54 caliber Gardner bullet with nose sprue that was found by a Gettysburg area relic hunter near the Fairfield Road just west of Gettysburg between 2000 and 2004 (on private property with permission).  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G492

JANUARY 29TH - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Fairfield Road - Just West of Gettysburg

Dropped .58 Caliber Gardner Bullet w Flat Nose

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A dropped .58 caliber Gardner bullet with a cut nose (leaving it flat) that was found by a Gettysburg area relic hunter near the Fairfield Road just west of Gettysburg between 2000 and 2004 (on private property with permission).  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G493

This is a very cool relic!  It is a dropped .58 caliber bullet that has a fine etched identification on it (it looks like baby powder was put into the mark so that it could be read) - the identification on one side is "THE BLOODY LANE ANTIETAM".  There is also something etched on the other side but I cannot make it out - I think I see a "5" but I cannot be sure.  The bullet has almost no patina so it may be an early pick up.  This was a part of the collection of John Graham, a well-known and respected relic hunter and collector, who passed away a couple of years ago.  I kept this bullet in my collection for the last couple of years, but have decided to sell it. I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -A390

JANUARY 22ND - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Railroad Cut - First Day's Battle

 Fired Confederate Gardner Bullet

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This fired Gardner bullet was with a group of Gettysburg bullets that were documented with the provenance that they were recovered along the Railroad Cut - this bullet was identified as having been fired by Davis' Brigade so it is almost certainly from the same place.  It comes from an old, meticulously documented collection - the same collection that the Pickett's Charge bullets that I sold in December came from. The Railroad Cut was a famous location on the first day's battlefield, just west of Gettysburg, where soldiers from Davis' Mississippi Brigade were captured after getting trapped within the cut. I will include the original collection label and a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance.

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Item Number -G489

JANUARY 22ND - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Railroad Cut - First Day's Battle

 Dropped .58 Caliber Bullet

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This dropped bullet was documented with the provenance that it was recovered along the Railroad Cut.  It comes from an old, meticulously documented collection - the same collection that the Pickett's Charge bullets that I sold in December came from. The Railroad Cut was a famous location on the first day's battlefield, just west of Gettysburg, where soldiers from Davis' Mississippi Brigade were captured after getting trapped within the cut. I will include the original collection label and a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance.

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Item Number -G487

JANUARY 22ND - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Railroad Cut - First Day's Battle

 Dropped .58 Caliber Bullet

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This dropped bullet was documented with the provenance that it was recovered along the Railroad Cut.  It comes from an old, meticulously documented collection - the same collection that the Pickett's Charge bullets that I sold in December came from. The Railroad Cut was a famous location on the first day's battlefield, just west of Gettysburg, where soldiers from Davis' Mississippi Brigade were captured after getting trapped within the cut. I will include the original collection label and a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance.

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Item Number -G488

JANUARY 22ND - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - The Railroad Cut - First Day's Battle

 Fired .58 Caliber Bullet

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This fired bullet was documented with the provenance that it was recovered along the Railroad Cut.  It comes from an old, meticulously documented collection - the same collection that the Pickett's Charge bullets that I sold in December came from. The Railroad Cut was a famous location on the first day's battlefield, just west of Gettysburg, where soldiers from Davis' Mississippi Brigade were captured after getting trapped within the cut. I will include the original collection label and a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance.

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Item Number -G486

SALE PENDING

JANUARY 22ND - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - East Middle Street - Fired Gardner Bullet

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This fired Gardner bullet was acquired with a group of bullets that were found in the backyard of a house on East Middle Street in Gettysburg.  Although I do not know the exact address, the 200-500 blocks of Middle Street look out towards Culp's and Cemetery Hills and Middle Street was the location of the Confederate line that ran through the town.  These are the first bullets that I have acquired from a site in town.  They were being displayed in a small frame and a rubbery glue was used to attach them to the paper.  I was able to get almost all of this glue off just by pulling at it but a fairly big spot remains on this bullet.  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G485

JANUARY 22ND - NEW!!! - Gettysburg - East Middle Street - Fired High Impact William's Cleaner Bullet

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This fired William's Cleaner bullet flattened out as a result of a high impact. It was acquired with a group of bullets that were found in the backyard of a house on East Middle Street in Gettysburg.  Although I do not know the exact address, the 200-500 blocks of Middle Street look out towards Culp's and Cemetery Hills and Middle Street was the location of the Confederate line that ran through the town.  These are the first bullets that I have acquired from a site in town.  They were being displayed in a small frame and a rubbery glue was used to attach them to the paper.  I was able to get almost all of this glue off just by pulling at it and only a few tiny spots remain.  I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.

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Item Number -G484

A dropped .54 caliber Confederate Richmond Labs Sharps bullet that was identified as having been found at the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane) at Antietam.  This was a part of the collection of John Graham, a well-known and respected relic hunter, who passed away a couple of years ago.  I kept this bullet in my collection for the last couple of years, but have decided to sell it.  I have included a photograph of Graham's original label (which was in a riker case with the bullets) and will include this label with the relic. I will provide a letter, signed by me, with the provenance information.  (This was offered previously, but is available again because of non-payment)

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Item Number -A359

This dropped Gardner bullet was found by a relic hunter in the 1980s in an area along the Confederate right flank during the Battle of Antietam, near the famous Burnside Bridge (private property at the time with permission).  Late in the battle, Union regiments that had successfully crossed Burnside Bridge began to push back the Confederate line in this area until Confederate reinforcements stopped their advance and brought an end to the battle.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - A382

This is a really nice example of a machine grooved bullet (it appears to be Mason & McKee #410) which has only a very light patina and certainly looks like it was an early battlefield pick up.  It comes from an old meticulously documented collection and was identified with a label that it and other bullets in the group were found at Antietam.  Many of the Antietam bullets within the collection were found in the early 1960s near the Bloody Lane and in the Cornfield, but this one was in an Antietam group where many of the bullets looked like early battlefield pick ups.  I will include a copy of the original collection label and a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance.

This is a very nice dropped .58 caliber bullet - it has only a very light patina and certainly looks like it was an early battlefield pick up. It comes from an old collection and was in with other bullets that were exclusively identified as having been found at Antietam.  Most of the Antietam bullets in another group within the collection were found in the early 1960s near the Bloody Lane and in the Cornfield, but this one was in an Antietam group where there were not any specific battlefield locations and where many of the bullets looked like early battlefield pick ups.  I will include a printed copy of the original collection label and a letter, signed by me, with the specific provenance.

This "blow thru" Confederate Gardner bullet (the result of a weak nose in the bullet - the ignition of the powder actually blew through the nose upon firing) was in one of Gavin's groups of relics that were identified as having been found at the site of Meade's Attack (Hamilton's Crossing) at Fredericksburg.  Gavin probably dug this in 1960 (the same year he dug a plate from this site).  The case that this relic was in was unnumbered.  The lead does have some bubbling (this is not uncommon in the Gavin bullets - apparently they were exposed to dampness for a long period of time) and it does look like Gavin scarped it with his shovel when it was dug.  A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer.

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Item Number BG20001

NOVEMBER 27TH - NEW!!! - The Wilderness Battlefield - Wonderful Mushroomed Gardner Bullet

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Item Number- R260

This is a very nice dropped French triangular cavity .58 caliber bullet - it has only a very light patina and certainly looks like it was an early battlefield pick up. It comes from an old collection and was in with other bullets that were exclusively identified as having been found at Antietam.  Most of the Antietam bullets in another group within the collection were found in the early 1960s near the Bloody Lane and in the Cornfield, but this one was in an Antietam group where there were not any specific battlefield locations and where many of the bullets looked like early battlefield pick ups.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

This is a very nice dropped Type I William's Cleaner bullet - it has only a very light patina and certainly looks like it was an early battlefield pick up. It comes from an old collection and was identified with a label that it and other William's Cleaners in the group were found at Antietam.  Many of the Antietam bullets within the collection were found in the early 1960s near the Bloody Lane and in the Cornfield, but this one was in an Antietam group where many of the bullets looked like early battlefield pick ups.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

This is a very nice dropped .54 caliber ringtail Sharps bullet. It comes from an old collection and was specifically identified with a label that indicated that it was found at Antietam in 1960.  Almost all of the location identified Antietam bullets in this collection were found in 1960 and 1961 near the Bloody Lane and in the Cornfield, but this one was not specifically identified by location.   I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

This fired Gardner bullet (the rings are light, but it clearly has a cavity insert) has an impression on the top that would indicate that it was either fired from the soldier's musket with another bullet rammed in on top of it or that it was fired with the ramrod in the barrel. The soldier may have also rammed it home extra hard when loading.  It was found by a relic hunter in the 1980s in an area along the Confederate right flank during the Battle of Antietam, near the famous Burnside Bridge (private property at the time with permission).  Late in the battle, Union regiments that had successfully crossed Burnside Bridge began to push back the Confederate line in this area until Confederate reinforcements stopped their advance and brought an end to the battle.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - A302

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Item Number -R172

This dropped .69 caliber bullet with plug style cavity comes from a group of relics that I just acquired.  This group was purchased at a local auction.  When I inquired about the origin of the relics, they told me that the consigner dug the relics himself and that he was from the Sharpsburg area.  The relics, which included forty-five .69 caliber bullets (many of them pulled), were almost certainly from the campaign or battle of Antietam because they are early war relics - there were no bullets from later in the war mixed in (such as Type III William's Cleaners or Spencer Rifle bullets).  Although I cannot gurantee that the relics were found around Antietam and are from 1862, I feel pretty confident in this fact.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number - A255

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Item Number -R157

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This fired Enfield bullet was found by Nick Harris along the Orange Plank Road on the Wilderness battlefield in March of 1996 (on private property, with permission). Intense fighting took place along the Orange Plank Road during the 1864 battle that was fought in the harsh terrain known as the Wilderness.  I will include a letter, signed by me, noting this provenance.

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Item Number -R158

This relic came from Gavin's display case #98 which had relics that were identified as having been found at Fisher's Hill.  This three ring bullet struck something with such force that part of it was torn away and the edges of the remainder were curled back.   A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer.  This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number BG09808

These relics came from Gavin's display case #55 which had relics that were identified as having been found at the Wilderness.  Three dropped Enfield bullets with conical cavities - two appear to be Mason & McKee #226 (slightly shorter than the third bullet) while the other appears to be MM #228.  Unfortunately, it appears that Gavin hit the third bullets with his shovel and gashed its side.  A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer.  This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number BG05511

These bullets came from Gavin's display case #91 which had relics that were identified as having been found at Spotsylvania. They are dropped .58 caliber three ringers.  A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer.  This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number BG09115

This relic came from Gavin's display case #91 which had relics that were identified as having been found at Spotsylvania. This is a fired .69 caliber bullet.  A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer. This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number BG09116

This bullet was acquired from a riker case which housed a variety of relics from different battlefields identified by Gavin's handwritten labels.  This is a .69 caliber Tower bullet - it measures about .95 inches in length. This one appears to have been fired as there are a couple of dents on the nose and the skirt is slightly out of shape - but the damage is minimal.  It looked as though the relics in this case shifted a bit, so I cannot be 100% certain that the label that was near given relics does indeed identify where they were found - but this bullet was right at a Gaine's Mill label (this label can be seen in the photograph, but is not included with the bullet).   A letter, signed by me, with provenance information will be provided by the buyer. This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number BG18802

These relics came from Gavin's display case with relics that were identified as having been found at Hill's 1862-1863 winter camp at Corbin, Va.  A group of .69 caliber round (musket) balls.  A letter, signed by me, with provenance information and a copy of the photograph of the original display case will be provided to the buyer.  This item may be seen in case 52 at the Antique Center of Gettysburg.

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Item Number BG18509