Artifacts for Sale & Shows I Attend

Shows:

Baltimore – Mid March. Held at the Maryland State Fairgrounds at Timonium and sponsored by the Maryland Arms Collectors Association, this is the biggest and best show of the year, with over 1,000 tables. For details, go to www.baltimoreshow.com

Gettysburg – Late June. Held in the sports complex building at the Eisenhower Inn just outside Gettysburg. Sponsored by the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association. For details, go to www.gbpa.org or call the Eisenhower Inn at 1-800-776-8349.

Richmond - Mid August. Held at the Showplace on Mechanicsville Turnpike (Route 360 east as you leave Richmond). Known as the "National Civil War & Antique Arms Show", it is sponsored by the North- South Trader’s Civil War Magazine. Details can be obtained by
going to www.nstcivilwar.com or calling (540)672-4845.

Artifacts:

All are non-dug and original except where noted. Prices do not include shipping. Please send an email specifying the item(s) you’re interested in and I’ll email you the total cost. Email Preston

*Model 1860 Civil War Spencer carbine, serial #35309. Good wood, good finish, all original and in good working order. Presence of a cartouche, though feint, indicates that it was issued into service. An above-average example. $2,750.

*Model 1863 Civil War Sharps carbine, serial #C5895. All original except the two tang screws and rear-sight cross bar. Both wood and metal show honest wear but are in good condition. Bore is good. A nice solid Civil War Sharps. $2,100.

*Model 1863 Civil War Sharps carbine, serial #C21080. All original, no repairs, and showing only the wear one would expect on a 140-year-old gun, which is what you like to see. Initials “E.R.C.” on the hammer side of the stock appear to have been carved during the period of usage. $2,200.

*Model 1855 Harper’s Ferry 3-band musket, dated 1858. Average condition with some pitting, especially around lock area. Wood is good. $2,250.

*Model 1840 cavalry sabre and scabbard. Handle has original leather and wire wrapping with some wear on leather. Blade and metal scabbard are average. Maker unknown. Probably an import. $495.

*Set of brass Civil War cavalry shoulder scales. Average condition. $250.

*Civil War era wooden ballot box with about a dozen voting marbles, some black, some white. These boxes were used by the volunteer regiments to elect officers, with a black marble being a no, or “blackball” vote. $165.

*Civil War era tin coffee boiler, about quart-size. These were used to boil the coffee grounds, which were then separated out by pouring the liquid through a strainer. $110.

*1870’s Remington Rolling Block rifle, caliber .43 (the Spanish contract). Good bore, overall excellent condition. $495.

*Three socket bayonets for a Remington Rolling Block rifle. Dark finish but good condition. $85 each, or two for $150, or three for $210.

*World War I field officer’s sword and scabbard. Excellent condition. Blade is plain. Scabbard shows some wear. $235.

Email: pnuttall@hughes.net