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VIRGINIA
CIVIL WAR RELICS
Civil War
Bullets
This page last updated April 29, 2008
EMAIL
Phone: 434-244-0096
virginiarelics@comcast.net
Plez Bagby
PO Box 6425
Charlottesville, VA 22906
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PC1864
30 Dropped Spencer Bullets
These 30 Spencer carbine bullets are all in fair to good dropped condition.
All were recovered from various campsites in central Virginia and the ones
pictured are the exact bullets you will receive. $65.00
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PC1862
16 Various Pulled Bullets
Offered in this group are 16 various bullets and round balls all of which
have been "pulled". A pulled bullet was one that needed to be
extracted from the barrel of the gun after misfiring. The beauty of
these bullets is that they have not only been handled once, but twice, by
the soldier. For rifles, a screw or corkscrew device would be
attached to the end of the ramrod. The rod would then be inserted into
the gun up to the tip of the bullet and then turned so as to attach or grab
the bullet. Once securely attached, the rod would then be withdrawn to
extract the bullet. Included in this group are the following: a
.69 cal. three ringer, a swage base, an enfield, several .58 cal. bullets, a
picket, 2 round balls, a Shaler top section, a type I and III Williams
cleaner, a Colt .44 caliber, .44 cal Colt dragoon, and a Washington
arsenal bullet with the star in the base. When the ramrod was screwed
into the Enfield bullet, it was screwed in so far that it created a bulge
inside the skirt of the bullet. I have attempted to show this in the
additional pictures. I have also pictured the interior of the
Washington Arsenal bullet showing the star. These examples all
have nice white patinas and will make an excellent display group for any
collection. $75.00
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PC1781
Bullet Mix
Included in this collection of 156 excavated bullets are the following:
Gardner, Enfield, .58 & .69 caliber three ring bullets, Starr, Smith, French
minie, Prussian, Spencer, Williams cleaners, Ringtail and several other
varieties of Sharps, pistol, pulled, and shot examples. They range
from fair to very good condition and those pictured are the exact ones
you will receive. These bullets are all from the collection of James Renfrow, Sr. and were excavated in various areas east of Richmond, VA.
$295.00
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PC1794
Five Spencer Cartridges
These five Spencer carbine cartridges are still remarkably solid condition
considering how long they were buried. None of them are perfect, but
none of them are "put togethers" either. All five were recovered by
the late James Renfrow Sr. at Harrison's Landing in Charles City County, VA.
James was a hunting buddy of the renowned relic hunter Gene Cooley.
$65.00
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PC1795
Mixed Bullet Collection In Wooden Display Case
This collection consists of 60 different types of Civil War bullets mostly
recovered from campsites and battlefields. The bullets all appear to
be in good dropped condition with the exception of the one CS Gardner
"blow-thru" bullet found on the bottom row, 2nd from the right. The majority
of the bullets have been identified and marked with its Mason and McKee
number. Markings were placed either inside the cone of the bullet or
on its exterior. This collection would be a great starting point for a
new collector. I have not taken the time to verify the identification
on these bullets so I do not know if all of them have been properly
identified. I will leave that project to the next owner. Mason
and McKee are the authors of Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms and Field
Artillery with Supplement" and a copy of this book should be readily
available with some of the Civil War book dealers. The handsome glass
top case will be included. $350.00
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PC1654
10 Carved Bullets
These 10 carved or whittled bullets
are from the collection of
Richard E. Clem of Maryland. Carved or whittled bullets are
the result of Civil War soldiers with a lot of idle time. What makes
them so special is the fact that these particular bullets spent time in the
hands of the soldier. One can only imagine a group sitting around the
campfire swapping stories about back home or admitting to missing a girl all
the while whittling away a piece of artwork only to be recovered 100 years
later by a relic hunter wandering through the same campsite. A relic hunter since the early
sixties, Mr. Clem dug these items in various battlefields and campsites in
the area of Berryville, VA as well as Charles Town, WV. For more
information about relic hunter Richard Clem click the link on his name
above. These
bullets will make an excellent addition to any collection.
$65.00
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PC1713
50 Sharps Carbine Bullets
These fifty Sharps carbine bullets are all in good dropped condition.
Excavated in the
Petersburg, VA area the
fifty bullets pictured are the exact
ones you will receive. $110.00
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PC1659
Unlisted "Baby Belgian" Bullet
This rare and unlisted Confederate .58 cal. "Baby Belgian" bullet is in
excellent condition. These bullets are referenced in Vol. XIV
No. 5 July - August issue of the North South Trader's Civil War magazine.
A copy of the article will be included with the bullet. $395.00
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PC1658
Unlisted .50 Caliber Sterling Price Bullet
This unlisted Confederate Sterling Price bullet is in excellent condition.
These rare bullets are referenced in Vol. XIV No. 5 July - August issue of
the North South Trader's Civil War magazine. A copy of the article
will be included with the bullet. $375.00
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PC1618
30 Confederate Gardner Bullets
This group of 30 fired and misshaped Confederate Gardner bullets were all
excavated in the
Petersburg, VA area. The bullets pictured are the
exact bullets you will receive. $115.00
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PC1588
Confederate Gardner "Blow Thru" Bullet
This excavated
Confederate Gardner "blow thru" bullet is another very cool relic and was
excavated in Spotsylvania County, VA near
Spotsylvania
Courthouse. Due to the thin walls of the bullet nose, caused by
improper casting, the force of the firing would cause the bullet to be
"blown-through". This is an item you don't see everyday and is a must for
any Civil war bullet collection. $55.00
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PC1544
11 mm. Pin Fire Short Cartridge
This excavated 11 mm. pin fire short cartridge is in very good condition.
The brass hull is in excellent condition with no cracks, breaks, or repairs
and the bullet has a dirty brown patina with some white showing through.
The stem on the cartridge is secure and complete. The cartridge is a
strong solid relic and will make for an excellent addition to any
collection. This cartridge is from a collection of relics out of
Richmond, Virginia. Ref. similar to M&M 114 cartridge section. $35.00
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PC833
.58 Caliber Bullet "US in Base"
This excavated .58 caliber bullet with "US" stamped in the base is from the
collection of Dennis Irvin. This particular bullet
is in fair condition with a visible "US" stamping in the cavity. Mr.
Irving hunted campsites in several areas in central Virginia with several
important finds coming from the area of Brandy Station, VA. These
particular finds, on October 29, 1977, are documented in a chapter from
Howard Crouch's book "Relic Hunter" and the story of these finds can be read
by
clicking here. M&M 342 and T&T 152. $35.00
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PC1504
Picket Bullet
This very nice Picket bullet for country rifle is in excellent condition and
has a very nice even white patina. It measures approximately .418 x
.804 inches. This bullet is from a collection of relics that were
excavated from various campsites and battlefields in and around Richmond,
Virginia in the 1970s. $35.00
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PC1503
.69 Caliber Prussian Bullet - Variant
This .69 caliber Prussian bullet, variant, is one BIG bullet and is in good
dropped condition. It measures approximately .677 x 1.20 inches.
This bullet is from a collection of relics that were excavated from various
campsites and battlefields in and around Richmond, Virginia in the 1970s.
Ref. M&M 287 or 288 and T&T 191D $35.00
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PC1500
.69 Caliber Belgian Bullet
This .69 caliber Belgian bullet is in great condition and is an excellent
example of one of the largest 3 ring bullets. This massive bullet
measures approximately .681 x 1.20 inches. This bullet is from a
collection of relics that were excavated from various campsites and
battlefields in and around Richmond, Virginia in the 1970s. Ref. M&M
318. $35.00
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PC1254
Agar "Coffee Mill" Machine Gun Cartridge
This excavated Agar "coffee mill" machine gun cartridge is a rare and interesting
piece. This cartridge was used in a machine gun invented by Wilson Agar and nicknamed the "coffee mill" due to
its loading hopper on the top of the gun. This hopper would feed the
ammunition into the barrel of the gun. The ammunition used was a
re-loadable 2 3/4 inch steel cylinder had a nipple on one end, gun powder in
the middle and a bullet closely resembling a Type III Williams cleaner
bullet at the other end. The steel cylinders were placed in the hopper
and fell into place to be fired as the crank handle on the side was rotated
in a clockwise direction. For further information on this gun go to
Civil War
Machine Guns and scroll to the bottom of the page. This example is
in very good condition with iron in moderately stable condition having been
lightly clear coated long ago. The firing nipple at one end is
partially in intact with a Williams cleaner bullet snugly inserted into the
other end by the digger for display purposes. This relic was excavated,
with permission, at Harrison's Landing (Berkeley Plantation) in Charles
City County, VA., by Gene Cooley. Mr. Cooley is in his mid 80's
and still relic hunts today. To read more about this amazing man please click
here. Approximate length is 2 3/4 inches and
diameter is 1 inch. Ref. "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms &
Field Artillery with supplement" by McKee and Mason, Cartridges section,
#133. SOLD
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