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PC4922 .69 Caliber Belgian Bullet This .69 caliber Belgian bullet is in excellent condition and is an great example of one of the largest 3 ring bullets. The surface of this bullet has a very nice even and overall white patina. The base is perfectly round and there is a visible mold seam. This big bullet measures approximately .686 x 1.15 inches and will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general excavated relic collection. Ref. M&M 318. 35.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4940 .69 Caliber Garibaldi Bullet This excavated .69 caliber Garibaldi bullet is in good "dropped" condition and has a nice tan-white patina. One side of the bullet has some nicks and a scratch in the patina, but otherwise the surface is in good shape. A portion of a mold seam is still present and the base is still nicely rounded. The bullet measures approximately .670 x 1.07 inches and will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general excavated relic collection. Ref. M&M 199 $35.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4923 .69 Caliber French Triangle Base Bullet - from "The John Marks Collection" This excavated .69 caliber French triangle base bullet, recovered in Abbeville, Mississippi, is in very good condition and is from the recently released Civil War relic collection of longtime Tennessee relic hunter John A. Marks. It is another one of the best documented relics that I have had the opportunity to offer, and it is with great pleasure that I can make it available on this website. Mr. Marks relic hunted over a span 33 years beginning on January 11, 1967 and recovered a copious amount of relics during that time. The meticulous Mr. Marks managed to document each relic he recovered by marking it with its date of recovery and his letter and number code indicating area of recovery. Many of the relics Mr. Marks pulled out of the ground were pristine in condition. Mr. Marks passed away on March 13, 2000 but what he left the Civil War relic collecting community, as well as Civil War historians, will be forever appreciated. DESCRIPTION: This nearly perfectly formed bullet has a waxy white patina and a visible casting sprue. The base view of the bullet shows its triangular design and its slightly out-of-round skirt. On the side of the exterior of the bullet, in small, nicely printed lettering, is the bullet type, the date of "3-27-87" and his more exact recovery location code of "AV+7" with the "AV" indicating Abbeville and the "+7" indicating a more specific area of Abbeville where this fine relic was recovered. This very nice bullet will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet plate or general relic collection. $45.00 Order Information or Questions? SALE PENDING |
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PC4914 Five High-Grade Williams Regulation Bullets These five high-grade Williams regulation bullets all were recovered in the area of Culpeper, VA. All are in excellent dropped condition and all with very nice white patinas. According to Dean Thomas' bullet reference book "Round Ball to Rimfire Part One" these bullets were produced by the E. D. Williams & Co. of New York City. These examples and will be a great addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC5015 .50 Caliber Wilkinson Bullet This .50 caliber Wilkinson bullet is in very good condition and has a very pleasing white patina. It has a visible mold seam with no digger damage. Approximately .497 inches in diameter and .939 in length. This bullet will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? SALE PENDING |
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PC4939 Confederate Selma Arsenal Lube Groove Bullet This Confederate Selma Arsenal lube groove bullet is in excellent condition. It has a grey patina, 3 rings, and has a plug type cavity. These bullets were manufactured at the Selma Arsenal in Selma, Alabama and will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. $25.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4924 Confederate Selma Arsenal Lube Groove Bullet "BLOW-THROUGH"
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PC3591 .58 Caliber Skin Cartridge This .58 caliber skin cartridge is in excellent condition and was excavated in the area of Cold Harbor, VA. The bullet has a very pleasing white patina and its skin cartridge, which is still nicely rounded and not crimpled, has no cracks, holes, or repairs. The skin is still solidly attached and, if gently shaken, one can still hear the 150 year old gun powder inside. These cartridges are rarely, if ever, excavated with the skin cartridge still present or attached due to ground action. This cartridge is one of the best examples I have come across and it will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet, cartridge, or general excavated relic collection. $50.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3498 Ten High-Grade .69 Caliber Round Balls These ten high grade .69 caliber round balls all were recovered in the area of Brandy Station, VA area. All are in excellent dropped condition and with very nice white patinas. The round balls pictured are the exact ones you will receive and they will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4921 Confederate .69 Caliber "Shallow Base" Gardner Bullet This HUGE excavated Confederate .69 caliber shallow base Gardner bullet is in very good condition and was recovered in Shiloh, TN. This nice example is basically flawless with the exception of the dark discoloration in one area. The rest of the bullet has a very pleasing white-white patina and a visible mold seam. Check out the enlarged pictures by clicking on the thumbnail image to the left. This bullet will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. Approx. .688 inch diameter and 1.16 inch length. $99.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4528 Five High-Grade "Ring Tail" Sharps Carbine Bullets These five high-grade "ring tail" Sharps carbine bullets all were recovered in the area of Brandy Station, VA area. All are in excellent dropped condition and all with very nice white patinas. These examples will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $75.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4941 .69 Caliber Prussian Bullet This .69 caliber Prussian bullet is in very good condition. It has a smooth dark patina, a nicely rounded skirt, and two well-defined rings. There are a couple of dings in its body but it is in otherwise great shape. This bullet will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. Approx. .675 inch diameter and 1.20 inch length. SOLD |
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PC4917 Five High-Grade Merrill Carbine Bullets These five high-grade Merrill carbine bullets all were recovered in the area of Brandy Station, VA area. All are in excellent dropped condition and all with very nice white patinas. These examples will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $75.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4913 Five High-Grade .58 Caliber Confederate Gardner Bullets These five high-grade Confederate Gardner bullets all were recovered in the area of Brandy Station, VA area. All are in excellent dropped condition and all with very nice white patinas. These examples will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. SOLD |
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PC4911 Fifteen High-Grade Williams Cleaners Type I, II & III This group of fifteen high-grade Williams cleaner bullets include five type I (bottom row), five type II (middle row), and five type III (top row). These examples are all in excellent dropped condition, with very nice white patinas, and the examples pictures are the exact bullets you will receive. All of the bullets were excavated in various Civil War sites just east of Richmond, VA and they will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. $75.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4908 Five High-Grade Spencer Carbine Bullets with Non-Corroded Bases These five high-grade Spencer carbine bullets all were recovered in the area of Culpeper, VA. All are in excellent dropped condition and all with very nice white patinas. Generally when these bullets are recovered they are found with corroded bases from the chemical reaction between the gunpowder, brass cartridge, and lead. These examples are basically corrosion free and will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $75.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4760 .58 Caliber "US Base" Bullet This excavated .58 caliber bullet with "US" stamped in the base is in very good unfired condition. It has an overall white patina, with a nice round skirt and visible mold seam. This bullet was recovered in the area of Brandy Station, VA. and will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. M&M 342 and T&T 152. $65.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4477 .577 Caliber French Triangle Cavity Bullet This excavated .577 caliber French triangle cavity bullet is in excellent "dropped" condition. With its pleasing white-grey patina, this bullet has no dings and is complete with a nicely rounded skirt. The triangle in the cavity is well defined and also visible are casting air pockets deep inside the triangular walls of its cavity. Click on the thumbnail image to the left to see the casting air pocket flaw. This bullet will be an excellent addition to any bullet or general relic collection and was recovered in the area of Richmond, VA by 1950 - 60's local Virginia relic hunter, Jim Cullinan. Jim was one of the early Civil War relic hunters that started out with a true "army mine detector" that actually required a backpack to operate. Ref. M&M 349 and T&T 176 $40.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4461 Picket Bullet This picket bullet for country rifle is in good condition and has a very nice gray-white patina. It measures approximately .473 x 838 inches. The diagonal slice in the body of the bullet is not deep, is a period cut, and not a digger ding. It is more visible in the high resolution image than in hand under normal lighting. This bullet was recovered in the area of Richmond, VA by 1950 - 60's local Virginia relic hunter, Jim Cullinan. Jim was one of the early Civil War relic hunters that started out with a true "army mine detector" that actually required a backpack to operate. M&M 19 $35.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4475 Austrian Pattern Bullet This Austrian pattern bullet was excavated in the Richmond, VA area by 1950 - 60's local Virginia relic hunter, Jim Cullinan. Jim was one of the early Civil War relic hunters that started out with a true "army mine detector" that actually required a backpack to operate. This bullet has an overall very nice white patina with a few areas of grey lead showing. It is in good condition with what appears to be a slightly out of round skirt. This bullet will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. Approximately .68 x .89 inches. Ref. M&M 321 $75.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4057 Unusual Dropped Bullet Assortment Here is an assortment of five very nice dropped excavated Civil War bullets from the collection of Paul Irvin. All five bullets in this group are in very good condition and are bullets that are typically harder to find by relic hunters. Four of the bullets were identified by Mr. Irvin and marked accordingly with the McKee and Mason number. Included in this group from left to right are: a .577 cal. Enfield with "P" stamped in its base, a .69 cal. Garibaldi, a .69 cal. French triangle base, a .577 French "Minie" triangle base, and a .54 cal. Starr carbine bullet. During the late nineteen sixties into the early nineteen eighties Mr. Irvin hunted many Civil War sites, both union and confederate, in central Virginia. The story of several of Mr. Irvin's major relic finds is recalled in a chapter from Howard Crouch's book, "Relic Hunter: The Field Account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts, and Hunting". Click here to read the story of Mr. Irvin and these finds. This fine and unusual collection of Virginia recovered bullets will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War bullet or general relic collection. $125.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4182 .46 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullet This dropped .46 caliber Sharps carbine bullet is in good condition and has a grey white patina and was recovered in New Kent County, VA. While it does have some surface chipping it is still a solid dropped bullet. Ref. M&M 193 $55.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3351 Confederate Gardner "Blow Thru" Bullet This excavated Confederate Gardner "blow thru" bullet is a unique relic and was recovered just east of Richmond, VA in the area of Malvern Hill. 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 excellent display piece for any Civil war bullet or general relic collection. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC4063 Three Spencer Carbine Cartridges These three excavated Spencer carbine cartridges were recovered from the Richmond, VA. area. The cartridge on the far left is in very good condition while the other two have issues typically associated with excavated examples such as dents, cracks, and breaks. They are all stable and will display well in any bullet, cartridge or general relic collection. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3992 Nine High Quality Mixed Bullets These nine high quality mixed bullets, with varying grey, white and tan patinas, are in very good condition and are from the bullet collection of Paul Irvin. Mr. Irvin marked each of these bullets with a corresponding McKee & Mason reference number (with the exception of the Enfield bullet marked with 57 representing its caliber) from their Civil War bullet reference book "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement". Bullets included are: (Left-Right) .54 cal. Merrill carbine, .577 triangular base French minie, .69 cal. Italian Garibaldi, .577 swage base, .69 cal. Belgian, .57 Enfield, .58 cal. "US" in base three ringer, CS .54 cal. Selma Arsenal bullet, and a .54 cal. Starr carbine. During the late nineteen sixties into the early nineteen eighties Mr. Irvin hunted many Civil War sites, both union and confederate, in central Virginia. The story of several of Mr. Irvin's major relic finds is recalled in a chapter from Howard Crouch's book, "Relic Hunter: The Field Account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts, and Hunting". Click here to read the story of Mr. Irvin and these finds. $195.00 for entire group. Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3918 Five "Dropped" Washington Arsenal Star Base Bullets This group of five .58 caliber Washington Arsenal "star base" bullets are all in very good dropped condition with nice white patinas. These examples were excavated from various Civil War sites east of Richmond, VA. The five bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. Click on the thumbnail picture to the left to see them. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3989 Ten Top Grade Mixed Bullets Here are ten top grade mixed Civil War bullets all in excellent condition, with beautiful white patinas, from Virginia Civil War battlefields, campsites, and trails. Included from left to right are: .69 caliber three ringer, .58 caliber CS Gardner, .58 cal. pistol carbine, .52 cal. Sharps carbine, .52 cal. Merrill carbine, .44 cal. Colt dragoon, .36 cal. old pattern Colt, .69 cal. round ball, .54 cal. round ball, and a buck shot for buck and ball. The ten bullets pictured are the exact bullets you will receive. $95.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2998 Four Various Prussian Bullets These four huge Civil War "Prussian" bullets are all from the bullet collection of Paul Irvin and were some of the largest bullets used in the Civil War. According to the James E. Thomas and Dean S. Thomas, "A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges", though these bullets are referred to as "Prussian", there is no evidence of their foreign manufacture. Mr. Irvin marked each bullet with a corresponding McKee & Mason reference number from their Civil War bullet reference book "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement". During the late nineteen sixties into the early nineteen eighties Mr. Irvin hunted many Civil War sites, both union and confederate, in central Virginia. The story of several of Mr. Irvin's major relic finds is recalled in a chapter from Howard Crouch's book, "Relic Hunter: The Field Account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts, and Hunting". Click here to read the story of Mr. Irvin and these finds. $75.00 for entire group. Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3695 Bulk Mid-Grade Mixed Excavated Bullets Bulk mid-grade excavated mixed bullets from Virginia Civil War camp and battle sites are currently available in the following size lots: Lot of 25 |
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PC3696 Bulk High-Grade Mixed Excavated Bullets Bulk high-grade excavated mixed bullets from Virginia Civil War camp and battle sites available in the following size lots: Lot of 25 |
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Bulk Fired Mixed Excavated Bullets Bulk fired & imperfect mixed excavated bullets from Virginia Civil War camp and battle sites available in the following size lots: Lot of 25 |
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PC3453 100 High Quality Three Ringer Bullets These 100 three ring bullets are all in very good to excellent dropped condition. These bullet were all recovered from farm fields southeast of Richmond, VA in areas such as Varina, Glendale, Malvern Hill, and Harrison's Landing. Nearly all of these high quality examples have nice white patinas and well rounded skirts. $195.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3315 Ten .69 Caliber Round Balls These ten .69 caliber round balls all recovered in the area of Brandy Station, VA. All are in fair condition. These will make for a great display and the round balls pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $25.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3293 45 Buck Shot These excavated buck shot are all in good dropped condition and were recovered from General George B. McClellan's campsite at Harrison's Landing east of Richmond, Va. by Gene Cooley. The forty-five buck shot pictured are the exact ones you will receive. Mr. Cooley is in his late 80's and still relic hunts today. To read more about Mr. Cooley please click here. $35.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC3316 Five Williams Regulation Bullets These five Williams regulation bullets are all in fair dropped condition with white-brown patinas. This group was recovered in the Culpeper and Fauquier Counties of VA and will display very nicely. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $35.00 Order Information or Questions? SALE PENDING |
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PC3175 Carved .54 Cal. Bullet - Dated "1875" This .54 caliber bullet has the number "1875" carved into it. I am assuming it represents the year "1875" but cannot be completely sure. An interesting find from the collection of Paul Irvin. During the late nineteen sixties into the early nineteen eighties Paul Irvin hunted many Civil War sites, both union and confederate, in central Virginia. The story of several of Mr. Irvin's major relic finds is recalled in a chapter from Howard Crouch's book, "Relic Hunter: The Field Account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts, and Hunting". Click here to read the story of Mr. Irvin and these finds. $75.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2583 .54 Caliber Von Lenke Gun Cotton Bullet This .54 caliber Von Lenke gun cotton bullet is in fair condition and has an overall grey-white patina. This difficult to find bullet is missing its upper body. It is twice marked "476" which represents its reference number from the McKee and Mason bullet book "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement". This example is from the collection of Paul Irvin. During the late nineteen sixties into the early nineteen eighties Paul Irvin hunted many Civil War sites, both union and confederate, in central Virginia. The story of several of Mr. Irvin's major relic finds is recalled in a chapter from Howard Crouch's book, "Relic Hunter: The Field Account of Civil War Sites, Artifacts, and Hunting". Click here for a picture and the story of Mr. Irvin and these finds. Ref. M&M 476 $275.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC134 .69 Caliber Tower Bullet "Dot Base" Variant This big beautiful .69 caliber Tower bullet is one of the best I have ever come across. The bullet has a chalky white nearly unblemished patina. The bullet has a thick skirt and a small dot in its base. Dot base Tower bullets are unusual and this bullet is a premium example. Ref. M&M 214v. $95.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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