Double-barrel shotgun, marked "Fall and Cunningham," which was a hardware store in Nashville. On the other side of the lockplate it is marked Nashville, TN. Oftentimes, these guns were made in Europe but stamped locally. This was a civilian weapon...
Enfield rifle marked with Tower of London Arsenal insignia and shortened to carbine length. This gun was probably picked up on the battlefield and shortened to carbine length for use by the Confederate Army.
This button was found in a Confederate camp in Corinth, Mississippi, which was used after the Battle of Shiloh. Button is marked "Andrew Jackson, March 1829." Found in a fire pit.
Muzzle loading, back action percussion lock, .36 caliber rifle. The rifle is approximately 40" long with an octagon barrel, full stock with brass covered joint just behind the lower ramrod pipe. The wood has an unusual finish (probably refinished)....
Model 1860 staff and field officers' sword and scabbard, marked on Riccassa "BENT & BUSH/ BOSTON, MASS." Sword has engraved blade, nice patination on guard and hilt, and the knuckle bow is slightly detached at pommel.
Tintype of Joseph Eaton Rushing. The tintype is in its original case. Rushing wears a uniform jacket with brass buttons and a kepi. The image is deteriorated and marked with dark spottings. On reverse, an inscription reads, "Joe Rushing, ever will...
.36 caliber Colt Navy revolver, serial number 103239. Inscription on the backstrap reads, "Presented to Colonel George G. Dibrell, 8th Tenn. Cav. by friends and citizens of Sparta, Tenn." The top flat of the barrel is marked, "ADDRESS COL. SAML...
Model 1860 cavalry saber and scabbard. "K I" is cut into the saber's pommel cap and the blade is marked, "P.S. JUSTICE PHILADA." The scabbard is nickel-plated.
Ribbon and pin marking the 3rd annual reunion of the 23rd Maine Vol. Inf. Regt. A medallion is attached to the bottom of the blue silk ribbon. The medallion includes a scene from a Union encampment on one side and the Maine state seal on the other...
Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) items in wooden frame. The most striking is a veteran's medal made with a silk U.S. flag suspended from a spread-eagle pin. A five-pointed star hangs from the flag. Also included are two GAR buttons, a GAR cap...
Early reproduction pistol stamped on barrel, "Spiller Burr .36 caliber pistol, CSA, 1861-1861." [The dates are written as is.] The pistol is in near-pristine condition and has a leather holster marked "F36." Spiller & Burr, which manufactured more...
Mounted dragoon saber with scabbard. It has a tempered steel blade and 3-branch brass hilt. The grip is leather-wrapped wood, and the blade is marked "N P Ames, Cutler, Springfield [Mass.], 1836." It is stamped with an inspector's mark, "JM." Blade...
Two small blackened brass buttons marked with a Texas state seal (Lone Star). TEXAS is written in raised letters around the five-pointed star. Since this object was manufactured in the North, it most likely predates the Civil War. Scoville...
UCV reunion medal, Nashville, June 22-28, 1897. Gold-colored shield suspended from bar marked "SOUVENIR." The shield displays crossed U.S. and Stars and Bars flags. Reunion was held during the Tennessee Centennial Exposition. Medal is thought to...
Cavalry saber and scabbard, manufacturer unknown, likely European. Saber made in a British style just prior to the war (most were manufactured post-war). It could have come through the blockade for use in the Civil War. Possible attribution, 1st...
