Misc. Dug Items

Updated May 18, 2009

D281    Colonial Brass Buckle & Two Clay Pipes   

Here is a small lot of excavated colonial & federal items. The brass buckle measures approx. 49mm x 88mm. One of the clay pipes isn't marked while the other one has a federal period shield embossed on both sides.    

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $12.00

D276    US Bit Boss  

Nice excavated US Bit Boss. The background on this variant isn't stippled and there is a period after the "U".      

Recovered: Near Manassas

Price: SOLD

D217    Federal 24lb. Bormann Fragment 

Nice 24lb. Bormann shell fragment. This is the thick walled type designating it for a shell, not case shot. This particular one was fired from Douglas' Hill. This is where Henry Kyd Douglas's father lived. It is known as Ferry Hill Mansion.  

Recovered: Shepherdstown, WV

Price: $10.00

D222    6lb. Canister Ball

Nice excavated 6lb. canister ball. This along with 26 others and two canister plates made up the canister round for the 6lb. gun.    

Recovered: Mumma Farm Antietam Md. 1960's-1970's

Price: $15.00

D224    Group of 14 Very Nice Gardner Bullets

You really can't get a more confederate bullet than the Gardner. This lot includes fourteen of them and they are all very nice.    

Recovered: Shenandoah Valley

Price: $65.00

D213    Iron Buttplate   

Nice excavated iron buttplate. It appears this one is off of an 1855 musket. This one has been cleaned and coated for your enjoyment.

Recovered: Jefferson County WV by Brandon Darr

Price: $15.00

D201    Enfield Musket Nose Cap

Nice excavated nose cap. This one still has some wood on the inside.

Recovered: Shepherdstown, WV by Brandon Darr

Price: $15.00

D199    Iron Candle Holder

Nice excavated candle holder. This is the iron type and the spike has rusted away on the bottom. It has been cleaned and coated for your enjoyment.

Recovered: Jefferson County WV by Brandon Darr

Price: $10.00

D187    Model 1854 Austrian Lorenz Combination Tool Type II 

Nice condition gun tool for being excavated.

Recovered: Fredericksburg, Va

Ref: Dorsey Gun Tools Vol. II Pg. 147

Price: $20.00

D174    Bugle Mouth Piece  

Nice excavated bugle mouth piece recovered from one of Sheman's Camps.

Recovered: Catoosa Springs, Ga. by Gerald Jordan in the 1970's

Price: $75.00

D180    Infantry Bullet Lot Display with 6" x 8" case

Here is a nice little lot of the types of cavalry bullets used in the Shenandoah Valley. The first row includes, one .69 Three Ringer, one .69 Musket Ball, one .58 Williams Cleaner Type I, one .58 Williams Cleaner Type II, and one .58 Williams Cleaner Type III. The bottom row includes, one .58 Three Ringer, one .58 Washington Arsenal Star Base, one .54 Gardner, one .58 Gardner, and one .54 Musketball. All were excavated here in the Shenandoah Valley.

Recovered: Shenandoah Valley, Va.

Price: $25.00

D95    Excavated Sharps Block

Nice excavated example of a Sharps Carbine Block. This one is intact and still has the nipple attached. I dug this one in early 2007 in a hut in Brandy Station. This was the 6th Corps. winter camp.    

Recovered: Brandy Station by Ian Workman

Ref: Crouch Artifacts Pg. 88 No. 2 (Block Only)

Price: $125.00 ON SALE $95.00

D98    Group of 50 dug flat buttons (All of them have shanks)

Nice group of misc. flat buttons. Some of them have designs on them, and some of them don't. There are some interesting backmarks and designs in this little group.   

Recovered: Shenandoah Valley, Va.

Price: $60.00 ON SALE $40.00

D75    1840 NCO Brass Sword Scabbard Throat

Nice example of an excavated scabbard throat. This one measures approximately 4.72" in length   

Recovered: Shepherdstown, WV

Ref: Couch Artifacts Pg. 81 No. 1 (Throat Only)

Price: $40.00 ON SALE $35.00

D14    Civil War Gabling Top

Nice excavated gambling top. I have been fortunate to have dug two of these over the years. This particular one came from a New York camp just outside of Charlestown, WV. The sides are marked with All PUT/PUT ONE/TAKE ALL/ETC. Gambling was one of the ways to pass the time when encamped for a long boring winter.

Recovered: Charlestown, WV/ New York Winter Camp/ by Ian Workman 2005

Price: $75.00

D15    Brass Sword Hanger

Nice excavated sword hanger from the New York/and 18th Connecticut Camp in Halltown WV. This particular relic still retains its original shape and is intact.

Recovered: Halltown, WV 2005 by Ian Workman

Ref: Crouch Artifacts, Pg. 191 No.6

Price: $25.00

D51    Model 1842 Triangular Socket Bayonet Fashioned into a Tool

Nice example of what wartime surplus became. This piece has been turned into a screwdriver. There is a nice wooden handle on this piece with a few cracks in it. This piece measures approximately 14" in length.

Recovered: Antietam Region

Price: $125.00 ON SALE $90.00

D40    Hat Insignia, Company Letter I, 1851 Pattern  

These small letters would be worn on the hats of soldiers to indicate what outfit they were with. This one in particular measures approximately one inch tall. The attachment loops are missing from this piece but there are no cracks or bends in this one. This would make a great addition to any insignia collection.

Recovered: Stafford County Va. By Roy Forrest

Ref: O'Donnell Insignia Pg. 167

Price: $45.00 ON SALE $35.00

D37   Hat Insignia, Company Letter I, 1851 Pattern  

These small letters would be worn on the hats of soldiers to indicate what outfit they were with. This one in particular measures approximately one inch tall. The attachment loops are missing from this piece but there are no cracks or bends in this one. This would make a great addition to any insignia collection.

Recovered: Stafford County Va. By Roy Forrest

Ref: O'Donnell Insignia Pg. 167

Price: $35.00 ON SALE $25.00

D275    Excavated Confederate Filter Canteen

Very nice excavated confederate canteen. This is the filter canteen pattern. A tube carried water from the source through a charcoal filter and into the small hole. The soldier could then drink somewhat clean water out of the larger hold. The iron on this piece is excellent for being excavated. There is a distinct solder seam on the back where the piece was put together. The actual tin spout is still intact. Although flattened a little bit these pieces are rare.  There is an exact canteen of this type in O'Donnell & Sylvia's first canteen book. How often do you see dug filter canteens, especially dug Confederate filter canteens. I have seen a lot more dug Confederate tin drum canteens than these.

Measures Approx:     6.5" in height by 7" wide

Recovered: Shiloh, Tennessee by Charlie Wiggins

Price: $295.00 Sale Pending!