Civil War Bullets

Civil War Bullets

This page last updated June 30, 2009

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	PC2516 Ten Spencer Bullets These 10 Spencer carbine bullets are all in fair to good dropped condition and nearly all have some remnant of the brass cartridge still attached. All were recovered from various campsites in Petersburg, Virginia and the ones pictured are the exact bullets you will receive. $65.00 Ordering Information or Questions Top
	PC2197 .36 Caliber Maynard Carbine Bullet This excavated solid base .36 caliber Maynard dropped carbine bullet is in excellent condition and is the last one available for sale of four which I was able to acquire from a digger out of Alabama. The surface of this bullet is covered by a thin layer of woodsy soil which is typical of the way bullets are found in a wooded area. The fine example has a visible mold seam and one ring. It was was excavated from a Confederate campsite in southern Alabama. According to Thomas and Thomas' book, "A Handbook of Civil War Bullets and Cartridges", "Dr. Edward Maynard held patent #22,565 dated January 11, 1859. By this patent, cartridge cases for the Maynard carbine were made of drawn brass to form a tube with a closed end. A brass disk was soldered to the base of the tube. The large diameter of the base was to aid in extracting the case after firing. The cartridge was separate primed--a perforation in the base leads into the powder charge." This bullet will display very nicely in any bullet collection. Ref. T&T 77. $45.00 Order Information or Questions? Top
	PC2280 Ten Ringtail Sharps Carbine Bullets These ten ringtail sharps carbine bullets are in dropped condition and were excavated by local relic hunter Earl Keys in Culpepper, VA. The bullets pictured are the exact bullets you will receive. To know more about the digger click on his name above. $65.00 Ordering Information or Questions Top
	PC2515 Five Various Enfield Bullets - Some Bases Marked This group of 5 excavated Enfield bullets are all in fair to good dropped condition. Enfield bullets are often found with various markings in their plug base style cavity, some with letters and numbers and some with designs. Included in this group is an "L" base, a "57", and a "dot" base base. The remaining two are a conical base and plain plug base with no marking. These were all recovered from various campsites and battlefields in central Virginia. $55.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2414 Ten .54 Caliber Starr Carbine Bullets This group of ten .54 caliber Starr carbine bullets are all in good dropped condition and were all recovered in the Petersburg, VA area. The ten bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. Ref. M&M 53 $65.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2480 Excavated Bullets with Cloth Pouch This is a find you don't see every day. Excavated in 1978 in Sutherland, VA., just west of Petersburg, this group of 16 Williams type III cleaner bullets were recovered surrounded by what I believe to be the remnants of a cloth pouch as seen in the additional pictures. It is still amazing to me that some materials can still be recovered after withstanding decades of being buried. Still surrounding some of the bullets and scattered in the display are remnants of the paper cartridge along with at least one percussion firing cap. Also still present and clearly visible at the top of several bullets is the cartridge tie string. This group bullets and, presumably their pouch, will make an excellent display in any bullet or excavated relic collection. The glass top display case, with closing hasps, is included and measures 1.5 x 8 x 12 inches. $165.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2413 Thirty .69 Caliber Round Ball This group of thirty .69 caliber round ball are all in fair dropped condition with varying brown grey white patinas. This group were all recovered from various campsites east of Richmond, VA and will make a nice addition to any bullet collection. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. SOLD Top
	PC2030 30 Sharps Carbine Bullets These 30 Sharps carbine bullets are all in good dropped condition. These examples were all excavated from various Civil War sites east of Richmond, VA. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. Click on the thumbnail picture to the left to see them. $60.00 Order Information or Questions? Top
	PC2517 .58 Caliber French Triangle Cavity Bullet This .58 caliber French triangle cavity bullet is in very good condition. This example has a grey-white patina, a nicely rounded skirt and a couple of period dings but nothing major. The triangle in the cavity is well defined and clearly visible. Ref. M&M 349 and T&T 176 $35.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2318 2 Selma Arsenal Lube Groove Bullets - .54 & .58 Caliber These two Selma Arsenal lube groove bullets are in very good dropped condition. Both have waxy grey white patinas and were recovered on private property near Fort Blakley, Alabama by local relic hunter Bryan Clark. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $40.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2487 15 Unique and Interesting "Pulled" Bullets These 15 bullets are not just your average ordinary American Civil War bullets. Each one of these bullets is a misfire and each one had to be extracted or "pulled" from the gun barrel using a screw or corkscrew device attached to the end of a ramrod. What makes this group particularly interesting is that there are several different types of bullets included and each one exhibits unusual features such as exceptionally large screw holes, very distinct screw threads, multiple holes, deep holes and other unusual and unique characteristics. Included in this group are: Williams cleaners Types I & III, .69 cal. round ball, .69 cal. 3 ring bullets, .58 cal. 3 ringers, .44 caliber dragoon bullet, an Enfield bullet and a .58 cal. Harpers Ferry bullet. Another overlooked and unique aspect about extracted or pulled bullets is the fact that they were handled not once, but twice by the soldier. Sometimes in the heat of battle, when everything was on the line between life and death for these guys, with continued firing, the guns simply misfired and the process to extract the bullet would begin. My guess is, with bullets whizzing by your head, for them, the extraction process seemed an eternity. This nice collection were all excavated in central Virginia by various relic hunters and the bullets pictured are the exact bullets you will receive. $75.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2291 Ten Smith Carbine Bullets These ten Smith carbine bullets are all in good dropped condition with nice grey to white patinas. These were all recovered in the Culpeper County, VA area by local relic hunter Don Echols and will make for an excellent display. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. Ref. M&M 70 and T&T 73. $65.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2469 .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 excellent condition with a visible "US" stamping in the cavity. The bullet has a greyish white patina and is perfect in every way. 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. $60.00 Ordering Information or Questions Top
	PC2514 50 Various Pistol Bullets - Drops and Fired This excavated pistol bullet group consists of some dropped, and some fired examples. There are several varieties and most have nice white patinas, with some grey and brown mixed in. They were all recovered from various Petersburg, VA. areas. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. SOLD Top
	PC2358 60+ Shot and Misshaped Bullets These 60+ excavated bullets are a mixture of shot and misshaped examples. They were all recovered from various Petersburg, VA. areas. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. SOLD Top
	PC2513 .69 Caliber Rifle Musket "Side Cast" Bullet This .69 caliber rifle musket "side cast" bullet is in excellent dropped condition. It has a very nice aged waxy white patina with some minor chipping in areas at the base of the skirt. This big bullet also exhibits a mold seam and side cast sprue mark. An example of this type bullet, showing the same type sprue mark, can be found in W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr.'s "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" as #330 on page 47 (note the same sprue mark). This bullet was excavated in Hortense, Georgia and will make an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection. $20.00 Order Information or Questions? Top
	PC2275 Ten Merrill Carbine Bullets These ten Merrill carbine bullets are all in good dropped condition. Excavated in the Petersburg, VA area the ten bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? SALE PENDING Top
	PC2368 10 Three Ring "Star Base" Washington Arsenal Bullets This group of ten .58 caliber 3 ring "star base" Washington Arsenal bullets are all in good dropped condition. These examples were all excavated from various Civil War sites east of Richmond, VA. The ten bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. Click on the thumbnail picture to the left to see them. $45.00 Order Information or Questions? SALE PENDING Top
	PC2357 10 Burnside Carbine Bullets These ten Burnside carbine bullets are all in good dropped condition. Included is a mixture of both the dish and solid base varieties. Excavated in the area of Petersburg, VA area, the ten bullets pictured, are the exact ones you will receive. $65.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2290 10 Type II Williams Cleaner Bullets These ten type II Williams Cleaner bullets are in very good dropped condition and still have nice white patinas. Of the three main types of cleaner bullets recovered, these are the hardest to find. This particular group was recovered by local relic hunter Don Echols while relic hunting in various campsites surrounding a signal station in southern Culpeper County, VA. The bullets pictured are the exact ones you will receive. $75.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC2281 4 Prussian Bullets These big Prussian bullets are four excavated examples all recovered by relic hunter Earl Keys in the area of the battle of Port Republic, Va. These are not in perfect excavated condition but are representative of what ammunition was being used at this particular battle which was a Confederate victory in early June of 1862. They all have nice white patinas and will make a nice addition to any excavated relic collection. $55.00 Order Information or Questions? Top
	PC2333 Excavated Virginia Bullet Displays Virginia relic hunter Don Echols has crafted some very nice excavated bullet framed displays which he has graciously allowed me to list for sale on my website. Don not only excavated each bullet from various campsites in Madison and Culpeper Counties, but also beautifully and meticulously arranged and properly secured each bullet onto the felt covered framed backing. These displays will not only improve the look of any room and will also make an excellent gift. Click on the thumbnail pictures to the left or click complete listing of displays, to view their contents and pricing. Top
	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? Top
	PC1946 .69 Caliber Garibaldi Bullet This .69 caliber Garibaldi bullet is another one of the "big boys" that could definitely do some damage. This bullet is in good dropped condition with a visible mold seam and a slight bend in the skirt. This bullet comes from a collection of relics assembled in northern Va. over several decades. Ref. M&M 199 $45.00 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	PC1873 20 Swage Base Bullets These twenty .58 caliber swage base 3 ring bullets are in fair to good dropped condition. All are from the collection of James Renfrow, Sr. and were excavated in various areas east of Richmond, VA. The 20 bullets pictured are the exact bullets you will receive. $65.00 Ordering Information or Questions . Top
	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 Ordering Information or Questions Top
	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 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	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 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	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 Ordering Information or Questions? Top
	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 Ordering Information or Questions? Top

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