Civil War Buckles & Artifacts: 2022

#444 Shako Plate - Civil War

#444 Shako Plate - Civil War. one wire loose on back.

$155 shipped

#443 Colt Navy & Gettysburg Collector Books

a. 1851 Colt Navies – used fair to good condition; shipped HOLD

b. Gettysburg Relics – new; $65 shipped

c. Maine at Gettysburg - $25 shipped

d. Ohio Memorials at Gettysburg - $16 shipped

#442 Portraits of Conflict - Image Books

#442 Portraits of Conflict – used books in good condition; nice for the image collector and history.

a. Georgia hard cover - $75 shipped

b. South Carolina hard cover - $75 shipped

c. Louisiana soft cover - $32 shipped

d. Texas hard cover - $105 shipped

e. Mississippi hard cover - $55 shipped

f. Arkansas soft cover - $32 shipped

#441 Scarce Virginia Button VA8 Silver Plate – Dug

#441 Scarce Virginia Button Alberts VA8 and Tice VA218. 50% Silver Plate – Dug. Little of the BENEDICT & BURNHAM backmark is visible. No pushes; solid button. Tough one to find.

$365 shipped

#434 Rich 12 inch Patriotic “Ciphered” Clip Point Bowie Knife

#434 Rich 12 inch Patriotic “Ciphered” Clip Point Bowie Knife. Ricasso marking THEODOR A. MEYER. Made in Sheffield, England for New York City merchant Theodor A. Meyer, ca. 1849. Stag handle with nickel silver guard and pommel cap, clip point blade and deeply stamped with markings:

THE GREAT FAR WEST HUNTING KNIFE in banner; with eagle head, running hound dogs, a bull, a lion with TRY ME, a liberty cap with LIBERTY, a lion, bust of Mexican War hero General Zachary Taylor with OLD ZAK, a Native American with bow and arrows, and a rooster.

Previous owner acquired this bowie from bowie/knife authority Mark Zalesky; noted author, see below.

Length (inches): overall 12; blade 7 1/2; and width 1; guard/grip 4 1/2.

See very similar knifes in A Sure Defense: The Bowie Knife in America by William Worthen and MARK ZALESKY, page 272, to include the same stampings/slogans.

Also see very similar knifes in The Bowie Knife, Unsheathing an American Legend by Norm Flayderman, page 430 and 431, to include the same mottos/slogans.

REDUCED $1,495 shipped ......$1,850 shipped

#429 Cast Infantry Button – dug and original

#429 Cast Brass Infantry Button – dug and original

Super smooth glassy patina; turned edge as correct. Verbal provenance Dalton, GA. Hard to upgrade on this one.

$175 shipped

#421 Buckley General Service Button

General service button with S. BUCKLEY & CO. BIRMINGHAM backmark; large 23mm. CS81 and Tice’s CS203A1. Smooth patina with push to face center and shank bent; in solid condition.

$375 shipped

#410 T-Pin Insignia L. A. 2nd Regt. Co H

#410 T-Pin Insignia L. A. 2^nd Regt. Co H

This may be a veteran pin possibly Light Artillery 2^nd Regiment Company H, if you take it further it may be the 23^rd Army Corps badge shield and blue enamel for the 3 Division?? Remnants of T-pin and small 11/16 “ x 11/16”. I don’t know.

Reduced $85 .... was $125 shipped

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