149thBucktails Online Catalog

ARTILLERY

All relics personally dug by me come with a notarized letter on fine parchment paper providing you with the provenance you need. All dug relics were recovered on private property with owner's permission. These relics were dug over a large period of time, so quantities may be limited. Many pieces have been cleaned by an electrolysis method to remove corrosion then preserved by hand-coating the artifact with a small amount of flat krylon paint to resist rusting. No varnish or shellac was used. You can see the examples of cleaning below. Please note that Gettysburg dug relics do command a premium price over relics dug at other locations.

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PHOTO	ITEM #	DESCRIPTION	PRICE
	SH006	Case Shot from East Port, Mississippi shot from the USS Lexington. I personally dug this. Cleaned and preserved. This comes with a notarized letter of provenance.	$5.00 Each
	SH007	Six Pound US Borman Fuse Spherical Shell (Ball). Very hard to find 6-pounder Borman. Fuse is readable - please note the "US" in which the "S" is reversed. I don't think this one was ever fired - probably was a drop. The time-fuse was activated by punching a hole in the lead alloy fuse on one of the indicating numbers for the seconds desired and the fire from the discharge from the gun set it to burning around the perimeter of the powder train contained within the fuse body. These were usually set to explode in flight for better dispersal of fragments. The filler inside this would be black powder bursting charge with lead balls inbedded in asphalt or sulphur matrix. This is indeed an awesome find for any artillery collector. Purchased from a collection.	$500.00
	FS001	CSA Copper Fuse Adapter for Spherical Case and Shell. Small base hole. Threads are perfect! Picture of this fuse type is on Page 148 of the McKee and Mason book. Tom personally dug this in the Wilderness.	$70.00
	FS002	Parrot Fuse Tip - This is an Anvil Tip for a white metal adapter for 20 pound Parrott Shell. Dug by Tom in Port Hudson, Louisiana.	$20.00
	FS003	Brass unknown fuse adapter. This fuse adapter on page 152 of the McKee and Mason book listed as Fuse #51. I believe these to be generic so they could be used in several different type of shells. They have been recovered on several Eastern theater battle sites. This one was recovered in Fredericksburg. Hard to find fuse.	$30.00
	AR001	James Pattern I Solid Bolt - this was recovered in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The iron is perfect with distinguishable rings and distinguishable top of the eight fins. These bolts are more scarce than the shells as fewer were made. A complete bolt sells in the thousands. This bolt has been completely cleaned and preserved. There is no shellac or paint. This is in FANTASTIC condition for display. The preservation work took over 20 hours. You can own this for a fraction of what a whole bolt would cost.	$500.00
	AR004	Absolutely perfect non-dug Hotchkiss combination fuse. I purchased this relic out of an old collection. The thread both inside and outside of this fuse are spectacular. There are no chips or dings and still retains original safety screw on side of fuse. This would be perfect for anyone who owns a clean Hotchkiss shell with good threads in need of a beautiful fuse. All lathe turning marks on the lip are prominent and shines brightly. Very rare and hard to find non-dug.	$250.00
	AR005	Tom recovered this shell in Gettysburg in early June 2006. This is a 6 pound CS side-loader. Notice the lead plug on the side along with CS copper fuse. These are extremely rare to dig as most are 12-pounders. I'm putting this on the page "for display only" as I'm not sure if I want to sell this or not, but I will entertain offers.	HOLD!
	AR006	McEvoy Fuse Igniter - Extremely rare as it is complete with wood. Listed in McKee and Mason as Fuse Igniter of Lead with Wire Loop for CSA McEvoy Fuse (page 154). These are extremely difficult to find with original wood. The only reason this still has the remaining wood is that it was wrapped inside of a leather pouch when dug. I dug this at Chancellorsville. The wood on the igniter is perfect with one small piece pulled off so that you can see the igniter. Notice the carving on the wood to fit into the fuse. This is extremely scarce and desirable relic for collectors. Wood and fuse are stable - no preservatives have been added.	$300.00
	AR007	Brass sabot that I dug on a dugging trip to Shiloh, Tennessee. This is a large heavy chunk of of brass sabot that I believe came off of a 100-pounder Parrot shell.	$20.00
	AR008	30 Pound Parrot - US shell. Parrot fuse is complete. Very little rust or pitting. These are almost never found with the sabot as they were notorious for throwing the sabot upon firing. This shows the perfect example of the teeth cast into the shell to hold that sabot. This was recovered in Vicksburg.	$350.00
	AR010	Large Cannon Ball - Yankee 24 pound Coehorn mortar shell which utilized a wooden fuse plug and paper time fuse. This shell is immaculate with such minor pitting that I probably shouldn't even mention it. These used two tin straps with loops on them to aid in centering the projectiles fuse in the mortar. This shell was recovered in the Petersburg Virginia area. This shell is in outstanding condition and by its looks, may never have been fired.	$300.00

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