Can anyone ID this minie ball that dug at Vicksburg about 20 years ago?
 
See attached image.
 
 
Thanks,
 
Pete Shead
 

On a recent trip to Atlanta, my nephew showed me a heavy rectangular plate (lead?) about 3 inches long and 1 inch wide.  It has some sort of seal on one side with a "C" on one side and a "S" on the other.  He said a friend found it buried in an Alabama field and gave it to him.  I don't think it is a Confederate belt buckle because it is too heavy and not oval shaped.  Does anyone have an idea what this artifact is?

David

Ok you saber experts,I need help IDing this guard.I was told it was dug in Fredericksburg and like most dug relics probably Confederate.The only markings I can find is what looks to be "83" on the back near the edge.The 8 appears to be double stamped.

Looking to identify by reference number,  this cuff button.

* SCOVILLS & CO * EXTRA, 1837-1850, 18 mm bright gold, 2 piece, excellent condition, have (3).

Scovills was used as back make during 1837 to 1850 but non of the reference books list this button.

I am tring to find a value for my button from Louisiana. Button is part of my collection. Clean condition, shank in place, dark gray color, LA270 A1, 25 mm, Uniform Buttons of the United States 1776-1865, Warren K. Tice.

Thanks

Ed

I have a steel ball supposedly found in Perryville, KY near the battlefield.  It is almost exactly 2" in diameter, very rusty, and has a crude seam through the middle of it.  It weighs about 1.5 pounds. 

I wasn't sure if the size and weight matched any artillery calibers used by either army.  Is this a fake or is it possibly from a small artillery piece?  Cannister shot maybe?

Thanks for the help...

Ted

Thanks for the help in posting pictures, still learning how to use the internet.

This was found on private property adjacent to Perryville Battlefield, approximately 6 inches deep and near other recovered items; musket ball, suspender buckle, and a fragmet of a Parrott Gun artilary shell. I thought it could be a sword handle or a large knife handle.

I've seen many carved minie balls on the internet but has anyone ever found a carved musket ball?

Thanks for your help,

Carl

Any help is much appreciated.

My half sister found these items in an old matchbox in her mother's belongings after she passed away.  She showed them to an historian in one of those "roadshows".  They told her they were some kind of "death medals".  They are made of brass, I believe.  There is a red scroll tied to the metal with a string.  There appears to a tiny piece of metal sewn into the end of the scroll.  Can anyone identify what these are?  Or does anyone have any information on how we could look up what they are? 

 Sorry .... due to my computer skills deficiency, this is the only pic I could manage to get on here for now.  I know it's still hard to see.

H.W. Elliott

Estill Mo.

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Hello friends. Wondered what your thoughts were on this old buckle i aquired from the estate sale of an elderly gentleman who did lots of diving for relics. I'm thinking that it might be a really old repo but the lead on back looks old and similar to lead that i dig up metal detecting. Any help would be appreciated. thank you in advance. Buckle is 3.5 inches wide.

Thanks in advance

Attached are a few pictures of a belt buckle, not sure if it is real but had it looked at years ago and told it was.   I got it with a us buckle/belt and a confederate slouch hat (gar) I sold both the other items years ago and they were real civil war items.   I am interested in selling this buckle, it does have the hooks missing and it had one small hole on each end where it was attached to a plaque the guy had made.  Tom

Hello,
I have an eagle pin that is 1" x 1" that appears to be made of silver.
There is no pin on the relic but I suppose that part was lost.
it is very thin and hollowed out on the back.
Looks as though it was poured in a mold.
It is an eagle sitting on a simple branch.
I am new to this site and don't know how to add pictures of this piece.
Any help will be appreciated.
Thank's
Steve

i found this in a field in east tennessee right next to several dropped 3 ring minnies...had i not have found it in such close proximity i would have not thought much of it...i have shown this to several relic collecting buddies and everyone is stumped. its about half the size of a golf ball and solid lead one hole is large enough to slide your ring finger in, and the other side is about bi enough to slide in a pencil...can anyone offer a suggestion

hi, i was wondering if anyone has seen this style of c.s.a. buckle i have an opertunity to purchase it but can't seem to find this one online at all can someone let me know if it's authentic thanks   jim   Picture%2520014%5B1%5D

It's the lower half and it's filled with all kinds of

bullets and even a piece of lead rope. The inside

material is a cream color and hard as a rock......

This is the only one I've ever seen that was stuffed

with bullets. Any Help?

believed to have been the property of Union Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward on Bronxville, NY

Does anyone know for sure what this is?  Any information would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

This is Union Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward of Bronxville, NY.

I was given a pair of what was said to be Civil War era field glasses, but I am not sure because of their small size.  I was told that they were used by officers in the field who did not what to carry large, heavy field glasses.  They appear very similar to many examples used in the CW but, again, they seem small.  Does anyone have any insight and were glasses this small actually used in the field?  Description - Fully closed:  3 ½ inches;  Full extended: 5 ¼ inches;  Inscription on the eyepieces “Wolverhampton” and “Blackham”.   Thanks A LOT!.

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handle and siver guard and pommel feel free to cantact me... and yes id be willing to sell it if its important enough for someone who would like to buy it. picture is supposed to be posted at the high road .org

This musicians relic is about the size of a nickle. It looks like half of a small two piece buckle. What was it used for?

The spring is 2" long and the socket (for barrel) is 7/8" dia.

Can't quite make out engraving on hilt, but can see the first 3 letters and they appear to be COLLIN_ _ _ last three letters (I think) are too covered with rust & dirt to read.

Along slot is a number: 3041 and at the base of handle are the letters FCW.

Don't want to buy a book just to find out about this acuisition as bayonets are not my primary interest.

Looking for info or web source with pictures to compare.

Condition seems decent with some niks on blade, but no apparent major damage or broken pieces.

By the way - what weapon was a zouave bayonet used on?  If this is one, I would like to know that too.

The box is the size of a shoe box.  it is bronze with diamond-shaped copper inserts.  It is very heavy and has a false bottom, which also has diamond inserts. 

The box has a chain at one end.  I'm wondering if anyone has ever seen anything like this or knows anything about it.

Sue  Pratt

JLPpromo@aol.com

It does appear to be damaged on the musket end. The width of the blade narrows as it connects to to the 90 degree turn which is differant than what I have seen pictures of. I do not really know if it was from the Revolutionary or Civil War. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

thanks!!