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1862 DRILL MANUEL "EVOLUTIONS OF THE LINE"

THE FIELD MANUEL OF EVOLUTIONS OF THE LINE, ARRANGED IN A TABULAR FORM, FOR THE USE OF OFFICERS OF THE U.S. INFANTRY; BEING A SEQUEL TO THE AUTHORIZED U.S. INFANTRY TACTICS. TRANSLATED WITH ADAPTATION TO THE U.S. SERVICE, FROM THE LATEST FRENCH AUTHORITIES. WRITTEN BY CAPT. HENRY COPPEE. LATE INSTRUCTOR ON THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN PHILADELPHIA PENN. BY J.B. LIPPINCOTT AND CO. 1862.
AND THAT'S JUST WHAT'S ON THE FRONT PAGE!!
THIS IS A COMPLETE MANUEL AND CAN BE USED ENTIRELY ON ITS OWN BUT IT WAS ALSO INTENDED TO COVER SOME OF THE PROBLEMS NOT COVERED IN HARDEE'S MANUEL. IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE AN ASSET TO ANY SOLDIER OR FIELD OFFICER BUT IT DOES COVER THE BATTALION AS WELL.

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1861 SPRINGFIELD MUSKET WRENCH, BLACK FINISH

A SUPER REPRO OF THE SPRINGFIELD MUSKET WRENCH. ITS TOUGH AS NAILS AND FINISHED IN A DARK BLUE / BLACK SIMILAR TO A HEAVY COAT OF JAPPANING OR BLUING. IT FITS ANY MUSKET WITH YOUR STANDARD ENFIELD / SPRINGFIELD TYPE NIPPLE. I HAVE NEVER BROKE ONE OF THESE AND THATS SAYING SOMETHING! HOWEVER I WOULD NOT USE ANY OPEN END TYPE WRENCH TO FREE A NIPPLE THAT'S FROZEN. REMEMBER TO BACK YOUR NIPPLE OUT AND PUT A DROP OF OIL ON THE THREADS EVERY TIME YOU CLEAN YOUR MUSKET.

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SMALL COPPER CUP

BRAND NEW SMALL COPPER CUP. IT HOLDS ONE FULL PINT, THAT'S 16 OUNCES. MORE THAN ENOUGH ROOM FOR YOUR FAVORITE CANED BEVERAGE. THESE CUPS REALLY LOOK GREAT BUT THE BEST THING IS THEY WILL NEVER EVER RUST. IF YOU DON'T LOOSE IT OR RUN OVER IT WITH YOUR TRUCK THIS COULD BE THE LAST REENACTING CUP YOU EVER BUY!

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1851 GOODYEAR PAT. 7/8 INCH BUTTON

7/8 inch 2 HOLE HARD RUBBER GOODYEAR PAT. COAT BUTTON. THIS IS A BLOCKADE RUNNER EXCLUSIVE! YOU WILL NOT FIND THESE BUTTONS ANY WHERE ELSE. I'VE ONLY GOT 1000 OF THEM AND THERE SURE TO GO FAST. THESE REPRO,s ARE JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS, THE MANY DIFERENT HARD RUBBER PRODUCTS HAD BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS AT THE START OF THE CIVIL WAR BUT THEY REALLY CAME INTO THERE OWN AROUND 1857. HARD RUBBER WAS BEING USED FOR EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE. MEDICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSEHOLD. THERE ARE MANY DIFERENT DESIGNS OF ORIGINAL HARD RUBBER BUTTONS BUT WE CHOSE THIS ONE AS IT APPEARED MOST FREQUENTLY IN PERIOD PHOTO'S (WHERE A DESIGN COULD BE ESTABLISHED). EVEN THE COLUMBUS DEPOT JACKET WORN BY LT. COL. ATKINS WHEN HE WAS WOUNDED AT THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN TN. HAS THE SAME SIZE 1851 HARD RUBBER BUTTONS ON IT! THE SPOTTY COLOR IS JUST IN THE PHOTO, NOT ON THE BUTTONS.

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1851 GOODYEAR PAT. 5/8 INCH BUTTON

THE 1851 GOODYEAR PAT. HARD RUBBER BUTTON IN A SHIRT SIZE. THIS IS A BLOCKADE RUNNER EXCLUSIVE, YOU WILL NOT FIND THESE BUTTONS ANYWHERE ELSE. I ONLY HAVE 1000 OF THEM AND THEY ARE SURE TO GO FAST! THE 4 HOLE BUTTON MEASURES JUST OVER A 1/2 INCH AND LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE THE ORIGINAL. WE USED THE MOST COMMON DESIGN BUTTON THAT WE COULD FIND TO MAKE THESE. HARD RUBBER HAD BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS AT THE START OF THE CIVIL WAR BUT HAD REALLY COME INTO ITS OWN AROUND 1857. HARD RUBBER WAS BEING USED FOR EVERYTHING. MEDICAL, INDUSTRIAL AND HOUSE HOLD. EVEN LT. COL. ATKINS JEAN CLOTH JACKET HE WAS WEARING WHEN HE WAS WOUNDED AT FRANKLIN TN. HAD HARD RUBBER BUTTONS ON IT. THE FIRST AND SECOND U.S. SHARPSHOOTERS ( BETTER KNOWN AS BERDANS) USED SEVERAL DIFERENT HARD RUBBER BUTTONS INCLUDING A COPY OF THE STANDARD EAGLE I BUTTON. DON'T MISS OUT ON THIS, THERE MAY NOT BE ANY MORE.

THE BUTTONS ARE NOT FUZZY, JUST THE PHOTO

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CIVIL WAR ERA EYE GLASSES
IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE CAME UP WITH A GREAT LOOKING PAIR OF REPRODUCTION EYE GLASSES. THERE TUFF AS NAILS AND COMFORTABLE TO WEAR. WIDE ENOUGH FOR ALMOST ANY ADULT. THEY COME WITH SPRING TYPE EAR PIECES SO THEY WON'T FALL OFF EVEN WHEN YOUR AT THE DOUBLE QUICK OVER ROUGH GROUND. THERE READY FOR YOUR EYE DOCTOR TO PUT YOUR PERSCRIPTION IN. GET RID OF THOSE OLD FARBY LOOKING GLASSES YOU'VE BEEN WEARING AND GET YOURSELF A PAIR OF THESE GREAT LOOKING REPRO'S!

YOU'LL LIKE THE PRICE TOO.

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WHALE OIL LANTERN
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW REPRODUCTION OF AN EARLY 1800'S WHALE OIL LANTERN. JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS ITS MADE FROM SOLID BRASS AND STANDS OVER A FOOT TALL. IT'S ABOUT 9 INCHES WIDE AT THE CENTER, AND GIVES OUT LOTS OF LIGHT. IT USES REGULAR LAMP OIL OR JUST PLAIN OLD KEROSENE WORKS FINE. I HAVE A GREAT PHOTO OF A UNION SURGEON STANDING IN FRONT OF HIS TENT ON SOME UNIDENTIFIED BATTLEFIELD WITH ABOUT 6 OF THESE LAMPS IN THE BACK GROUND. SO THEY WILL WORK FINE FOR CIVIL WAR REENACTING OR ANY OTHER EARLY 1800'S EVENT.

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LEG IRONS (SHACKLES)
A BRAND NEW PAIR OF CIVIL WAR REPLICA LEG IRONS, THESE SHACKLE ARE JUST THE THING TO REALLY SET OFF THAT OLD WEST SHERIFF'S OR CIVIL WAR PROVOST MARSHALL'S IMPRESSION. LEG IRONS AND CUFFS REMAINED UNCHANGED FOR 100'S OF YEARS SO THESE BABIES WILL WORK FOR ALMOST ANY ERA YOU WANT, FROM MEDIEVAL TO CIVIL WAR. IN SOME PARTS OF THE COUNTRY THIS STYLE WAS PROBABLY STILL IN USE RIGHT UP INTO THE 1920'S. WHEN OUTSTRETCHED THERE OVER 4 FT. LONG. THEY CAN BE SECURED TO A WALL OR THE MATCHING CUFFS CAN BE EASILY ATTACHED TO THE CENTER RING WITH ONE LINK OF REPLACEMENT CHAIN AVAILABLE AT ANY HARDWARE STORE. WE CAN EVEN DO CUSTOM WORK ON THESE IF NECESSARY (BUT IT WILL COST A LITTLE MORE)

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1861 DRUMMER AND FIFERS INSTUCTIONAL
THE DRUMMERS AND FIFERS GUIDE BOOK. ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY POND AND CO. IN 1861. IT WAS WRITTEN BY 2 WELL KNOWN MILITARY MUSICIANS OF THE DAY. G.B. BRUCE AND DAN EMMETT. THIS IS A SELF INSTRUCTOR. CONTAINING A PLAIN AND EASY INTRODUCTION OF THE RUDIMENTARY PRINCIPLES FOR THE DRUM AND FIFE. TO WHICH ARE ADDED, MARCHES , QUICKSTEPS, SIDE BEATS, TROOPS, RETREATS, SIGNALS, CALLS, AND WITH EXPLANATORY REMARKS, WHEN TO BE USED; ALSO, THE DUTY FOR GARRISON OR CAMP, TO BE PERFORMED BY BOTH INSTRUMENTS, AS USED IN THE U.S. ARMY. ALSO THE DRUM MAJORS DUTY, THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MODERN DRUM MUSIC, BEATS FOR THE DRUM CORPS.

THE AUTHORS GO ON TO SAY THAT THIS BOOK SHOULD FILL IN ALL THE GAPS LEFT BY THE OTHER INSTRUCTIONALS OF THE DAY.
96 BIG PAGES OF INSTRUCTIONS AND SHEET MUSIC.

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HILLGROVE'S BALL ROOM GUIDE AND PRACTICAL DANCER
"HILLGROVE'S BALL ROOM GUIDE AND PRACTICAL DANCER". FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1863 BY DICK AND FITZGERALD IN NEW YORK. IT IS 237 PAGES LONG AND IS VERY INFORMATIVE. TO QUOTE THE BOOK, THIS IS A "COMPLETE PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE ART OF DANCING. IT CONTAINS DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL FASHIONABLE AND APPROVED DANCES. IT HAS FULL DIRECTIONS FOR CALLING THE FIGURES, THE AMOUNT OF MUSIC REQUIRED; HINTS ON ETIQUETTE, THE TOILET. ETC."
THERE ARE MANY ILLUSTRATIONS AND THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE VERY EASY TO READ AND UNDERSTAND. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU ARE AN ACOMPLISHED DANCER OR A BEGINNER YOU WILL FIND THIS A VERY HELPFUL BOOK. THERE IS ALSO A VERY GOOD SECTION ON ETIQUETTE. I THINK ANYONE WHO LIKES CIVIL WAR ERA DANCES WILL ENJOY THIS BOOK.

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THE ART OF TYING A CRAVAT 1829
THE ART OF TYING THE CRAVAT", ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN 1829 THIS LITTLE BOOK SHOWS ALL THE DIFFERENT KNOTS THAT WERE POPULAR RIGHT UP THROUGH THE CIVIL WAR. I KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS LOOKED AT THOSE EARLY WAR PHOTOS OF SOILDERS BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH AND THOSE BIG UGLY CRAVATS AND WONDERED OUT LOUD, " DID THESE PEOPLE OWN A MIRROR?" OH WELL NOW YOU TOO CAN TIE THOSE BIG UGLY CRAVATS AROUND YOUR NECK WITH THE AID OF THIS HANDY LITTLE BOOK.
NOBODY SAID AUTHINTICITY WAS PRETTY.

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MEMORANDA DURING THE WAR
"MEMORANDA DURING THE WAR" BY WALT WHITMAN. THIS IS THE TRUE ACCOUNT OF THE FAMOUS AUTHORS EXPERIENCES AS A HOSPITAL VOLUNTEER DURING THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES. HIS VISITS TO HOSPITALS IN THE FIELD AND IN WASHINGTON ITSELF ARE A RARE GLIMPSE INTO A SELDOM SPOKEN SUBJECT. THE POOR PITIFUL DEATH OF SO MANY BEFORE THERE TIME. WHITMAN SETS WITH THEM AND TALKS WITH THOSE WELL ENOUGH TO SPEAK, COMFORTS THEM AS BEST HE CAN AND RECORDS THERE THOUGHTS AS WELL AS HIS FOR OUR BENEFIT TODAY. SOMETIMES RECORDING DATES, NAMES, BATTLES. NO GLORY AND PARADES DOWN MAIN STREET, JUST THE COLD HARD BRUTAL TRUTH OF WAR.

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19th CENTURY BRASS POCKET WATCH, GREAT REPRO!
BRAND NEW REPRODUCTION 19th CENTURY BRASS POCKET WATCH.
THIS IS NOT THE WATCH THAT YOU SEE IN ALL THE FIELD SUTLERS TENTS. IF YOU OWN A GOOD ORIGINAL KEY WIND POCKET WATCH YOU ALREADY KNOW THAT CARRYING IT TO A REENACTMENT CAN GIVE YOU AN ANXIETY ATTACK. IF YOU CANT BRING YOURSELF TO CARRY AN ORIGINAL (OR BUY ONE FOR THAT MATTER) HERE'S THE NEXT BEST THING. ITS A GREAT COPY OF A 19th CENTURY POCKET WATCH, THE DETAILS ON THE FACE LOOK GREAT! THE BEST ON A REPRO I'VE EVER SEEN. THE CASE AND THE CHAIN ARE BRASS, YES IT COMES WITH THE CHAIN TOO. THERE ARE NO TRAINS OR DOGS OR ANYTHING ELSE ON THE CASE EITHER, JUST A PLAIN SMOOTH BRASS CASE. IT RUNS ON A BATTERY (BATTERY INCLUDED). IF IT EVER RUNS DOWN YOU CAN PICK ONE UP ANYWHERE THAT SELLS WATCHES. EVEN WALLY WORLD.
I PAID $350. FOR MY ONLY WORKING 1860 POCKET WATCH AND THAT WAS 4 YEARS AGO. BUT YOU CAN KEEP TIME A LITTLE CHEAPER THAN THAT WITH ONE OF THESE SUPER REPRO'S.

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3 x 5 FT. HARDEE'S CORP FLAG
BRAND NEW HARDEE'S CORP FLAG 3X5 FT. MOST LIKELY YOU ALREADY KNOW ALL ABOUT THE HARDEE'S CORP FLAG OR YOU WOULD NOT BE READING THIS BUT JUST IN CASE YOU DON'T HERE'S THE LOW DOWN.
THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL BRAXTON (WHAT THE HELL AM I DOING HERE) BRAGG WAS BROKEN INTO 2 CORPS, ONE UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL HARDEE AND THE OTHER UNDER GENERAL (BISHOP) POLK. ERGO THE HARDEE'S CORP FLAG. PROBABLY THE MOST FAMOUS CARRIERS OF THIS FLAG WERE THE TROOPS UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL PATRICK CLEBURNE, (CLEBURNE'S DIVISION) WHEN GENERAL BRAGG THE OVERALL COMMANDER OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE, IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE THINGS LOOK MORE UNIFORM TOLD THE BOYS OF CLEBURNE'S DIVISION THAT THEY COULD NO LONGER CARRY THERE FLAG BUT HAD TO INSTEAD CARRY THE STANDARD CONFEDERATE STANDARD (PUN INTENDED). GENERAL BRAGG RECEIVED A FLAT "HELL NO" AND THERE WASN'T A WHOLE LOT HE COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE BOYS CONTINUED TO CARRY THERE HARDEE'S CORP FLAG EVEN AFTER GENERAL CLEBURNE WAS KILLED LEADING THE CHARGE AT FRANKLIN TENNESSEE IN 64. THE UNION BOYS ALWAYS SAID THEY CONCENTRATED THERE FIRE ON WHERE THE BLUE FLAGS WERE BECAUSE THEY NEW THAT'S WHERE THE HARDEST FIGHTING WOULD BE.
ENOUGH OF THE HISTORY LESSON! THE FLAG IS MADE FROM NYLON SO IT WEATHERS GREAT. IF YOU JUST FLY IT IN THE DAY IT WILL LAST ABOUT A YEAR, IF YOU FLY IT DAY AND NIGHT I USUALLY GET ABOUT 6 MONTHS OUT OF EM. IF YOU HANG IT IN YOUR DEN IT WILL LAST UNTIL A TORNADO HITS YOUR HOUSE. ITS 3 FT. X 5 FT. ( THAT'S THE SAME SIZE AS THE FLAG THAT FLIES AT YOU POST OFFICE).

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SOLID BRASS ANCHOR LANTERN
NEW BRASS ANCHOR LANTERN. O.K. LETS GET THIS OUT OF THE WAY RIGHT NOW, ITS NOT A LANTERN YOU TIE TO YOUR ANCHOR SO YOU CAN FIND IT IN THE DARK. THE ANCHOR PART OF THE TITLE REFERS TO THE HANGER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAMP, ITS THERE SO YOU CAN "ANCHOR IT", TIE IT OFF WITH A ROPE SO IT WONT SWING IN THE BREEZE. SHIP BOARD THIS FEATURE WAS ESPECIALLY HELPFUL WHEN RAISING A LANTERN INTO THE RIGGING. THIS TYPE OF LANTERN DESIGN GOES BACK TO THE 1700's AND WAS USED RIGHT UP THROUGH THE LATE 19th CENTURY SO YOU CAN USE IT FOR ALMOST ANY PERIOD YOU WANT TO REENACT.

IT STANDS OVER 10 INCHES TALL NOT COUNTING THE HANDLE AND IS ABOUT 6 INCHES WIDE. IT HAS 4 BRASS UPRIGHT GUARDS AROUND THE GLOBE SO YOU WOULD REALLY HAVE TO SMACK IT AGAINST SOMETHING TO BREAK IT. THEY'LL LOOK JUST AS GREAT ON YOUR DECK THIS SUMMER AS THEY WILL IN YOUR DEN. IF YOU'VE VISITED YOUR LOCAL SPECIALTY SHOP AT THE MALL YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THIS LANTERN FOR $70. BUT WE WILL MAKE YOU A LITTLE BETTER DEAL THAN THAT.

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SLIDING T HANDLED NIPPLE WRENCH
FINALLY BACK IN STOCK, A NEW SLIDING T HANDLE MUSKET NIPPLE WRENCH. ITS A TOUGH SOCKET TYPE WRENCH THAT NO MUSKET OWNER CAN DO WITH OUT FOR LONG. THE FIRST TIME YOUR CONE CLOGS UP YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IT FITS ALMOST ANY MUSKET. THE ONLY THING I HAVE FOUND THAT IT WON'T FIT IS THE EUROARMS 1855 US MUSKET WITH MAYNARD TYPE PRIMER AND EUROARM C.S. RICHMOND. IT FITS THE ARMISPORT VERSION OF BOTH THESE GUNS JUST FINE. THIS IS A GREAT INEXSPENSIVE WRENCH YOU CAN THROW IN YOUR PACK FOR WHEN YOU HAVE A FROZEN NIPPLE. THE SOCKET TYPE WRENCH ALLOWS YOU TO USE GREATER FORCE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT ROUNDING THE CORNERS OF YOUR NIPPLE AND BUSTING YOUR KNUCKLES. REMEMBER, THIS WRENCH IS VERY STRONG BUT IT IS POSSIBLE TO BREAK THEM IF YOU APPLY TOO MUCH FORCE. HOW MUCH PRESSURE TO APPLY IS YOUR CALL. WE DO NOT REPLACE BUSTED WRENCHS .IF BY SOME CHANCE YOU HAVE A RIFLE THAT IT WONT FIT JUST SEND IT BACK FOR A REFUND.

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SKETCHBOOK OF A UNION INFANTRYMAN
I CAN'T GIVE THIS BOOK ENOUGH PRAISE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A GREAT BOOK FOR YOUNGSTERS. THERE'S 80 PAGES OF EXCELLENT DRAWINGS AND INFORMATION ALL AIMED AT THE FUTURE REENACTOR. THIS IS NOT A BOOK YOU WILL HAVE TO FORCE YOUR CHILDREN TO READ. THE BOOK CARRIES YOU FROM RECRUITMENT TO THE OLD VETERAN. ILUSTRATIONS OF EQUIPMENT AND UNIFORMS ARE RIGHT ON THE MONEY. THERE ARE OLDER REENACTERS WHO COULD BENIFIT FROM THIS GREAT BOOK. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN IT I THINK YOU WILL BE JUST AS PLEASENTLY SUPPRISED AS I WAS.

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US NAVY BELT RIG
HERE'S A GREAT NEW BLACK LEATHER NAVY BELT RIG. MADE FROM HIGH QUALITY HEAVY BLACK LEATHER USING SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES BY SKILLED LEATHER CRAFTSMEN. THIS RIG IS IDENTICAL TO THE ORIGINAL AND IS SURE TO GIVE YOU YEARS OF SERVICE REGARDLESS OF HOW TUFF THE CONDITIONS. THERE REALLY MADE TO LAST! BELT RIG INCLUDES HOLSTER, USN MARKED CARTRIDGE BOX WITH 42 INCH LONG BELT (THAT'S EASILY SIZED DOWN) AND BUCKLE. JUST THE THING TO COMPLETE THAT USN IMPRESSION.

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LEATHER COVERED 4 DRAW TELESCOPE
IT'S ABOUT TIME SOMEONE CAME OUT WITH REALLY GOOD REPRODUCTION OF A FIELD TELESCOPE. THIS ONE IS MADE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. MADE TO OUR SPECIFICATIONS TAKEN FROM OUR ORIGINAL TELESCOPE. IT'S A 4 DRAW TELESCOPE WITH MACHINED FITTINGS SO IT DRAWS SMOOTH AS SILK. THE FORWARD LENSE IS 1 INCH WIDE SO IT HAS GREAT LIGHT GATHERING CAPACITY AND THE OPTICS ARE CRYSTAL CLEAR. IT HAS 3X MAGNIFICATION. 333 ft. at 1000 ft. SO YOU CAN ZOOM IN ON THE ENEMY EVEN ON THE LARGEST BATTLE FIELDS. THERE ARE SO MANY PHOTO'S OF OFFICERS AND SIGNAL MEN WITH TELESCOPES AS WELL AS I.D. TELESCOPES FROM THERE PERSONAL EFFECTS. I THINK THEY ARE VERY UNDER REPRESENTED ON THE FIELD. DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO REALLY IMPROVE YOUR IMPRESSION AND AT A FRACTION OF THE COST OF AN ORIGINAL.

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CONFEDERATE CIPHER DISK
WOW!! WHAT A SUPER REPLICA OF A CONFEDERATE CIPHER DISK. THE PRINCIPAL ENCIPHER / DECIPHERMENT SYSTEM USED BY THE CONFEDERATE GOVERNMENT AND MILITARY WAS BASED ON A CENTURIES OLD SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE "VIGENERE SYSTEM", CALLED THE VICKSBURG SYSTEM BY THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA. THE POCKET SIZED CIPHER DISK WAS A DEVELOPED FOR THE USE OF SIGNALERS. THIS CIPHER DISC IS A FAITHFUL REPLICA OF THE ORIGINAL. (AT MOST ONLY FIVE ARE KNOWN TO HAVE SURVIVED). ONE OF THESE ORIGINAL CIPHER DISCS WAS GIVEN TO THE MUSEUM OF THE CONFEDERACY IN RICHMOND VA. BY MAJOR GRAHAM DAVIS WHO, AS ASSISTANT ADJUTANT TO GENERAL S.G. FRENCH, USED IT TO ENCIPHER AND DECIPHER MESSAGES FOR HIS COMMANDER. CIPHER DISCS WERE PROBABLY MADE AT THE REQUEST OF E.P. ALEXANDER WHO, IN 1861 WAS ORDERED TO ESTABLISH A CONFEDERATE SIGNAL CORPS.
OUR CIPHER DISC COMES WITH THE DISC, A SOFT VELVET BAG TO KEEP IT SCRATCH FREE AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS YOU CAN SOON BE SENDING YOUR OWN CODED MESSAGES. WHAT A GREAT GIFT FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN CRYPTOLOGY.

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1855 STYLE US MUSKET TOOL
HERE'S ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. A GREAT REPRO OF AN 1855 STYLE MUSKET WRENCH. ( PHOTO SHOWS THE WRENCH OPEN AND CLOSED).WORKS ON ANY ENFIELD OR SPRINGFIELD MUSKET. IT HAS A SOCKET STYLE WRENCH ON ONE END TO REMOVE YOUR MUSKETS NIPPLE (CONE) WITHOUT SLIPPING AND ROUNDING IT OFF, AND 2 DIFFERENT SIZE SCREW DRIVERS ON THE OTHER. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO FIELD STRIP YOUR MUSKET. TAKE A LOOK AT ANY OLD COLLECTION OF CIVIL WAR RELICS DUG FROM THE FIELD AND YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF THIS STYLE WRENCH. BUT IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ORIGINAL FOR YOUR KIT YOU ALREADY KNOW THERE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN NON DUG CONDITION AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND ONE THE PRICE STARTS AT $60. I LOOKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR TO FIND THE ONE THIS ONE IS COPIED FROM. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THESE IN A REPRO AND I ONLY HAD 500 MADE. THEY'LL BE GONE BEFORE THE YEARS OUT SO DON'T WAIT. GRAB A COUPLE OF THESE BABIES NOW BEFORE THERE GONE!

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US & CS MARKED STAINLESS STEEL DEEP DISHED PLATES
OUR STAINLESS STEEL DEEP DISHED US & CS STAMPED PLATES HOLD A LOT OF GRUB! THERE 9 INCHES WIDE (THAT'S ABOUT THE SAME WIDTH AS A REGULAR PLATE) BUT THERE 1 � INCHES DEEP. FILL THIS BABY UP AND THERE WON'T BE ANY NEED FOR ANOTHER TRIP THROUGH THE CHOW LINE. THE GREAT THING ABOUT STAINLESS IS YOU CAN'T HURT IT. I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU DO TO IT. IT WILL STILL WIPE CLEAN AND BE READY FOR YOU NEXT MESS. UNLESS YOU LOOSE IT YOU WILL NEVER HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER PLATE AGAIN.

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FOLDING CANVAS & WOOD CAMP STOOL
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW CANVAS & WOOD FOLDING CAMP STOOL. WHEN YOUR NOT ON CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE WIFE AND KIDS COME ALONG. FEW THINGS COME IN AS HANDY AS A GOOD CAMP STOOL. YOU CAN ONLY SIT ON THE GROUND OR A PIECE OF FIREWOOD FOR SO LONG! AND THEN THERES RAIN. THAT'S WHEN YOUR REALLY GLAD YOU HAVE A GOOD CAMP STOOL. OUR CAMP STOOL STANDS 18 INCHES HIGH AND IS 14 INCHES WIDE. IT'S VERY COMFORTABLE AND LIGHT WIEGHT SO IT WONT DRAG YOU DOWN WHEN CAMPS A LONG WAY FROM PARKING. IT'S NOT A LAZY BOY BUT IT BEATS THE HECK OUT OF A STUMP!

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FOLDING CANVAS & WOOD CAMP CHAIR
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW CANVAS & WOOD FOLDING CAMP CHAIR. WHEN YOUR NOT ON CAMPAIGN, YOU KNOW, WHEN THE WIFE AND KIDS COME ALONG. FEW THINGS COME IN AS HANDY AS A GOOD CAMP CHAIR. YOU CAN ONLY SIT ON THE GROUND OR A PIECE OF FIREWOOD FOR SO LONG! AND THEN THERES RAIN. THAT'S WHEN YOUR REALLY GLAD YOU HAVE A GOOD CAMP CHAIR. OUR CAMP CHAIR STANDS 18 INCHES HIGH AND IS 14 INCHES WIDE. IT HAS A NICE WIDE BACK SO YOU CAN LEAN BACK WHEN YOUR TELLING THOSE WAR STORIES AROUND THE CAMP FIRE, YOU KNOW, THE ONES THAT ALWAYS START WITH "THERE I WAS". IT'S VERY COMFORTABLE AND LIGHT WIEGHT SO IT WONT DRAG YOU DOWN WHEN CAMPS A LONG WAY FROM PARKING. IT'S NOT A LAZY BOY BUT IT BEATS THE HECK OUT OF A STUMP!

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WOOD HANDLED KNIFE & FORK MESS SET
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW WOOD HANDLED SLIDING KNIFE & FORK. IF YOU VISIT MANY MUSEUMS OF GO TO A LOT OF RELIC SHOWS THEN I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN ITEM BEFORE. OFTEN WITH THE SOLDIERS NAME AND UNIT CARVED INTO THE HANDLE. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THEM OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. I FIGURE ANYTHING THAT WAS THAT POPULAR WITH THE TROOPS SHOULD BE REPRODUCED, SO WE DID. THIS KNIFE & FORK TURNED OUT BETTER THAN WE COULD HAVE EVEN HOPED FOR. YOU CAN LAY THE ORIGINAL DOWN BESIDE IT AND LITERALLY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL THEM APART. WHEN THERE PUT TOGETHER FOR CARRYING ITS 8 � INCHES LONG AND DROPS RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HAVERSACK. WHEN YOU TAKE THEM APART FOR USE BOTH THE KNIFE AND THE FORK MEASURE 7 � INCHES LONG. NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST MESS KIT I HAVE EVER USED AND I THINK YOU WILL TOO. DON'T LET THE CHEAP PRICE FOOL YOU. WE CONSIDERED CHARGING A LOT MORE BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE ONE OF THESE.

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ENFIELD SCABBARD TIPS
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW 1853 ENFIELD SCABBARD TIP. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU LOST THE TIP OFF OF YOUR ENFIELD SCABBARD? AND EVERY TIME YOU GO TO REPLACE IT NOBODY HAS THEM, ONLY SPRINGFIELD TIPS! HOW CRAPPY DOSE THAT LOOK? WE THOUGHT THAT WAS A PROBLEM WITH AN EASY SOLUTION. WE JUST HAD A 1000 ENFIELD TIPS MADE EXCLUSIVLY FOR THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. SO NEXT TIME YOU LOOSE YOU SCABBARD TIP JUST REMEMBER WHO HAS THE RIGHT ONE. (YEAH WEVE GOT SPRINGFIELD TIPS TOO).

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FOLDED & SEWN COTTON SUSPENDERS W THE CORRECT TYPE BUCKLE
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW PAIR OF FOLDED COTTON SUSPENDERS WITH THE CORRECT ADJUSTER BUCKLE. THESE ARE REALLY GREAT REPRO'S. FOLDED COTTON DUCK WITH LEATHER ENDS AND A CORRECT BUCKLE FOR ADJUSTING THE LENGTH. THEY LOOK GREAT AND THEY WILL FIT JUST ABOUT ANYBODY. THERE IS LOT'S OF ROOM FOR ADJUSTMENT. THERE VERY WELL MADE AND ALL THE MATERIAL IS FIRST RATE.

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ENGINEERS BUTTON
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW ENGINEERS BUTTON. . WE HAVE THESE IN BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. IT'S REALLY HARD TO FIND ANYTHING FOR AN ENGINEERS IMPRESSION BUT THESE SHOULD HELP DRESS UP YOUR KIT.

ENGINEERS BUTTON ITEM # 872 $1.85

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SMALL ENGINEERS BUTTON ITEM # 873 $1.85

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HEAVY TIN BOILER
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW HEAVY TIN "DIPPED" BOILER. IF YOUR IMPRESSION HAS TO BE THE BEST THEN YOU KNOW IT'S ALL IN THE DETAILS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT AN ORIGINAL BOILER YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THE FINISH HAS A SORT OF TEXTURED LOOK TO IT. THAT'S BECAUSE THE TIN THEY WERE MADE OF WAS DIPPED. OUR NEW BOILER IS NOT ONLY AN EXACT, AND I DO MEAN EXACT COPY OF AN ORIGINAL IN EVERY DETAIL BUT IT IS ALSO "TIN DIPPED". IF YOU WANT THE BEST OF THE BEST THIS IS IT. IF YOU DON'T THINK SO JUST SEND IT BACK BECAUSE THESE THINGS ARE FLYING OFF THE SHELF AND WE HAVE NOT EVEN STARTED TO ADVERTISE THEM YET! WE KNOW WE COULD CHARGE A LOT MORE FOR THEM BUT I WANT EVERYONE WHO WANTS ONE OF THESE TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD ONE.

ITEM # 874 $29.95

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2 VOLUME HARDEE'S SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION SOFT COVER
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW 2 VOLUME HARDEE'S SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION SOFT COVER. EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE HARD COVER BUT WITHOUT THE HIGH PRICE. BOTH VOLUMES COVER VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER NEED TO KNOW AS A PRIVATE, CAPTIAN OR GENERAL, EVERY LEVEL, EVERY COMMAND, EVERY SITUATION IS COVERED JUST AS IT WAS WHEN ORIGINALLY PRINTED. IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE THIS IS THE BOOK YOU HAVE TO CALL ON.

ITEM # 875 $24.95

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2 VOLUME HARDEE'S SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION HARD COVER
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW 2 VOLUME HARDEE'S SCHOOL OF THE BATTALION IN HARD COVER. EXACTLY THE SAME AS IT WAS WHEN FIRST PRINTED. THE HANDSOME HARD COVER SET WILL LOOK GREAT ON YOUR FIELD DESK TOO! BOTH VOLUMES COVER VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING YOU COULD EVER NEED TO KNOW AS A PRIVATE, CAPTAIN OR GENERAL, EVERY LEVEL, EVERY COMMAND, EVERY SITUATION IS COVERED JUST AS IT WAS WHEN ORIGINALLY PRINTED. IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE THIS IS THE BOOK YOU HAVE TO CALL ON.

ITEM # 876 $34.95

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1851 PATENT 2 GALLON BRASS BUCKET
A BRAND NEW 1851 LARGE BRASS BUCKET WITH THE INSIDE TINED. THIS IS A PERFECT COPY OF THE 1851 HAYDEN PATENT BUCKET. THE BOTTOM IS MARKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER STAMP (THAT'S US!). IT HOLDS 2 GALLONS OF WHATEVER. IT'S ALMOST 9 INCHES TALL AND 12 INCHES WIDE AT THE TOP. IT HAS A HAND FORGED IRON HANDLE THAT HAS ALSO BEEN TINED SO THERE IS NO PORTION OF THIS BUCKET THAT WILL RUST. I GUESS THAT'S WHY YOU SEE SO MANY OF THE ORIGINALS STILL AROUND AND WHEN YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW MANY OF THESE BUCKETS FELL VICTIM TO THE WW2 SCRAP DRIVES, WELL THEY MUST HAVE SOLD A LOT OF BUCKETS! WHY ARE THEY TINED ON THE INSIDE YOU ASK? WELL ONE REASON IS THERE JUST EASIER TO KEEP CLEAN. YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING THE GREEN RUB (POLISHING BRASS). THIS BUCKET HAS 101 USES AROUND A CAMP SITE. JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL THESE BUCKETS ARE SPUN, THAT MEANS THERE MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF BRASS. NO SOLDER JOINTS! SO YOU CAN HEAT ALL THE WATER YOU WANT OVER THE FIRE WITH NO WORRIES ABOUT IT FALLING APART IN THE FIRE. AND THINK OF ALL THE FARBY EQUIPMENT THEY WILL REPLACE. WHETHER YOUR A CAVALRYMAN, A WASH WOMEN OR JUST THE POOR SAP WHO GOT STUCK CLEANING ALL THE MESS GEAR YOU WILL LOVE THIS BUCKET. I DON'T KNOW PERSONALLY BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE GREAT TO CHILL BEER IN, IMAGINE THAT!

ITEM # 877 $49.95

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3 NEW SPEAR POINT FLAG POLE TOPS
HERE ARE 3 BRAND NEW FLAG POLE SPEAR TOPS AVAILABLE IN BRASS, SILVER PLATE OR HEAVY GOLD PLATE. ALL OF THEM COME WITH THE BUTT CAP FOR THE END OF THE FLAG POLE. I REALLY LIKE THESE. YOU SEE THEM IN THE ORIGINAL PHOTO'S OF THE COLOR GUARDS BUT NO ONE HAS BEEN MAKING THEM FOR THE HOBBY. WELL WE THOUGHT WE COULD TAKE CARE OF THAT, AND HERE THEY ARE. THEY ARE 11 INCHES TALL. THE WIDEST PART OF THE SPEAR IS 2 INCHES AND THE SOCKET IS 7/8 OF AN INCH AS IS THE BUT CAP. AND THE PRICE IS GREAT IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF!

BRASS SPEAR POINT, ITEM # 878 $34.95

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SILVER PLATED SPEAR POINT ITEM # 879 $34.95

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GOLD PLATED SPEAR POINT ITEM # 880 $34.95

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3 1851 PATENT MARKED HARD RUBBER COMB
BRAND NEW 1851 HARD RUBBER COMB. THIS GREAT COPY OF A HARD RUBBER COMB IS MADE FROM AN ORIGINAL IN OUR COLLECTION THAT WAS FOUND IN A UNION TRASH PIT IN VIRGINIA. MARKED JUST AS THE ORIGINAL " I. R. (INDIA RUBBER) COMB COMPANY 1851 GOODYEAR AND MADE TO THE EXACT SPECIFACATIONS AS THE ORIGINAL. IT'S THE LITTLE THINGS THAT REALLY MAKE AN IMPRESSION GREAT AND WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST LITTLE THINGS WE HAVE MADE IN A WHILE.

HARD RUBBER COMB, ITEM # 881 $8.95

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LADIES TRAVELING BOOT
BRAND NEW PAIR OF LADIES TRAVELING BOOTS. THIS MAY BE THE BEST LADIES BOOT WE HAVE EVER MADE. MADE FROM AN ORIGINAL PAIR IN OUR COLLECTION THIS BOOT REALLY STANDS OUT. THERE HAS BEEN SO LITTLE TO CHOOSE FROM WHEN IT COMES TO LADIES FOOT WEAR. WE THOUGHT THIS HOBBY REALLY NEEDED AN OUTSTANDING LADIES BOOT. WE COULD NOT BE HAPPIER WITH THIS ONE, ITS 7 � INCHES TALL, MADE OF TOP GRADE LEATHER AND THE VERY BEST IN CRAFTSMANSHIP. BRASS EYELETS, DOUBLE ROW WOODEN PEGGED LEATHER SOLE. SQUARE NAILS FASTEN THE HEEL, ALL JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL. AVAILABLE IN FULL SIZES ONLY. SIZE 7 THROUGH 12. IF YOU WANT A DIFFERENT SIZE CALL OR COME BY THE STORE. WE CAN MAKE THEM BUT IT WILL BE A MINIMUM OF 8 WEEKS.
COMFORT, DID I MENTION COMFORT? SEVERAL LADIES HAVE ALREADY CALLED OR E MAILED ME TO TELL ME THAT THEY ARE THE MOST COMFORTABLE BOOTS THEY HAVE EVER OWNED! AND NOT JUST THERE REENACTING BOOTS EITHER. ONE LADY STOPPED BY, BOUGHT A PAIR AND IMMEDIATELY WENT TO 2 CEMETARY RE-DEDICATIONS WHERE SHE WAS ON HER FEET FOR A TOTAL OF 4 HOURS. SHE WENT OUT OF HER WAY TO STOP BACK BY AND THANK US FOR THE BOOTS. REMEMBER IF YOU DON'T LIKE THEM (THERE'S PROBABLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU) JUST SEND THEM BACK TO US WITHIN 10 DAYS IN LIKE NEW CONDITION ( THAT MEANS YOU CAN'T WEAR THEM TO A REENACTMENT AND SEND THEM BACK) AND WE WILL REFUND YOUR $ MINUS SHIPPING AND RESTOCKING FEE'S.
AND OF COURSE THERE BACKED BY OUR 1 YEAR GUARANTEE AGAINST DEFECTS IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP.

LADIES TRAVELING BOOT, ITEM # 882 $89.95

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1862 CONFEDERATE FILTER CANTEEN
BRAND NEW CONFEDERATE FILTER CANTEEN. DESIGNED AFTER THE FRENCH FILTER CANTEEN THE CONFEDERATE COPY WAS PATENTED IN 1862 BY A GENTLEMAN THE NAME OF NATHANIEL NUCKOLLS WHO HELD CONFEDERATE PATENT # 129 FOR AN ARMY CANTEEN. THEY WERE MANUFACTURED IN ALABAMA AND IN RICHMOND AND MANY SPECULATE AT SEVERAL OTHER LOCATIONS AS THERE ARE MANY SURVIVING EXAMPLE INCLUDING ONE BELONGING TO CONFEDERATE LT. T. J. NUCKOLLS, 15th ALABAMA INFANTRY. SON OF THE INVENTOR. THERE ARE MANY SURVIVING PHOTO'S AS WELL. USED IN THE ARMY OF VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE. OURS HOLDS ABOUT A QUART OF WATER. IT STANDS ALMOST 7 INCHES TALL AND 5 � INCHES WIDE. IT HAS A COTTON WEBBING STRAP (FOR THOSE WHO THINK COTTON WEBBING WAS NEVER USED AS A CANTEEN STRAP I SUGGEST YOU BUY YOURSELF A COPY OF CIVIL WAR CANTEENS BY S.W. SYLVIA & M.J. O'DONNELL) AND A CORK. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WILL REALLY PUT YOUR CONFEDERATE IMPRESSION ABOVE THE OTHER GUYS.

1862 CONFEDERATE FILTER CANTEEN, ITEM # 883 $39.95

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UNION DOUBLE ROW SHOULDER BOARDS
BRAND NEW PAIR OF UNION DOUBLE ROW SHOULDER BOARDS. THESE SHOULDER BOARDS ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. ALL OFFICERS SUPPLIED THERE OWN UNIFORMS AND ACCOUTERMENTS. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE IT TAKES A LITTLE BRASS TO WEAR THESE. GEN. CUSTER WOULD HAVE WORN THEM AND ADDED FLASHING LIGHTS IF POSSIBLE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF ORIGINAL PHOTO'S SHOWING OFFICERS OF ALL GRADES WEARING THIS TYPE. AND YES THERE ARE EVEN EXAMPLES OF TRIPLE ROW, BUT I DON'T THINK I'LL GO THERE. THEY MEASURE 4 � X 1 3/4 INCHES. WE HAVE THEM IN DARK BLUE BACKGROUND ONLY AN IN 1ST LT. THROUGH COL.
PLEASE USE THE COMMENT BOX AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ORDER FORM TO REQUEST THE RANK YOU DISIRE.

DOUBLE ROW UNI0N SHOULDER BOARDS, ITEM # 884 $34.50

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US OR CS STAINLESS STEEL MESS PLATE
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW US / CS STAINLESS MESS PLATE. MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL. YOU CAN TREAT IT ANY WAY YOU LIKE AND IT WILL STILL LOOK LIKE NEW. THEY MEASURE 8 3/4 INCHES ACROSS AND ARE 3/4 OF AN INCH DEEP. A VERY GOOD PLATE ALL IN ALL AND AT A GREAT PRICE.

US PLATE ITEM # 904 $9.95

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CS PLATE ITEM # 905 $9.95

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HARD RUBBER COAT BUTTON W BRASS SHANK
BRAND NEW 1851 HARD RUBBER COAT BUTTON FOR COAT OR CAPE. YES WE HAVE DONE IT AGAIN. ANOTHER SUPER HARD RUBBER BUTTON FOR CIVILIAN OR CONFEDERATES. AS ALWAYS THIS BUTTON IS CAST FROM AN ORIGINAL IN OUR COLECTION. IT IS 1 INCH ACROSS AND HAS A BRASS WIRE SHANK. MARKED ON THE BACK JUST AS THE ORIGINAL. THIS MAKES A GREAT REPLACEMENT BUTTON FOR ANY SHELL JACKET OR GREAT COAT. FOR CIVILIANS YOU CAN USE THIS ANY WAY YOU LIKE. COATS OR CAPES, MEN OR WOMEN. THERE IS NO OTHER PRODUCER OF THIS BUTTON. THE BLOCKADE RUNNER IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU WILL FIND THEM.

HARD RUBBER COAT BUTTON W BRASS SHANK ITEM # 887 $1.85

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HARD RUBBER STAR BUTTON
BRAND NEW 1851 STAR HARD RUBBER SMALL BUTTON. THIS IS A VERY DECORATIVE LITTLE BUTTON WITH AN 8 POINTED STAR ON IT'S FACE. IT'S 5/8 OF AN INCH WIDE. IT WILL WORK WONDERFULLY FOR CUFFS, SHIRTS OR BLOUSES. THERE IS NO WRONG PLACE TO USE THESE BUTTONS. THE BACK IS MARKED JUST AS THE ORIGINAL. IT HAS A HARD RUBBER SHANK. PRIMARILY A CIVILIAN BUTTON BUT CAN BE USED BY CONFEDERATES AS I HAVE SEEN A GREAT VARIETY OF HARD RUBBER BUTTONS COME OUT OF CONFEDERATE TRASH PITS.

HARD RUBBER STAR BUTTON ITEM # 888 $1.85

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BERDAN'S HARD RUBBER EAGLE BUTTON
BRAND NEW BERDAN'S 1st & 2nd US SHARP SHOOTERS HARD RUBBER EAGLE BUTTON. THIS IS ONE SUPER BUTTON. COPIED FROM AN ORIGINAL BUTTON. BOY HAS THE HOBBY BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS ONE! I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST REPRO'S I HAVE EVER SEEN. EVERYTHING IS EXACT. WE DID HAVE TO MAKE ONE CONSECION TO OUR RELIC COLLECTING FRIENDS. THE CHANCE OF HAVING THIS BUTTON PASSED OFF AS AN ORIGINAL AND INEXSPERIANCED COLLECTORS AND REENACTORS ALIKE BEING "TAKEN" WAS JUST TOO GREAT. SO IN PLACE OF A BRASS SHANK WE USED A HARD RUBBER SHANK. WE HOPE THIS IS ENOUGH TO STOP ANY FAKERS BUT I AM WARNING YOU, THIS IS ONE PERFECT BUTTON. IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME JUST SEND THEM BACK. I'LL REFUND YOUR $ MINUS SHIPPING.

BERDAN'S HARD RUBBER EAGLE BUTTON ITEM # 889 $3.95

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THE BEST STAINLESS STEEL CANTEEN ANYWHERE
THE BEST 1858 SMOOTSIDE CANTEEN EVER. THIS REPRO IS GREAT! YOU CAN LAY IT DOWN NEXT TO AN ORIGINAL (AND I HAVE). THE MEASUREMENTS ARE PERFECT. BUT HERE IS THE BEST PART. IT HAS A LEAD FREE PEWTER SPOUT, NO ONE ELSE IS PRODUCING A STAINLESS CANTEEN WITH THE CORRECT SPOUT! THE SHOULDER STRAP IS 100% COTTON THAT HAS BEEN FOLDED AND SEWN. THE CANTEEN ITSELF IS MADE FROM STAINLESS STEEL. IT COMES WITH A CORK AND CHAIN BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO, I REPEAT, NO HOLE DRILLED IN THE CANTEEN FOR THE CHAIN TO GO IN. YOU CAN DRILL ONE OR FASTEN THE CHAIN THROUGH THE BAR THAT HOLDS THE SHOULDER STRAP ON. IF YOU WANT TO THROW THE CHAIN AWAY AND USE A STRING AS SO MANY OF THE HARD CORE ARE DOING AND YOUR GOOD TO GO. WE HAVE THEM COVERED IN GREY WOOL, FED. BLUE WOOL AND UNCOVERED. ALL WITH THE CORRECT STRAP. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST CANTEENS ON THE MARKET. SUPER MATERIAL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP NOT TO MENTION THE AUTHENTICITY. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

STAINLESS STEEL CANTEEN W PEWTER SPOUT ITEM # 890 $49.95

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GEORGIA FRAME BUCKLE ON LEATHER
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW GEORGIA FRAME BUCKLE ON YOUR CHOICE OF BROWN OR BLACK LEATHER. THE BELT ITSELF IS 1 AND 7/8 INCHES WIDE. IT IS 52 INCHES LONG. WE USE TOP GRAIN LEATHER CUT TO OUR SPEC.'s. AND THEN SEW IT ONTO THE BUCKLE BY HAND USING 3 LINES OF STITCHING JUST AS YOU WOULD FIND ON THE ORIGINALS. GEORGIA FRAMES ARE FOUND IN ARMY OF VIRGINIA AND ARMY OF TENNESSEE CAMPS. THIS BUCKLE IS VERY UNDER REPRESENTED ON THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY.

GEORGIA FRAME ON BROWN LEATHER # 891 $29.95

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GEORGIA FRAME ON BLACK LEATHER # 892 $29.95

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FORKED TONGUE BUCKLE ON BLACK LEATHER
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW FORKED TONGUE BUCKLE ON YOUR CHOICE OF BROWN OR BLACK LEATHER. THE BELT ITSELF IS 1 AND 3/4 INCHES WIDE. IT IS 52 INCHES LONG. WE USE TOP GRAIN LEATHER CUT TO OUR SPEC.'s. AND THEN SEW IT ONTO THE BUCKLE BY HAND USING 3 LINES OF STITCHING JUST AS YOU WOULD FIND ON THE ORIGINALS. FORKED TONGUE BUCKLES ARE FOUND IN ARMY OF VIRGINIA AND ARMY OF TENNESSEE CAMPS. THIS BUCKLE IS VERY UNDER REPRESENTED ON THE BATTLEFIELD TODAY.

FORKED TONGUE ON BLACK LEATHER # 893 $29.95

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FORKED TONGUE ON BROWN LEATHER # 894 $29.95

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ARTILLERYMAN'S PRIMER POUCH & BELT
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW ARTILLERYMAN'S PRIMER POUCH & BELT. THIS POUCH AND BELT ARE MADE FROM TOP GRAIN BROWN LEATHER. COMPLETELY CUT AND SEWN BY HAND HERE IN TENNESSEE. THE ACCURACY OF THIS ITEM IS AMAZING. I'M SURE YOU WILL THINK SO TOO. THE BELT IS 52 INCHES LONG AND 1 5/8 INCHES WIDE. THE BOX ITSELF IS 5 � INCHES DEEP AND 7 3/4 INCHES WIDE. IT HAS AN OUTER AND AN INNER FLAP TO PREVENT RAIN FROM SOAKING YOUR PRIMERS. THE OUTER FLAP MEASURES 8 � INCHES WIDE AND 7 INCHES TALL.

ARTILLERYMAN'S PRIMER POUCH & BELT # 895 $59.95

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ARTILLERYMAN'S HAVERSACK
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW ARTILLERYMAN'S HAVERSACK. THIS HAVERSACK IS MADE FROM TOP GRAIN BROWN LEATHER. COMPLETELY CUT AND SEWN BY HAND HERE IN TENNESSEE. THE ACCURACY OF THIS ITEM IS AMAZING. I'M SURE YOU WILL THINK SO TOO. IT HAS AN ADJUSTABLE SHOULDER STRAP THAT YOU CAN LENGTHEN OR SHORTEN ACCORDING TO YOUR HEIGHT. BUCKLE CLOSER WITH KEEPER. THE BAG ITSELF IS 11 � INCHES TALL AND 12 � INCHES WIDE. THE WIDTH OF THE BAG IS 3 � INCHES WIDE. ANY POWDER MONKEY WOULD BE PROUD TO SPORT THIS GREAT HAVERSACK.

ARTILLERYMAN'S HAVERSACK # 896 $79.95

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LEATHER CANTEEN SLING
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW LEATHER CANTEEN SLING. IT'S 72 INCHES LONG AND 3/4 OF AN INCH WIDE. IT'S MADE FROM TOP GRAIN LEATHER. MADE FROM 2 PIECES JUST AS THE ORIGINALS WERE. IT HAS 2 LEATHER KEEPERS AND A DARK JAPPANED IRON BUCKLE. THIS BABY IS MADE TO THE ORIGINAL SPEC.'s! IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS SURE TO GIVE YOU YEARS OF USE IN THE FIELD NO MATTER HOW TUFF THE DUTY.

BLACK LEATHER CANTEEN SLING # 897 $14.95

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LARGE TIN COFFEE POT
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW HEAVY TIN COFFEE POT. THIS BIG BOY HOLDS ABOUT A GALLON OF THAT WONDERFUL STUFF. SOLDERED TIN CONSTRUCTION USING ONLY LEAD FREE SOLDER. IT'S VERY WELL MADE. ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN ON THE MARKET TODAY. SET IT NEXT TO AN ORIGINAL AND TAKE A LOOK. IT REALLY IS A GREAT REPRO.
REMEMBER NOT TO USE IT OR ANY OTHER SOLDERED TIN PRODUCT OVER A HIGH FLAME AND ALWAYS KEEP IT AT LEAST HALF FULL TO PREVENT THE SOLDER MELTING.

LARGE TIN COFFEE POT # 898 $49.95

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GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW LARGE PRINT OF GENERAL NATHAN BEDFORD FORREST, THE WIZARD OF THE SADDLE. THIS PRINT IS 30 INCHES TALL BY 24 INCHES WIDE. IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE PRINTS OF FORREST. IT WAS DONE IN 1973 BY NASHVILLE TENNESSEE ARTIST JOY GARDNER FOR THE SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS AS A MEMORIAL ISSUE. IT MAKES A GREAT CENTER PIECE FOR ANY WALL IN YOUR WAR ROOM. IT WILL MAKE EVEN A SMALL COLLECTION OF ARTIFACTS LOOK LARGE.
A PORTION OF EACH SALE IS DONATED TO THE FORREST BOYHOOD HOME RESTORATION PROJECT.

FORREST PRINT # 899 $49.95

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ARTILLERY BOOTS
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW PAIR OF ARTILLERY BOOTS. THE SHORTEST TOP OF ALL OUR BOOTS. THEY MEASURE 14 INCHES TALL. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN SIZES 7 TO 13, HALF SIZES TOO! MADE DIRECTLY FROM AN ORIGINAL PAIR THE ALL LEATHER SOLES ARE SEWN AND PEGGED. THE HEELS ARE NAILED. MADE FROM TOP QUALITY COW HIDE WITH ROUGH SIDE OUT. AN EXCELLENT PAIR OF BOOT AND AT A GREAT PRICE.

ARTILLERY BOOTS # 913 $149.95

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CARPET HAVERSACK
THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF THE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF MATERIAL WE MAKE OUR CARPET HAVERSACKS FROM. THEY ARE ALL SIMILAR BUT HAVE VARIATIONS IN THE PATTERN. ALL THE WEAVES ARE PERIOD CORRECT. THE HAVERSACKS MEASURE 12 INCHES WIDE AND 11 INCHES TALL. THEY COME WITH A BUTTON IN WHITE COTTON LINER FOR EASY CLEANING. THE SHOULDER STRAP IS LONG ENOUGH THAT THE BAG HANGS AT THE WAIST OF YOUR AVERAGE FELLOW. THERE IS A LIMITED SUPPLY OF THESE SO DON'T HESITATE. ORDER YOURS KNOW.

CARPET HAVERSACK ITEM # 914 24.95

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For the week of Feb. 28, 2000

Here is a great reproduction of a
pre war hard pack.
Most hard packs produced through out the
war were made on this design.
Its made out of heavy tough
tarred canvas with a pine wood frame.
All leather is heavy top grain.
There is no way to wear this pack out.
It comes complete with 3 blanket strapes.
Hand made in Tennessee.
only $96.00
Item # 287BUY NOW!

Solid Brass Box Plates
Now for the first time.
We are offering any of our brass plates installed
as box plates! Just go to page 18 through 23
pick out the plate you like and tell
us you want it installed as a box plate
when you order your cartridge box.
Cartridge box plate and instalation
only $19.95

Tarred and White Gaitors
Going to an early war event? Or do you
just want to save your pants legs from the
briars at your next tacticle. Well here are
the best gaitors we have ever offered for sale and
they will do the trick. 2 layers of heavy canvas. Thick
High quality leather and the sewing is great!
They come in sizes S, M, and L.
Unlike many gaitors on the market these have lots of adjustment.
And you can't beat this price. White... $23.50 Tarred... $28.50
White # 72BUY NOW! Tarred # 74BUY NOW!

Hardee and Polk Corp Flag
Finally a good looking
Army of Tennessee Corp licence plate.
There is even room enough on these
plates to paint your battle honers in!
Very tough and durable.
(just like old reliable himself)
They will fit were ever you
would put any standard tag.
.
Fly your colors for only.... $6.95 each ....
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HEAVY WHITE WOOL BLANKET
HERE IS AN ITEM THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO CARRY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT IS A HEAVY WHITE WOOL BLANKET. IT'S THE SAME WEIGHT AS OUR SOLID BLUE OR GREY BLANKET. THE SAME SIZE TOO, 60 INCHES WIDE BY 80 INCHES LONG. WHITE WAS A POPULAR COLOR OF CIVILIAN BLANKET. AND SINCE THERE WAS SUCH A SHORTAGE OF GOOD HEAVY MILITARY BLANKETS THERE ARE MANY ACCOUNTS OF SOLDIERS WITH THEM. ACCORDING TO ONE ACCOUNT, WHEN CONFEDERATE FORT MORGAN WAS CAPTURED AFTER THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY THE ENTIRE GARRISON HAD WHITE WOOL BLANKETS.

HEAVY WHITE WOOL BLANKETS # 967 $24.95

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HEAVY WHITE WOOL BLANKETS WITH BLUE COTTON BINDING # 967-A $49.95

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SOLDERED & RIVETED MESS PLATE
THIS MESS PLATE HAS A 3 PIECE CONSTRUCTION JUST AS MANY DUG IN UNION CAMPS. IT IS SOLDERED USING LEAD FREE SOLDER AND RIVETED WITH A ROLLED LIP AT THE TOP. IT MEASURES 9 INCHES ACROSS THE TOP AND ITS 1 1/2 INCHES DEEP. A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR MESS KIT.

RIVETED & SOLDERED MESS PLATE ITEM # 965 $9.95

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BALLISTOL & KRAMER'S
BALLISTOL LUBE IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE FINEST ALL AROUND GUN CARE PRODUCT ON THE MARKET. IT LUBRICATES, PENETRATES, CLEANS AND PROTECTS. INVENTED IN GERMANY IN 1904 AND ADOPTED FOR USE BY THE GERMAN ARMY UNTIL 1945. IT HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET IN EUROPE EVER SINCE. IT IS A VERY FRIENDLY PRODUCT. BIO-DEGRADABLE, NON TOXIC, NO CFC's. IT WORKS GREAT ON LEATHER, WOOD, METAL, PLASTIC. RUBBER, YOU NAME IT THIS WORKS ON IT. A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED VERSION IS SOLD IN EUROPE AS AN ANTISEPTIC. ONCE YOU HAVE A CAN OF THIS STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE YOU WILL THROW AWAY ALL YOUR OTHER SPRAY LUBES. "NO JOKE!".

ITEM # 963-A HAVERSACK SIZE 1.5 OZ. CAN OF BALLISTOL      $2.95      BUY NOW!

ITEM # 963 LARGE 6 OZ. CAN OF BALLISTOL      $9.95      BUY NOW!

ITEM # 963-B EXTRA LARGE SIZE 16 OZ. CAN OF BALLISTOL      $13.95      BUY NOW!

KRAMER'S BEST
THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZING PRODUCT. KRAMER'S BEST ANTIQUE IMPROVER REALLY LIVES UP TO IT'S NAME. IT WILL IMPROVE ANYTHING YOU PUT IT ON. IT PENETRATES AND PROTECTS YOUR GUN STOCK AND MAKES IT LOOK BETTER THAN IT EVER DID. IF YOU HAVE STRIPPED THE VARNISH FROM YOU STOCK FOR A MORE AUTHINTIC LOOK YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BOTTLE OF KRAMER'S. TRY IT ON ANY WOOD SURFACE. YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE DIFFERENCE. SAFE FOR PAINTED FINISHES, WORKS GREAT ON TIN OR IRON. CONTAINS NO PETRO CHEMICALS, SILICONES OR OTHER HARMFUL INGREDIENTS. JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE BOTTLE FOR A VERY IMPROVED FINISH ON ALL YOU ANTIQUES.

ITEM # 964 KRAMER'S BEST 8 OZ. BOTTLE      $13.95      BUY NOW!

NOBLE BROTHERS C.S.A. BUCKLE
THE NOBLES BROTHERS FOUNDRY IN ROME GA. IS THE ONLY CONFEDERATE FOUNDRY TO EVER SUPPLY A C.S.A. RECTANGLE PLATE MADE FROM PEWTER ON ANY SCALE. THESE BUCKLES ARE HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS AS THEY ARE SELDOM FOUND IN ONE PIECE. ORIGINALLY THEY WERE 2 STYLES MADE. ONE WAS FLAT, THE OTHER HAD A SLIGHT CURVE. OURS IS THE CURVED STYLE. IT HAS 5 HAND FORGED COPPER HOOKS FOR FASTENING IT TO YOUR BELT.
JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL "THEY WILL BREAK!" I MADE ONE FOR MYSELF YEARS AGO AND I STILL HAVE IT. BUT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A BIG BELLY FLOP WHEN TAKING A HIT WILL BREAK THIS BUCKLE. NO YOU CAN'T RETURN IT IF IT BREAKS.

NOBLE BROS. CSA BUCKLE # 962      $14.95      BUY NOW!

OFF WHITE WOOL HOMESPUN BLANKET

OUR BEAUTIFUL HOMESPUN WOOL BLANKET HAS HAND STITCHED EDGES. IT IS COMPLETELY HAND BOUND WITH BLUE COTTON AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO "LEFT". IT MEASURES 76 INCHES LONG AND 58 INCHES WIDE, THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE FROM ONE BLANKET TO THE NEXT AS THEY ARE HAND DONE. THEY ARE A LIGHT WEIGHT (JUST AS SOME OF THE BLANKETS IN OUR COLLECTION) SO THEY ROLL UP AND MAKE A GREAT BLANKET ROLL THAT IS NOT TOO BULKY. ITS JUST ENOUGH BLANKET FOR THOSE COMFORTABLE SPRING AND FALL NIGHTS OR WHEN DOUBLED WITH A PARD'S BLANKET AND SHARED ITS ENOUGH FOR COLDER EVENINGS.
YOU MAY NOTICE THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM IN THE PHOTO IS A LITTLE DINGY AND THREAD BARE. THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS AN ORIGINAL FROM A NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ESTATE. IT WAS FOUND IN A TRUNK WITH A CONFEDERATE TIN DRUM CANTEEN, A PIG SKIN LEATHER HOLSTER FOR AN 1851 COLT .36 CAL. AND A BROWN PRE WAR MILITIA BELT WITH AN 1851 TWO PIECE EAGLE BUCKLE. I WOULD SAY THAT NARROWS IT DOWN A BIT.

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SOUTHERN QUILTS
IN THIS COLORFUL BOOK. RICH PHOTOGRAPHS AND ORAL HISTORIES OF 29 SOUTHERN QUILTS THAT SURVIVED THE CIVIL WAR OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE IN THE SOUTH DURING THE MOST TURBULENT TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK ARE; CONFEDERATE CRADLE QUILT, A WORK OF RED AND WHITE SILK AND BLACK VELVET MADE BY MRS. ROBERT E. LEE, MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND FRIENDS IN RICHMOND IN 1863.
ALABAMA GUNBOAT QUILT, AN APPLIQUED, EMBROIDERED, AND STUFFED QUILT PRODUCED AND SOLD AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD CONFEDERATE GUNBOATS.
IRISH CHAIN QUILT, A PREWAR GUILT GIVEN TO A WOUNDED NORTHER SOLDIER BY A KINDLY SOUTHERN LADY WHO NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH.
AND BEST OF ALL! THE 17th TENNESSEE INF. QUILT MADE BY A BEDFORD COUNTY TENN. LADY (MRS. PRINCE, A SELF PROCLAIMED CONFEDERATE SPY WHO TRAVELED TO MURFREESBORO BY WAGON IN 1863 TO RECOVER THE BODY OF HER FIANC� WHO WAS HUNG BY THE YANKEES FOR SPYING) ON WHICH SHE STITCHED HONER�S TO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE 17th WHO HAD FALLEN IN BATTLE. MADE IN 1863. THE SAME LADY MADE A PILLOW IN 1910 USING MANY DIFFERENT PIECES FROM "HOME SPUN" THAT SHE AND HER FRIENDS USED TO MAKE THERE DRESSES FROM DURING THE WAR. ON THE PILLOW SHE STITCHED A TRIBUTE TO THE HOME SPUN DRESS THAT SOUTHERN LADIES WORE. THERE IS A VERY GOOD PHOTO OF THE PILLOW. YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANOTHER SOURCE FOR SO MANY PERIOD HOME SPUN FABRICS, COLORS AND WEAVES IN ONE PLACE IF YOU LOOK THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

ITEM #959 $19.95 BUY NOW!

SINGLE BREASTED CIVILIAN FROCKS
THE BEST CIVILIAN FROCK COATS EVER! THESE REPRO's ARE GREAT!
YOU WILL WANT TO WEAR THIS FROCK EVERYDAY, RE-ENACTMENT OR NOT. THIS PATTERN WILL WORK FROM THE EARLY 1850's TO 1890's WITH NO PROBLEM. YOU CAN BUY ONE COAT AND COVER ALL THE ERA's YOU PORTRAY. NOW THAT'S A BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE.
THEY ARE MADE FROM 100% WOOL, NO MAN MADE MATERIALS AT ALL. FULLY LINED WITH BLACK COTTON FOR THE BODY AND CHECKED PATTERN, WOVEN COTTON FOR THE SLEEVE LINING. THEY HAVE ONE INSIDE POCKET OVER THE LEFT BREAST. THEY HAVE 4 HAND STITCHED BUTTON HOLES AND 4 CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON THE BODY. THE SLEEVES HAVE 2 NON WORKING CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON EACH SLEEVE AND ONE BUTTON ON EACH SIDE OF THE TAIL. THEY FIT WONDERFULLY. IF YOU CAN FIND A BETTER COAT BUY IT. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

CHOOSE THE COLOR YOU WANT FROM THE CHOICES BELOW

BROWN    CHOOSE NOW!          BLACK    CHOOSE NOW!

CIVILIAN SINGLE BREASTED FROCK ITEM # 42
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW
USE THE COMMENT SECTION ON THE ORDER PAGE TO GIVE THE EXACT MEASUREMENT YOU NEED

SIZE 40 CHEST TO SIZE 44 CHEST. $159.95 BUY NOW!

CIVILIAN SINGLE BREASTED FROCK ITEM # 42-A
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CIVILIAN SINGLE BREASTED FROCK ITEM # 42-B
SIZE 49 CHEST TO SIZE 52 CHEST. $179.95 BUY NOW!

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT
HERE IS THE BEST CIVILIAN SACK COATS BAR NONE! THIS IS ANOTHER COAT THAT WILL WORK FROM EARLY 1850's TO LATE 1890's. YOU CAN BUY ONE COAT AND COVER EVERY ERA YOU PORTRAY. NOW THAT'S A BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE.
THEY ARE MADE FROM 100% WOOL, NO MAN MADE MATERIALS AT ALL. FULLY LINED WITH BLACK COTTON FOR THE BODY AND CHECKED PATTERN WOVEN COTTON OR WHITE FOR THE SLEEVE LINING. THEY HAVE THREE POCKETS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE COAT. ONE SLANTED WELT TYPE OVER THE LEFT BREAST AND 2 STRAIGHT WELT STYLE POCKETS AT THE HIPS. THEY HAVE 5 HAND STITCHED BUTTON HOLES AND 5 CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON THE BODY. THE SLEEVES HAVE 2 NON WORKING CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON EACH SLEEVE.

THEY FIT WONDERFULLY. IF YOU CAN FIND A BETTER COAT BUY IT. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT ITEM # 125
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW
USE THE COMMENT SECTION ON THE ORDER PAGE TO GIVE THE EXACT MEASUREMENT YOU NEED

SIZE 40 CHEST TO SIZE 44 CHEST. $159.95 BUY NOW!

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT ITEM # 125-A
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW

SIZE 45 CHEST TO SIZE 48 CHEST. $169.95 BUY NOW!

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT ITEM # 125-B
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW

SIZE 49 CHEST TO SIZE 52 CHEST. $179.95 BUY NOW!

THE COWBOY SHOOTER'S BLACKPOWDER GUIDE
IF YOUR A COWBOY ACTION SHOOTER THIS IS ONE BOOK YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT. IT'S A GREAT GUIDE TO EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CARE, MAINTENANCE AND FINE TUNING OF YOUR SIX SHOOTER. IF YOUR FAMILIAR WITH DAVID T. T. SMITH'S OTHER BOOK "CIVIL WAR REENACTORS BLACK POWDER GUIDE" THEN YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT A GREAT STEP BY STEP GUIDE THIS BOOK IS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR 1873 COLT, SCHOFIELD, REMINGTON, HENRY, TRAP DOOR SPRINGFIELD OR 1897 WINCHESTER. THIS BOOK COVERS ALMOST ANY OTHER COMMON GUN OF THE ERA. I GUARANTEE SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU HAVE THIS BOOK IN YOUR LIBRARY.

ITEM #946 $19.95 BUY NOW!

REBEL CORNBREAD & YANKEE COFFEE
AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR COOKING AND CAMARADERIE. BY GARRY FISHER. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE LITTLE BOOKS I HAVE PICKED UP IN A LONG TIME. IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN THAT YOU FIND A BOOK THAT HAS ALL OF WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE "ALL THE BEST QUALITIES". YOU CAN READ IT IN ONE SITTING, IT'S WELL WRITTEN AND VERY ENTERTAINING AND BEST OF ALL IT HAS FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF LIFE IN THE FIELD. THE NEXT MEAL WAS NEVER FAR FROM THE SOLDIERS MIND AND THIS BOOK LETS YOU IN ON JUST HOW "CREATIVE" A HUNGRY SOLDIER CAN BE. THERE ARE LOTS OF RECIPES YOU CAN USE IN THE FIELD ALONG WITH A FEW "HUNGRY SOLDIER SONGS" AND LETTERS FROM THE FIELD DESCRIBING THE FOOD OR LACK THERE OF!

ITEM #947 $12.95 BUY NOW!

FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT
THE BOOK "FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT" BY JOHN S. TILLEY, M.A. (HARVARD). THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT NUMBER OF FACTS AND QUOTES FROM THE MEN WHO MADE HISTORY BUT TODAYS P.C. HISTORY BOOKS LEAVE OUT. IF YOUR A DYED IN THE WOOL UNION MAN DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, IT WILL JUST RAISE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT EVERY SOUTHERN HOME SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK! HERE'S A EXERT FROM A SPEACH PRES. LINCOLN GAVE TO A GROUP OF FREEMEN ON THE PROS OF THERE BEING SENT BACK TO AFRICA, "YOU AND WE ARE DIFFERENT RACES. WE HAVE BETWEEN US A BROADER DIFFERENCE THAN EXISTS BETWEEN ALMOST ANY OTHER TWO RACES. WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG, I NEED NOT DISCUSS; BUT THIS PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE IS A GREAT DISADVANTAGE TO US BOTH, AS I THINK YOUR RACE SUFFERS VERY GREATLY, MANY OF THEM, BY LIVING AMONG US, WHILE OURS SUFFERS FROM YOUR PRESENCE. IN A WORD WE SUFFER ON EACH SIDE." GREAT EMANCIPATOR? YOU BE THE JUDGE. ITS A REAL EYE OPENER.

ITEM #948 $7.95 BUY NOW!

A SOUTHERN VEIW OF THE INVASION
THE BOOK " A SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE INVASION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES AND WAR OF 1861-65" WAS WRITTEN IN 1935 BY CAPT. S. A. ASHE OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA. THE LAST SURVIVING COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY. HERE IS WHAT THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK ON NOV. 4, 1935.
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING I HAVE READ LATELY. CAPT. ASHE CALLS HIS PAMPHLET "A SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE INVASION". THIS LITTLE BOOK SHOULD BE IN THE HOME OF EVERY TRUE SOUTHERNER. IT TELLS IN DETAIL FACTS OF HISTORY WHICH EVEN THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH HAVE NOT ALWAYS KNOWN. CAPT. ASHE BACKS ALL OF HIS STATEMENTS WITHY A REFERENCE TO THE BOOK AND THE PAGE. IN THIS LITTLE PAMPHLET HE HAS DONE A GREAT WORK, ONE WHICH ENTITLES HIM TO THE GRATITUDE OF TH PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH, AND THEIR THANKS OF PRESERVING THE REAL FACTS OF HISTORY.

WELL THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN ADD TO THAT!

ITEM #949 $9.95 BUY NOW!

THE JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S CIVIL WAR HISTORY
THE BOOK "JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S CIVIL WAR HISTORY, FROM THE HOME FRONT TO THE FRONT LINES" IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE SACRIFICE, ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE OF AMERICAN WOMEN FROM 1861 TO 1865. 10 CHAPTERS, EACH ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT OR EVENT DURING THE WAR AS TOLD BY THE WOMEN WHO LIVED THEM. FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF THE DAY TO DAY SUFFERING AND HARDSHIPS THAT THOSE WHO DID NOT CARRY A MUSKET HAD TO ENDURE. DETAILS YOU WON'T FIND IN THE MENS WRITING. FROM THE STORY OF A MILITARY LAUNDRESS TO LETTERS FROM POINT LOOKOUT PRISON. EACH STORY IS JUST AS TOUCHING AS THE ONE BEFORE.

ITEM #951 $11.95 BUY NOW!

IT HAPPENED IN THE CIVIL WAR
HISTORIAN, LECTURER, AND PROFESSOR MICHAEL R. BRADLEY, BRINGS YOU, "IT HAPPENED IN THE CIVIL WAR." THE LATEST IN HIS SERIES OF BOOKS. AS ALWAYS DR. BRADLEY'S BRINGS THE PAST ALIVE WITH HIS EXPERTISE FOR GREAT STORY TELLING. THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF 30 SHORT STORIES OF ACTUAL EVENTS FROM THE CIVIL WAR. THERE IS SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE. RIDING A RAID, THE ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD, SERVANTS AND SPIES, IT'S ALL HERE. EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY KNOW OF THE EVENTS THEMSELVES, DR. BRADLEY ALWAYS FINDS THOSE LITTLE KNOWN FACTS TO GIVE YOU A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOK AT WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU ALREADY KNEW.

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FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER � TYPE II
or
"TENTE D ABRI"
WE HOPE WE HAVE GIVEN YOU ENOUGH PHOTO'S TO COMPARE OUR SHELTER HALF WITH ANY OTHER MAKERS OR PHOTO'S OF THE ORIGINALS STILL IN EXISTENCE. THE TYPE II (COTTON DRILL WITH BONE BUTTONS) IS AN EARLY WAR TENT, CIRCA 1862/63. OUR SHELTER � WILL BUTTON WITH ANY OTHER MAKERS SHELTER � THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE CORRECT (ORIGINAL) PATTERN.
OUR SHELTER MEASURES 65 INCHES LONG BY 63 INCHES WIDE. IT IS MADE OF 100% COTTON DRILL. ALL BUTTONS ARE NATURAL COLOR BONE, 5/8 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER. ALL BUTTON HOLES AND GROMMETS ARE HAND SEWN. THE TENT ITSELF IS MACHINE SEWN AS PER THE ORIGINALS. YES EVEN THE SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL ACCEPTED SHELTER 1/2'S THAT WERE MACHINE SEWN. THE ROPE FOR STAKE LOOPS AND TIE OFFS IS MADE OF 100% HEMP.
(NO BUD WAS HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS ROPE)
EACH SHELTER 1/2 WEIGHTS 2 � POUNDS. IT TAKES 2 SHELTER HALVES TO MAKE THE TENT IN THE TOP LEFT PHOTO. OUR SHELTER 1/2 IS MADE AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL AS WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE THEM. WE THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT AS MUCH AS WE DO. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT YOU MAY WANT TO GET A COPY OF FREDERICK C. GAIDE'S NEW BOOK "THE FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER TENT". IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WORK EVER DONE ON THE SUBJECT.

FEDERAL SHELTER 1/2 TYPE II
# 971           $44.50 PER HALF BUY NOW!

SET UP KIT FOR FEDERAL SHELTER � TYPE II
THE SET UP KIT FOR THE FEDERAL SHELTER � TYPE II CONTAINS 2 SAPLINGS WITH FORKS AT THE TOP 50 INCHES LONG. 1 RIDGE POLE MADE FROM A SAPLING 6 FEET LONG. IT ALSO INCLUDES 6 HAND HEWN TENT PEGS MADE FROM VARIOUS HARD WOODS. 12 INCHES LONG BY AT LEAST 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. MOST ARE ABOUT AN INCH AND A 1/4. SOME OF THE TENT PEGS ARE NOTCHED, OTHERS HAVE A SHORT PIECE OF LIMB LEFT ON THEM TO PREVENT THE ROPE FROM SLIPPING OVER IT. THE UPRIGHT POLES CAN BE SHORTENED TO GIVE YOU A WIDER AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TENT. THE TENT SHOWN IN THE PHOTO ABOVE (TOP OF THE PAGE) HAS OUR STANDARD 50 INCH UPRIGHTS AND THE WIDTH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TENT IS 70 INCHES. BE ADVISED, THE TALLER THE UPRIGHT THE STEEPER THE ANGLE OF YOUR ROOF, THIS MEANS FEWER "DRIPS" DURING A RAIN STORM.

SET UP KIT FOR FEDERAL SHELTER � TYPE II
# 972           $34.95   BUY NOW!

CORRECT SLING LOOPS FOR 1853 ENFIELD RIFLE
THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH ITEM TO FIND. IF YOU HAVE EVER LOOKED YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IF YOU CAN FIND THEM AT ALL THERE CRAPPY AND OVER PRICED AND THE SCREW ISN'T EVEN BLUED LIKE THE ORIGINAL WAS. WELL WE WILL FIX THAT! I HAVE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED SETS OF THESE AND WE EXPECT THEM TO MOVE FAST SO IF YOU WANT EM YOU BETTER GET EM NOW.
SOLD BY THE SET ONLY
FITS ANY BRAND OF 1853 ENFIELD MUSKET. EURO, ARMI, WHO EVER.

3 BAND ENFIELD SLING LOOPS      #975      $19.95     BUY NOW!

OIL CLOTH GUN COVER
HERE IS A GREAT LITTLE ITEM THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR NEW GUN IN ALL WEATHER FAIR OR FOUL. IT'S A GUN SOCK MADE OF HEAVY DUTY OIL CLOTH WITH A COTTON TIE CLOSER. IT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT ANY MUSKET FROM ANY TIME PERIOD OR IT IS EASILY SHORTENED TO FIT THE SMALLEST CARBINE. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT BRIGHT FINISH ON YOUR MUSKET WITHOUT ALL THAT RUBBING THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. JUST CLEAN AND OIL YOUR MUSKET THEN SLIP IT INTO THE OIL CLOTH COVER AND TIE IT TIGHT. IT WILL BE JUST AS BRIGHT WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT AS IT WAS WHEN YOU CLEANED IT. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS LEFT IN YOUR DAMP TENT OVERNIGHT OR IN YOUR CLOSET FOR 6 MONTHS.

OIL CLOTH GUN COVER # 974     $19.95     BUY NOW!

COWBOY BOOTS, COFFEEVILLE STYLE
THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF COWBOY BOOT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FIRST MADE BY A BOOT MAKER IN COFFEEVILLE KANSAS IN THE 1870's. THE FELLOW WENT BY THE NAME CUBANE OR CUBAN. THE HEEL ON THIS BOOT IS STILL TODAY REFEREED TO AS A "CUBAN" STYLE HEEL. WELL THAT'S THE STORY I WAS TOLD ANYWAY. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS BOOT TO OUR COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTER AND SINGLE ACTION FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS.
IT SEEMS THAT LATELY THERE HAS BEEN A REAL HOLE IN THE MARKET. EITHER YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR BOOTS OR WHEN YOU DID GET THEM THEY WEREN'T FIT TO WEAR.
NO MORE I SAY!
OUR BOOT HAS A ONE PIECE MOLDED LEATHER FRONT. MADE FROM TOP AND I DO MEAN TOP QUALITY COW HIDE. THEY HAVE THE WELT STYLE SIDE SEAMS. THE "CUBAN" HEEL WITH SPUR SHELF. SEWN LEATHER SOLES AND NAILED HEELS WITH A RUBBER BOTTOM ON THE HEEL ONLY WHICH CAN BE EASILY REMOVED BY ANY SHOE REPAIR SHOP IF YOU PREFER TO GO WITH A COMPLETE LEATHER BOTTOM. THEY STAND 20 INCHES TALL AND HAVE LARGE LEATHER MULE EARS THAT ARE WELL SEWN ON TO HELP YOU PULL YOUR BOOT UP WHEN YOU GOTTA GO SOMEWHERE FAST! THEY HAVE THE SEMI-SQUARED TOE AND LIKE ALL BLOCKADE RUNNER BRAND BOOTS AND SHOES THEY COME WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTEE. THE BEST IN THE GAME!
I HAVE BEEN WEARING MINE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THIS IS ONE COMFORTABLE BOOT. I'M SURE YOU'LL THINK SO TOO.

AVAILABLE IN SIZES 8 THROUGH 13, SORRY NO � SIZES

BLACK COWBOY BOOT, Item # 973      $189.95
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HAND SEWN RATION BAGS
THESE LITTLE RATION BAGS MEASURE 9 INCHES LONG BY 5 INCHES WIDE. THEY ARE MADE OF 100% WOVEN COTTON OR THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN OFF WHITE COTTON OSNABURG. EVERY STITCH IS HAND SEWN. SOMETIMES ITS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ADD SO MUCH TO YOUR IMPRESSION. THAT'S THE CASE HERE. FILL THEM WITH CORN MEAL, SALT PORK OR PARCHED CORN. THEY HAVE MORE USES THAN I HAVE ROOM TO LIST HERE BUT I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND PLENTY.

HAND SEWN RATION BAG #976 $4.95 BUY NOW!

CANTEENS

THE BEST 1858 TIN CANTEEN ANYWHERE
THE BEST 1858 SMOOTH SIDE CANTEEN EVER. THIS REPRO IS GREAT! YOU CAN LAY IT DOWN NEXT TO AN ORIGINAL (AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO'S). THE MEASUREMENTS ARE PERFECT. BUT HERE IS THE BEST PART. IT HAS A LEAD FREE PEWTER SPOUT AND TIN COLLAR, NO ONE ELSE IS PRODUCING A TIN CANTEEN WITH THE CORRECT SPOUT OR WHO'S MEASUREMENTS MATCH AS EXACTLY AS OURS! THEY ARE BEE'S WAX LINED BUT WE WILL SEND YOU ONE WITHOUT BEE'S WAX IF YOU PREFER. YOU MAY NOTICE THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN OF THE SPOUT ON THE ORIGINAL AND OF THE ONE ON THE REPRO. IF YOU LOOK AT MANY OF THE ORIGINALS WITH THIS STYLE SPOUT YOU WILL FIND THEY ARE OFTEN CHIPPED LEAVING A JAGGED EDGE. BECAUSE OF THIS WE USED ANOTHER ORIGINAL STYLE SPOUT ON OUR CANTEEN THAT WILL NOT CHIP EVEN IF YOU DROP IT RIGHT ON THE SPOUT. THE CANTEEN ITSELF IS MADE FROM TIN. IT COMES WITH A CORK BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO, I REPEAT, NO HOLE DRILLED IN THE CANTEEN FOR A CHAIN TO GO IN. YOU CAN TIE A STRING FROM THE CORK LOOP TO THE SLING LOOP AS PER MANY OF THE ORIGINALS. STRING NOT INCLUDED. WE HAVE COVERED THEM IN PAT KLINE'S JEAN CLOTH OR YOU CAN GET THEM UNCOVERED. THE ONE IN THE PHOTO IS COVERED WITH PAT'S NATURAL GRAY JEAN WOOL. WE USE THE SCRAPS FROM PANTS AND JACKETS TO COVER THEM SO ALL COLORS ARE NOT IN STOCK ALL THE TIME. ALL COME WITH THE CORRECT STYLE OF 100% COTTON STRAP. FOLDED AND SEWN ON EACH SIDE WITH BROWN COTTON THREAD AS PER THE ORIGINAL IN OUR COLLECTION. THIS IS THE BEST CANTEEN ON THE MARKET. SUPER MATERIAL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP NOT TO MENTION THE AUTHENTICITY. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

1858 TIN CANTEEN W PEWTER SPOUT & JEAN WOOL COVER
ITEM # 969 $39.95
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1858 TIN CANTEEN W PEWTER SPOUT & NO COVER
ITEM # 969-A $34.95
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COTTON LINEN SLING
A LOT OF YOU HAVE ASK FOR A GOOD REPLACEMENT SLING FOR YOUR CANTEENS. WE NOW OFFER ONE THAT IS AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL AS WE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT. IT IS MADE OF FROM 100% COTTON, FOLDED AND SEWN ON BOTH SIDES WITH BROWN COTTON THREAD, JUST AS THE ORIGINAL WE COPIED IT FROM. THEY ARE 72 INCHES LONG BUT OF COURSE YOU CAN CUT YOURS TO ANY LENGTH YOU WANT BEFORE YOU SEW IT ONTO YOUR CANTEEN.

ITEM # 968 $4.95
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CONFEDERATE COPPER MESS PLATE
BOY HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE A LONG TIME. I'VE BEEN A DIGGER HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SINCE 1983. EVERY SO OFTEN I OR ONE OF MY BUD'S WOULD FIND ONE OF THESE COPPER PLATES IN THE CONFEDERATE CAMPS. MOSTLY ALONG THE DUCK RIVER LINE IN AND AROUND SHELBYVILLE. REMEMBER THE CHAPTER IN SAM WATKIN'S BOOK "CO. AYTCH", ABOUT HIM AND THE BOYS FRYING AND EATING THE MUSSELS THEY FOUND IN THE DUCK RIVER? WELL THIS IS THE PLATE THEY ATE THEM OFF OF.
AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SHOWING MY PLATE TO OTHER DIGGERS AROUND THE COUNTRY I FOUND THAT THEY WERE MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN I FIRST IMAGINED. THERE ARE SAMPLES OF THE SAME PLATE DUG IN VICKSBURG MISS., SHELBYVILLE TENN. AND SURROUNDING CAMPS, FRANKLIN TENN. AND FROM CONFEDERATE CAMPS USED DURING GEN. HOOD'S ILL FATED BATTLE OF NASHVILLE. MOST ARE EXACTLY ALIKE BUT A FEW HAVE SLIGHT VARIATIONS. ALL ARE TIN PLATED ON THE TOP BUT NOT THE BOTTOM. THE SIMILARITIES OF ALL THESE PLATES SUGGEST A SINGLE SOURCE. MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE THAT THEY WERE ALL RAN THROUGH THE BLOCKADE. IF THEY WERE MADE BY A SOUTHERN COMPANY THE RAW MATERIAL WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE RUN THE BLOCKADE FIRST. DUE TO THE EXSTENDED TIME SPAN THESE PLATES WERE USED I OPT FOR THE BLOCKADE RUNNER THEORY AS SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS OFTEN HAD TO MOVE WITH THE SHIFTING LINES. RELOCATING EQUIPMENT OFTEN MEANS LOST OR DAMAGED DIES AND MOLDS. REMAKING MOLDS AND RETOOLING (IN MY OPINION) WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN GREATER VARIATIONS FROM ONE TIME PERIOD TO THE NEXT.
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS PLATE WAS A GREAT RELIC AND NEEDED TO BE REPRODUCED BUT I COULD NEVER FIND THAT ONE PERSON WITH ALL THE EXPERTISE TO MAKE THEM. NOT ANY MORE!

OUR PLATE IS MADE HERE IN THE STATES ONE AT A TIME. HAND SPUN ON WOODEN MOLDS JUST AS THE ORIGINALS WERE. THEY ARE THEN TINED OVER A CHARCOAL FIRE ONE AT A TIME USING THE EXACT SAME PROCESS USED IN THE 1860's.
THE PLATE IN THE PHOTO TOP LEFT IS FROM MY COLLECTION, I HAVE ANOTHER FROM THE SAME SHELBYVILLE CAMP BUT IT'S A LITTLE SQUISHED. THE PLATE ON THE RIGHT IS FROM SANFORD POTT'S AWARD WINNING COLLECTION SEEN AT MAJOR RELIC SHOWS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT TOO WAS DUG IN A CAMP NEAR SHELBYVILLE.

CONFEDERATE COPPER MESS PLATE
ITEM # 970 $19.95

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MILITIA
CIRCA: 1850-1865

MULE EAR POCKET STYLE

OUR MULE EAR POCKET STYLE ARE FAST BECOMING THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF PANTS WE SELL. THEY OF COURSE HAVE MULE EAR POCKETS. THEY HAVE NATURAL COLOR BONE BUTTONS FOR THE FLY AND FOR THE SUSPENDERS. THEY HAVE MATCHING COLOR JEAN WOOL TABS ON THE REAR WITH A PIERCING BUCKLE FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADJUSTMENT TO THE WAIST SIZE. THE INNER WAIST BAND IS MADE OF A HEAVY COTTON THAT HAS A VERY HOMESPUN LOOK. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR THESE PANTS WILL BE HARD TO BEAT.

YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THESE PANTS LINED. WE LINE OUR MULE EAR POCKET STYLE JEAN CLOTH PANTS WITH 100% WOVEN COTTON MATERIAL.

(PATTERNS AND COLOR VARY).

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CAVALRY CANTEEN SLING
WE HAVE BEEN ASK TO MAKE THIS SLING FOR VERY A LONG TIME NOW. WE FINALLY GOT AROUND TO IT. IT'S A LEATHER CANTEEN SLING MADE FOR CAVALRY. IT SNAPS ONTO WHATEVER D RING OR SQUARE THAT YOUR SADDLE HAS OPEN. THERE IS A GREAT PHOTO OF AN ORIGINAL IN THE BOOK "CIVIL WAR CANTEENS" BY S. W. SYLVIA & M. J. O'DONNELL ON PAGE 30. ( I PULL THAT BOOK LIKE A GUN DON'T I. ) THE ORIGINAL APPEARS TO BE A FIELD CONVERSION USING AND OLD SABER BELT PARTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL KNOWN VARIATIONS TO THE SLING SHOWN ON PAGE 30. ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL IS NOT I.D.ed TO A CAVALRYMAN THERE IS NO OTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATION. OUR SLING HANGS ABOUT 12 LONG. THIS IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE SNAP TO THE TOP OF THE CANTEEN. IT IS EASILY SHORTENED TO ANY LENGTH YOU DESIRE. THIS MAY VERY WELL BE THE MOST PRACTICAL FIELD CONVERSION I HAVE EVER SEEN. LEAVE IT TO THE GUYS IN THE FIELD!

THE CANTEEN ON THE LEFT SHOWS HOW YOU CAN ATTATCH OUR LEATHER SLING DIRECTLY TO THE CANTEEN SLING RETAINER LOOPS. YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD STRONG CANTEEN (LIKE OURS) TO DO THIS. REGARDLESS OF WHO MADE THE CANTEEN THAT YOU ARE GOING TO ATTACH THIS SLING TO YOU SHOULD CHECK IT REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THE SLING LOOP RETAINERS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT THE HARDSHIP OF CAVALRY LIFE HAS NOT PULLED THEM LOOSE. IF YOU HOOK THIS RIG UP TO A CANTEEN AND IT TEARS A LOOP OFF IT AIN�T MY FAULT.

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ENFIELD MUSKET PRIVATES TOOL
WELL TELL ME, JUST HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO REPRODUCE THIS ONE?
IT'S THE ENFIELD MUSKET PRIVATES TOOL. PAINSTAKINGLY REMADE TO BE THE BEST REPRODUCTION EVER MADE OF THIS TOOL. WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ITS EVER BEEN REPRODUCED! SO UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ORIGINAL YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.
THERE IS ANOTHER ENFIELD TOOL FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE THAT IS SIMILAR BUT IT IS THE SERGEANTS TOOL. IF EVERY PRIVATE WAS ISSUED A TOOL THEN FOR EVERY SERGEANTS TOOL ISSUED THERE WERE 25 OF THE PRIVATES TOOL. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? THE PRIVATES TOOL DOES NOT HAVE A MAIN SPRING VISE, THEY FIGURED OUT REAL QUICK THEY DIDN�T WANT THE PRIVATES TAKING APART THE LOCK PLATES. OH YEAH AND THE OTHER GUY IS CHARGING $10 TO $15 DOLLARS MORE FOR THE SERGEANTS TOOL. IF YOUR A SARGENT BUY ONE FROM THE OTHER GUY. IF YOUR A PRIVATE YOU NEED ONE OF THESE.
THERE MADE FROM HIGH CARBON STEEL THAT IS TEMPERED FOR MAXIMUM STRENGTH. THEY ARE LIGHTLY BLUED AS PER THE ORIGINAL. THE CENTER SCREWS OUT TO REVEAL A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT FOR OIL EQUIPPED WITH A DROPPER TO PUT THE OIL RIGHT WERE IT'S NEEDED. THE DROPPER HAS A LEATHER GASKET TO PREVENT LEAKAGE JUST AS THE ORIGINAL. THE LEFT ARM IS A FLAT HEADED SCREW DRIVER THAT WILL FIT ANY SCREW ON THE ENFIELD AND IS MARKED WITH THE COMPANY LOGO OF T&CG JUST AS THE ORIGINAL WE COPIED IT FROM IS. THE RIGHT ARM IS THREADED TO ACCEPT ANY WORM THAT FITS EURO OR ARMISPORT ENFIELD. THE WORM IS INCLUDED WITH THE TOOL, IT'S JUST NOT SHOWN IN THE PHOTO. THE NIPPLE PICK IS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED SO IT CAN'T BE LOST. (THAT ALONE WILL PAY FOR THE WRENCH) IT SWINGS TO THE SIDE FOR EASE OF USE AND THE WRENCH ACTS AS A HANDLE FOR THE PICK. THE BOTTOM CENTER HAS A SOCKET TYPE WRENCH TO REMOVE THE CONE (NIPPLE) THAT FITS ALL STANDARD NIPPLES, EURO OR ARMI.
EVERYONE WHO OWNS AN ORIGINAL HAS BEEN AMAZED AT THE ACCURACY OF THIS REPRODUCTION. WE FEEL SURE YOU WILL TOO.

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1841 /1842 STYLE US MUSKET TOOL
HERE'S ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. A GREAT REPRO OF AN 1841 /1842 STYLE MUSKET WRENCH. (PHOTO LEFT SHOWS THE WRENCH OPEN AND CLOSED). (PHOTO RIGHT SHOW OUR WRENCH NEXT TO AN ORIGINAL DUG IN THE UNION "CAMP STANLEY" JUST SOUTH OF MURFREESBORO TN.). THEY WORK ON ANY ENFIELD OR SPRINGFIELD MUSKET. IT WAS FIRST ISSUED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI RIFLE. IT HAS A SOCKET STYLE WRENCH ON ONE END TO REMOVE YOUR MUSKETS NIPPLE (CONE) WITHOUT SLIPPING AND ROUNDING IT OFF, AND 2 DIFFERENT SIZE SCREW DRIVERS ON THE OTHER. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO FIELD STRIP YOUR MUSKET. TAKE A LOOK AT ANY OLD COLLECTION OF CIVIL WAR RELICS DUG FROM THE FIELD AND YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF THIS STYLE WRENCH. BUT IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ORIGINAL FOR YOUR KIT YOU ALREADY KNOW THERE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN NON DUG CONDITION AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND ONE THE PRICE STARTS AT $60. I LOOKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR TO FIND THE ONE THIS ONE IS COPIED FROM. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THESE IN A REPRO AND I ONLY HAD 500 MADE. THEY'LL BE GONE BEFORE THE YEARS OUT SO DON'T WAIT. GRAB A COUPLE OF THESE BABIES NOW BEFORE THERE GONE!

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PAD LOCK 3 � INCH
WE ARE VERY GLAD TO ONCE AGAIN BE ABLE TO OFFER THESE GREAT LOCKS FOR SALE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM FOR SOME TIME NOW.
THE SUPPLY IS STILL SOMEWHAT LIMITED SO DON'T HESITATE. THEY ALWAYS GO FAST! THE 3 1/2 INCH LOCK IS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO BUT THE LOCKS LOOK JUST A LIKE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIZE. THIS LOCK IS A VERY WELL MADE, HEAVY PAD LOCK WITH A BRASS KEY HOLE COVER. 6 HEAVY IRON RIVITS MAKES THIS LOCK AS STRONG AS IT IS FUNCTIONAL. THE MECHANISM WORKS VERY SMOOTHLY. NO JIGGLING, WHICH IN A LOCK IS A BAD THING. IT COMES WITH 2 KEYS JUST IN CASE YOU LOOSE ONE. IT WORKS GREAT FOR AN ARTILLERY LIMBER CHEST OR ANY OTHER CHEST YOU MIGHT NEED TO SECURE. AND IT WORKS GREAT FOR LOCKING HAND CUFFS TO LEG SHACKLES. YOU CAN EVEN KEEP THE YANKEES OUT OF THE SMOKE HOUSE WITH ONE.

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CONFEDERATE SADDLE SHIELD AND SADDLE OVAL
OUR CONFEDERATE SADDLE SHIELD AND OVAL ARE MADE BY HAND ONE AT A TIME. JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS THEY ARE COPIED FROM. SHOWN SIDE BY SIDE IN THE PHOTO THEY ARE IDENTICAL. IF YOU DO A SERIOUS CONFEDERATE CAVALRY IMPRESSION THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT PUT YOUR IMPRESSION A NOTCH ABOVE THE REST. OUR ORIGINALS WERE DUG IN A CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP IN LAVERNE TN. JUST NORTH OF MURFREESBORO. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD LOST IN ONE OF WHEELERS OR FORREST RAIDS AROUND ROSECRANS.
THE PHOTO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, IF YOU WANT THE BEST YOU WANT THESE.

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LEECH & RIGDON SABER SNAPS
EVER SEEN THESE BEFORE? NOT UNLESS YOU OWN AN ORIGINAL. THEY HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED. THE MOST FAMOUS CONFEDERATE MANUFACTURER OF HARDWARE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT LEECH & RIGDON. BETTER KNOWN AS MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS. THE MOST PROLIFIC MAKER OF BRASS GOODS, SABERS, THE BEST CONFEDERATE MADE PISTOLS AND EVEN DRUMS FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. THE SHIFTING LINES CAUSED THEM TO RELOCATE SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WAR BUT THEY STILL MANAGED TO KEEP THE GOODS FLOWING.
AT THE ONSET OF THE WAR GEN. FORREST WAS A MEMPHIS CITY COUNCILMAN. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW HE OUTFITTED HIS TROOPS FROM HIS OWN POCKET OR FROM CAPTURED GOODS. IS THERE ANY DOUBT HE WOULD HAVE USED THE MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS COMPANY FOR ALL THEY COULD HAVE SUPPLIED? DUG GOODS FROM KNOWN FORREST CAMPS AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE PROVES WITHOUT QUESTION THAT MANY OF THE GEN. TROOPERS WERE EQUIPPED WITH GOODS FROM LEECH AND RIGDON. OUR ORIGINAL SABER SNAP SHOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE PHOTO WAS DUG IN THE SAME CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP AS THE CS SHIELD AND OVAL SHOWN ABOVE.
THE SNAPS ARE MADE OF SOLID CAST BRASS WITH A SPRING STEEL SNAP BRADDED DIRECTLY ONTO THE SNAP. THE BEST DESIGN POSSIBLE FOR LONG WEAR WITHOUT BREAKAGE. THE SNAP MEASURES 2 3/4 INCHES LONG. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL ORNATE DESIGN THAT IS CAST INTO THE BRASS. THE LOOP MEASURES 1 INCH WIDE SO IT WILL FIT ON ANY STANDARD SABER BELT. IT WORKS GREAT AS THE END SNAP ON YOUR HORSE LEAD TOO.
DO YOU HAVE A SERIOUS CONFEDERATE IMPRESSION? OR ARE YOU JUST PLAYING?

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HEARTS & HANDS. WOMEN, QUILTS, AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
AFTER THE GREAT RESPONSE WE RECEIVED TO THE FIRST QUILT BOOK WE LISTED HERE (SOUTHERN QUILTS) WE THOUGHT JUST MAYBE THERE IS ANOTHER QUILT BOOK OR TWO OUT THERE THAT WILL HAVE SOME GOOD INFORMATION THAT OUR READERS COULD USE. BOY WAS THAT AN UNDERSTATEMENT! WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE STARTED LOOKING THAT THERE WERE SO MANY GREAT BOOKS DEDICATED TO QUILTS, QUILTING AND THE WOMEN WHO MADE THEM.
BELOW YOU WILL FIND THE FIRST ONES WE HAVE CHOSEN TO LIST. I WISH I COULD JUST SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND WE COULD PASS THESE BOOKS BACK AND FORTH. I JUST OPEN ONE UP TO ANY PAGE AND I CAN'T SUPPRESS A "WOW". WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT SO MANY QUILTS SURVIVED THAT DATE TO THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES AND BEFORE. IF YOU ARE EVEN SLIGHTLY INTERESTED IN QUILTS THESE BOOKS ARE MUST HAVE FOR YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY. IF YOU ARE EVEN REMOTELY INTERESTED IN TEXTILES OF THE PERIOD THESE BOOKS ARE "MUST HAVE".
THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE WONDERFUL. MANY OF THEM NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. THEY TOO DATE FROM BEFORE THE WAR TO WELL AFTER. SO THESE BOOKS MAKE A GREAT REFERENCE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN ANY PERIOD UP TO AND A LITTLE AFTER THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS IN THIS BOOK, "HEARTS & HANDS" THE PAGE DEDICATED TO THE PHOTO'S OF THE LADIES OF ASHLAND OHIO. CIRCA 1850. MAKING RAG RUGS WAS THERE CURRENT PROJECT, THEY SAT 2 BY 2 FOR PHOTO'S OF THERE ENTIRE QUILTING BEE. THE PHOTO'S OF 40 LADIES FROM ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL TAKEN ON THE SAME DAY. THE FACT THAT THEY SHARED MATERIAL AND DRESS PATTERNS IS SELF EVIDENT FROM THE PHOTO'S. WHERE ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY FIND THIS INFORMATION?

I AM NOT GOING TO TRY TO GIVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENTS OF EACH BOOK LISTED BELOW. I WOULD JUST BE REPEATING MYSELF OVER AND OVER. THERE ALL GREAT. SOME DEAL WITH DIFFERENT AREA'S OF THE COUNTRY. SOME LIKE THE "MORMON MIGRATION" AND THE "OREGON TRAIL" COVER A VERY WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COUNTRY. THE TITLES ARE SELF EXPLANATORY SO ONE OR ANOTHER MAY CATCH YOUR FANCY. BUT REMEMBER NO MATTER THE TITLE NONE OF THESE BOOKS LIMITS THERE SELVES TO JUST ONE SUBJECT. IF IT IS REMOTELY RELATED TO QUILTING IT IS MOST LIKELY MENTIONED.
GOOD READING.

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THE QUILTS OF TENNESSEE
THIS BOOK IS OF COURSE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO ALL OF US TENNESSEANS. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE MAP OF TENN. SHOWING THE STATE COUNTY BY COUNTY AND LISTING JUST HOW MANY QUILTS HAVE SURVIVED FROM EACH. BEDFORD COUNTY (WHERE I LIVE) IS OF COURSE NUMBER #1 WITH 65 SURVIVING QUILTS. YEAH TEAM!

SOME OF THE PATTERNS IN THIS BOOK ARE AMAZING.

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QUILTS & WOMEN OF THE MORMAN MIGRATION
WHAT CAN I SAY? IT'S ANOTHER GREAT QUILTING BOOK. 251 PAGES OF STORIES, PHOTO'S AND QUILTS. THIS BOOK HAS SOME REALLY EARLY QUILTS, 1820, 1830 AND SO ON. VERY INTERESTING READING ABOUT THE MORMAN MIGRATION TOO. WOMEN FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY RISK LIFE AND LIMB AS THEY FORGE WESTWARD INTO THE AN UNSURE FUTURE. LOT'S OF GREAT QUILT PHOTO'S!

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TREASURES IN THE TRUNK OR QUILTS OF THE OREGON TRAIL
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE BOOKS WITH 2 TITLES. THIS IS THE STORY OF THE MIGRATION OF THE LAND HUNGRY EASTERNERS (AND I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A BAD WAY) AND THERE JOURNEY INTO WHAT THEY HOPED WOULD BE THE PROMISED LAND.
THIS BOOK OF COURSE DEALS WITH THE 1840 TO 1870 TIME PERIOD ONLY. THIS BOOK CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST DETAILED QUILT PHOTOGRAPHS. VERY CLEAR AND CLOSE UP. AMAZING DETAIL. SOME OF THESE QUILTS ARE ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE! IT HAS A GREAT CHAPTER CONTAINING LETTERS TO AND FROM THOSE THEY LEFT BEHIND.

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A MARYLAND ALBUM, QUILT MAKING TRADITIONS, 1634-1934
300 YEARS OF QUILT MAKING IN MARYLAND. AM I STARTING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD YET? JUST ANOTHER SUPER BOOK ON QUILTS. LOTS OF GREAT STORIES AND PHOTO'S. THIS BOOK CONTAINS PHOTO'S OF SOME OF THE MOST ELABORATE QUILTS I HAVE EVER SEEN. I WISH I COULD ADEQUATELY CONVEY THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL AND SUBJECTS IN EACH OF THESE QUILT BOOKS. THERE NOT JUST ABOUT QUILTS, THERE ABOUT LIFE. YOU CAN READ ANYONE OF THESE BOOKS AND LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM POLITICS TO THE PRICE OF EGGS. IT'S JUST GOOD READING, NOT ONLY THE RESEARCH MINDED BUT JUST AS ENJOYABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR THE COMPANY OF A GOOD BOOK FOR A RAINY AFTERNOON. THIS BOOK IS A HARD COVER AND I ASSURE YOU WELL WORTH THE PRICE.

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SOUTHERN QUILTS
IN THIS COLORFUL BOOK. RICH PHOTOGRAPHS AND ORAL HISTORIES OF 29 SOUTHERN QUILTS THAT SURVIVED THE CIVIL WAR OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE IN THE SOUTH DURING THE MOST TURBULENT TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK ARE; CONFEDERATE CRADLE QUILT, A WORK OF RED AND WHITE SILK AND BLACK VELVET MADE BY MRS. ROBERT E. LEE, MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND FRIENDS IN RICHMOND IN 1863.
ALABAMA GUNBOAT QUILT, AN APPLIQUED, EMBROIDERED, AND STUFFED QUILT PRODUCED AND SOLD AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD CONFEDERATE GUNBOATS.
IRISH CHAIN QUILT, A PREWAR GUILT GIVEN TO A WOUNDED NORTHER SOLDIER BY A KINDLY SOUTHERN LADY WHO NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH.
AND BEST OF ALL! THE 17th TENNESSEE INF. QUILT MADE BY A BEDFORD COUNTY TENN. LADY (MRS. PRINCE, A SELF PROCLAIMED CONFEDERATE SPY WHO TRAVELED TO MURFREESBORO BY WAGON IN 1863 TO RECOVER THE BODY OF HER FIANC� WHO WAS HUNG BY THE YANKEES FOR SPYING) ON WHICH SHE STITCHED HONER�S TO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE 17th WHO HAD FALLEN IN BATTLE. MADE IN 1863. THE SAME LADY MADE A PILLOW IN 1910 USING MANY DIFFERENT PIECES FROM "HOME SPUN" THAT SHE AND HER FRIENDS USED TO MAKE THERE DRESSES FROM DURING THE WAR. ON THE PILLOW SHE STITCHED A TRIBUTE TO THE HOME SPUN DRESS THAT SOUTHERN LADIES WORE. THERE IS A VERY GOOD PHOTO OF THE PILLOW. YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANOTHER SOURCE FOR SO MANY PERIOD HOME SPUN FABRICS, COLORS AND WEAVES IN ONE PLACE IF YOU LOOK THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

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WOOD HANDLED FOLDING KNIFE & FORK MESS SET W LEATHER CASE
THIS BEAUTIFULLY HAND CRAFTED SET IS MADE OF HIGH CARBON STEEL. THE DARK HARD WOOD HANDLES HAVE A LOT OF EYE APPEAL. THEY LOOK VERY "VINTAGE" RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX. THE KNIFE MEASURES 8 INCHES LONG AND THE FORK 7 1/2. THEY BOTH FOLD UP AND FIT NEATLY INTO THE HAND STITCHED BLACK LEATHER CASE. MOST PEOPLE USE THESE FOR REV. WAR OR FRENCH AND INDIAN BUT I PERSONALLY SEE NOTHING WRONG IN USING GOODS FROM AN EARLIER ERA. NOT WHEN THERE REALLY REALLY NEAT ANYWAY!

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WOOD HANDLED KNIFE & FORK MESS SET
HERE'S YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW WOOD HANDLED SLIDING KNIFE & FORK. THAT'S OUR NEW SET IN THE PHOTO ABOVE ON THE LEFT. THE ORIGINAL SET IS ON THE RIGHT. IF YOU VISIT MANY MUSEUMS OF GO TO A LOT OF RELIC SHOWS THEN I'M SURE YOU'VE SEEN THIS ITEM BEFORE. OFTEN WITH THE SOLDIERS NAME AND UNIT CARVED INTO THE HANDLE. I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF THEM OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS. I FIGURE ANYTHING THAT WAS THAT POPULAR WITH THE TROOPS SHOULD BE REPRODUCED, SO WE DID. THIS KNIFE & FORK TURNED OUT BETTER THAN WE COULD HAVE EVEN HOPED FOR. YOU CAN LAY THE ORIGINAL DOWN BESIDE IT AND LITERALLY NOT BE ABLE TO TELL THEM APART. WHEN THERE PUT TOGETHER FOR CARRYING ITS 8 � INCHES LONG AND DROPS RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HAVERSACK. WHEN YOU TAKE THEM APART FOR USE BOTH THE KNIFE AND THE FORK MEASURE 7 � INCHES LONG. NOT TOO BIG, NOT TOO SMALL. I THINK THIS IS THE BEST MESS KIT I HAVE EVER USED AND I THINK YOU WILL TOO. DON'T LET THE CHEAP PRICE FOOL YOU. WE CONSIDERED CHARGING A LOT MORE BUT I WANT EVERYBODY TO HAVE ONE OF THESE.

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HAND SEWN HOUSEWIFE
OUR HAND SEWN PERIOD CORRECT HOUSEWIVES ARE MADE WITH METICULOUS CARE TO INSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE THE BEST IN AUTHENTICITY. IT IS COPIED FROM AN ORIGINAL IN OUR COLLECTION. THEY ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH A BACK OF 100% WOOL OR JEAN WOOL. YOUR CHOICE. THE INSIDE LINING IS MADE OF 100% COTTON WOVEN CHECKED PATTERN AND MUSLIN. PATTERNS VARY FROM HOUSEWIFE TO HOUSEWIFE. THE TIE STRING IS COTTON, FLAT BRAIDED STRING. THE OUTER EDGE IS FINISHED WITH AN ATTRACTIVE "BLANKET TYPE" STITCH. AS SEEN IN PHOTO RIGHT. ALL OF THE SEWING IS HAND DONE! IT ROLLS UP NEATLY TO FIT IN YOUR HAVERSACK OR KNAPSACK.
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HAND CROCHET COLLARS
OUR BEAUTIFULLY HAND CROCHET COLLARS ARE MADE RIGHT HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP IS EXQUISITE. AS WITH ALL OF OUR CROCHET GOODS WE OFFER THE COLLARS IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COLORS. THEY ARE VERY FASHIONABLE FOR THE PERIOD. PERIOD GOODEY�S AND PETTERSON�S LADIES MAGAZINE LIST MANY DIFFERENT COLLARS AS WELL AS OTHER CROCHET PROJECTS. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE OR SO THEY SAY. WITH JUST A FEW ACCESSORIES LIKE A NEW COLLAR YOU CAN GIVE A DRESS A COMPLETELY NEW LOOK!

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HAND CROCHET CHATELAINES
WHEN YOUR ABILITY TO SEW WAS CONSIDERED PART OF "WHO YOU ARE" AND A YOUNG LADIES NEEDLE WORK WAS EVEN CONSIDERED WHEN PERSPECTIVE SUITORS WERE LOOKING FOR A BRIDE, WHY IT'S NO WONDER THAT SEWING ACCESSORIES BECAME FASHION ACCESSORIES!
OUR BEAUTIFULLY HAND CROCHET CHATELAINES ARE MADE RIGHT HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE. THEY ARE 12 INCHES LONG AND THEY PIN TO YOUR BELT OR DIRECTLY TO YOUR DRESS. THEY HAVE 4 HOOKS SO YOU CAN DISPLAY ALL OF YOUR FINEST SEWING GOODS. LIKE YOUR STORK SCISSORS (A PERSONAL PREFERENCE OF MINE), THIMBLE, NEEDLE HOLDER AND ANY OF THOSE OTHER "GOT TO HAVE IT" LITTLE THINGS WE LOVE SO WELL. THE CRAFTSMANSHIP IS EXQUISITE. AS WITH ALL OF OUR CROCHET GOODS WE OFFER THE CHATELAINES IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COLORS. THERE VERY FASHIONABLE FOR THE PERIOD. PERIOD GOODEY�S AND PETTERSON�S LADIES MAGAZINE LIST MANY DIFFERENT CROCHET PROJECTS. VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE, OR SO THEY SAY. WITH JUST A FEW ACCESORIES LIKE A NEW CHATELAINE YOU CAN GIVE A DRESS A COMPLETELY NEW LOOK!

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HAND CROCHETED MISER'S PURSE
THESE NOVEL LITTLE MISER PURSES ARE JUST THE THING TO KEEP YOUR COINS FROM BEING LOST IN THE BOTTOM OF YOUR PURSE.

WHY IS IT CALLED A MISER'S PURSE? BECAUSE ITS SO HARD TO LOOSE ANYTHING OUT OF IT! BECAUSE OF ITS INGENIOUS DESIGN IT TAKES BOTH HANDS TO OPEN IT, IT CAN'T BE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED AND EVERYTHING FALL OUT.
THEY MEASURE 3 1/2 INCHES WIDE BY 5 1/2 INCHES LONG AND COME IN A WIDE VARIETY OF COLORS.

MAKE YOUR COLOR CHOICE FROM THE LIST BELOW

ITEM #725 $14.95 BLACK     BUY NOW!

WHITE     BUY NOW!     CREAM     BUY NOW!     MAROON     BUY NOW!

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PARKER HALE 1853 ENFIELD MUSKET

PARKER-HALE 1853 THREE BAND MUSKET, .577 CAL.

The Enfield Rifle Musket marked the zenith in design and manufacturing of the military percussion rifle.
The 1853, also known as the First Model, was manufactured between 1853 and 1863 by a large number of contractors including the Royal Small Arms Factory and the London Armory Company. It features a case hardened lock, cold forged steel barrel, and a walnut stock with brass furniture. Bbl. Length: 39"; O.A.L.: 55"; Weight: 9 lbs. 9 oz.;
Rate of Twist: 1:48; Rec. Bullet: .58 Cal. Minie.

This rifle is credited by many to be the best "shooter" on the market today.

ITEM # PH01 - $619.95
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1855 MUSKET WRENCH
THIS IS THE 1855 MUSKET WRENCH. AN OPEN END WRENCH FOR REMOVING MUSKET NIPPLES (CONES) AND 3 SCREW DRIVERS. IT IS MARKED US WHICH WAS ONLY DONE BY THE HARPERS FERRY ARMORY. IT IS BLUED AS PER THE ORIGINAL AND THE METAL IS VERY WELL TEMPERED. YOU CAN REALLY USE IT, IT WON'T BEND IN YOUR HAND LIKE SOME OF THE PIECES OF JUNK OUT THERE THAT ARE BEING PASSED OFF FOR TOOLS.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS WRENCH HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED. PAINSTAKINGLY MADE TO BE AN EXACT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

1855 MUSKET TOOL # 2019 $17.95
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CONFEDERATE MESS KIT
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES. I HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO REPRODUCING THIS KIT FOR YEARS BUT WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE IT IN ITS COMPLETE FORM. ONLY RECENTLY DID I FIND SOMEONE WHO COULD REPRODUCE THE FORKS FOR ME AND I AM VERY GLAD TO NOW BE ABLE TO OFFER IT TO YOU.

NOW CLASS IF YOU WILL TURN TO PAGE 58 OF YOUR SYLVIA AND O'DONNELL CANTEEN BOOK PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTO AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE.
IS THAT COOL OR WHAT?!!!
AN ORIGINAL CONFEDERATE TIN DRUM CANTEEN WITH ONE SIDE REMOVED, FOUND WITH A TWO PRONG FORK LAYING INSIDE OF IT. THIS CANTEEN WAS DUG IN A CONFEDERATE CAMP NEAR CENTREVILLE VIRGINIA. THE CAMP WAS OCCUPIED BY GEORGIA TROOPS IN THE WINTER OF 1861/62. JUST BECAUSE WE TALK SLOW DON'T MEAN WE THINK SLOW. I DON'T THINK YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER, ALL AROUND MESS KIT IF YOU TRIED.
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FORK, BONE HANDLED, BRASS RIVETED TO HAND WORKED STEEL. THE ONLY THING I AM SORRY ABOUT IS FRAUDS AND FAKERS WILL PASS THESE OFF AS ORIGINALS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

IT'S A PLATE. IT'S A PAN, IT'S A STORAGE CONTAINER FOR YOUR RATIONS. YOU CAN TAKE A SHORT STICK AND PUT IT IN THE SPOUT. THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO USE IT LIKE A PAN FOR HEATING COFFEE. AND EVEN THOUGH THE SIDE THAT WAS REMOVED WAS NOT FOUND WITH THE ORIGINAL WE ARE GOING TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOURS. IT MAKES A GREAT PLATE. WHEN YOUR ALL DONE AND HAVE CLEANED YOUR KIT, READY FOR THE MARCH YOU CAN PUT YOUR DAYS RATIONS ALONG WITH YOUR FORK AND THE STICK YOU USE FOR THE HANDLE INSIDE OF IT, PUT THE SIDE BACK ON AND WITH A LEATHER THONG TIE IT ALL SECURELY INTO PLACE. READY TO TOSS INTO YOUR HAVERSACK. IT WEIGHTS PRACTICALLY NOTHING. YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING ON A LONG MARCH. OR EVEN A SHORT MARCH

YOUR COMPLETE KIT INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING; 1, CONFEDERATE TIN DRUM CANTEEN WITH ONE SIDE REMOVED. 1, SIDE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. 1, TWO PRONG BONE HANDLED FORK. 1, LEATHER THONG. 1, WOODEN HANDLE. 1, RATION BAG.

THIS KIT WOULD BE $39.00 IF BOUGHT SEPERATLY.

WHEN BOUGHT IN IT'S COMPLETE FORM ONLY $34.95
CONFEDERATE MESS KIT # 2034 $34.95
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CANTEEN ONLY # 2034-A $19.95
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FORK ONLY # 2034-B $14.95
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CORRECT SIDE PLATE SCREW WASHERS ENFIELD RIFLE
HERE IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN TOUGH TO FIND. THE CORRECT ENFIELD SIDE PLATE SCREW WASHER WITH THE SQUARE ENDS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTO ABOVE, YOU TELL THE ORIGINAL FROM THE BLOCKADE RUNNER REPRO's? IF YOUR THE KIND OF GUY WHO CARES ABOUT THE DETAILS YOU WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO CORRECT THAT FACTORY SCREW UP ON YOUR MUSKET. REPLACE THOSE INCORRECT ROUND ENDED WASHERS WITH THE CORRECT SQUARE ENDED ONES. AT THIS PRICE YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO. OH YEAH, THESE FIT A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET. IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE TO PUT OUR WASHERS IN.
SOLD BY THE PAIR ONLY
FITS ANY BRAND OF ENFIELD MUSKET. EURO, ARMI, WHO EVER.

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RUFF SIDE OUT COLONIAL REV. WAR BUCKLE SHOES
THIS REV. WAR SHOE HAS ALL THE GREAT FEATURES AS THE REV. WAR SHOE LISTED ABOVE BUT IN RUFF SIDE OUT. SAME GREAT FEATURES, SAME GREAT WARRANTEE.

YOU MAY CHOOSE THE SIZE YOU WANT FROM THE AVAILABLE LIST BELOW.
SIZES 8, 9, 10, 11, AND 12 AVAILABLE.

COLONIAL REV. WAR BUCKLE SHOES RUFF SIDE OUT
ITEM # 708-A $79.95
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COPPER WASH BASIN
OUR COPPER WASH BASIN IS MODELED AFTER AN ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA BASIN WE HAVE IN OUR COLLECTION. WE HAVE THEM MADE HERE IN TENNESSEE FROM HEAVY COPPER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANDLE IT LIKE IT'S GLASS. IT IS VERY TOUGH. I LOVE COPPER STUFF BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO EXPENSIVE. THE LAST TIME I PRICED A BASIN SIMILAR TO THIS ONE THE GUY ASK ME $75.00 FOR IT. I KNEW WE COULD MAKE A BETTER ONE AND SELL IT FOR A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE PRICE. OUR BASIN IS "SPUN COPPER" WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU IS THE BASIN IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE. THERE IS NO SOLDER JOINT TO MELT OUT OR LEAK. YOU COULD ACTUALLY HEAT WATER DIRECTLY OVER THE FIRE IN THIS BASIN IF YOU WANTED. IT HAS A ROLLED LIP AT THE TOP THAT MAKES IT VERY STRONG AND THERE ARE NO SHARP EDGES. IT WILL NEVER EVER RUST AND CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO A BEAUTIFUL SHINE EVEN AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT BY SIMPLY COVERING IT IN KETCHUP, THAT'S RIGHT KETCHUP AND LETTING IT STAND FOR 30 MINUTES. THEN YOU JUST WIPE IT OFF AND IT LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW AGAIN. IT MEASURES 13 � INCHES WIDE AT THE TOP AND IT IS ALMOST 3 INCHES TALL. IT HOLDS ABOUT 1 GALLON OF WATER. THAT'S JUST THE RIGHT SIZE FOR ALMOST ANY JOB AROUND THE CAMP. WHETHER IT'S WASHING UP FOR THE BALL OR SCRUBBING THOSE DIRTY MESS PLATES. IT'S AN INDISPENSABLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR A REFUGEE WITH CHILDREN.
I USED MY PERSONAL BASIN FOR THE PHOTO, I LIKE THE DARK AGED LOOK. IF YOU PREFER THE SHINY COPPER LOOK JUST USE THE KETCHUP!

COPPER WASH BASIN ITEM # 2012 $32.95

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MONTEAGLE CANTEEN 1/2 SKILLET

ALTHOUGH THE CANTEEN � SKILLET IS A POPULAR ITEM IN THE RE-ENACTING WORLD I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE ONE UNTIL I HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL. OUR SKILLET IS AN EXACT COPY OF THE ONE DUG FROM A CAMP ON MONTEAGLE MOUNTAIN IN GRUNDY COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE ORIGINAL NOW RESIDES IN THE CHARLIE HARRIS COLLECTION. YOU MAY KNOW MR. HARRIS FROM THE BOOK "RELICS OF THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN" WRITTEN BY MR. HARRIS. HE ALSO DID ALL THE PHOTO'S. YOU CAN FIND A VERY GOOD PHOTO OF THE ORIGINAL SKILLET ON PAGE 118 IN HIS BOOK. IT IS A VERY GOOD REFERENCE BOOK AND STILL AVAILABLE AT ALMOST ANY OF THE LARGER RELIC SHOWS. CONSIDERING IT'S AGE THE ORIGINAL SKILLET IS IN EXTREMELY GOOD SHAPE . THIS MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO COPY. WE MAKE OUR SKILLETS ONE AT A TIME HERE IN OUR BLACK SMITH SHOP. EVERY DETAIL IS REPRODUCED INCLUDING THE ODD SHAPED SPOUT OPENING OF THE ORIGINAL CANTEEN AND THE WROUGHT IRON HANDLE IS AFFIX TO THE 1858 SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN 1/2 BY MEANS OF BRADDING ORIGINAL CRATE NAILS DUG IN LOCAL CIVIL WAR CAMPS. YES WE USE ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR CRATE NAILS ON OUR SKILLETS. IN MR. HARRIS'S BOOK HE LIST THE NAILS USED AS BEING "HORSE SHOE NAILS". IT'S A SIMPLE MISTAKE. LOTS OF FOLKS AROUND HERE REFER TO ANY SQUARE NAILS AS HORSE SHOE NAILS. THE NAILS USED ON THE ORIGINAL SKILLET ARE CRATE NAILS. SMALL SQUARE CUT NAILS THAT DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA WERE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHIPPING CRATES. YOU OFTEN DIG A HANDFUL OF THESE NAILS FROM FIRE PITS IN CIVIL WAR CAMPS AS MANY OF THE CRATES, ONCE EMPTIED WERE SIMPLY BURNED. I THINK YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS SKILLET. I KNOW I AM.

MONTEAGLE SKILLET ITEM # 2013 $24.95
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NEW JERSEY CAVALRY BOWL
NO THIS BOWL WAS NOT EXCLUSIVELY USED BY THE NEW JERSEY CAV. BUT MY FAVORITE CIVIL WAR PERIOD PHOTO OF THIS BOWL IS BEING HELD BY 2 OF 4 NEW JERSEY CAVALRYMAN POSING IN FRONT OF THERE TENT, IN CAMP. THEY APPEAR TO BE ACTUALLY EATING THERE LUNCH RATHER THAN PRETENDING TO AS IN SO MANY "ACTION" PHOTO'S OF THE WAR.
ANOTHER GOOD PHOTO OF A VERY SIMILAR BOWL IS IN THE BOOK FIGHTING MEN OF THE CIVIL WAR ON PAGE 151. THERE ARE 5 UNION INFANTRYMEN IN THE FIELD AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE 3 VERY SIMILAR BOWLS IN THE PHOTO. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE EARLY WAR PHOTO'S OF UNION TROOPS IN THE EASTERN THEATER YOU WILL NOTICE SEVERAL BOWLS THAT ARE EITHER THIS EXACT OR VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE HAVE HERE. OUR BOWL MEASURES 8 INCHES WIDE AT THE TOP AND IS OVER 2 INCHES TALL. YOU CAN REALLY WALK AWAY FROM THE MESS TENT WITH A DAYS RATION. OK I KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT'S A GOOD THING SOMETIMES IT'S NOT. IT IS HOT DIPPED IN TIN FOR A HEAVY PROTECTIVE COATING. THIS DOES NOT ELIMINATE RUSTING BUT IT CERTAINLY HELPS TO PREVENT IT. IF YOU DON'T LOOSE IT WILL PROBABLY LAST YOU YOUR ENTIRE CAREER.

NEW JERSEY BOWL # 2014 $11.95
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THE FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER TENT
IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE DOG TENT THIS IS THE ONLY BOOK TO HAVE. ANY QUESTION YOU CAN ASK ABOUT THE SHELTER � CAN BE ANSWERED IN THIS BOOK. THIS BOOK IS OFFICIALLY INDORSED BY "THE COMPANY OF MILITARY HISTORIANS", YOU CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. IT CONTAINS SEVERAL PERIOD PHOTO'S WITH VERY DETAILED TEXT. IT ALSO INCLUDES MANY PHOTO'S OF THE SURVIVING SHELTER HALVES TAKEN TO SHOW GREAT DETAIL. THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR RE-ENACTORS AND HISTORIANS WHO WANT THE DETAILS. THE INSPECTORS STAMPS, THE MATERIAL, WHICH DEPOT ACCEPTED WHAT, THE SPECIFICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS WHO SUPPLIED THEM IN WHAT YEAR AND HOW MANY. THIS IS THE LAST WORD ON SHELTER 1/2's.

THE FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER � BOOK # 2015 $19.95
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HARDEE'S CORP FLAG BUMPER STICKER
THE FAMOUS BLUE FLAG OF HARDEE'S CORP. SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE FULL MOON. BEST KNOWN AS THE FLAG OF CLEBURNE'S DIVISION. NO UNION SOLDIER WANTED TO BE ACROSS THE FIELD FROM THIS FLAG. YOU COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON THAT'S WERE THE MINNIE BALLS WOULD BE THE THICKEST. IT MEASURES 3 INCHES BY 5 INCHES AND WILL ADHERE TO ANY SMOOTH SURFACE, GLASS, METAL OR WHATEVER. THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS OF THE HARDEE'S FLAG WE CHOSE THE MOST UNIFORM OF THEM TO REPRESENT THEM ALL. YOU CAN EASILY USE AN INDELIBLE MARKER TO ADD YOUR COMPANIES BATTLE HONER'S.

HARDEE'S CORP FLAG STICKER # 2016 $1.00
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ORANGE WOOL HAT CORD
WE HAVE BEEN ASK FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO GET THE PROPER ORANGE COLOR WOOL HAT CORD FOR DRAGOONS AND ENGINEERS. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU THERE AREN'T THAT MANY OF YOU BUT YOU'VE WORN ME DOWN. HERE IT IS NOW SHUT UP!
THERE MADE FROM THE SAME HIGH QUALITY WOOL AS ALL OF OUR HAT CORDS. WELL MADE AND READY TO WEAR.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADJUST THE LENGTH OF A HAT CORD JUST ASK.

ORANGE WOOL HAT CORD # 2017 $4.95
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1855 MUSKET WRENCH
THIS IS THE 1855 MUSKET WRENCH. AN OPEN END WRENCH FOR REMOVING MUSKET NIPPLES (CONES) AND 3 SCREW DRIVERS. IT IS MARKED US WHICH WAS ONLY DONE BY THE HARPERS FERRY ARMORY. IT IS BLUED AS PER THE ORIGINAL AND THE METAL IS VERY WELL TEMPERED. YOU CAN REALLY USE IT, IT WON'T BEND IN YOUR HAND LIKE SOME OF THE PIECES OF JUNK OUT THERE THAT ARE BEING PASSED OFF FOR TOOLS.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS WRENCH HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED. PAINSTAKINGLY MADE TO BE AN EXACT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

1855 MUSKET TOOL # 2019 $17.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON LATE WAR BELT AND BUCKLE
THIS IS A COPY OF THE LEECH AND RIGDON (MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS) LATE WAR BELT AND BUCKLE. THERE ARE NO SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF THIS BELT. IT IS BASED PURELY ON SPECULATION. THE BRASS BUCKLE ITSELF IS AN EXACT COPY OF THE LEECH AND RIGDON SABER BELT BUCKLE ADJUSTER IN OUR COLLECTION (ORIGINAL SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE ON THE RIGHT OF THE BOTTOM PHOTO). OUR BUCKLE WAS DUG BY KENT WALL, AN ASSOCIATE OF BILL BEARD, 2 OF THE TOP MEN IN THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS. THIS LENGTH ADJUSTER BUCKLE IS FOUND ON MOST OF THE BELTS THAT STILL HAVE LEECH AND RIGDON SABERS ATTACHED. NOW THAT BEING SAID. THIS BUCKLE HAS BEEN FOUND IN SEVERAL INFANTRY CAMPS IN GOODLY NUMBERS WITH NO OTHER HARDWARE NEAR IT. IF IT WAS ON A SABER BELT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO FIND THE OTHER HARDWARE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT RIGHT? WELL IT WASN'T THERE. THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION IS THAT DUE TO THE SHORTAGES AND DEPRAVATION OF THE WAR BY THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN THE LOWLY ADJUSTER BUCKLE HAS NOW BECOME THE PRIMARY BUCKLE FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE INFANTRY. THEY ARE FOUND MOSTLY IN THE FRANKLIN AND NASHVILLE AREA CAMPS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH HOODS ILL-FATED TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN. IF YOU HAVE A BETTER EXPLANATION I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.
THE LEATHER IS TANNED HERE IN TENNESSEE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE TANNERY ALMOST SETS RIGHT ON TOP OF ONE OF GEN. HARDEE'S CAMPS. THEY ARE THEN CUT AND SEWN BY HAND HERE IN OUR LEATHER SHOP. THE BELTS ARE 1 � INCHES WIDE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN LENGTH UP TO 48 INCHES LONG AND THEY HAVE A FLOATING LEATHER KEEPER. THAT MEANS THE KEEPER IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BELT. AVAILABLE IN BROWN RUFF OUT OR BROWN SMOOTH SIDE OUT LEATHER ONLY. THE PHOTOS ABOVE SHOW RUFF SIDE OUT.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THESE HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED.

LEECH AND RIGDON BELT BUCKLE ONLY # 2020-B $11.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND BUCKLE 40 INCHES LONG # 2020 $24.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND BUCKLE 48 INCHES LONG # 2020-A $29.95
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PUPPY PAW BUCKLE CENTER
THIS IS THE ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR EVERY STAMPED BRASS LEAD FILLED BELT PLATE BEFORE LATE 1863. EVERY MILITIA, EVERY STATE, EVERY U.S. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRE-WAR SMALL 2 HOOK US BELT BUCKLE WHICH WERE PRODUCED IN VERY LIMITED NUMBERS. THERE ARE A FEW GEORGIA STATE SEALS WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS BUT NO ONE CAN AGREE ON WHETHER THEY ARE POST WAR OR NOT, MANY THINK THEY ARE. THIS ATTACHMENT DEVICE IS CALLED "PUPPY PAWS". ANY HOW THESE ARE DUG IN AND AROUND CONFEDERATE CAMPS IN EVERY SOUTHERN STATE. THE ATTACHMENTS ALONE ARE NOT FOUND IN GREAT NUMBERS BUT THEY ARE FOUND. WAS THE LEAD MELTED OUT OF THE BACK AND THEN IT AND THE BRASS FACE USED FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE? I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE CS BRASS STAMPED BUCKLE THAT WAS TURNED INTO A SPOON. I DON'T THINK EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE BUT IT IS A NICE CHANGE FROM THE OLD UPSIDE DOWN U.S. BUCKLE. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR AN AUTHENTIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE COMMON BELT PLATE HERE IT IS.
I ALSO HAVE JUST THE BRASS "SKINS" OF US AND CS BELT PLATES IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN CORRECT PUPPY PAW BUCKLE OR SPOON. BUT I AIN'T POURING THE LEAD. YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THAT.

PUPPY PAW ATTACHMENT # 2021 $4.95
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U.S. BUCKLE BRASS SKIN ONLY # 2022 $3.95
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C.S. BUCKLE BRASS SKIN ONLY # 2023 $3.95
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BROWN LEATHER WAIST BELT
OUR BROWN LEATHER WAIST BELT MEASURES 2 INCHES WIDE AND IS AVAILABLE UP TO 60 INCHES LONG. THE BELT IN THE PHOTO ABOVE IS SHOWN WITH A CAST BRASS TENNESSEE BUCKLE WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS SHOWN FOR SCALE ONLY. THE BELT IS SHOWN RUFF SIDE OUT BUT CAN BE WORN SMOOTH SIDE OUT IF YOU PREFER. THE LEATHER IS TANNED HERE IN TENNESSEE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE TANNERY ALMOST SETS RIGHT ON TOP OF ONE OF GEN. HARDEE'S CAMPS. THEY ARE THEN CUT BY HAND HERE IN OUR LEATHER SHOP.

40 INCH LONG BROWN LEATHER BELT # 2024 $12.95
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50 INCH LONG BROWN LEATHER BELT # 2024-A $14.95
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60 INCH LONG BROWN LEATHER BELT # 2024-B $16.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON WAIST BELT AND BUCKLE
HERE WE HAVE 2 EXAMPLES OF CONFEDERATE BUCKLES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE LEECH AND RIGDON CO. ALSO KNOWN AS MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS. IT IS NOT KNOWN FOR CERTAIN IF LEECH AND RIGDON MANUFACTURED THESE BUCKLES OR BOUGHT THEM FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER. THEY WERE KNOWN TO DO BOTH. WHAT IS FOR CERTAIN IS THAT THEY ARE FOUND ON SABER BELTS THAT HAVE LEECH AND RIGDON SABERS ATTACHED. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING THESE BUCKLES FOR SALE FOR SOME TIME WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO OFFER THEM WITH THE CORRECT HARDWARE UNTIL NOW. WE NOW HAVE THE CORRECT BELT LENGTH ADJUSTER BUCKLE THAT IS FOUND ON THE SAME BELTS AS THE BUCKLES AND SABERS. THESE BELTS ARE COMPLETELY SOUTHERN MADE. THE BUCKLES ARE CAST FOR US IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LENGTH ADJUSTER BUCKLE IS CAST FOR US IN TENNESSEE. THE LEATHER IS ALSO TANNED IN TENNESSEE AND THEY ARE HAND STITCHED HERE IN OUR LEATHER SHOP. THIS IS THE BEST BELT AND BUCKLE WE OFFER. IT REALLY IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR ANY CONFEDERATE TO WEAR SOUTHERN MADE GOODS. I GUESS SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE.

LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND ROUND TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE WITH STARS ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 40 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2025 $69.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND ROUND TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE WITH STARS ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 50 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2025-A $79.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND RECTANGLE TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 40 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026 $69.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND RECTANGLE TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 50 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026-A $79.95
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BELT FOR RECTANGLE BUCKLES
OUR NEW BELT FOR 2 PIECE RECTANGLE BUCKLES IS AN EXACT COPY OF AN ORIGINAL. THE EDGES OF THE BELT ARE FINISHED WITH STRAIGHT LINE DECORATION. THE KEEPER IS HAND SEWN ON WITH A 3/4 SQUARE STITCH PATTERN AND HAS 2 COPPER RIVETS WITH THE WASHER SIDE UP. WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE ORIGINALS YOU WILL SEE THIS STYLE OF AFFIXING BUCKLES TO BELTS IS SEEN MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER. THIS WILL NOT WORK WITH MOST TONGUE AND WREATH STYLE BUCKLES AS THEY ARE TOO SMALL AND REQUIRE A NARROWER BELT. ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE MUSICIANS BUCKLE. WE WILL SEW ON ANY RECTANGULAR BELT BUCKLE THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE. THE RECTANGULAR CSA BUCKLE WORKS WELL WITH THIS BELT. THE 1851 EAGLE BELT PLATE (AS SEEN IN PHOTO ABOVE) IS NOT INCLUDED UNLESS YOU PICK THAT OPTION BELOW. IF YOU ORDER THE BELT ALONE IT WILL COME WITH THE ALL HOLES PRE PUNCHED FOR SEWING THE KEEPER ON AS WELL AS THE HOLES FOR THE RIVETS. THE RIVETS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

NEW BLACK LEATHER WAIST BELT FOR RECTANGLE 2 PIECE BUCKLES, FITS SIZE 40 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026 $29.95
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NEW BLACK LEATHER WAIST BELT FOR RECTANGLE 2 PIECE BUCKLES, FITS SIZE 50 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026-A $29.95
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SEW ON A 1851 EAGLE BUCKLE AS SEEN ABOVE $18.95 BUY NOW!

RICHMOND ARSENAL STYLE WAIST BELT
OUR RICHMOND ARSENAL STYLE WAIST BELT IS COPIED DIRECTLY FROM ONE IN THE LARRY HICKLEN COLLECTION. (LARRY IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN RELIC DEALERS IN THE COUNTRY). THE "BULLET" PATTERN OF STITCHING AND THE USE OF A SABER BELT BUTTON FOR THE LENGTH ADJUSTER IS WHAT MAKES A RICHMOND ARSENAL A RICHMOND ARSENAL. THE BELT IS 1 � INCHES WIDE AND IS AVAILABLE IN UP TO A 48 INCH LENGTH. THE RICHMOND ARSENAL BELT IS AVAILABLE ON BLACK OR BROWN LEATHER. IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY WHICH ONE YOU WANT WE WILL SEND IT ON BLACK. THE PLAIN FACED MILITIA STYLE BUCKLE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE IS NOT INCLUDED. WE WILL SEW ON ANY BUCKLE YOU CHOOSE FROM OUR LARGE SELECTION BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO LET US KNOW BY USING THE COMMENT BOX ON THE ORDER FORM. IF YOU WANT THE BELT ONLY IT WILL COME WITH ALL THE HOLES PRE-PUNCHED FOR SEWING THE "BULLET" STYLE PATTERN. THE WAIST ADJUSTER HOLES WILL NOT BE CUT BUT A PATTERN FOR DOING SO AND A SABER BELT BUTTON WILL BE INCLUDED. THE BELT IN THE PHOTO ABOVE HAS AN ORIGINAL SABER BELT BUTTON. YOURS WILL BE A NEW REPRO UNLESS YOU CHOOSE THE OPTION FOR AN ORIGINAL BELOW.

BLACK LEATHER FOR MY RICHMOND ARSENAL BELT CHOOSE NOW!
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RICHMOND ARSENAL STYLE BELT FITS WAIST SIZE 40 AND SMALLER ITEM # 2027 $34.95 BUY NOW!

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HERE'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET A GREAT NEW CIVIL WAR / VICTORIAN ERA STYLE CROCHETED MISER PURSE IN YOUR CHOICE OF COLORS, BLACK, ECRU OR WHITE.
IT IS BEAUTIFULLY HAND CROCHET AND DECORATED WITH A MATCHING TASSEL AT THE BOTTOM AND ONE AT THE END OF THE LANYARD. THE LANYARD IS EASILY REMOVED FOR WHEN YOU JUST WANT TO DROP YOUR PURSE INTO YOUR BAG AND THEN JUST AS EASILY REATTACHED SO YOU CAN LOOP IT OVER YOUR WRIST OR YOU WAIST BELT TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LEAVE IT BEHIND.

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SHEET BRASS C.S.A. BUCKLE
TALK ABOUT AN UNDER REPRESENTED BUCKLE IN RE-ENACTING! HERE IT IS. THIS IS A VERY COMMON BUCKLE TO DIG IN ANY ARMY OF TENNESSEE CAMP. OUR REPRODUCTION (TOP CENTER) IS AN EXACT COPY OF A BUCKLE DUG IN ONE OF GENERAL POLK�S CAMPS (BOTTOM RIGHT) ON THE DUCK RIVER LINE JUST OUTSIDE OF SHELBYVILLE TENNESSEE. THE BOYS WERE CAMPED THERE FROM JAN. TILL LATE JUNE 1863. THE WEIGHT, THE SHAPE AND THE HOOKS ARE ALL A PERFECT MATCH.
THE BUCKLE MEASURES 3 3/8 INCHES LONG BY 2 3/8 INCHES WIDE. ALMOST THE SAME AS ANY US OR CS LEAD FILLED BUCKLE.
IF YOU LOOK TO THE ORIGINAL SHEET BRASS BUCKLES YOU WILL FIND MANY WITH SMALL VARIATIONS IN SIZE AND SHAPE BUT THEY ARE ALL BASICALLY VERY SIMILAR. THE SHEET BRASS ITSELF WAS RUN THROUGH THE BLOCKADE AND THE BUCKLES WERE THEN MADE IN THE SOUTHERN METAL SHOPS. WE KNOW THIS BECAUSE FROM TIME TO TIME SOMEONE WILL DIG ONE OF THESE BUCKLES WITH ALL OR PART OF THE ENGLISH FOUNDRIES STAMP ON IT. ACCORDING TO THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF BUCKLES, THE HOOKS WERE MADE FROM HAMMERED TELEGRAPH WIRE THAT WAS BENT INTO HOOKS AND THEN SOLDERED ONTO THE BACK OF THE BUCKLE USING LEAD. THERE IS NO HARD EVIDENCE BUT BECAUSE OF THE ABUNDANCE OF THESE BUCKLES FOUND IN THE MIDDLE TENN. AREA MANY FEEL THAT SOME OF THESE BUCKLES WERE PRODUCED IN TULLAHOMA TENN. GEN. BRAGG'S H.Q. AT THE TIME.
BUT---- THESE BUCKLES ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE. MANY HAVE BEEN DUG IN VIRGINIA JUST AS THE BUCKLE ON THE BOTTOM LEFT WAS. NOTE THE TWO HOLES IN THE BUCKLE. THAT IS A FIELD REPAIR AFTER THE HOOKS BROKE OFF.

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ENGLISH STYLE LEATHER ENFIELD SLING
HERE IS A GREAT ITEM WE HAVE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME TO PRODUCE. A GENUINE COPY OF AN ENGLISH MADE ENFIELD SLING. IF YOU LOOK TO ORIGINAL PHOTO'S WHERE THE SLINGS ARE CLEAR YOU WILL SEE TWO TYPES OF THIS SLING. ONE WITH A BRASS BUCKLE AND ONE WITH LEATHER SLIDES. THIS IS THE LEATHER SLIDE VERSION.
MADE FROM TOP GRAIN COW HIDE. RUFF SIDE OUT BLACK FINISH JUST AS THE ORIGINAL.
ONE END OF THE SLING LOOPS THROUGH THE "SLING LOOP" AND BACK THROUGH THE LEATHER SLIDE. JUST LIKE ANY OTHER RIFLE SLING. BUT THE OTHER END SIMPLY FOLDS OVER THE LOOP AND IS FASTENED WITH A LEATHER THONG THAT IS LACED THROUGH THE PRE-PUNCHED HOLES AND THEN SECURELY TIED. THESE SLINGS RAN THE BLOCKADE WITH THE RIFLES! WHAT A GREAT ADDITION TO ANY IMPRESSION.

ENGLISH STYLE ENFIELD LEATHER MUSKET SLING
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ENFIELD MUSKET WORM
THIS IS AN EXACT COPY OR THE ENFIELD WORM PRODUCE IN ENGLAND FOR THE ENFIELD ARMORY. WE TOOK THE SPEC.'S FROM AN ORIGINAL WORM THAT CAME WITH AN ENFIELD PRIVATES TOOL. THESE WORMS ARE MADE FROM TOOL STEEL AND HARDENED TO THE CORRECT DEGREE SO YOU GET A WORM YOU REALLY CAN USE.
IT WILL NOT COLLAPSE IN ON ITSELF LIKE THOSE POORLY MADE WORMS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE MARKET FOREVER. IT WILL LAST FOR YEARS AND YEARS. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR THE BEST HERE IT IS.

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FIELD MODIFIED ENFIELD MUSKET WORM
THIS WORM IS EXACTLY AS THE WORM DESCRIBED ABOVE WITH ONE EXCEPTION. THE PRONGS HAVE BEEN BENT OUTWARD AND RE-HARDENED. WHY? WELL LET ME TELL YA. ONE DAY ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO I WAS RELIC HUNTING IN A CORNER OF A UNION CAMP THAT HAD NEVER BEEN HUNTED BEFORE. THE TROOPS LOADED THERE WEAPONS AND PREPARED FOR THE FIGHT BUT I KNEW FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS THE TROOPS THAT WERE CAMPED THERE WERE NEVER DEPLOYED INTO BATTLE SO THERE WERE PULLED MINNIE BALLS EVERYWHERE. I DUG OVER 300. OF COURSE THEY USED THERE SCREW TYPE BALL PULLERS BUT ON ABOUT 25% OF THOSE MINNIE BALLS YOU COULD SEE WHERE THE SCREW HAD PULLED RIGHT THROUGH THE SOFT LEAD AND LEFT THE BALL STUCK IN THE BARREL. YOU COULD ALSO SEE THE MARKS ON THE MINNIE BALLS WHERE THEY HAD USED A FIELD MODIFIED WORM LIKE THE ONE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE TO FINISH THE JOB.
THIS WORM BITES RIGHT INTO THE SOFT LEAD AND THERE IS NO WAY TO STRIP IT OUT!

IF YOUR AN EXPERIENCE SHOOTER YOU KNOW THAT A MIS-FIRE AND A STUCK BALL CAN BE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HAVING A GREAT DAY IN THE FIELD OR GOING TO THE HOUSE.
IF YOU HAVE A THIS LITTLE WORM YOU WILL BE PREPARED FOR ANYTHING. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY 2 WORMS. THIS ONE WILL DO EVERYTHING ANY OTHER WORM WILL DO PLUS PULL MINNIE BALLS.
LEAVE IT TO THE GUYS IN THE FIELD TO IMPROVE EVERYTHING!

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COOKING FORK FROM A WORM
O.K. YOU CAN CALL THIS A FANTASY PIECE IF YOU WANT BUT IF THERE IS ONE THING COUNTRY BOYS THINK ABOUT A LOT ITS EATING! AND WITH 5,000,000 BORED HUNGRY SOLDIERS IN THE FIELD OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD IT'S HARD FOR ME TO BELIEVE THAT I AM THE FIRST ONE TO THINK OF THIS.
I WAS LAYING ON THE STRAW ONE AFTERNOON STARING AT THE FIRE AND NOT WANTING TO GET UP AND GO CUT A FORKED STICK TO COOK MY BEEF WITH WHEN I THOUGHT TO MYSELF.
IF I ONLY HAD A SOME TYPE OF FORK THAT WOULD JUST SCREW ON MY RAM ROD, YOU KNOW, LIKE A WORM DOES. WELL THE LIGHT BULB WENT OFF AND IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS I HAD MY WORM SCREWED ON THE RAM ROD AND STUCK IN THE COALS OF THE FIRE. LUCKILY I HAD MY TELEGRAPH PLYERS IN MY KIT.
(I COULD HAVE DONE IT WITH A KNIFE BLADE AND A ROCK).
2 MINUTES AND 3 BURNT FINGERS LATER I HAD MY FIRST WORM/FORK OR FORK/WORM---WELL WHAT EVER YOU CALL IT WORKS GREAT.
YOUR FORK/WORM WILL LOOK JUST LIKE THE ONE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE AND WILL WORK FINE JUST AS IT IS BUT YOU CAN EASILY HEAT AND BEND THE PRONGS OUTWARD JUST A LITTLE TO MAKE THEM BITE INTO SOFTER FOODS BETTER.

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CONFEDERATE COPPER DRUM CANTEEN
OUR CONFEDERATE COPPER DRUM CANTEEN IS MADE TO THE EXACTING DETAIL THAT YOU EXPECT FROM THE BLOCKADE RUNNER. COPIED DIRECTLY FROM A TIN CONFEDERATE DRUM CANTEEN (PICTURED ON THE LEFT) THAT WAS DUG FROM ONE OF GEN. PAT CLEBURNE�S CAMPS RIGHT HERE IN WARTRACE TENNESSEE. ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL SHOWS SOME DAMAGE IT WAS STILL IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION FOR US TO TAKE ALL THE MEASUREMENTS FROM SO YOU GET A PERFECT COPY FROM THE ORIGINAL.
OUR COPPER CANTEEN MEASURES 5 � INCHES WIDE BY 2 INCHES THICK. IT IS MADE WITH LEAD FREE SOLDER. IT COMES WITH A CORK AND CHAIN. WE WILL BE GLADE TO THROUGH IN A PIECE OF HEMP STRING THE CORRECT LENGTH IF YOU WANT TO REPLACE THE CHAIN. THE STRAP IS INCLUDED AND IS MADE FROM OUR GREAT 100% COTTON KERSEY WEAVE MATERIAL WITH FOLDED SEWN EDGES.
WE MADE THIS CANTEEN FROM COPPER AT THE REQUEST OF SEVERAL OF OUR CUSTOMERS WHO PROFESS TO KNOW OF AN ORIGINAL. WE WILL BE SUPPLYING DRUM CANTEENS MADE OF TIM ON THIS SAME DESIGN VERY SOON.

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RULES: TO BE OBSERVED IN THE LABORATORIES OF THE C.S. ARSENALS AND ORDNANCE DEPOTS.
DO NOT LET THE NAME FOOL YOU! THIS BOOK IS NOT JUST FOR ORDNANCE GEEKS.
NOT SINCE THE RE-PUBLICATION OF THE HARDEE'S MANUEL HAS SUCH A SMALL BOOK BEEN OF SUCH GREAT USE TO SO MANY. IN A AREA WHERE INFORMATION HAS BEEN SORELY LACKING THIS BOOK IS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE. THERE ARE MANY UNEXPECTED BITS OF INFORMATION THAT TRANSCEND THE SUBJECT AS WELL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT THE INSTRUCTIONS (RULES) AND CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CS LABORATORIES, J. W. MALLET, TO THE CHIEFS OF ORDNANCE HAS EVER BEEN COMPILED MUCH LESS PUBLISHED. THIS LITTLE BOOK COVERS THE PERIOD FROM 1862 TILL 1864 WHICH MOST LIKELY IS THE BULK OF THE MATERIAL.
SUBJECTS INCLUDED ARE; RELATIONS OF THE LABORATORY TO THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS OF AN ARSENAL OR ORDNANCE STORE, WITH SEVERAL SUB-CATEGORIES. ALL OF WHICH ARE FULL USEFUL INFORMATION TO THE SERIOUS MINDED RE-ENACTOR.
SUCH AS; WHERE ORDNANCE WAGONS SHOULD BE PLACED BEFORE BATTLE. HOW MANY MEN SHOULD BE DETAILED TO GUARD THEM. HOW MANY MEN SHOULD BE DETAILED TO "RUN" AMMUNITION TO THE TROOPS. INSTRUCTIONS TO UNLOAD ORDNANCE WAGONS AND USE THEM TO TRANSPORT CAPTURED SMALL ARMS TO THE REAR.
INSTRUCTIONS TO ORDNANCE OFFICERS IN THE FIELD AND DUTIES OF ORDNANCE SERGEANTS.
INSTRUCTIONS ON THE HANDLING OF CAPTURED ARMS.
PROPER STORING OF LARGE AND SMALL ARMS AMMUNITION IN THE FIELD.
THE PROPER HANDLING OF PRIMER CAPS, AMMUNITION, (LARGE AND SMALL) THE CARE TO BE TAKEN CONCERNING DAMP OR WET ORDNANCE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF "SUNNING" AMMUNITION. PHOTO'S OF ORIGINAL ORDNANCE CRATES WITH THERE LABELS AND STENCILING. HOW TO PACK AND HOW MANY CARTRIDGES AND CAPS TO PACK PER BUNDLE AND HOW THE LABEL SHOULD READ.

IF YOUR IMPRESSION IS ORD. SGT. YOU COULD BE SHOT FOR NOT HAVING THIS BOOK. ALL CAPTAINS AND 1st SGT's. (ESPECIALLY ART. AND INF.) SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST ONE COPY FOR THE COMPANY REFERENCE LIBRARY.

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INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL WAR SMALL ARMS
UNDERPRICED! THAT'S THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBED THIS BOOK. WHEN THE DAY COMES THAT YOU HAVE TO ORDER A PART FOR THE LOCK OF YOUR MUSKET AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO CALL IT, THE DIAGRAM OF THE LOCK PLATE ALONE IS WORTH THE PRICE OF THE BOOK.
ALTHOUGH MOST FOLKS WOULD ASSUME FROM THE TITLE THAT THIS IS A BOOK FOR BEGINNERS AND IT IS A VERY GOOD BOOK FOR PEOPLE NEW TO THE HOBBY, IT ALSO HAS A LOT OF SUPER INFORMATION THAT YOU WOULD NEVER COMMIT TO MEMORY WHICH MAKES IT A VERY HANDY REFERENCE. LIKE WHEN YOUR TRYING TO REMEMBER THAT CONTRACTORS NAME THAT MADE 70,000 OF THE 1861 MUSKETS BUT IT JUST WON'T COME TO YOU. JUST FLIP THE BOOK OPEN AND THERE IT IS, PROVIDENCE TOOL COMPANY. ALONG WITH A LIST OF ALL THE OTHER CONTRACTORS AND HOW MANY RIFLES THEY MADE.
ALL OF THE COMMON RIFLE AND PISTOLS(UNION AND CONFEDERATE) ARE LISTED HERE WITH MANY OF THE MORE OBSCURE ARMS LISTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED AS WELL.
EACH RIFLE AND PISTOL HAS A PAGE DEVOTED TO IT WITH IT'S SPECIFICATIONS AND HISTORY OF WHERE, WHEN AND HOW MANY WERE MADE. WHO USED THEM AND WHY.
THERE IS EVEN A PARTIAL LIST OF WHICH UNION REGT's. CARRIED WHICH WEAPONS.
THE BOOK IS WELL WRITTEN AND FUN TO READ. THE COMBINATION OF SURVIVING RIFLE AND PISTOL PHOTO'S ALONG WITH PHOTO'S FROM THE PERIOD OF SOLDIERS CARRYING THE WEAPON MAKES THE BOOK EVEN MORE INTERESTING. THE PHOTO'S OF AMMUNITION PACKAGES WITH THERE LABELS INTACT IS A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR THOSE WISHING TO REPRODUCE THE CORRECT AMMO PACKAGE FOR LIVING HISTORY EVENTS.

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THREE MONTHS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES APRIL-JUNE 1863
HERES YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "THREE MONTHS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, APRIL THROUGH JUNE, 1863" by ENGLISH COL. ARTHUR J.L. FREEMANTLE, COLDSTREAM GAURDS. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. THE DAY BY DAY DIARY OF COL. FREEMANTLE GIVES YOU A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE DAILY LIFE OF THE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS AND MEN HE VISITED. WONDERFUL INSIGHT ON BRAGG, POLK, HARDEE, CLEBURNE AND MANY MORE. ALL THE OFFICERS WERE EAGER TO SHOW OFF THERE TROOPS FOR THE COL. AND HE MAKES MANY OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE RANK AND FILE AND RECORDS THEM IN HIS DIARY. INFO ON CLOTHING, ACCOUTERMENTS, DISIPLINE AND WOMEN IN THE RANKS. THE COL. IS VERY TAKEN BY THE NUMBER OF BRITS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS THAT ARE SERVING AS OFFICERS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND NEVER FAILS TO RECORD IT IN HIS DIARY WHEN HE HERES OF OR MEETS ONE OF THEM. HIS TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN STATES STARTED IN BROWNSVILLE TX. AND TAKES HIM THROUGH 9 OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ENDING WITH HIM CROSSING THROUGH THE UNION LINES JUST AFTER OBSERVING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. THIS BOOK IS HARD TO PUT DOWN AND VERY EASY TO READ. ITS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS YOU WILL READ AND REREAD AND THEN USE AS A REFERENCE BOOK FOR YEARS TO COME.

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CONFEDERATE WAR POEMS
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK " CONFEDERATE WAR POEMS. ASSEMBLED BY WALTER B. JONES ORIGINALY PUBLISHED IN 1959. HIS FATHER WAS COL. THOMAS JONES, THE FLAG OF TRUCE BEARER FOR GEN. LEE AT APPOMATTOX AND LATER THE GOV. OF ALABAMA. THE AUTHOR HAS PUT TOGETHER ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS OF CIVIL WAR ERA SOUTHERN POETRY EVER ASSEMBLED. SOUTHERN POETS BREATHING LIFE INTO DARING DEEDS OF THE BATTLE FIELD AND THE HOME FRONT MAKING THEM IMMORTAL. THE ORIGINAL WORDS OF MANY OF THE POEMS THAT WERE PUT TO MUSIC AND LATER BECAME THE SONGS OF THE SOUTH. IF YOUR INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF CONFEDERATE PRESERVATION WORK THIS IS VERY HANDY BOOK FOR DEDICATIONS OR REDEDICATIONS OF MONUMENTS AND CEMETARY'S.

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FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT" BY JOHN S. TILLEY, M.A. (HARVARD). THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT NUMBER OF FACTS AND QUOTES FROM THE MEN WHO MADE HISTORY BUT TODAYS P.C. HISTORY BOOKS LEAVE OUT. IF YOUR A DYED IN THE WOOL UNION MAN DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, IT WILL JUST RAISE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT EVERY SOUTHERN HOME SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK! HERE'S A EXERT FROM A SPEACH PRES. LINCOLN GAVE TO A GROUP OF FREEMEN ON THE PROS OF THERE BEING SENT BACK TO AFRICA, "YOU AND WE ARE DIFFERENT RACES. WE HAVE BETWEEN US A BROADER DIFFERENCE THAN EXISTS BETWEEN ALMOST ANY OTHER TWO RACES. WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG, I NEED NOT DISCUSS; BUT THIS PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE IS A GREAT DISADVANTAGE TO US BOTH, AS I THINK YOUR RACE SUFFERS VERY GREATLY, MANY OF THEM, BY LIVING AMONG US, WHILE OURS SUFFERS FROM YOUR PRESENCE. IN A WORD WE SUFFER ON EACH SIDE." GREAT EMANCIPATOR? SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE GREAT SEGREGATOR! ITS A REAL EYE OPENER.

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THE COMING OF THE GLORY
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "THE COMING OF THE GLORY by JOHN S. TILLEY M.A. (HARVARD). ORIGINALY PUBLISHED IN 1949 THIS BOOK IS A SERIOUS LOOK AT SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD FROM 1641 THROUGH THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION. FACT AFTER DOCUMENTED FACTED GIVES YOU THE FULL INSIGHT INTO THE SLAVE TRADE AND THOSE WHO WISH TO LAY THE BLAME SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN WHERE IT BELONGS. THIS BOOK ALSO CONTAINS MANY STORIES OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVE AND THERE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THERE MASTERS DURING THE CIVIL WAR AS WELL AS A LOOK AT (THROUGH THERE OWN WRITINGS) WHAT MANY OF THE GREAT UNION ARMY "LIBERATORS" THOUGHT OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS. THIS BOOK IS NOT LIGHT READING BUT IF YOUR A STUDENT OF THE ERA YOU SHOULD OWN THIS BOOK.

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WAR FOR WHAT?
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "WAR FOR WHAT" by FRANCIS W. SPRINGER. IF YOUR A STUDENT OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES THIS BOOK WILL BE YOUR FAVORITE REFERENCE BOOK IN NO TIME FLAT. THE AUTHOR TAKES A LONG HARD LOOK AT THE "ACCEPTED" REASONS FOR THE WAR AND SLAVERY AND SHOWS THAT EVEN THE THOUGH THE WINNER MAY WRITE THE HISTORY BOOKS THEY CAN"T ALWAYS COVER UP THERE OWN GUILT. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A GOOD INFORMATIVE CANT PUT IT DOWN BOOK TO READ, THIS IS IT. 30 CHAPTERS OF INFO COVERING A VARIETY OF WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHY. THIS IS A VERY ENJOYABLE BOOK TO READ.

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LINCOLN TAKES COMMAND
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "LINCOLN TAKES COMMAND, HOW LINCOLN GOT THE WAR HE WANTED" by JOHN S. TILLEY. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1941 (BEFORE THE ERA OF P.C.). WITH FOREWORD BY AVERY CRAVEN. HERES WHAT MR. CRAVEN HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK. "THE QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMENCING ACTUAL HOSTILITIES IN 1861 IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. ON THE ANSWER DEPENDS, TO A DEGREE, A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF THE WAR ITSELF. NOT THAT IT MAKES MUCH DEFFERENCE AS TO WHO FIRES THE FIRST SHOT. THAT AFTER ALL, IS A MINOR MATTER. BUT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FINAL STEPS TO WAR SHOULD REVEAL MOST CLEARLY THE CHARACTER OF THE FORCES WHICH HAD LONG BEEN AT WORK TO BRING NORTH AND SOUTH INTO OPEN WARFARE. UNDER STRAIN AND STRESS FUNDAMENTAL ATTITUDES BECOME CLEARER; UNDER EXCITEMENT REAL MOTIVES MAY BE REVEALED".
IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A CLEAR PLAY BY PLAY EXPLANATION OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE OUT BREAK OF HOSTILITYS THEN THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.

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SKETCHBOOK OF THE UNION INFANTRYMAN
THE BOOK " SKETCHBOOK OF THE UNION INFANTRYMAN". THIS IS THE BEST YOUTH ORIENTED SKETCHBOOK I HAVE EVER SEEN. IT IS VERY THOROUGH AND COMPLETE. IN JUST S FEW MINUTES OF FLIPPING PAGES YOUR LITTLE ONE WILL BE AS FAMILIAR WITH UNION UNIFORMS AND ACCOUTERMENT AS SOME OF THE OLD HANDS YOU STAND IN RANKS WITH. I WISH I COULD GIVE A REVIEW WORTHY OF THIS BOOK BUT YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. I KNOW VETERANS WHO COULD USE A COPY OF THIS BOOK! YOU CAN'T FULLY APPRECIATE THIS BOOK UNTIL YOU SEE IT.

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DAIRY OF A SOUTHERN REFUGEE DURING THE WAR
JUDITH McGUIRE PUBLISHED HER WARTIME DIARY IN 1867. BEGUN AS A "PRIVATE RECORD" OF THE YEARS 1861 THROUGH 1865 FOR "FRIENDS AND KINDRED," IT BECAME A PUBLIC CHRONICLE OF HOW THE WAR UPROOTED THE OLD ORDER OF THE SOUTH AND FORCED MANY PRIVILEGED CITIZENS OUT OF THEIR HOMES AND INTO THE CIVILIAN WORKFORCE. "DIARY OF A SOUTHERN REFUGEE DURING THE WAR" WAS A POSTWAR PUBLISHING SUCCESS, GOING THROUGH TWO EDITIONS IN ITS FIRST YEAR AND A THIRD IN 1889. IT IS NOW A STANDARD REFERENCE FOR HISTORIANS OF CONFEDERATE WOMEN AND WARTIME RICHMOND, AND ITS GREATER AVAILABILITY TO SCHOLARS AND THE PUBLIC WITH THIS REPRINT SHOULD BRING McGUIRE'S WORK THE WIDER AUDIENCE IT DESERVES FOR WHAT IT TELLS US ABOUT HOW CERTAIN CONFEDERATE WOMEN FELT AND ACTED DURING THE WAR.

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NURSE AND SPY IN THE UNION ARMY
THE ADVENTURES AND EXPERIENCES OF A WOMAN IN HOSPITALS, CAMPS AND BATTLEFIELDS.
MS. S. EMMA E. EDMONDS IS QUITE A CHARACTER AND SPINS A GREAT STORY OF HER DARING DEEDS AS A NURSE AND SPY FOR THE FEDERAL ARMY. VERY FUN TO READ. IT MAY ALL BE B.S. BUT ITS STILL FUN TO READ.
HERE IS WHAT THE PUBLISHER HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE BOOK:
NO APOLOGY IS NECESSARY FOR THE ADDING OF ONE MORE BOOK TO THE NUMEROUS "WAR BOOKS" WHICH ALREADY FILL A LARGE SPACE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE; FOR. TO THE GENERAL READER, NOTHING CONNECTED WITH THE REBELLION CAN BE MORE INTERESTING THAN THE PERSONAL EXPERIENCES OF THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH THE DIFFERENT PHASES OF MILITARY LIFE, IN CAMP, FIELD, AND HOSPITAL.
THE "NURSE AND SPY" IS SIMPLY A RECORD OF THE EVENTS WHICH HAVE TRANSPIRED IN THE EXPERIENCE AND UNDER THE OBSERVATION OF ON WHO HAS BEEN ON THE FIELD AND PARTICIPATED IN THE NUMEROUS BATTLES-AMONG WHICH ARE THE FIRST AND SECOND BULL RUN. WILLIAMSBURG. FAIR OAKS, AND SEVEN DAYS IN FRONT OF RICHMOND, ANTIETAM, AND FREDERICKSBURG-SERVING IN THE CAPACITY OF THE "SPY" AND AS FIELD NURSE" FOR OVER TWO YEARS.
WHILE IN THE SECRET SERVICE AS A SPY. WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST HAZARDOUS POSITIONS IN THE ARMY-SHE PENETRATED THE ENEMY'S LINES NO LESS THAN 11 TIMES; ALWAYS WITH COMPLETE SUCCESS AND WITHOUT DETECTION.
HER EFFICIENT LABORS IN THE DIFFERENT HOSPITALS AS WELL AS HER ARDUOUS DUTIES AS "FIELD NURSE". EMBRACE MANY THRILLING AND TOUCHING INCIDENTS. WHICH ARE HERE MOST GRAPHICALLY DESCRIBED.

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CHOSEN EXILE
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF SEPTIMA SIXTA MIDDLETON RUTLEDGE. AMERICAN CULTURAL PIONEER. THE LIFE OF MRS. RUTLEDGE SPANS THE TIME OF JUST AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION UNTIL JUST AFTER THE END OF THE CIVIL WAR.
FROM HER MARRIAGE IN CHARLESTON TO THERE FIRST HOME IN THE WILDERNESS OF TENNESSEE TO THERE TO THERE GRAND HOME IN NASHVILLE TN. AN INFORMATIVE LOOK AT THE TIMES LEADING UP TO AND DURING THE WAR. THERE PRIDE AND THERE LOSSES DURING THE WAR FROM THE SERVICE AND THE DEATH RELATED TO "RUTLEDGE�S BATTERY" FIRST TENNESSEE ARTILLERY.
THIS BOOK RECEIVED THE "GENERAL JOHN H. FORNEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD".

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SEVENTY FIVE RECEIPTS 1828
SEVENTY FIVE RECEIPTS FOR PASTRY, CAKES AND SWEET MEATS. WELL, I GUESS THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK PRETTY WELL SAYS IT ALL. WRITTEN BY ELIZA LESLIE IN 1828, SHE WAS A NOTED AUTHOR OF COOKBOOKS AND JUVENILE RELATED BOOKS DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE 19TH CENTURY.
SHE WAS THE AUTHOR OF ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR BOOKS OF THE PERIOD, "DIRECTIONS FOR COOKERY". MRS. LESLIE'S REPUTATION, HOWEVER, WAS CREATED WITH THIS BOOK. WHEN FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1828 IT WAS FAVORABLY RECEIVED AND A SECOND EDITION APPEARED THE FOLLOWING YEAR. BECAUSE OF ITS POPULARITY THE BOOK WEN THROUGH OVER TWENTY EDITIONS DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY IN ORIGINAL AND EXPANDED FORMS.

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EVOLUTIONS OF THE LINE by CAPT. HENRY COPPEE 1862
A COPY OF THE FIELD MANUEL OF EVOLUTIONS OF THE LINE, ARRANGED IN A TABULAR FORM, FOR THE USE OF OFFICERS OF THE U.S. INFANTRY; BEING A SEQUEL TO THE AUTHORIZED U.S. INFANTRY TACTICS. TRANSLATED WITH ADAPTATION TO THE U.S. SERVICE, FROM THE LATEST FRENCH AUTHORITIES. WRITTEN BY CAPT. HENRY COPPEE. LATE INSTRUCTOR ON THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT. ORIGINALLY PRINTED IN PHILADELPHIA PENN. BY J.B. LIPPINCOTT AND CO. 1862.
AND THAT'S JUST WHAT'S ON THE FRONT PAGE!!
THIS IS A COMPLETE MANUEL AND CAN BE USED ENTIRELY ON ITS OWN BUT IT WAS ALSO INTENDED TO COVER SOME OF THE PROBLEMS NOT COVERED IN HARDEE'S MANUEL. IT WOULD CERTAINLY BE AN ASSET TO ANY SOLDIER OR FIELD OFFICER BUT IT DOES COVER THE BATTALION AS WELL.

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TRUTHS OF HISTORY
A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF THE CIVIL WAR FORM THE SOUTHERN VIEWPOINT.
IN TODAY'S SOCIETY WE ARE UNACCUSTOMED TO WRITINGS AS BOLD AND DIRECT AS THOSE PENNED BY MISS MILDRED LEWIS RUTHERFORD (1851-1928). THE SURVIVING PAPERS OF THIS GEORGIA EDUCATOR PROVIDE AN INTERPRETATION OF THE CIVIL WAR HISTORY THAT IS RARELY FOUND IN MODERN TEXTS.
TRUTHS OF HISTORY . FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1920, IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PRESENTATION OF HISTORICAL VIEWPOINTS HELD BY SOUTHERNERS. PAST AND PRESENT. ALSO INCLUDED IN THIS REPRINT IS "WRONGS OF HISTORY RIGHTED", A VERY FIERY LECTURE BY MILDRED RUTHERFORD ON NOVEMBER 13, 1914 IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.
MISS "MILLIE" RUTHERFORD�S INSIGHT INTO THE MIND-SET OF SOUTHERNERS IS BOTH FASCINATING AND PROVOCATIVE. FEW SCHOLARS WERE MORE KEENLY AWARE OF THE HEART. MIND AND SOUL OF THE CONFEDERATE SOLDIER THAN WAS THIS NATIONAL ORATOR AND GRAND HISTORIAN OF THE UNITED DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY.

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BLACK SOUTHERNERS IN CONFEDERATE ARMIES
THE DEBATE OVER THE ROLE OF AFRICAN AMERICANS WHO SERVED IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMIES HAS NO SUBSIDED. HISTORIAN REMAIN IN DISAGREEMENT OVER THE NUMBERS OF THE BLACK SOUTHERNERS INVOLVED AND WHETHER SIGNIFICANT MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE.
NEVERTHELESS, OFFICIAL RECORDS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLES, VETERANS ACCOUNTS, AND OTHER SURVIVING DOCUMENTS SUGGEST THAT LARGE NUMBERS OF SLAVES AND FREED MEN SERVED AS SOUTHERN ALLIES-AND, IN SOME INSTANCES, AS SOLDIERS AND SAILORS FOR THE CONFEDERACY.
FOR MODERN READERS, THE THOUGHT OF AFRICAN AMERICANS SERVING WITHIN CONFEDERATE ARMIES SEEMS BEYOND COMPREHENSION AND REASON-AND A PARADOX THAT CONTRADICTS ALL WE THOUGHT WE KNEW ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR AND THE SOUTH. IN THIS INTRIGUING VOLUME, READERS WILL ENCOUNTER SELECTIONS DRAWN FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF RELIABLE SOURCES.
THIS HISTORICAL COLLECTION TELLS THE LITTLE KNOWN STORY OF BLACK CONFEDERATES. THESE ACCOUNTS ARE VERY ENLIGHTENING.

ITEM # 2067 $15.95 BUY NOW!

CIVIL WAR CURIOSITIES
A COLLECTION OF STRANGE STORIES, ODDITIES, EVENTS AND COINCIDENCES.
CIVIL WAR CURIOSITIES UNCOVERS THOSE UNUSUAL PERSONS, ATTITUDES, AND EVENTS THAT TAKE YOU BEYOND A TEXTBOOK UNDERSTANDING OF THE CIVILE WAR. A COLLECTION OF FASCINATING ANECDOTES AND COLORFUL STORIES, THIS BOOK COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS, INCLUDING "NEWFANGLED" WEAPONS THAT CHARGE THE NATURE OF THE WAR, THE PRESS' OUTRAGEOUS INACCURACY IN COVERING THE CONFLICT, THE PHENOMENON OF "SILENT BATTLES" AND VARIOUS DISGUISES, ATROCITIES, AND MIX-UPS.

ITEM # 2068 $12.99 BUY NOW!

MORE CIVIL WAR CURIOSITIES
MORE CIVIL WAR CURIOSITIES, STRANGE BUT TRUE STORIES FROM THE CIVIL WAR. YES EVEN MORE WEIRD STORIES FROM THE 4 YEAR CONFLICT THAT RAGED ACROSS A ONE THOUSAND MILE BATTLE FRONT WITH MORE THAN THREE MILLION MEN IN UNIFORM. ANYTHING COLD AND OFTEN DID HAPPEN. WEBB GARRISON RECOUNTS INSTANCES OF FRIENDLY FIRE CASUALTIES, THE UN-PERFECTED ART OF SPYING, BANISHMENTS AND DEPORTINGS, GRISLY TALES OF MISSING LIMBS, MANE CHANGES FOR BOTH PEOPLE AND SHIPS, DISGUISED THAT WORKED AND SOME THAT DID NOT, AND MANY "FIRST" AND "LASTS".

ITEM # 2069 $12.99 BUY NOW!

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Confederate Tin Drum Canteen

Just in time for hot weather.
We have a very limited amount of tin canteens that have been bees wax lined. These are top notch canteens. There is nothing wrong with them. We just have too many canteens and we are going to sell these babies quick. They are covered with sky blue, federal blue and gray wool. They have a cork and chain. Slings vary. Some have folded and sewn linen while others have cotton webbing. One or two have a small amount of sun fading on the wool cover but we will send the best ones out first so place your order early to guarantee you get the best.

ONLY $19.95 EACH

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FEDERAL BLUE CANTEEN ITEM # WS-3 BUY NOW!

3 NEW SPEAR POINT FLAG POLE TOPS

Here are 3 brand new flag pole spear tops available in brass, silver plate or heavy gold plate. All of them come with the butt cap for the end of the flag pole. I really like these. You see them in the original photo's of the color guards but no one has been making them for the hobby. Well we thought we could take care of that, and here they are. They are 11 inches tall. The widest part of the spear is 2 inches and the socket is 7/8 of an inch as is the butt cap. And, the price is great if I do say so myself!

BRASS SPEAR POINT, ITEM # 878 $24.95 BUY NOW!

SILVER PLATED SPEAR POINT ITEM # 879 $24.95 BUY NOW!

GOLD PLATED SPEAR POINT ITEM # 880 $24.95 BUY NOW!

Springfield Bayonets

We have a very limited number of poorly sized socket, Springfield bayonets that we found in the back of the warehouse. What does "poorly sized sockets" mean? It means that it would take a long long time to file them to fit a rifle. But there are lots of other uses for a bayonet that will not require it to fit the rifle. Like what you say? Like stick it in the ground and use it for a candle holder. How about bending the end into a J shape and using it for a pot hook or a dead mans hook. You can always use it for a tent peg. I don't care what you do with it but I'm gonna sell em so cheap you can't pass it up. We only have a few do don't wait around on this one. I expect them to be gone today!

How about only $19.95 Is that a deal or what?

SPRINGFIELD BAYONET ITEM # WS-4 BUY NOW!

Canvas Water Buckets

The buckets we are offering on todays special are not made to store water for any length of time. They are great for moving water. You know, like when you have to get your wash, horse or dish water from the buffalo to the camp. There handy to keep in the car too. You never know when some poor sap will have his car overheat, it might even happen to you. And these canvas water buckets have 100 different uses around the camp. There super for moving bags of ice through camp without looking like a total farb. There handy for storing or moving your rations, potatos (you thought I was gonna put an e on potato didn't you), apples etc. I'm sure you can think of even more uses than I can. I have way too many of these things and they have to go.

$5.95 each sounds like a pretty good deal to me.

CANVAS WATER BUCKET ITEM # WS-5 BUY NOW!

Folding Knife, Fork and Spoon

Here is a great repro of a private purchase folding knife, fork and spoon. Although these were never an issue item there dug in every theater of operation in camp after camp.
My favorite feature is that it comes apart so that your fork and spoon are on one piece and your knife is on the other.
And at our great price. ...$19.95... Item # 564      BUY NOW!

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1858 .44 cal. Starr Revolver

Here is an great example of one of the lesser known side arms of the Civil War. Designed and manufactured by Ebenezer Starr He produced 3 diffent models between 1858 and 1865. Producing 45,000 revolvers for the U.S. military. This was a very advanced weapon for its day. Smooth lines, double action and heavy built frame make it as enjoyable to look at as it is to shoot. Well balanced and a good shooter.
Item #st-44....$350....BUY NOW!

Saber / Musket Hangers
Tired of your musket being leaned up in the corner? I bet your wife is! Now you can display your favorite musket or saber with these great looking deer head gun racks. Just the thing to give your living room or study that special look.
Ask about our other designs.
Item # 79....$14.95....BUY NOW!

69 dal. Bayonet and Scabbard
Everyone who thinks $95. is too much to pay for a 1842 Springfield bayonet with no scabbard raise your hand. Thats what I think too. So were offering this super repro for your 69 cal. (scabbard included!) for only $85.00 If you don't agree that this is the best reproduction you have ever seen just send it back to us for a full refund.

Item #80 ....$85.00....BUY NOW!

Richmond Style Confederate Spur
Finally a good reproduction of the most common style of confederate spur. This spur is dug almost anywhere there was a confederate cavalry camp. Heavy made brass. These will never break on you. They fit any size boot with only minor adjusting. These spurs are a nice touch to any confederate cavalry impression.

Item # 81S ....$19.95....BUY NOW!

Georgia Milatary Institute Breast Plate
We are glad to have these back in stock.

Stamped brass plate with brass attachment hooks on the back.

There are more pre war Georgia plates around than just about any other southern state.
We have a limited amount of lead filled Ga. buckles and box plates too!!
Item # 82 ....$7.95.... BUY NOW!

Artillery and Cavalry Tactics
Cooks cavalry tactics 1862
Instructions, Formations and Movements of calvalry for army
and volunteers.
School of the trooper the platoon and the sqaudron.
Item #353 ....$9.95....BUY NOW!

Hand Book of Artillery
For army and militia 1863. Manuel for heavy artillery by Joseph Roberts.
Maj. 4th reg. Artillery and Col. 3rd Penn. art.
Item # 658 ....$9.95....BUY NOW!

Be sure to check out our new expanded line of Armisport Muskets!!!.
A full line of Sharps and the price of some muskets have actually gone down!!!!

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Folding Knife, Fork and Spoon

Here is a great repro of a private purchase folding knife,fork and spoon. Although these were never an issue item there dug in every theater of operation in camp after camp.
My favorite feature is that it comes apart so that your fork and spoon are on one piece and your knife is on the other.
And at our great price...$29.95...
Item # 564BUY NOW!

Revolutionary War Cartridge Box

O.K. its a little pre war I know but it still a great piece. This cartridge box is really well made. It comes with the wooden block and has the lower compartment too. It measures 9 inches by 5 1/2 inches. The flap that covers it is a little larger of course. It would be a good piece for militia or home gaurd unit impression.
Try to beat this price...$46.50...
Item # 149BUY NOW!

Liberty Knife

This pre war style dagger gets its name from the liberty cap embossed on its handle. It looks great and is one tough blade. Its sure to give you years of service in the field or in camp.
And check out this price...$28.50...
Item # 162BUY NOW!

Kids Saber

If you have kids you already know how much they want to do whatever Dad does. Well here's your chance to score some big points with your little trooper. It's a 30 inch long cavalry saber made just like dads.
Metal blade, brass knuckle guard and iron scabbard.
....$29.95....
Item # 163BUY NOW!

1840 Medical Saber
Take a look at this great reproduction of a 1840 medical saber. This has been one hard to come by item in the past. It looks great and will really sharpen your Surgeons impression on those dress occasions. And at a sharp price too....$265.00....
Item # 164BUY NOW!

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Artillery Shell Jacket
You almost want to be a red leg
just so you can wear one of these.
We have always made these jackets but now were keeping them on the rack so you don't have to wait when you order. Sizes 42 through 50 inch chest on the rack and ready to go!
Item #199....$129.00....
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1860 Cavalry Officers Saber
Here is a great repro of a Ames 1860 Cavalry Officers Saber. Ornate cast brass knuckle bow and etched blade really set this saber off. Not to mention the brass hangers on the scabbard.
Item #ames196....$219.00....
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Nashville Plow Works Saber
This has got to be my all time favorite confederate saber. The Nashville Plow Works saber. If you can't have an original you can at least have one of these super reproductions.
Item #197-nash ....$219.00....
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College Hill Arsenal Saber
This is great! Two new southern sabers on the same hot new items page. This College Hill Arsenel Saber is a fine example of southern ingenuity. Its straigt blade and dragoon style handle and knuckle bow combine to make these sabers one wicked blade. Its hard to walk past one without picking it up!
Item #198-col....$179.00....
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Calvary Shell Jacket
Ahh to be in the calvary..
The pride, the chivalry, and you get to wear really good looking jackets like this one.
We have always carried these jackets.
Only now were keeping them on the rack, and in stock.
So you don't have to wait when you order. Sizes 42 through 50 inch chest on the rack and ready to go!
Item #199-C....$129.00....
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Camp Harris Confederate Shirt
In the popular book "Soldiering in The Army of Tennessee" there is a solider's letter from camp Harris, named for Tennessee's Gov. Isham Harris, describing the first shirts the solider's were issued while there. One a solid white shirt and the other a black and white checked. Our black and white checked shirt of typical military style has wooden buttons on a three button placate with a short stand-up collar. These shirts are available in Large and Xtra-large. As far as we know there is no other description of shirts issued at Camp Harris. Camp Harris was located in southern middle Tennessee, near Estell Springs. It was said that Gov. Harris was the Gov. who secede from the union and took Tennessee with him.
Item #515....$22.50....
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Pen and Ink well
This fully functional original style pen is a wonderful addition to your impression wether you put it in your lap desk or just toss it in your haversack. You'll always look the part when someone sees you writing with this. Now no pen is complete without an ink well to accompany it.
These Ink well are not only original but limited in quantity so order now. Both pen and Ink well are $9.95..each.
Don't forget the powdered ink. "Just add water." Makes 1.oz of ink.
Pen- Item #516....$9.95....
Ink well-Item #517....$9.95....
Powdered Ink-Item #518....$2.00...
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Bore Scraper
You swab your barrel out after your done playing right?
But is that enough. Residue can build up at the base of your barrel. And cause misfires.
To remove this you need a bore scraper. The brass bore scraper is a tool you simply attach to the end of any standard ramrod. It come in both .58 and .69 caliber.
The brass bore scraper will be a welcomed addition to you gun cleaning kit.
.58cal-Item #519...$3.95....
.69cal-Item #519a...$4.95....
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U.S. MARKED HORSE BITS
U.S. MARKED HORSE CAVALRY BIT. GREAT QUALITY AND LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL. I HAVE SEEN THESE FOR SALE FOR AS MUCH AS $89.00 BUT WE ARE GONNA LET YOU HAVE A GREAT DEAL ON THESE FOR ONLY $59.00

ITEM # 704 U.S. MARKED HORSE BIT $59.00 BUY NOW!

STAINLESS STEEL CUPS
ARE YOU TIRED OF THROWING AWAY THOSE RUSTED TIN CUPS JUST TO HAVE TO GO AND BUY ANOTHER AT THE NEXT EVENT. WELL HERES THE LAST REENACTING CUP YOU WILL EVER HAVE TO BUY. TOUGH DURABLE AND WILL NOT RUST REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOU DO TO IT. ALL STAINLESS STEEL CONSTRUCTION FOR A CUP THAT WILL LAST YOU A LIFE TIME. AVAILABLE IN 2 SIZES.

SMALL STAINLESS STEEL CUP Item #672....$4.95....
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LARGE STAINLESS STEEL CUP Item #673....$7.95....
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1st IRISH REGt. FLAG
3 X 5 FT. SILK SCREENED ON NYLON FOR LONG LIFE.
    #676   $12.95 BUY NOW!

.69 CALIBER CARTRIDGE BOX
HERE IS WHAT A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR. A GREAT REPRO OF A STANDARD PRE WAR .69 CAL. CARTRIDGE BOX. AT THE START OF THE WAR THIS WAS THE PREDOMINATE CARTRIDGE BOX NORTH OR SOUTH AS THERE WERE MORE .69 CAL. WEAPONS IN SERVICE THAN .58 CAL. ALMOST 75% OF ALL CONFEDERATE CARTRIDGE BOXES ARE COPIED FROM THIS PATTERN INCLUDING THE "BIVENS BROS." SHELBYVILLE ARMORY CARTRIDGE BOX. (SOME OF THE BIVENS DESENDANTS STILL LIVE HERE) THERE IS LITTLE OR NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MOST OF THEM. THESE BOXES MEASURES 7 1/2" WIDE AND 6 1/2" TALL (THAT'S THE BOX. NOT THE FLAP) AND THE TINS ARE INCLUDED. AVAILABLE IN RUSSET OR BLACK.

BLACK .69 cal. CARTRIDGE BOX    #675   $42.95 BUY NOW!

RUSSET .69 cal. CARTRIDGE BOX    #677A   $42.95 BUY NOW!

COMPLETE MUSKET CARE & CLEANING KIT
IT HAS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR MUSKET. 4 STEEL RODS WITH A WOODEN HANDLE THAT IS LONG ENOUGH FOR ANY MILITARY MUSKET. 2 BRUSHES, ONE BRASS AND ON NYLON. ONE COTTON BORE SWAB. A .58 cal. WORM / WIPER THAT SCREWS ONTO THE ROD OR ALMOST ANY EUROARM / ARMISPORT ENFIELD OR SPRINGFIELD MUSKET RAM ROD. A BRASS ADAPTER SO YOUR BRUSHES WILL FIT THE STEEL ROD OR YOUR RAM ROD. A MUSKET NIPPLE WRENCH WITH A NIPPLE PICK. A BUNDLE OF COTTON RAGS TO CUT INTO OIL CLOTHS OR PATCHES. A BRASS SLOTED JAG FOR CLEANING PATCHES. A CLOTH DRAW STRING BAG (COLORS VARY) FOR IT ALL TO FIT IN. THIS IS THE MOST COMPLETE MUSKET CLEANING KIT ON THE MARKET. ALL YOU NEED IS A BOTTLE OF OIL AND YOUR READY TO GO!
THIS IS A $38.00 RETAIL VALUE

ITEM # 304     $27.50     BUY NOW!

DAGGERS
THIS IS A GREAT LOOKING DAGGER THAT IS 12 INCHES LONG AND COMES WITH ITS OWN LEATHER SHEATH THAT SLIDES ON YOUR BELT. I KNOW THAT THE PURPOSE OF A DAGGER IS SO IT CAN BE HIDDEN AWAY EASILY BUT WHEN THEY LOOK THIS GOOD YOU HAVE TO WEAR THEM WHERE THEY CAN BE SEEN. THE POINTED POMMEL IS BRASS AS IS THE CROSS GAURD. YOUR CHOICE OF BONE HANDLE OR BLACK HORN. THE BLADE IS 8 INCHES LONG. THIS BLADE IS WELL BALANCED AND JUST FEELS GOOD IN YOUR HAND.

BONE HANDLE...$18.50...    Item # 682    BUY NOW!
BLACK HANDLE...$18.50...    Item # 683    BUY NOW!

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THE ART OF DANCING 1859
UNION GENERAL EDWARD FERRERO'S BOOK, "THE ART OF DANCING" HISTORICALLY ILLUSTRATED, TO WHICH IS ADDED A FEW HINTS ON ETIQUETTE.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS BOOK HAS BEEN IN PRINT SINCE 1859
BEFORE THE WAR EDWARD FERRERO WAS A VERY ACCOMPLISHED DANCE INSTRUCTOR IN NEW YORK CITY WITH HIS OWN STUDIO. HE WAS QUITE THE SOCIALITE AND TRAVELED IN ONLY THE BEST CIRCLES.
GEN. FERRERO'S BOOK IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST INTERESTING BOOK ON MODERN DANCE (1859) THAT I HAVE EVER READ. IT CONTAINS MOUNTAINS OF INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTION BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE. IN HIS BOOK GEN. FERRERO SAYS THAT TO HIS KNOWLEDGE THERE HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN BOOK WRITTEN ON THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF DANCING. ( I BELIEVE HIM TO BE CORRECT. ) ITS A FASCINATING VIEW OF DANCING THROUGHOUT THE AGES, FROM ANCIENT GREECE TO THE NATIVE AMERICANS, ITS SUPPORTERS AND DETRACTORS INCLUDING THE PURITANS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EVEN SOCRATES OPINION OF DANCE.
THE CHAPTERS ON THE HISTORY ALONE WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL BOOK!
NEXT THE GENERAL COVERS ETIQUETTE AND POLITENESS FOR YOUNG DANCERS AND NON DANCERS ALIKE. GEN. FERRERO HAS A VERY MATTER OF FACT WAY OF WRITING THAT IS OFT TIMES PUNCTUATED BY A VERY KEEN WIT THAT MAKES THIS BOOK VERY ENJOYABLE READING. ON ETIQUETTE THE GEN. SAYS "THE AUTHOR HAS INTENTIONALLY AVOIDED THE INTRODUCTION OF THOSE RIDICULOUS RULES, SO PREVALENT IN WORKS ON ETIQUETTE, IN WHICH IT IS ASSUMED THAT THE READER IS DEVOID OF INTELLIGENCE, ORDINARY BREEDING AND COMMON POLITENESS, PREFERRING TO OFFER A FEW GENERAL HINTS, THE PROPRIETY OF WHICH MUST BE LEFT TO THE JUDGMENT OF THE READER."
NOW ITS TIME TO DANCE!! WE START WITH A SHORT SECTION ON THE RUDIMENTS OF DANCING WHICH WILL BE VERY HELPFUL TO THE NOVICE AND PRO ALIKE. AFTER YOU HAVE PRACTICED YOUR BASIC STEPS IT TIME TO PUT THEM TO WORK WITH 61 MORE PAGES OF DIFFERENT DANCES, INSTRUCTION FOR EVERY DANCE I HAVE EVER HEARD OF AND THEN SOME IS LIST HERE. STEP BY STEP DETAILED INSTRUCTION.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE, SHEET MUSIC TO 23 POPULAR TUNES OF THE DAY FOR YOUR DANCING PLEASURE.

GENERAL FERRERO MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN A GREAT GENERAL BUT HE WAS ONE HECK OF A DANCER!!.

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CO. AYTCH, A SIDE SHOW TO THE BIG SHOW
A BRAND NEW HARD BACK EDITION OF ONE OF THE MOST ACCLAIMED BOOKS EVER WRITTEN BY A PRIVATE SOLDIER, "CO. AYTCH" by SAM WATKINS, PRIVATE CO. H, FIRST TENN. INFANTRY REG. C.S.A. SAM'S "LET ME TELL YA HOW IT WAS" STYLE MAKES THIS THE HARDEST BOOK TO PUT DOWN YOU'LL EVER READ. SECOND TO NONE, IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THIS BOOK THEN YOUR MISSING THE WHOLE ADVENTURE. SAM LITERALLY TAKES YOU THERE WITH HIM, IN THE HEAT OF THE BATTLE AT MURFREESBORO, IN CAMP AT SHELBYVILLE, FIGHT AFTER FIGHT OF THE ATLANTA CAMPAIGN. IF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE WAS IN A BATTLE SAM WAS THERE. SAM LETS YOU IN ON THE DAY TO DAY LIFE OF THE SOLDIER, THE FUN AND JOKES AND THE HARDSHIPS AND PAIN. FROM THE HIGH SPIRITED BEGINNINGS OF THE CONFEDERACY TO THE DESOLATE DEFEAT. YOU'LL NEVER COME CLOSER TO BEING THERE.

ITEM # 721 $18.95 BUY NOW!

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15 INCH ROPE TENSION SIDE DRUM
HERES A SUPER DEAL ON A GREAT SIDE DRUM. ITS 15 INCHES WIDE AND 12 INCHES TALL. MADE JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS! IT LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT. A WOODEN BODY WITH CALF SKIN HEADS AND LEATHER TENSION ADJUSTERS, GREAT DETAILING TOO. ITS JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO ADD YOUR UNIT IDENTIFICATION TO IT. IT COMES WITH A PAIR OF STICKS AND THE LEATHER CARRYING STRAP.

ITEM # 771 $245.95 BUY NOW!

STAINLESS STEEL COFFEE POT WITH WIRE HANDLE
HERES YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW STAINLESS STEEL COFFEE POT. IT HAS A WIRE BAIL TO HANG IT OVER THE FIRE WITH. ITS 9 INCHES TALL AND HOLDS 2 QUARTS OF THAT WONDERFUL STUFF. THE BODY IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL SO NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU TREAT IT JUST KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE. NO WORRIES ABOUT BOILING IT DRY AND THE BOTTOM FALLING OUT. IT CANT HAPPEN. AFTER YOU'VE USED IT A COUPLE OF TIMES AND GOT THE OUTSIDE OF THE POT GOOD AND BLACK YOU WONT BE ABLE TO TELL YOURS FROM THE TIN ONE THE GUY CAMPING NEXT TO YOU IS USING, WELL THAT IS UNTIL HIS FALLS APART IN THE FIRE. ITEM # 783 $39.95 BUY NOW!

THREE MONTHS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES APRIL-JUNE 1863
HERES YOUR CHANCE TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "THREE MONTHS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, APRIL THROUGH JUNE, 1863" by ENGLISH COL. ARTHUR J.L. FREEMANTLE, COLDSTREAM GAURDS. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT ONE OF MY FAVORITE BOOKS. THE DAY BY DAY DIARY OF COL. FREEMANTLE GIVES YOU A FIRST HAND LOOK AT THE DAILY LIFE OF THE CONFEDERATE OFFICERS AND MEN HE VISITED. WONDERFUL INSIGHT ON BRAGG, POLK, HARDEE, CLEBURNE AND MANY MORE. ALL THE OFFICERS WERE EAGER TO SHOW OFF THERE TROOPS FOR THE COL. AND HE MAKES MANY OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE RANK AND FILE AND RECORDS THEM IN HIS DIARY. INFO ON CLOTHING, ACCOUTERMENTS, DISIPLINE AND WOMEN IN THE RANKS. THE COL. IS VERY TAKEN BY THE NUMBER OF BRITS AND OTHER FOREIGNERS THAT ARE SERVING AS OFFICERS IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY AND NEVER FAILS TO RECORD IT IN HIS DIARY WHEN HE HERES OF OR MEETS ONE OF THEM. HIS TOUR OF THE SOUTHERN STATES STARTED IN BROWNSVILLE TX. AND TAKES HIM THROUGH 9 OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ENDING WITH HIM CROSSING THROUGH THE UNION LINES JUST AFTER OBSERVING THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG. THIS BOOK IS HARD TO PUT DOWN AND VERY EASY TO READ. ITS ONE OF THOSE BOOKS YOU WILL READ AND REREAD AND THEN USE AS A REFERENCE BOOK FOR YEARS TO COME.

ITEM # 785 $12.95 BUY NOW!

CONFEDERATE WAR POEMS
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK " CONFEDERATE WAR POEMS. ASSEMBLED BY WALTER B. JONES ORIGINALY PUBLISHED IN 1959. HIS FATHER WAS COL. THOMAS JONES, THE FLAG OF TRUCE BEARER FOR GEN. LEE AT APPOMATTOX AND LATER THE GOV. OF ALABAMA. THE AUTHOR HAS PUT TOGETHER ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS OF CIVIL WAR ERA SOUTHERN POETRY EVER ASSEMBLED. SOUTHERN POETS BREATHING LIFE INTO DARING DEEDS OF THE BATTLE FIELD AND THE HOME FRONT MAKING THEM IMMORTAL. THE ORIGINAL WORDS OF MANY OF THE POEMS THAT WERE PUT TO MUSIC AND LATER BECAME THE SONGS OF THE SOUTH. IF YOUR INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF CONFEDERATE PRESERVATION WORK THIS IS VERY HANDY BOOK FOR DEDICATIONS OR REDEDICATIONS OF MONUMENTS AND CEMETARY'S.

ITEM # 786 $6.95 BUY NOW!

FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT" BY JOHN S. TILLEY, M.A. (HARVARD). THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT NUMBER OF FACTS AND QUOTES FROM THE MEN WHO MADE HISTORY BUT TODAYS P.C. HISTORY BOOKS LEAVE OUT. IF YOUR A DYED IN THE WOOL UNION MAN DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, IT WILL JUST RAISE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT EVERY SOUTHERN HOME SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK! HERE'S A EXERT FROM A SPEACH PRES. LINCOLN GAVE TO A GROUP OF FREEMEN ON THE PROS OF THERE BEING SENT BACK TO AFRICA, "YOU AND WE ARE DIFFERENT RACES. WE HAVE BETWEEN US A BROADER DIFFERENCE THAN EXISTS BETWEEN ALMOST ANY OTHER TWO RACES. WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG, I NEED NOT DISCUSS; BUT THIS PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE IS A GREAT DISADVANTAGE TO US BOTH, AS I THINK YOUR RACE SUFFERS VERY GREATLY, MANY OF THEM, BY LIVING AMONG US, WHILE OURS SUFFERS FROM YOUR PRESENCE. IN A WORD WE SUFFER ON EACH SIDE." GREAT EMANCIPATOR? SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE GREAT SEGREGATOR! ITS A REAL EYE OPENER.

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THE COMING OF THE GLORY
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "THE COMING OF THE GLORY by JOHN S. TILLEY M.A. (HARVARD). ORIGINALY PUBLISHED IN 1949 THIS BOOK IS A SERIOUS LOOK AT SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD FROM 1641 THROUGH THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION. FACT AFTER DOCUMENTED FACTED GIVES YOU THE FULL INSIGHT INTO THE SLAVE TRADE AND THOSE WHO WISH TO LAY THE BLAME SOMEWHERE OTHER THAN WHERE IT BELONGS. THIS BOOK ALSO CONTAINS MANY STORIES OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN SLAVE AND THERE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THERE MASTERS DURING THE CIVIL WAR AS WELL AS A LOOK AT (THROUGH THERE OWN WRITINGS) WHAT MANY OF THE GREAT UNION ARMY "LIBERATORS" THOUGHT OF THE AFRICAN AMERICANS. THIS BOOK IS NOT LIGHT READING BUT IF YOUR A STUDENT OF THE ERA YOU SHOULD OWN THIS BOOK.

ITEM # 788 $12.95 BUY NOW!

BRASS COMPASS 1 1/2 INCHES WIDE
1 1/2 INCH BRASS COMPASS WITH BLACK FACE # 763
HERE'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW BRASS DIRECTIONAL COMPASS WITH A HEAVY BRASS COVER TO PROTECT THE GLASS. THE INSIDE OF THE COVER CAN BE INSCRIBED WITH YOUR NAME, DATE OR WHATEVER. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL BLACK FACE AND SINCE IT HAS A HINGED COVER THAT CANT BE LOST YOU CAN CLOSE IT, DROP IT IN YOUR POCKET OR HAVERSACK WITH LOOSE CHANGE OR OTHER METAL OBJECTS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE GLASS BEING SCRATCHED OR BROKEN. IT MEASURES 1 1/2 INCHES WIDE FOR EASY READING AND THE FACE IS NOT ONLY MARKED FOR STANDARD NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST BUT ALSO WITH 360 DEGREES AS WELL. IT WORKS GREAT, LOOKS GREAT AND IS TOUGH AS NAILS.

ITEM # 763 $6.95 BUY NOW!

WAR FOR WHAT?
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "WAR FOR WHAT" by FRANCIS W. SPRINGER. IF YOUR A STUDENT OF THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES THIS BOOK WILL BE YOUR FAVORITE REFERENCE BOOK IN NO TIME FLAT. THE AUTHOR TAKES A LONG HARD LOOK AT THE "ACCEPTED" REASONS FOR THE WAR AND SLAVERY AND SHOWS THAT EVEN THE THOUGH THE WINNER MAY WRITE THE HISTORY BOOKS THEY CAN"T ALWAYS COVER UP THERE OWN GUILT. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A GOOD INFORMATIVE CANT PUT IT DOWN BOOK TO READ, THIS IS IT. 30 CHAPTERS OF INFO COVERING A VARIETY OF WHO, WHAT, WHERE AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHY. THIS IS A VERY ENJOYABLE BOOK TO READ.

ITEM # 789 $9.95 BUY NOW!

BRASS COMPASS 1 3/4 INCHES WIDE
1 3/4 INCH BRASS COMPASS WITH GOLD FACE # 763
HERE'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW BRASS DIRECTIONAL COMPASS WITH A HEAVY BRASS COVER TO PROTECT THE GLASS. THE INSIDE OF THE COVER CAN BE INSCRIBED WITH YOUR NAME, DATE OR WHATEVER. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL GOLD FACE AND SINCE IT HAS A HINGED COVER THAT CANT BE LOST AND A NEEDLE LOCK THAT FIXES THE NEEDLE IN PLACE WHEN NOT IN USE, YOU CAN CLOSE IT, DROP IT IN YOUR POCKET OR HAVERSACK WITH LOOSE CHANGE OR OTHER METAL OBJECTS AND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE GLASS BEING SCRATCHED OR BROKEN. IT MEASURES 1 3/4 INCHES WIDE FOR EASY READING AND THE FACE IS NOT ONLY MARKED FOR STANDARD NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST BUT ALSO WITH 360 DEGREES AS WELL. IT WORKS GREAT, LOOKS GREAT AND IS TOUGH AS NAILS.

ITEM # 764 $9.95 BUY NOW!

LINCOLN TAKES COMMAND
A BRAND NEW COPY OF THE BOOK "LINCOLN TAKES COMMAND, HOW LINCOLN GOT THE WAR HE WANTED" by JOHN S. TILLEY. FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1941 (BEFORE THE ERA OF P.C.). WITH FOREWORD BY AVERY CRAVEN. HERES WHAT MR. CRAVEN HAS TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK. "THE QUESTION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMENCING ACTUAL HOSTILITIES IN 1861 IS AN IMPORTANT ONE. ON THE ANSWER DEPENDS, TO A DEGREE, A SOUND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CAUSES OF THE WAR ITSELF. NOT THAT IT MAKES MUCH DEFFERENCE AS TO WHO FIRES THE FIRST SHOT. THAT AFTER ALL, IS A MINOR MATTER. BUT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FINAL STEPS TO WAR SHOULD REVEAL MOST CLEARLY THE CHARACTER OF THE FORCES WHICH HAD LONG BEEN AT WORK TO BRING NORTH AND SOUTH INTO OPEN WARFARE. UNDER STRAIN AND STRESS FUNDAMENTAL ATTITUDES BECOME CLEARER; UNDER EXCITEMENT REAL MOTIVES MAY BE REVEALED".
IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A CLEAR PLAY BY PLAY EXPLANATION OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE OUT BREAK OF HOSTILITYS THEN THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU.

ITEM # 780A $19.95 BUY NOW!

BRASS TELESCOPE 2 DRAW
HERE'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW BRASS TWO DRAW TELESCOPE. FINE MACHINE FITTING MEANS IT DRAWS OUT SMOOTH AS SILK. CRYSTAL CLEAR 2X OPTICS FOR GREAT VIEWING. THE FRONT LENS IS 1 � WIDE FOR OPTIMUM LIGHT GATHERING CAPABILITY. FULLY EXTENDED IT MEASURES 6 1/4 INCHES TALL. CLOSED IT MEASURES 4 INCHES SO IT FITS EASILY INTO YOUR COAT POCKET OR HAVERSACK. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST POCKET TELESCOPE WE HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND!

ITEM # 765 $19.95 BUY NOW!

BRASS TELESCOPE 3 DRAW
HERE'S A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW BRASS 3 DRAW TELESCOPE, THIS LITTLE SPY GLASS WORKS GREAT. PRECISION MACHINE FITTING MEANS IT DRAWS OUT SMOOTH AS SILK. CRYSTAL CLEAR 2 X OPTICS FOR GREAT VIEWING! BEAUTIFUL BRIGHT BRASS FINISH LOOKS GREAT ANYWHERE. FULLY EXTENDED IT MEASURES 6 1/4 INCHES LONG. CLOSED IT MEASURES 3 INCHES TALL SO IT FITS EASILY INTO YOUR COAT POCKET OR HAVERSACK.

THIS IS THE BEST POCKET TELESCOPE WE HAVE EVER BEEN ABLE TO FIND!

ITEM # 766 $23.95 BUY NOW!

BRASS BINOCULARS
GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW PAIR OF CIVIL WAR STYLE BRASS BINOCULARS. FULLY ADJUSTABLE FOCUS. HEAVY BRASS FRAME CONSTRUCTION. CRYSTAL CLEAR 2X OPTICS FOR GREAT VIEWING! WHEN THE SOILDERS TAKE THE FIELD YOU WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO FIND YOUR ENEMY OR YOUR DEAREST WITH A PAIR OF THESE. FULLY EXTENDED THEY MEASURE 3 � INCHES TALL. CLOSED THEY MEASURE 2 � INCHES SO THEY FIT EASILY INTO A COAT POCKET, HAVERSACK OR PURSE.

ITEM # 767 $24.95 BUY NOW!

CONFEDERATE D GAURD BOWIE KNIFE
GET A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW CONFEDERATE D GUARD BOWIE KNIFE. NO OTHER WEAPON IS RECOGNIZED AS STRICTLY CONFEDERATE AS THE D GUARD. MANY OF THEM WERE HOME MADE OR LOCALLY MADE FOR THE OWNERS. ORIGINALS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES. FROM EXTREMELY CRUDE TO BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED. SOME WERE EVEN MADE AT CONFEDERATE ARMORIES. OUR D GUARD HAS A HIGH CARBON STEEL BLADE AND KNUCKLE BOW. A HARD WOOD HANDLE THAT'S RIVETED ON AND A BRIGHT FINISH. THE LEATHER SHEATH SLIDES ON YOUR BELT AND IS MADE FROM TOP GRAIN COW HIDE WITH A BEAUTIFUL BLACK FINISH AND ORNATE DESIGN. OVERALL LENGTH IS 17 INCHES.

ITEM # 768 $39.95 BUY NOW!

SINGLE BLADE POCKET KNIFE
HERES A COUPLE OF GREAT REPRO'S OF C.W. POCKET KNIFES. THE SMALLER OF THE TWO MEASURES 6 INCHES LONG WHEN OPEN AND THE LARGER MEASURES 8 INCHES LONG WHEN OPEN. THEY BOTH HAVE A DARK WOOD HANDLE THAT IS ATTACHED TO THE BODY OF THE KNIFE BY BRASS RIVETS. THEY BOTH HAVE A STRONG SPRING LOCK AND THE BLADE IS MADE OF HIGH QUALITY STEEL FOR YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE FIELD. ITS GREAT FOR ALL THOSE CAMP AND COOKING CHORES THAT REQUIRE A SHARP BLADE.

ITEM # 769 $4.95 FOR THE SMALL
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ITEM # 770 $6.95 FOR THE LARGE
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WROUGHT IRON S HOOKS
HERE IS AN ITEM THAT'S HARD TO LIVE WITHOUT IF YOUR GONNA DO ANY CAMPFIRE COOKING. IRON S HOOKS. THEY COME IN 3 SIZES. THE SMALLEST IS 3 INCHES, THEN 6 AND THE LONGEST OF THE SET IS 9 INCHES. USE THESE TO HANG YOUR MUCKET OR CAST IRON POT OVER THE CAMPFIRE AT JUST THE RIGHT HIEGHT. ADD A HOOK TO LOWER THE POT CLOSER TO THE HEAT OR TAKE ONE OFF TO COOK SLOWER. YOU CAN BUY THESE ONE AT A TIME OR AS A SET AND SAVE A BUCK! BY THE WAY, THESE ARE GREAT FOR DECORATING AROUND THE HOUSE TOO. USE THEM FOR HANGING PLANTS OR FIRE PLACE DIPLAYS.

ITEM # 774 $2.95 FOR THE 3 INCH
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ITEM # 775 $3.95 FOR THE 6 INCH
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ITEM # 776 $4.95 FOR THE 9 INCH
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ITEM # 777 $10.95 FOR THE SET OF 3
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WROUGHT IRON FOLDING FORK AND SPOON
FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO MOUNTAIN MAN OR REV. WAR WE OFFER THIS NEAT LITTLE FORK AND SPOON THAT FOLDS TOGETHER. IT TAKES UP ALMOST NO ROOM IN YOUR HAVERSACK. IF YOUR TREKING THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE ITEM. WE BOUGHT A TON OF THEM SO WE COULD GET THEM AT A SUPER PRICE AND PASS THEM ON TO YOU CHEAP. COMPARE OUR PRICE TO SOME OF THE OTHER GUYS.

ITEM # 778 $9.95
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WOOD HANDLE 3 TINE FORK, KNIFE AND SPOON
HERE IS A GREAT SET OF REPRO CUTLERY, THE FORK AND THE KNIFE HANDLE ARE A TUFF BUT LIGHT COLORED WOOD. AT A GLANCE YOU CAN MISTAKE THEM FOR BONE. THE SPOON IS A GREAT COPY OF AN ORIGINAL AS WELL. MADE OF HIGH CARBON STEEL FOR YEARS OF USE IN THE FIELD. IF YOU LOOSE ONE OF THESE IT WONT BREAK YOUR HEART LIKE IT WILL WHEN YOU LOOSE AN ORIGINAL SET. SOLD AS A SET ONLY.

ITEM # 779 $14.95
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CONFEDERATE GENERAL'S COLLAR TABS
HERE IS A EXCELLENT COPY OF A CONFEDERATE GENERALS COLLAR RANK INSIGNIA. SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS, THESE MEASURE 3 INCHES LONG AND 1 1.2 INCHES TALL. THEY FIT ON YOUR COLLAR MUCH BETTER AND DO NOT LOOK OUT OF PREPORTION. GOLD BULLION THREAD ON WOOL JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS. AVAILABLE IN 3 DIFFERENT BACK GROUND COLORS TO MATCH YOUR COLLAR. DARK BLUE, BUFF (DAMN NEAR WHITE) AND TAN.

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ITEM # 781 $19.95 BUFF (ALMOST WHITE)
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ITEM # 782 $19.95 TAN
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C.S. Marked Stainless Steel Canteen

This Stainless Steel C.S. marked Confederate canteen is very well made and a faithfull copy of the original. It measures 6 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches and comes with a cotton webbing sling as well as a cork with pull loop. Believed to have been made in New Orleans and issued to local troops. Most field recoveries are found at or near the Battle of Shiloh Tenn. and the Corinth Miss. area. Two of the originals are identified. One was carried by a soldier in the 8th Louisana inf. regt. and another is carried by a private in the 14 Ark. Inf. Reg. A highly sought after canteen during the war not only by the Confederate Troops as a mark of southern pride but also very desirable to the Union troops as a souviner or trophy of war.

Item     # 2134        $49.95     BUY NOW!

1832 Engineers Buckle

This buckle was officialy used by the US Army by its Engineers and Topographical Engineers from 1832 until 1839 however it can been seen in several dated photos much later. George Derby is wearing one in his 1846 dated daguerreotype. Derby was a West Point grad. and served in the Mexican war and the Civil War.

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1836 US Two Piece Buckle

This buckle was adopted for use by all enlisted personel armed with a sword and was used until 1851 when it was replaced by the better known 1851 eagle buckle. Made by several manufacturers and at arsenals some of these buckles are known to have been made by the C.S. Storms Co.

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The Boys Who Went To War from the Cumberland University.
1861-65 by William C. Floyd and Paul Gibson.

There is much to be learned here for the begginer or the advanced re-enactor. Anyone seeking information on early war Middle Tennessee units in general would find this book helpful as well a very enjoyable read. The photos both civillian and military are worth the price of the book not to mention the letters.

This book is a combination of 2 original autograph books, with photographs, compiled by a student at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. This collection of albumen images of Civil War participants represents one of the largest of its kind. it is not often that pictures of two specific militia units ( Lebanon Greeys and Wilson Blues) of a town and county, have been preserved and readily identified. These two militia groups eventually became elements of Companies H and K of the 7th Tennessee Infantry. Capsule Biographies relating the fascinating stories of these students and faculty members have been gathereed from files maintained at the national Archives and Records Administration. This imformation revealed that not all of "The Boys" fought for the Confederate cause, but a few were Unionists and Neutrals and some only Sympathizers. Here is a unique chapter of Tennessee history!

Item     # 2137        $24.95     BUY NOW!

Wooden Dice

If you have read many soldiers diaries you know that when they did have any free time one of there favorite things to do was to gamble. Wasn't it Sam Watkins who in his book Co. Aytch who said that all the boys would throw away there cards and dice before they went into battle so that if they were kill and there body sent home there mothers and wives wouldn't find them in there pockets. Now you don't have to actually wager to have fun with a pair of dice. I can shoot craps for hours just for the fun of it, just ask my wife. In camp I have been known to play for hard tack from time to time. I'm sure even if your only rolling "high dice" for who has to stand gaurd tonight you too will have lots of fun with these wooden dice.

Item     # 2155        $2.95     BUY NOW!

10 Inch Dagger

This sleek beautiful dagger is a joy to hold. The durable blade is made of high carbon steel so it holds an edge even under heavy use. The pommel and gaurd are made of polished brass. The handle is made of turned brass and hard wood that has a jet black laquered finish that shines like a mirror. It measures 10 inches overall length with a 6 inch blade. It is well balanced, not heavy at all. It comes with a leather sheath that fits on your belt. A great knife at a great price.

Item     # 2158        $14.95     BUY NOW!

Oak Candle Lantern

Our oak lantern looks like it belongs more in a furniture store than at a camp site. The lantern measures 11 inches tall by 6 inches square and they are made here in the states. The oak is sanded to a smooth finish and then each piece is hand finished for beauty and long life, before it is assembled. The back of the lantern is mirrored to reflect the light towards where you want it. The candle holder itself is fitted with a protective copper ring to hold the candle upright securely and to protect the wood should you accidently let the candle burn too low. The brass heat deflecter on top disipates the heat from the candle so when you have to carry the lantern for any distance it won't burn your hand. The heat deflecter rotates 180 degrees out of the way so that when you need to replace the candle all you have to do is lift the connecter rod which is fastened to the candle holder up to the top and remove the old candle and slide a new one right in, light the new candle and let it back down to the bottom. None of the panes of glass move. They are securely fastened into place so they can not accidently come out and break while in transit to and from a re-enactment. The carrying handle is made of heavy brass and is fastened to the lantern by brass straight slot screws. Now here is a feature I have never seen in a lantern before and I think it's great. The underside of the oak top of the lantern is completly covered with a sheet of fitted brass! What this means to you is that if a candle ever goes a little "nuts" and starts to burn too high it won't burn your lantern. This lantern is beautiful, efficent and safe. What else could you want in a lantern? A Genie maybe?

Item     # 2139        $44.95     BUY NOW!

US Embossed Cap Pouch

Our US embossed 1864 cap pouch is very well made. Top grain cow hide molded into shape and sewn tightly into place. It will give you years of good service even under the worst conditions. It has a wool center inside to keep you from losing caps should you accidentally leave your pouch open and then recieve the order to double quick. A brass finial to hold the top of the pouch tightly in place. A second lid under the first with sewn side flaps, just as the originals to help keep moisture out of your cap pouch. Two loops on the back are riveted and sewn into place.

Item     # 32-US        $14.95     BUY NOW!

Sea Sponges

Yes these are genuine sea sponges for your camp impression. A common household item during the Civil War period. They were used for any job that you would use a sponge for today. A great inexpensive addition to your authentic impression.
The small sponges measure (approx.) 2 to 3 inches.
The large measure (approx.) 3 to 4 inches

Small Sponges item     # 2154S     $2.95 BUY NOW!
Large Sponges item     # 2154L     $3.95 BUY NOW!

Script I Button

This is the long sought after English Script I button. Sub-category, The lined Script I. The originals were generally made in England and ran the blockade back into Southern ports. Made by such companies as Issacs Campbell and Company and Smith Kemp Wright. Dug in both Army of Tennessee and Army of Northern Virgina camps. A very nice button. Available in coat size only.

Item     # 2078        $1.85     BUY NOW!

CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS

These are the same wool cloth covered buttons that we use on our civillian frocks and sacks. They measure 7/8 of an inch wide and have a brass shank. They look great on any type of civilian wear, mens or womens.

They only come in the colors shown in the photo. Black and brown. Sorry no cuff buttons available at this time.

Cloth Covered Button Brown     Item     # 2111BN        $0.95     BUY NOW!

Cloth Covered Button Black     Item     # 2111BK        $0.95     BUY NOW!

BONE BUTTONS

4 Hole Large bone buttons 5/8 inch     Item     # 187        $0.35     BUY NOW!

2 Hole Large bone buttons 5/8 inch     Item     # 187-A        $0.35     BUY NOW!

4 Hole Small bone buttons 3/8 inch     Item     # 187-B        $0.25     BUY NOW!

2 Hole Small bone buttons 3/8 inch     Item     # 187-C        $0.25     BUY NOW!

North Carolina State Seal Buttons

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Never before have these buttons been reproduced. The North Carolina 2 piece state seal (local). This had to be one of the most common state seals during the war for any southern state. I have seen 10 different die strikes of these buttons and I would be willing to bet there are more. They were struck in copper and in brass. We chose to make ours of copper because we find the numbers to be just about equal and no other button is being reproduced in copper. Originally these buttons had a very light bath in a "silver wash". It was so weak that it rubbed right off. Even the non-dug specimens of this button you find today show no sign of silver on the front of the button. Only a faint glimmer of silver on the back in the crevases. The original N.C. Button on the right is the one this button was patterned after. It has a Rouyer style back with a brass shank that is properly soldered in. No other button on the market today is as close to the original as this button is! If you don't agree you can send them back for a refund. I don't think we will get many returned. The back mark is "J.W. SMITH & SON WARTRACE TENN."

Item      # 2150      $2.25     BUY NOW!

Tennessee State Seal Buttons

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Yes finally the correct brass 2 piece Tennessee button. We have been trying to make this button for years but because the originals were so weak no one would touch it. So we bought our own as seen in the photo right. It was dug in Murfreesboro Tn. From it we took a casting in pewter. This helped show some of the detail. In case your wondering the button is supposed to be the State Seal of Tennessee. Then we shot photo's of 6 other Tennessee buttons. One would have a little better detail on the top the next was better on the side and so forth. Then we took the strong points from all 7 of them to produce this great reproduction. Original Tennessee buttons are believed to have been made by C. Rouyer of New Orleans. The backs of the buttons are exactly the same as some other buttons known to have been made by him. We used the exact same back with a brass shank that is properly soldered in. The backs are marked "J.W. SMITH & SON WARTRACE TENN." They were shipped up river and sold in Stores in Memphis as well as other locales throughout western and middle Tenn. I know this because I have seen original ads in period Memphis news papers offering them for sale in local hardware stores. They have been found where ever the army of Tennessee was camped from early to mid war with there being fewer and fewer found in camps after mid 1863. Since New Orleans fell in April 1862 and there was no other supply (as far as we know) when they were lost they were replaced by whatever else was available.

Item      # 2149      $2.25     BUY NOW!

Enfield Nipple Protector Chain

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At long last a reproduction of the correct Enfield Nipple Protector Chain. The brass tear drop design is a perfect match for the original. If you'll look to the photo that is a complete original ENP on top. The piece of chain in the middle was dug at camp Stanley in Murfreesboro. This is the actual piece of chain we copied. The chain on the bottom is our new reprodution. Not bad if I do say so myself. The complete original has 6 links of chain but were going to send you 7 links to give you just a little bit of extra length. It makes it easier to put the protector on. If you prefer to use 6 links just slip the extra link right off. No tools required.

Item      # 2152      $4.95     BUY NOW!

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LEATHER CANTEEN SLING
HERE IS A GREAT DEAL ON A BRAND NEW LEATHER CANTEEN SLING. IT'S 72 INCHES LONG AND 3/4 OF AN INCH WIDE. IT'S MADE FROM TOP GRAIN LEATHER. MADE FROM 2 PIECES JUST AS THE ORIGINALS WERE. IT HAS 2 LEATHER KEEPERS AND A DARK JAPPANED IRON BUCKLE. THIS BABY IS MADE TO THE ORIGINAL SPEC.'s! IT LOOKS GREAT AND IS SURE TO GIVE YOU YEARS OF USE IN THE FIELD NO MATTER HOW TUFF THE DUTY.

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HEAVY WHITE WOOL BLANKET
HERE IS AN ITEM THAT WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO CARRY FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT IS A HEAVY WHITE WOOL BLANKET. IT'S THE SAME WEIGHT AS OUR SOLID BLUE OR GREY BLANKET. THE SAME SIZE TOO, 60 INCHES WIDE BY 80 INCHES LONG. WHITE WAS A POPULAR COLOR OF CIVILIAN BLANKET. AND SINCE THERE WAS SUCH A SHORTAGE OF GOOD HEAVY MILITARY BLANKETS THERE ARE MANY ACCOUNTS OF SOLDIERS WITH THEM. ACCORDING TO ONE ACCOUNT, WHEN CONFEDERATE FORT MORGAN WAS CAPTURED AFTER THE BATTLE OF MOBILE BAY THE ENTIRE GARRISON HAD WHITE WOOL BLANKETS.

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SOLDERED & RIVETED MESS PLATE
THIS MESS PLATE HAS A 3 PIECE CONSTRUCTION JUST AS MANY DUG IN UNION CAMPS. IT IS SOLDERED USING LEAD FREE SOLDER AND RIVETED WITH A ROLLED LIP AT THE TOP. IT MEASURES 9 INCHES ACROSS THE TOP AND ITS 1 1/2 INCHES DEEP. A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR MESS KIT.

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ECHOS OF GLORY 3 VOLUME SET
THESE ARE NOW OUT OF PRINT. THE HARD COVER 3 VOLUME SET THAT IS EVERYONES FAVORITE WILL SOON BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET. WE ONLY HAVE A FEW OF THESE SO IT'S FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. DON'T HESITATE AND MISS OUT ON WHAT MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO OWN THIS GREAT SET OF REFERENCE BOOKS.

ITEM # 966 ECHOS OF GLORY      $89.95      BUY NOW!

BALLISTOL & KRAMER'S
BALLISTOL LUBE IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO BE THE FINEST ALL AROUND GUN CARE PRODUCT ON THE MARKET. IT LUBRICATES, PENETRATES, CLEANS AND PROTECTS. INVENTED IN GERMANY IN 1904 AND ADOPTED FOR USE BY THE GERMAN ARMY UNTIL 1945. IT HAS BEEN ON THE MARKET IN EUROPE EVER SINCE. IT IS A VERY FRIENDLY PRODUCT. BIO-DEGRADABLE, NON TOXIC, NO CFC's. IT WORKS GREAT ON LEATHER, WOOD, METAL, PLASTIC. RUBBER, YOU NAME IT THIS WORKS ON IT. A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED VERSION IS SOLD IN EUROPE AS AN ANTISEPTIC. ONCE YOU HAVE A CAN OF THIS STUFF AROUND THE HOUSE YOU WILL THROW AWAY ALL YOUR OTHER SPRAY LUBES. "NO JOKE!".

ITEM # 963 LARGE 11 OZ. CAN OF BALLISTOL      $9.95      BUY NOW!

ITEM # 963-A HAVERSACK SIZE 1.5 OZ. CAN OF BALLISTOL      $2.95      BUY NOW!

KRAMER'S BEST
THIS IS TRULY AN AMAZING PRODUCT. KRAMER'S BEST ANTIQUE IMPROVER REALLY LIVES UP TO IT'S NAME. IT WILL IMPROVE ANYTHING YOU PUT IT ON. IT PENETRATES AND PROTECTS YOUR GUN STOCK AND MAKES IT LOOK BETTER THAN IT EVER DID. IF YOU HAVE STRIPPED THE VARNISH FROM YOU STOCK FOR A MORE AUTHINTIC LOOK YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BOTTLE OF KRAMER'S. TRY IT ON ANY WOOD SURFACE. YOU WILL BE AMAZED AT THE DIFFERENCE. SAFE FOR PAINTED FINISHES, WORKS GREAT ON TIN OR IRON. CONTAINS NO PETRO CHEMICALS, SILICONES OR OTHER HARMFUL INGREDIENTS. JUST FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS ON THE BOTTLE FOR A VERY IMPROVED FINISH ON ALL YOU ANTIQUES.

ITEM # 964 KRAMER'S BEST 8 OZ. BOTTLE      $13.95      BUY NOW!

NOBLE BROTHERS C.S.A. BUCKLE
THE NOBLES BROTHERS FOUNDRY IN ROME GA. IS THE ONLY CONFEDERATE FOUNDRY TO EVER SUPPLY A C.S.A. RECTANGLE PLATE MADE FROM PEWTER ON ANY SCALE. THESE BUCKLES ARE HIGHLY PRIZED BY COLLECTORS AS THEY ARE SELDOM FOUND IN ONE PIECE. ORIGINALLY THEY WERE 2 STYLES MADE. ONE WAS FLAT, THE OTHER HAD A SLIGHT CURVE. OURS IS THE CURVED STYLE. IT HAS 5 HAND FORGED COPPER HOOKS FOR FASTENING IT TO YOUR BELT.
JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL "THEY WILL BREAK!" I MADE ONE FOR MYSELF YEARS AGO AND I STILL HAVE IT. BUT YOU SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A BIG BELLY FLOP WHEN TAKING A HIT WILL BREAK THIS BUCKLE. NO YOU CAN'T RETURN IT IF IT BREAKS.

NOBLE BROS. CSA BUCKLE # 962      $14.95      BUY NOW!

COVERLETS

OUR BEAUTIFUL HOMESPUN COVERLETS HAVE COMPLETELY HAND STITCHED EDGES. NO MACHINE SEWING ANYWHERE! WE HAVE 2 SIZES. A SINGLE WIDTH, 78 INCHES BY 40 INCHES, IN LIGHT BLUE AND IN DARK (INDIGO BLUE) AND IN A DOUBLE WIDTH, 78 INCHES LONG BY 58 INCHES WIDE. THE LARGE IS OFFERED IN DARK BLUE ONLY. COMPARE OUR COVERLETS TO ORIGINALS OF THE TIME PERIOD AND I AM SURE WILL BE VERY SATISFIED. COVERLETS LOOK GREAT AND THEY ROLL UP NICE FOR AN "OVER THE SHOULDER" BED ROLL. THE COVERLET IN THE CENTER IS AN ORIGINAL FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE. JUST THOUGHT YOU WOULD LIKE TO COMPARE.
THIS IS A VERY LIMITED ITEM, IF YOU WANT ONE YOU HAD BETTER ORDER IT THIS WEEK. THE LAST TIME WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER THESE THEY WERE GONE IN 2 WEEKS.

DARK BLUE LARGE COVERLET # 961    $79.95 BUY NOW!

DARK BLUE SMALL COVERLET # 961-A    $49.95 BUY NOW!

LIGHT BLUE SMALL COVERLET # 961-B    $49.95 BUY NOW!

OFF WHITE WOOL HOMESPUN BLANKET

OUR BEAUTIFUL HOMESPUN WOOL BLANKET HAS HAND STITCHED EDGES. IT IS COMPLETELY HAND BOUND WITH BLUE COTTON AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE PHOTO "LEFT". IT MEASURES 76 INCHES LONG AND 58 INCHES WIDE, THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE FROM ONE BLANKET TO THE NEXT AS THEY ARE HAND DONE. THEY ARE A LIGHT WEIGHT (JUST AS SOME OF THE BLANKETS IN OUR COLLECTION) SO THEY ROLL UP AND MAKE A GREAT BLANKET ROLL THAT IS NOT TOO BULKY. ITS JUST ENOUGH BLANKET FOR THOSE COMFORTABLE SPRING AND FALL NIGHTS OR WHEN DOUBLED WITH A PARD'S BLANKET AND SHARED ITS ENOUGH FOR COLDER EVENINGS.
YOU MAY NOTICE THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM IN THE PHOTO IS A LITTLE DINGY AND THREAD BARE. THAT'S BECAUSE IT IS AN ORIGINAL FROM A NORTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS ESTATE. IT WAS FOUND IN A TRUNK WITH A CONFEDERATE TIN DRUM CANTEEN, A PIG SKIN LEATHER HOLSTER FOR AN 1851 COLT .36 CAL. AND A BROWN PRE WAR MILITIA BELT WITH AN 1851 TWO PIECE EAGLE BUCKLE. I WOULD SAY THAT NARROWS IT DOWN A BIT.

# 960    $79.95 BUY NOW!

SOUTHERN QUILTS
IN THIS COLORFUL BOOK. RICH PHOTOGRAPHS AND ORAL HISTORIES OF 29 SOUTHERN QUILTS THAT SURVIVED THE CIVIL WAR OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE IN THE SOUTH DURING THE MOST TURBULENT TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK ARE; CONFEDERATE CRADLE QUILT, A WORK OF RED AND WHITE SILK AND BLACK VELVET MADE BY MRS. ROBERT E. LEE, MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND FRIENDS IN RICHMOND IN 1863.
ALABAMA GUNBOAT QUILT, AN APPLIQUED, EMBROIDERED, AND STUFFED QUILT PRODUCED AND SOLD AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD CONFEDERATE GUNBOATS.
IRISH CHAIN QUILT, A PREWAR GUILT GIVEN TO A WOUNDED NORTHER SOLDIER BY A KINDLY SOUTHERN LADY WHO NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH.
AND BEST OF ALL! THE 17th TENNESSEE INF. QUILT MADE BY A BEDFORD COUNTY TENN. LADY (MRS. PRINCE, A SELF PROCLAIMED CONFEDERATE SPY WHO TRAVELED TO MURFREESBORO BY WAGON IN 1863 TO RECOVER THE BODY OF HER FIANC� WHO WAS HUNG BY THE YANKEES FOR SPYING) ON WHICH SHE STITCHED HONER�S TO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE 17th WHO HAD FALLEN IN BATTLE. MADE IN 1863. THE SAME LADY MADE A PILLOW IN 1910 USING MANY DIFFERENT PIECES FROM "HOME SPUN" THAT SHE AND HER FRIENDS USED TO MAKE THERE DRESSES FROM DURING THE WAR. ON THE PILLOW SHE STITCHED A TRIBUTE TO THE HOME SPUN DRESS THAT SOUTHERN LADIES WORE. THERE IS A VERY GOOD PHOTO OF THE PILLOW. YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANOTHER SOURCE FOR SO MANY PERIOD HOME SPUN FABRICS, COLORS AND WEAVES IN ONE PLACE IF YOU LOOK THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

ITEM #959 $19.95 BUY NOW!

SINGLE BREASTED CIVILIAN FROCKS
THE BEST CIVILIAN FROCK COATS EVER! THESE REPRO's ARE GREAT!
YOU WILL WANT TO WEAR THIS FROCK EVERYDAY, RE-ENACTMENT OR NOT. THIS PATTERN WILL WORK FROM THE EARLY 1850's TO 1890's WITH NO PROBLEM. YOU CAN BUY ONE COAT AND COVER ALL THE ERA's YOU PORTRAY. NOW THAT'S A BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE.
THEY ARE MADE FROM 100% WOOL, NO MAN MADE MATERIALS AT ALL. FULLY LINED WITH BLACK COTTON FOR THE BODY AND CHECKED PATTERN, WOVEN COTTON FOR THE SLEEVE LINING. THEY HAVE ONE INSIDE POCKET OVER THE LEFT BREAST. THEY HAVE 4 HAND STITCHED BUTTON HOLES AND 4 CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON THE BODY. THE SLEEVES HAVE 2 NON WORKING CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON EACH SLEEVE AND ONE BUTTON ON EACH SIDE OF THE TAIL. THEY FIT WONDERFULLY. IF YOU CAN FIND A BETTER COAT BUY IT. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

CHOOSE THE COLOR YOU WANT FROM THE CHOICES BELOW

BROWN    CHOOSE NOW!          BLACK    CHOOSE NOW!

CIVILIAN SINGLE BREASTED FROCK ITEM # 42
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW
USE THE COMMENT SECTION ON THE ORDER PAGE TO GIVE THE EXACT MEASUREMENT YOU NEED

SIZE 40 CHEST TO SIZE 44 CHEST. $159.95 BUY NOW!

CIVILIAN SINGLE BREASTED FROCK ITEM # 42-A
SIZE 45 CHEST TO SIZE 48 CHEST. $169.95 BUY NOW!

CIVILIAN SINGLE BREASTED FROCK ITEM # 42-B
SIZE 49 CHEST TO SIZE 52 CHEST. $179.95 BUY NOW!

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT
HERE IS THE BEST CIVILIAN SACK COATS BAR NONE! THIS IS ANOTHER COAT THAT WILL WORK FROM EARLY 1850's TO LATE 1890's. YOU CAN BUY ONE COAT AND COVER EVERY ERA YOU PORTRAY. NOW THAT'S A BARGAIN AT ANY PRICE.
THEY ARE MADE FROM 100% WOOL, NO MAN MADE MATERIALS AT ALL. FULLY LINED WITH BLACK COTTON FOR THE BODY AND CHECKED PATTERN WOVEN COTTON OR WHITE FOR THE SLEEVE LINING. THEY HAVE THREE POCKETS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE COAT. ONE SLANTED WELT TYPE OVER THE LEFT BREAST AND 2 STRAIGHT WELT STYLE POCKETS AT THE HIPS. THEY HAVE 5 HAND STITCHED BUTTON HOLES AND 5 CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON THE BODY. THE SLEEVES HAVE 2 NON WORKING CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS ON EACH SLEEVE.

THEY FIT WONDERFULLY. IF YOU CAN FIND A BETTER COAT BUY IT. I DON'T THINK YOU CAN.

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT ITEM # 125
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW
USE THE COMMENT SECTION ON THE ORDER PAGE TO GIVE THE EXACT MEASUREMENT YOU NEED

SIZE 40 CHEST TO SIZE 44 CHEST. $159.95 BUY NOW!

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT ITEM # 125-A
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW

SIZE 45 CHEST TO SIZE 48 CHEST. $169.95 BUY NOW!

LONG CIVILIAN SACK COAT ITEM # 125-B
CHOOSE SIZE BELOW

SIZE 49 CHEST TO SIZE 52 CHEST. $179.95 BUY NOW!

THE COWBOY SHOOTER'S BLACKPOWDER GUIDE
IF YOUR A COWBOY ACTION SHOOTER THIS IS ONE BOOK YOU CAN'T DO WITHOUT. IT'S A GREAT GUIDE TO EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CARE, MAINTENANCE AND FINE TUNING OF YOUR SIX SHOOTER. IF YOUR FAMILIAR WITH DAVID T. T. SMITH'S OTHER BOOK "CIVIL WAR REENACTORS BLACK POWDER GUIDE" THEN YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT A GREAT STEP BY STEP GUIDE THIS BOOK IS. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR 1873 COLT, SCHOFIELD, REMINGTON, HENRY, TRAP DOOR SPRINGFIELD OR 1897 WINCHESTER. THIS BOOK COVERS ALMOST ANY OTHER COMMON GUN OF THE ERA. I GUARANTEE SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL BE GLAD YOU HAVE THIS BOOK IN YOUR LIBRARY.

ITEM #946 $19.95 BUY NOW!

REBEL CORNBREAD & YANKEE COFFEE
AUTHENTIC CIVIL WAR COOKING AND CAMARADERIE. BY GARRY FISHER. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENJOYABLE LITTLE BOOKS I HAVE PICKED UP IN A LONG TIME. IT'S NOT TOO OFTEN THAT YOU FIND A BOOK THAT HAS ALL OF WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE "ALL THE BEST QUALITIES". YOU CAN READ IT IN ONE SITTING, IT'S WELL WRITTEN AND VERY ENTERTAINING AND BEST OF ALL IT HAS FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF LIFE IN THE FIELD. THE NEXT MEAL WAS NEVER FAR FROM THE SOLDIERS MIND AND THIS BOOK LETS YOU IN ON JUST HOW "CREATIVE" A HUNGRY SOLDIER CAN BE. THERE ARE LOTS OF RECIPES YOU CAN USE IN THE FIELD ALONG WITH A FEW "HUNGRY SOLDIER SONGS" AND LETTERS FROM THE FIELD DESCRIBING THE FOOD OR LACK THERE OF!

ITEM #947 $12.95 BUY NOW!

FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT
THE BOOK "FACTS THE HISTORIANS LEAVE OUT" BY JOHN S. TILLEY, M.A. (HARVARD). THE AUTHOR OF THIS BOOK HAS PUT TOGETHER A GREAT NUMBER OF FACTS AND QUOTES FROM THE MEN WHO MADE HISTORY BUT TODAYS P.C. HISTORY BOOKS LEAVE OUT. IF YOUR A DYED IN THE WOOL UNION MAN DON'T BUY THIS BOOK, IT WILL JUST RAISE YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE, BUT EVERY SOUTHERN HOME SHOULD HAVE A COPY OF THIS BOOK! HERE'S A EXERT FROM A SPEACH PRES. LINCOLN GAVE TO A GROUP OF FREEMEN ON THE PROS OF THERE BEING SENT BACK TO AFRICA, "YOU AND WE ARE DIFFERENT RACES. WE HAVE BETWEEN US A BROADER DIFFERENCE THAN EXISTS BETWEEN ALMOST ANY OTHER TWO RACES. WHETHER RIGHT OR WRONG, I NEED NOT DISCUSS; BUT THIS PHYSICAL DIFFERENCE IS A GREAT DISADVANTAGE TO US BOTH, AS I THINK YOUR RACE SUFFERS VERY GREATLY, MANY OF THEM, BY LIVING AMONG US, WHILE OURS SUFFERS FROM YOUR PRESENCE. IN A WORD WE SUFFER ON EACH SIDE." GREAT EMANCIPATOR? YOU BE THE JUDGE. ITS A REAL EYE OPENER.

ITEM #948 $7.95 BUY NOW!

A SOUTHERN VEIW OF THE INVASION
THE BOOK " A SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE INVASION OF THE SOUTHERN STATES AND WAR OF 1861-65" WAS WRITTEN IN 1935 BY CAPT. S. A. ASHE OF RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA. THE LAST SURVIVING COMMISSIONED OFFICER OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY. HERE IS WHAT THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER HAD TO SAY ABOUT THIS BOOK ON NOV. 4, 1935.
ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING I HAVE READ LATELY. CAPT. ASHE CALLS HIS PAMPHLET "A SOUTHERN VIEW OF THE INVASION". THIS LITTLE BOOK SHOULD BE IN THE HOME OF EVERY TRUE SOUTHERNER. IT TELLS IN DETAIL FACTS OF HISTORY WHICH EVEN THE PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH HAVE NOT ALWAYS KNOWN. CAPT. ASHE BACKS ALL OF HIS STATEMENTS WITHY A REFERENCE TO THE BOOK AND THE PAGE. IN THIS LITTLE PAMPHLET HE HAS DONE A GREAT WORK, ONE WHICH ENTITLES HIM TO THE GRATITUDE OF TH PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH, AND THEIR THANKS OF PRESERVING THE REAL FACTS OF HISTORY.

WELL THERE'S NOT MUCH I CAN ADD TO THAT!

ITEM #949 $9.95 BUY NOW!

THE JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S CIVIL WAR HISTORY
THE BOOK "JOURNAL OF WOMEN'S CIVIL WAR HISTORY, FROM THE HOME FRONT TO THE FRONT LINES" IS AN ACCOUNT OF THE SACRIFICE, ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE OF AMERICAN WOMEN FROM 1861 TO 1865. 10 CHAPTERS, EACH ON A DIFFERENT SUBJECT OR EVENT DURING THE WAR AS TOLD BY THE WOMEN WHO LIVED THEM. FIRST HAND ACCOUNTS OF THE DAY TO DAY SUFFERING AND HARDSHIPS THAT THOSE WHO DID NOT CARRY A MUSKET HAD TO ENDURE. DETAILS YOU WON'T FIND IN THE MENS WRITING. FROM THE STORY OF A MILITARY LAUNDRESS TO LETTERS FROM POINT LOOKOUT PRISON. EACH STORY IS JUST AS TOUCHING AS THE ONE BEFORE.

ITEM #951 $11.95 BUY NOW!

IT HAPPENED IN THE CIVIL WAR
HISTORIAN, LECTURER, AND PROFESSOR MICHAEL R. BRADLEY, BRINGS YOU, "IT HAPPENED IN THE CIVIL WAR." THE LATEST IN HIS SERIES OF BOOKS. AS ALWAYS DR. BRADLEY'S BRINGS THE PAST ALIVE WITH HIS EXPERTISE FOR GREAT STORY TELLING. THIS BOOK IS A COLLECTION OF 30 SHORT STORIES OF ACTUAL EVENTS FROM THE CIVIL WAR. THERE IS SOMETHING HERE FOR EVERYONE. RIDING A RAID, THE ANGEL OF THE BATTLEFIELD, SERVANTS AND SPIES, IT'S ALL HERE. EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY KNOW OF THE EVENTS THEMSELVES, DR. BRADLEY ALWAYS FINDS THOSE LITTLE KNOWN FACTS TO GIVE YOU A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LOOK AT WHAT YOU THOUGHT YOU ALREADY KNEW.

ITEM #950 $9.95 BUY NOW!

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FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER � TYPE II
or
"TENTE D ABRI"
WE HOPE WE HAVE GIVEN YOU ENOUGH PHOTO'S TO COMPARE OUR SHELTER HALF WITH ANY OTHER MAKERS OR PHOTO'S OF THE ORIGINALS STILL IN EXISTENCE. THE TYPE II (COTTON DRILL WITH BONE BUTTONS) IS AN EARLY WAR TENT, CIRCA 1862/63. OUR SHELTER � WILL BUTTON WITH ANY OTHER MAKERS SHELTER � THAT HAS BEEN MADE TO THE CORRECT (ORIGINAL) PATTERN.
OUR SHELTER MEASURES 65 INCHES LONG BY 63 INCHES WIDE. IT IS MADE OF 100% COTTON DRILL. ALL BUTTONS ARE NATURAL COLOR BONE, 5/8 OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER. ALL BUTTON HOLES AND GROMMETS ARE HAND SEWN. THE TENT ITSELF IS MACHINE SEWN AS PER THE ORIGINALS. YES EVEN THE SCHUYLKILL ARSENAL ACCEPTED SHELTER 1/2'S THAT WERE MACHINE SEWN. THE ROPE FOR STAKE LOOPS AND TIE OFFS IS MADE OF 100% HEMP.
(NO BUD WAS HARMED DURING THE MAKING OF THIS ROPE)
EACH SHELTER 1/2 WEIGHTS 2 � POUNDS. IT TAKES 2 SHELTER HALVES TO MAKE THE TENT IN THE TOP LEFT PHOTO. OUR SHELTER 1/2 IS MADE AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL AS WE CAN POSSIBLY MAKE THEM. WE THINK YOU WILL LIKE IT AS MUCH AS WE DO. IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE IT YOU MAY WANT TO GET A COPY OF FREDERICK C. GAIDE'S NEW BOOK "THE FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER TENT". IT IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE WORK EVER DONE ON THE SUBJECT.

FEDERAL SHELTER 1/2 TYPE II
# 971           $44.50 PER HALF BUY NOW!

SET UP KIT FOR FEDERAL SHELTER � TYPE II
THE SET UP KIT FOR THE FEDERAL SHELTER � TYPE II CONTAINS 2 SAPLINGS WITH FORKS AT THE TOP 50 INCHES LONG. 1 RIDGE POLE MADE FROM A SAPLING 6 FEET LONG. IT ALSO INCLUDES 6 HAND HEWN TENT PEGS MADE FROM VARIOUS HARD WOODS. 12 INCHES LONG BY AT LEAST 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. MOST ARE ABOUT AN INCH AND A 1/4. SOME OF THE TENT PEGS ARE NOTCHED, OTHERS HAVE A SHORT PIECE OF LIMB LEFT ON THEM TO PREVENT THE ROPE FROM SLIPPING OVER IT. THE UPRIGHT POLES CAN BE SHORTENED TO GIVE YOU A WIDER AREA AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TENT. THE TENT SHOWN IN THE PHOTO ABOVE (TOP OF THE PAGE) HAS OUR STANDARD 50 INCH UPRIGHTS AND THE WIDTH AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TENT IS 70 INCHES. BE ADVISED, THE TALLER THE UPRIGHT THE STEEPER THE ANGLE OF YOUR ROOF, THIS MEANS FEWER "DRIPS" DURING A RAIN STORM.

SET UP KIT FOR FEDERAL SHELTER � TYPE II
# 972           $34.95   BUY NOW!

CORRECT SLING LOOPS FOR 1853 ENFIELD RIFLE
THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH ITEM TO FIND. IF YOU HAVE EVER LOOKED YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. IF YOU CAN FIND THEM AT ALL THERE CRAPPY AND OVER PRICED AND THE SCREW ISN'T EVEN BLUED LIKE THE ORIGINAL WAS. WELL WE WILL FIX THAT! I HAVE A COUPLE OF HUNDRED SETS OF THESE AND WE EXPECT THEM TO MOVE FAST SO IF YOU WANT EM YOU BETTER GET EM NOW.
SOLD BY THE SET ONLY
FITS ANY BRAND OF 1853 ENFIELD MUSKET. EURO, ARMI, WHO EVER.

3 BAND ENFIELD SLING LOOPS      #975      $19.95     BUY NOW!

OIL CLOTH GUN COVER
HERE IS A GREAT LITTLE ITEM THAT WILL PROTECT YOUR NEW GUN IN ALL WEATHER FAIR OR FOUL. IT'S A GUN SOCK MADE OF HEAVY DUTY OIL CLOTH WITH A COTTON TIE CLOSER. IT IS LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT ANY MUSKET FROM ANY TIME PERIOD OR IT IS EASILY SHORTENED TO FIT THE SMALLEST CARBINE. IF YOU WANT TO KEEP THAT BRIGHT FINISH ON YOUR MUSKET WITHOUT ALL THAT RUBBING THIS IS THE WAY TO GO. JUST CLEAN AND OIL YOUR MUSKET THEN SLIP IT INTO THE OIL CLOTH COVER AND TIE IT TIGHT. IT WILL BE JUST AS BRIGHT WHEN YOU TAKE IT OUT AS IT WAS WHEN YOU CLEANED IT. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS LEFT IN YOUR DAMP TENT OVERNIGHT OR IN YOUR CLOSET FOR 6 MONTHS.

OIL CLOTH GUN COVER # 974     $19.95     BUY NOW!

COWBOY BOOTS, COFFEEVILLE STYLE
THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OF COWBOY BOOT IS SAID TO HAVE BEEN FIRST MADE BY A BOOT MAKER IN COFFEEVILLE KANSAS IN THE 1870's. THE FELLOW WENT BY THE NAME CUBANE OR CUBAN. THE HEEL ON THIS BOOT IS STILL TODAY REFEREED TO AS A "CUBAN" STYLE HEEL. WELL THAT'S THE STORY I WAS TOLD ANYWAY. WE ARE VERY HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS BOOT TO OUR COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTER AND SINGLE ACTION FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS.
IT SEEMS THAT LATELY THERE HAS BEEN A REAL HOLE IN THE MARKET. EITHER YOU COULDN'T GET YOUR BOOTS OR WHEN YOU DID GET THEM THEY WEREN'T FIT TO WEAR.
NO MORE I SAY!
OUR BOOT HAS A ONE PIECE MOLDED LEATHER FRONT. MADE FROM TOP AND I DO MEAN TOP QUALITY COW HIDE. THEY HAVE THE WELT STYLE SIDE SEAMS. THE "CUBAN" HEEL WITH SPUR SHELF. SEWN LEATHER SOLES AND NAILED HEELS WITH A RUBBER BOTTOM ON THE HEEL ONLY WHICH CAN BE EASILY REMOVED BY ANY SHOE REPAIR SHOP IF YOU PREFER TO GO WITH A COMPLETE LEATHER BOTTOM. THEY STAND 20 INCHES TALL AND HAVE LARGE LEATHER MULE EARS THAT ARE WELL SEWN ON TO HELP YOU PULL YOUR BOOT UP WHEN YOU GOTTA GO SOMEWHERE FAST! THEY HAVE THE SEMI-SQUARED TOE AND LIKE ALL BLOCKADE RUNNER BRAND BOOTS AND SHOES THEY COME WITH A ONE YEAR WARRANTEE. THE BEST IN THE GAME!
I HAVE BEEN WEARING MINE FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THIS IS ONE COMFORTABLE BOOT. I'M SURE YOU'LL THINK SO TOO.

AVAILABLE IN SIZES 8 THROUGH 13, SORRY NO � SIZES

BLACK COWBOY BOOT, Item # 973      $189.95
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HAND SEWN RATION BAGS
THESE LITTLE RATION BAGS MEASURE 9 INCHES LONG BY 5 INCHES WIDE. THEY ARE MADE OF 100% WOVEN COTTON OR THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN OFF WHITE COTTON OSNABURG. EVERY STITCH IS HAND SEWN. SOMETIMES ITS THE LITTLE THINGS THAT ADD SO MUCH TO YOUR IMPRESSION. THAT'S THE CASE HERE. FILL THEM WITH CORN MEAL, SALT PORK OR PARCHED CORN. THEY HAVE MORE USES THAN I HAVE ROOM TO LIST HERE BUT I AM SURE YOU WILL FIND PLENTY.

HAND SEWN RATION BAG #976 $4.95 BUY NOW!

CANTEENS

THE BEST 1858 TIN CANTEEN ANYWHERE
THE BEST 1858 SMOOTH SIDE CANTEEN EVER. THIS REPRO IS GREAT! YOU CAN LAY IT DOWN NEXT TO AN ORIGINAL (AS SEEN IN THE PHOTO'S). THE MEASUREMENTS ARE PERFECT. BUT HERE IS THE BEST PART. IT HAS A LEAD FREE PEWTER SPOUT AND TIN COLLAR, NO ONE ELSE IS PRODUCING A TIN CANTEEN WITH THE CORRECT SPOUT OR WHO'S MEASUREMENTS MATCH AS EXACTLY AS OURS! THEY ARE BEE'S WAX LINED BUT WE WILL SEND YOU ONE WITHOUT BEE'S WAX IF YOU PREFER. YOU MAY NOTICE THERE IS SOME DIFFERENCE IN THE DESIGN OF THE SPOUT ON THE ORIGINAL AND OF THE ONE ON THE REPRO. IF YOU LOOK AT MANY OF THE ORIGINALS WITH THIS STYLE SPOUT YOU WILL FIND THEY ARE OFTEN CHIPPED LEAVING A JAGGED EDGE. BECAUSE OF THIS WE USED ANOTHER ORIGINAL STYLE SPOUT ON OUR CANTEEN THAT WILL NOT CHIP EVEN IF YOU DROP IT RIGHT ON THE SPOUT. THE CANTEEN ITSELF IS MADE FROM TIN. IT COMES WITH A CORK BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO, I REPEAT, NO HOLE DRILLED IN THE CANTEEN FOR A CHAIN TO GO IN. YOU CAN TIE A STRING FROM THE CORK LOOP TO THE SLING LOOP AS PER MANY OF THE ORIGINALS. STRING NOT INCLUDED. WE HAVE COVERED THEM IN PAT KLINE'S JEAN CLOTH OR YOU CAN GET THEM UNCOVERED. THE ONE IN THE PHOTO IS COVERED WITH PAT'S NATURAL GRAY JEAN WOOL. WE USE THE SCRAPS FROM PANTS AND JACKETS TO COVER THEM SO ALL COLORS ARE NOT IN STOCK ALL THE TIME. ALL COME WITH THE CORRECT STYLE OF 100% COTTON STRAP. FOLDED AND SEWN ON EACH SIDE WITH BROWN COTTON THREAD AS PER THE ORIGINAL IN OUR COLLECTION. THIS IS THE BEST CANTEEN ON THE MARKET. SUPER MATERIAL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP NOT TO MENTION THE AUTHENTICITY. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.

1858 TIN CANTEEN W PEWTER SPOUT & JEAN WOOL COVER
ITEM # 969 $39.95
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1858 TIN CANTEEN W PEWTER SPOUT & NO COVER
ITEM # 969-A $34.95
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COTTON LINEN SLING
A LOT OF YOU HAVE ASK FOR A GOOD REPLACEMENT SLING FOR YOUR CANTEENS. WE NOW OFFER ONE THAT IS AS CLOSE TO THE ORIGINAL AS WE COULD POSSIBLY MAKE IT. IT IS MADE OF FROM 100% COTTON, FOLDED AND SEWN ON BOTH SIDES WITH BROWN COTTON THREAD, JUST AS THE ORIGINAL WE COPIED IT FROM. THEY ARE 72 INCHES LONG BUT OF COURSE YOU CAN CUT YOURS TO ANY LENGTH YOU WANT BEFORE YOU SEW IT ONTO YOUR CANTEEN.

ITEM # 968 $4.95
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CONFEDERATE COPPER MESS PLATE
BOY HAVE WE BEEN WORKING ON THIS ONE A LONG TIME. I'VE BEEN A DIGGER HERE IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE SINCE 1983. EVERY SO OFTEN I OR ONE OF MY BUD'S WOULD FIND ONE OF THESE COPPER PLATES IN THE CONFEDERATE CAMPS. MOSTLY ALONG THE DUCK RIVER LINE IN AND AROUND SHELBYVILLE. REMEMBER THE CHAPTER IN SAM WATKIN'S BOOK "CO. AYTCH", ABOUT HIM AND THE BOYS FRYING AND EATING THE MUSSELS THEY FOUND IN THE DUCK RIVER? WELL THIS IS THE PLATE THEY ATE THEM OFF OF.
AFTER DOING A LITTLE RESEARCH AND SHOWING MY PLATE TO OTHER DIGGERS AROUND THE COUNTRY I FOUND THAT THEY WERE MORE WIDE SPREAD THAN I FIRST IMAGINED. THERE ARE SAMPLES OF THE SAME PLATE DUG IN VICKSBURG MISS., SHELBYVILLE TENN. AND SURROUNDING CAMPS, FRANKLIN TENN. AND FROM CONFEDERATE CAMPS USED DURING GEN. HOOD'S ILL FATED BATTLE OF NASHVILLE. MOST ARE EXACTLY ALIKE BUT A FEW HAVE SLIGHT VARIATIONS. ALL ARE TIN PLATED ON THE TOP BUT NOT THE BOTTOM. THE SIMILARITIES OF ALL THESE PLATES SUGGEST A SINGLE SOURCE. MY BEST GUESS WOULD BE THAT THEY WERE ALL RAN THROUGH THE BLOCKADE. IF THEY WERE MADE BY A SOUTHERN COMPANY THE RAW MATERIAL WOULD HAVE HAD TO HAVE RUN THE BLOCKADE FIRST. DUE TO THE EXSTENDED TIME SPAN THESE PLATES WERE USED I OPT FOR THE BLOCKADE RUNNER THEORY AS SOUTHERN MANUFACTURERS OFTEN HAD TO MOVE WITH THE SHIFTING LINES. RELOCATING EQUIPMENT OFTEN MEANS LOST OR DAMAGED DIES AND MOLDS. REMAKING MOLDS AND RETOOLING (IN MY OPINION) WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN GREATER VARIATIONS FROM ONE TIME PERIOD TO THE NEXT.
I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT THIS PLATE WAS A GREAT RELIC AND NEEDED TO BE REPRODUCED BUT I COULD NEVER FIND THAT ONE PERSON WITH ALL THE EXPERTISE TO MAKE THEM. NOT ANY MORE!

OUR PLATE IS MADE HERE IN THE STATES ONE AT A TIME. HAND SPUN ON WOODEN MOLDS JUST AS THE ORIGINALS WERE. THEY ARE THEN TINED OVER A CHARCOAL FIRE ONE AT A TIME USING THE EXACT SAME PROCESS USED IN THE 1860's.
THE PLATE IN THE PHOTO TOP LEFT IS FROM MY COLLECTION, I HAVE ANOTHER FROM THE SAME SHELBYVILLE CAMP BUT IT'S A LITTLE SQUISHED. THE PLATE ON THE RIGHT IS FROM SANFORD POTT'S AWARD WINNING COLLECTION SEEN AT MAJOR RELIC SHOWS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IT TOO WAS DUG IN A CAMP NEAR SHELBYVILLE.

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MILITIA
CIRCA: 1850-1865

MULE EAR POCKET STYLE

OUR MULE EAR POCKET STYLE ARE FAST BECOMING THE MOST POPULAR STYLE OF PANTS WE SELL. THEY OF COURSE HAVE MULE EAR POCKETS. THEY HAVE NATURAL COLOR BONE BUTTONS FOR THE FLY AND FOR THE SUSPENDERS. THEY HAVE MATCHING COLOR JEAN WOOL TABS ON THE REAR WITH A PIERCING BUCKLE FOR A SMALL AMOUNT OF ADJUSTMENT TO THE WAIST SIZE. THE INNER WAIST BAND IS MADE OF A HEAVY COTTON THAT HAS A VERY HOMESPUN LOOK. DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR THESE PANTS WILL BE HARD TO BEAT.

YOU CAN ALSO HAVE THESE PANTS LINED. WE LINE OUR MULE EAR POCKET STYLE JEAN CLOTH PANTS WITH 100% WOVEN COTTON MATERIAL.

(PATTERNS AND COLOR VARY).

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PLEASE READ THE MEASUREMENT INSTRUCTIONS ABOVE

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CAVALRY CANTEEN SLING
WE HAVE BEEN ASK TO MAKE THIS SLING FOR VERY A LONG TIME NOW. WE FINALLY GOT AROUND TO IT. IT'S A LEATHER CANTEEN SLING MADE FOR CAVALRY. IT SNAPS ONTO WHATEVER D RING OR SQUARE THAT YOUR SADDLE HAS OPEN. THERE IS A GREAT PHOTO OF AN ORIGINAL IN THE BOOK "CIVIL WAR CANTEENS" BY S. W. SYLVIA & M. J. O'DONNELL ON PAGE 30. ( I PULL THAT BOOK LIKE A GUN DON'T I. ) THE ORIGINAL APPEARS TO BE A FIELD CONVERSION USING AND OLD SABER BELT PARTS. THERE ARE SEVERAL KNOWN VARIATIONS TO THE SLING SHOWN ON PAGE 30. ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL IS NOT I.D.ed TO A CAVALRYMAN THERE IS NO OTHER PRACTICAL APPLICATION. OUR SLING HANGS ABOUT 12 LONG. THIS IS THE DISTANCE FROM THE SNAP TO THE TOP OF THE CANTEEN. IT IS EASILY SHORTENED TO ANY LENGTH YOU DESIRE. THIS MAY VERY WELL BE THE MOST PRACTICAL FIELD CONVERSION I HAVE EVER SEEN. LEAVE IT TO THE GUYS IN THE FIELD!

THE CANTEEN ON THE LEFT SHOWS HOW YOU CAN ATTATCH OUR LEATHER SLING DIRECTLY TO THE CANTEEN SLING RETAINER LOOPS. YOU MUST HAVE A GOOD STRONG CANTEEN (LIKE OURS) TO DO THIS. REGARDLESS OF WHO MADE THE CANTEEN THAT YOU ARE GOING TO ATTACH THIS SLING TO YOU SHOULD CHECK IT REGULARLY TO MAKE SURE THE SLING LOOP RETAINERS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE AND THAT THE HARDSHIP OF CAVALRY LIFE HAS NOT PULLED THEM LOOSE. IF YOU HOOK THIS RIG UP TO A CANTEEN AND IT TEARS A LOOP OFF IT AIN�T MY FAULT.

CAVALRY CANTEEN SLING AS SHOWN IN PHOTO LEFT #322-A     $19.95       BUY NOW!

THE PHOTO ON THE RIGHT SHOWS THE EXACT METHOD USED ON THE ORIGINAL CANTEEN. THE OLD SLING HAS BEEN SHORTENED AND A BRASS D RING SEWN ONTO EACH END. THEN THE LEATHER FASTENS TO THE D RINGS. IF YOU DO THIS YOU CAN USE ANY OLD CANTEEN. ALTHOUGH THE ORIGINAL IS A WOODEN DRUM CANTEEN LIKE THE ONES SHOWN IN THE PHOTOS HERE, THERE IS NO REASON YOU CAN'T USE THIS SLING ON AN 1858 SMOOTHSIDE, BULLSEYE, TIN DRUM OR ANY OTHER MODEL. IT WILL WORK JUST FINE AS THE BOTTOM SLING WILL SUPPORT ALL THE WEIGHT.
ARE YOU GOING TO PUT YOUR NEW CANTEEN STRAP ON A CANTEEN THAT HAS A WIDE STRAP OR A NARROW STRAP? THE LENGTH WILL BE THE SAME SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT BUT YOU DO NEED TO CLICK THE APPROPRIATE BUTTON BELOW SO YOU GET A STRAP THAT WILL WORK WITH YOUR CANTEEN.

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CAVALRY CANTEEN SLING AS SHOWN IN PHOTO RIGHT #322-B     $29.95       BUY NOW!

FOR THE COMPLETE SLING AND CANTEEN AS SHOWN IN PHOTO RIGHT WHICH INCLUDES EVERYTHING SHOWN (EXCEPT MY BARN). THE CANTEEN, THE LEATHER, THE BRASS HARDWARE, THE BOTTOM STRAP WITH D RINGS. EVERYTHING ALL PUT TOGETHER AND READY TO GO TO THE FIELD.

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THE PHOTO BOTTOM LEFT SHOWS WHAT THE SHORTENED SLING WITH THE BRASS D RINGS SEWN ON LOOKS LIKE. NOW IF YOU WANT TO USE YOUR OLD SLING FOR THE BOTTOM STRAP AND SEW THE D RINGS ON YOURSELF TO SAVE A FEW OF BUCKS THEN ALL YOU NEED IS THE SLING AS SHOWN IN PHOTO TOP LEFT AND TWO BRASS D RINGS.

BRASS D RINGS, PAIR #322-D     $3.90       BUY NOW!

ENFIELD MUSKET PRIVATES TOOL
WELL TELL ME, JUST HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEBODY TO REPRODUCE THIS ONE?
IT'S THE ENFIELD MUSKET PRIVATES TOOL. PAINSTAKINGLY REMADE TO BE THE BEST REPRODUCTION EVER MADE OF THIS TOOL. WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ITS EVER BEEN REPRODUCED! SO UNLESS YOU HAVE AN ORIGINAL YOU DON'T HAVE ONE.
THERE IS ANOTHER ENFIELD TOOL FLOATING AROUND OUT THERE THAT IS SIMILAR BUT IT IS THE SERGEANTS TOOL. IF EVERY PRIVATE WAS ISSUED A TOOL THEN FOR EVERY SERGEANTS TOOL ISSUED THERE WERE 25 OF THE PRIVATES TOOL. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? THE PRIVATES TOOL DOES NOT HAVE A MAIN SPRING VISE, THEY FIGURED OUT REAL QUICK THEY DIDN�T WANT THE PRIVATES TAKING APART THE LOCK PLATES. OH YEAH AND THE OTHER GUY IS CHARGING $10 TO $15 DOLLARS MORE FOR THE SERGEANTS TOOL. IF YOUR A SARGENT BUY ONE FROM THE OTHER GUY. IF YOUR A PRIVATE YOU NEED ONE OF THESE.
THERE MADE FROM HIGH CARBON STEEL THAT IS TEMPERED FOR MAXIMUM STRENGTH. THEY ARE LIGHTLY BLUED AS PER THE ORIGINAL. THE CENTER SCREWS OUT TO REVEAL A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT FOR OIL EQUIPPED WITH A DROPPER TO PUT THE OIL RIGHT WERE IT'S NEEDED. THE DROPPER HAS A LEATHER GASKET TO PREVENT LEAKAGE JUST AS THE ORIGINAL. THE LEFT ARM IS A FLAT HEADED SCREW DRIVER THAT WILL FIT ANY SCREW ON THE ENFIELD AND IS MARKED WITH THE COMPANY LOGO OF T&CG JUST AS THE ORIGINAL WE COPIED IT FROM IS. THE RIGHT ARM IS THREADED TO ACCEPT ANY WORM THAT FITS EURO OR ARMISPORT ENFIELD. THE WORM IS INCLUDED WITH THE TOOL, IT'S JUST NOT SHOWN IN THE PHOTO. THE NIPPLE PICK IS PERMANENTLY ATTACHED SO IT CAN'T BE LOST. (THAT ALONE WILL PAY FOR THE WRENCH) IT SWINGS TO THE SIDE FOR EASE OF USE AND THE WRENCH ACTS AS A HANDLE FOR THE PICK. THE BOTTOM CENTER HAS A SOCKET TYPE WRENCH TO REMOVE THE CONE (NIPPLE) THAT FITS ALL STANDARD NIPPLES, EURO OR ARMI.
EVERYONE WHO OWNS AN ORIGINAL HAS BEEN AMAZED AT THE ACCURACY OF THIS REPRODUCTION. WE FEEL SURE YOU WILL TOO.

ITEM # 985 $38.95 BUY NOW!

1841 /1842 STYLE US MUSKET TOOL
HERE'S ONE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR. A GREAT REPRO OF AN 1841 /1842 STYLE MUSKET WRENCH. (PHOTO LEFT SHOWS THE WRENCH OPEN AND CLOSED). (PHOTO RIGHT SHOW OUR WRENCH NEXT TO AN ORIGINAL DUG IN THE UNION "CAMP STANLEY" JUST SOUTH OF MURFREESBORO TN.). THEY WORK ON ANY ENFIELD OR SPRINGFIELD MUSKET. IT WAS FIRST ISSUED WITH THE MISSISSIPPI RIFLE. IT HAS A SOCKET STYLE WRENCH ON ONE END TO REMOVE YOUR MUSKETS NIPPLE (CONE) WITHOUT SLIPPING AND ROUNDING IT OFF, AND 2 DIFFERENT SIZE SCREW DRIVERS ON THE OTHER. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO FIELD STRIP YOUR MUSKET. TAKE A LOOK AT ANY OLD COLLECTION OF CIVIL WAR RELICS DUG FROM THE FIELD AND YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF THIS STYLE WRENCH. BUT IF YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR AN ORIGINAL FOR YOUR KIT YOU ALREADY KNOW THERE EXTREMELY HARD TO FIND IN NON DUG CONDITION AND IF YOU ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO FIND ONE THE PRICE STARTS AT $60. I LOOKED FOR ALMOST A YEAR TO FIND THE ONE THIS ONE IS COPIED FROM. I DON'T KNOW OF ANYONE ELSE WHO HAS THESE IN A REPRO AND I ONLY HAD 500 MADE. THEY'LL BE GONE BEFORE THE YEARS OUT SO DON'T WAIT. GRAB A COUPLE OF THESE BABIES NOW BEFORE THERE GONE!

ITEM # 863 $12.95

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PAD LOCK 3 � INCH
WE ARE VERY GLAD TO ONCE AGAIN BE ABLE TO OFFER THESE GREAT LOCKS FOR SALE. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND THEM FOR SOME TIME NOW.
THE SUPPLY IS STILL SOMEWHAT LIMITED SO DON'T HESITATE. THEY ALWAYS GO FAST! THE 3 1/2 INCH LOCK IS SHOWN IN THE PHOTO BUT THE LOCKS LOOK JUST A LIKE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SIZE. THIS LOCK IS A VERY WELL MADE, HEAVY PAD LOCK WITH A BRASS KEY HOLE COVER. 6 HEAVY IRON RIVITS MAKES THIS LOCK AS STRONG AS IT IS FUNCTIONAL. THE MECHANISM WORKS VERY SMOOTHLY. NO JIGGLING, WHICH IN A LOCK IS A BAD THING. IT COMES WITH 2 KEYS JUST IN CASE YOU LOOSE ONE. IT WORKS GREAT FOR AN ARTILLERY LIMBER CHEST OR ANY OTHER CHEST YOU MIGHT NEED TO SECURE. AND IT WORKS GREAT FOR LOCKING HAND CUFFS TO LEG SHACKLES. YOU CAN EVEN KEEP THE YANKEES OUT OF THE SMOKE HOUSE WITH ONE.

ITEM # 982 PAD LOCK 3 1/2 INCH $19.95 BUY NOW!

ITEM # 982-A PAD LOCK 4 1/4 INCH $24.95 BUY NOW!

ITEM # 982-B PAD LOCK 5 INCH $29.95 BUY NOW!

CONFEDERATE SADDLE SHIELD AND SADDLE OVAL
OUR CONFEDERATE SADDLE SHIELD AND OVAL ARE MADE BY HAND ONE AT A TIME. JUST LIKE THE ORIGINALS THEY ARE COPIED FROM. SHOWN SIDE BY SIDE IN THE PHOTO THEY ARE IDENTICAL. IF YOU DO A SERIOUS CONFEDERATE CAVALRY IMPRESSION THIS IS JUST ONE OF THOSE LITTLE THINGS THAT PUT YOUR IMPRESSION A NOTCH ABOVE THE REST. OUR ORIGINALS WERE DUG IN A CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP IN LAVERNE TN. JUST NORTH OF MURFREESBORO. IN ALL LIKELIHOOD LOST IN ONE OF WHEELERS OR FORREST RAIDS AROUND ROSECRANS.
THE PHOTO SPEAKS FOR ITSELF, IF YOU WANT THE BEST YOU WANT THESE.

ITEM # 983 CONFEDERATE SADDLE SHIELD $3.95 BUY NOW!

ITEM # 983-A CONFEDERATE SADDLE OVAL $1.95 BUY NOW!

LEECH & RIGDON SABER SNAPS
EVER SEEN THESE BEFORE? NOT UNLESS YOU OWN AN ORIGINAL. THEY HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED. THE MOST FAMOUS CONFEDERATE MANUFACTURER OF HARDWARE IS WITHOUT A DOUBT LEECH & RIGDON. BETTER KNOWN AS MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS. THE MOST PROLIFIC MAKER OF BRASS GOODS, SABERS, THE BEST CONFEDERATE MADE PISTOLS AND EVEN DRUMS FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR. THE SHIFTING LINES CAUSED THEM TO RELOCATE SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE WAR BUT THEY STILL MANAGED TO KEEP THE GOODS FLOWING.
AT THE ONSET OF THE WAR GEN. FORREST WAS A MEMPHIS CITY COUNCILMAN. AND AS YOU ALL KNOW HE OUTFITTED HIS TROOPS FROM HIS OWN POCKET OR FROM CAPTURED GOODS. IS THERE ANY DOUBT HE WOULD HAVE USED THE MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS COMPANY FOR ALL THEY COULD HAVE SUPPLIED? DUG GOODS FROM KNOWN FORREST CAMPS AND THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE PROVES WITHOUT QUESTION THAT MANY OF THE GEN. TROOPERS WERE EQUIPPED WITH GOODS FROM LEECH AND RIGDON. OUR ORIGINAL SABER SNAP SHOWN IN THE CENTER OF THE PHOTO WAS DUG IN THE SAME CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP AS THE CS SHIELD AND OVAL SHOWN ABOVE.
THE SNAPS ARE MADE OF SOLID CAST BRASS WITH A SPRING STEEL SNAP BRADDED DIRECTLY ONTO THE SNAP. THE BEST DESIGN POSSIBLE FOR LONG WEAR WITHOUT BREAKAGE. THE SNAP MEASURES 2 3/4 INCHES LONG. IT HAS A BEAUTIFUL ORNATE DESIGN THAT IS CAST INTO THE BRASS. THE LOOP MEASURES 1 INCH WIDE SO IT WILL FIT ON ANY STANDARD SABER BELT. IT WORKS GREAT AS THE END SNAP ON YOUR HORSE LEAD TOO.
DO YOU HAVE A SERIOUS CONFEDERATE IMPRESSION? OR ARE YOU JUST PLAYING?

ITEM # 984-A LEECH & RIGDON SABER SNAP $11.95 EACH BUY NOW!

ITEM # 984 LEECH & RIGDON SABER SNAPS $19.95 PER PAIR BUY NOW!

HEARTS & HANDS. WOMEN, QUILTS, AND AMERICAN SOCIETY
AFTER THE GREAT RESPONSE WE RECEIVED TO THE FIRST QUILT BOOK WE LISTED HERE (SOUTHERN QUILTS) WE THOUGHT JUST MAYBE THERE IS ANOTHER QUILT BOOK OR TWO OUT THERE THAT WILL HAVE SOME GOOD INFORMATION THAT OUR READERS COULD USE. BOY WAS THAT AN UNDERSTATEMENT! WE HAD NO IDEA UNTIL WE STARTED LOOKING THAT THERE WERE SO MANY GREAT BOOKS DEDICATED TO QUILTS, QUILTING AND THE WOMEN WHO MADE THEM.
BELOW YOU WILL FIND THE FIRST ONES WE HAVE CHOSEN TO LIST. I WISH I COULD JUST SIT DOWN WITH YOU AND WE COULD PASS THESE BOOKS BACK AND FORTH. I JUST OPEN ONE UP TO ANY PAGE AND I CAN'T SUPPRESS A "WOW". WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT SO MANY QUILTS SURVIVED THAT DATE TO THE WAR BETWEEN THE STATES AND BEFORE. IF YOU ARE EVEN SLIGHTLY INTERESTED IN QUILTS THESE BOOKS ARE MUST HAVE FOR YOUR PERSONAL LIBRARY. IF YOU ARE EVEN REMOTELY INTERESTED IN TEXTILES OF THE PERIOD THESE BOOKS ARE "MUST HAVE".
THE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE WONDERFUL. MANY OF THEM NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. THEY TOO DATE FROM BEFORE THE WAR TO WELL AFTER. SO THESE BOOKS MAKE A GREAT REFERENCE FOR ANYONE INTERESTED IN ANY PERIOD UP TO AND A LITTLE AFTER THE TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY.
I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITES IS IN THIS BOOK, "HEARTS & HANDS" THE PAGE DEDICATED TO THE PHOTO'S OF THE LADIES OF ASHLAND OHIO. CIRCA 1850. MAKING RAG RUGS WAS THERE CURRENT PROJECT, THEY SAT 2 BY 2 FOR PHOTO'S OF THERE ENTIRE QUILTING BEE. THE PHOTO'S OF 40 LADIES FROM ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ALL TAKEN ON THE SAME DAY. THE FACT THAT THEY SHARED MATERIAL AND DRESS PATTERNS IS SELF EVIDENT FROM THE PHOTO'S. WHERE ELSE COULD YOU POSSIBLY FIND THIS INFORMATION?

I AM NOT GOING TO TRY TO GIVE A DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTENTS OF EACH BOOK LISTED BELOW. I WOULD JUST BE REPEATING MYSELF OVER AND OVER. THERE ALL GREAT. SOME DEAL WITH DIFFERENT AREA'S OF THE COUNTRY. SOME LIKE THE "MORMON MIGRATION" AND THE "OREGON TRAIL" COVER A VERY WIDE CROSS SECTION OF THE COUNTRY. THE TITLES ARE SELF EXPLANATORY SO ONE OR ANOTHER MAY CATCH YOUR FANCY. BUT REMEMBER NO MATTER THE TITLE NONE OF THESE BOOKS LIMITS THERE SELVES TO JUST ONE SUBJECT. IF IT IS REMOTELY RELATED TO QUILTING IT IS MOST LIKELY MENTIONED.
GOOD READING.

ITEM #977 $19.99 BUY NOW!

THE QUILTS OF TENNESSEE
THIS BOOK IS OF COURSE OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO ALL OF US TENNESSEANS. I ESPECIALLY LIKE THE MAP OF TENN. SHOWING THE STATE COUNTY BY COUNTY AND LISTING JUST HOW MANY QUILTS HAVE SURVIVED FROM EACH. BEDFORD COUNTY (WHERE I LIVE) IS OF COURSE NUMBER #1 WITH 65 SURVIVING QUILTS. YEAH TEAM!

SOME OF THE PATTERNS IN THIS BOOK ARE AMAZING.

ITEM #978 $19.95 BUY NOW!

QUILTS & WOMEN OF THE MORMAN MIGRATION
WHAT CAN I SAY? IT'S ANOTHER GREAT QUILTING BOOK. 251 PAGES OF STORIES, PHOTO'S AND QUILTS. THIS BOOK HAS SOME REALLY EARLY QUILTS, 1820, 1830 AND SO ON. VERY INTERESTING READING ABOUT THE MORMAN MIGRATION TOO. WOMEN FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY RISK LIFE AND LIMB AS THEY FORGE WESTWARD INTO THE AN UNSURE FUTURE. LOT'S OF GREAT QUILT PHOTO'S!

ITEM #979 $24.95 BUY NOW!

TREASURES IN THE TRUNK OR QUILTS OF THE OREGON TRAIL
DON'T YOU JUST LOVE BOOKS WITH 2 TITLES. THIS IS THE STORY OF THE MIGRATION OF THE LAND HUNGRY EASTERNERS (AND I DON'T MEAN THAT IN A BAD WAY) AND THERE JOURNEY INTO WHAT THEY HOPED WOULD BE THE PROMISED LAND.
THIS BOOK OF COURSE DEALS WITH THE 1840 TO 1870 TIME PERIOD ONLY. THIS BOOK CONTAINS SOME OF THE MOST DETAILED QUILT PHOTOGRAPHS. VERY CLEAR AND CLOSE UP. AMAZING DETAIL. SOME OF THESE QUILTS ARE ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE! IT HAS A GREAT CHAPTER CONTAINING LETTERS TO AND FROM THOSE THEY LEFT BEHIND.

ITEM #980 $22.95 BUY NOW!

A MARYLAND ALBUM, QUILT MAKING TRADITIONS, 1634-1934
300 YEARS OF QUILT MAKING IN MARYLAND. AM I STARTING TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD YET? JUST ANOTHER SUPER BOOK ON QUILTS. LOTS OF GREAT STORIES AND PHOTO'S. THIS BOOK CONTAINS PHOTO'S OF SOME OF THE MOST ELABORATE QUILTS I HAVE EVER SEEN. I WISH I COULD ADEQUATELY CONVEY THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL AND SUBJECTS IN EACH OF THESE QUILT BOOKS. THERE NOT JUST ABOUT QUILTS, THERE ABOUT LIFE. YOU CAN READ ANYONE OF THESE BOOKS AND LEARN ABOUT EVERYTHING FROM POLITICS TO THE PRICE OF EGGS. IT'S JUST GOOD READING, NOT ONLY THE RESEARCH MINDED BUT JUST AS ENJOYABLE FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR THE COMPANY OF A GOOD BOOK FOR A RAINY AFTERNOON. THIS BOOK IS A HARD COVER AND I ASSURE YOU WELL WORTH THE PRICE.

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SOUTHERN QUILTS
IN THIS COLORFUL BOOK. RICH PHOTOGRAPHS AND ORAL HISTORIES OF 29 SOUTHERN QUILTS THAT SURVIVED THE CIVIL WAR OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON LIFE IN THE SOUTH DURING THE MOST TURBULENT TIME IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
INCLUDED IN THIS BOOK ARE; CONFEDERATE CRADLE QUILT, A WORK OF RED AND WHITE SILK AND BLACK VELVET MADE BY MRS. ROBERT E. LEE, MRS. JEFFERSON DAVIS AND FRIENDS IN RICHMOND IN 1863.
ALABAMA GUNBOAT QUILT, AN APPLIQUED, EMBROIDERED, AND STUFFED QUILT PRODUCED AND SOLD AS PART OF A CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS TO BUILD CONFEDERATE GUNBOATS.
IRISH CHAIN QUILT, A PREWAR GUILT GIVEN TO A WOUNDED NORTHER SOLDIER BY A KINDLY SOUTHERN LADY WHO NURSED HIM BACK TO HEALTH.
AND BEST OF ALL! THE 17th TENNESSEE INF. QUILT MADE BY A BEDFORD COUNTY TENN. LADY (MRS. PRINCE, A SELF PROCLAIMED CONFEDERATE SPY WHO TRAVELED TO MURFREESBORO BY WAGON IN 1863 TO RECOVER THE BODY OF HER FIANC� WHO WAS HUNG BY THE YANKEES FOR SPYING) ON WHICH SHE STITCHED HONER�S TO SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE 17th WHO HAD FALLEN IN BATTLE. MADE IN 1863. THE SAME LADY MADE A PILLOW IN 1910 USING MANY DIFFERENT PIECES FROM "HOME SPUN" THAT SHE AND HER FRIENDS USED TO MAKE THERE DRESSES FROM DURING THE WAR. ON THE PILLOW SHE STITCHED A TRIBUTE TO THE HOME SPUN DRESS THAT SOUTHERN LADIES WORE. THERE IS A VERY GOOD PHOTO OF THE PILLOW. YOU WILL NEVER FIND ANOTHER SOURCE FOR SO MANY PERIOD HOME SPUN FABRICS, COLORS AND WEAVES IN ONE PLACE IF YOU LOOK THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!

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PARKER HALE 1853 ENFIELD MUSKET

PARKER-HALE 1853 THREE BAND MUSKET, .577 CAL.

The Enfield Rifle Musket marked the zenith in design and manufacturing of the military percussion rifle.
The 1853, also known as the First Model, was manufactured between 1853 and 1863 by a large number of contractors including the Royal Small Arms Factory and the London Armory Company. It features a case hardened lock, cold forged steel barrel, and a walnut stock with brass furniture. Bbl. Length: 39"; O.A.L.: 55"; Weight: 9 lbs. 9 oz.;
Rate of Twist: 1:48; Rec. Bullet: .58 Cal. Minie.

This rifle is credited by many to be the best "shooter" on the market today.

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1855 MUSKET WRENCH
THIS IS THE 1855 MUSKET WRENCH. AN OPEN END WRENCH FOR REMOVING MUSKET NIPPLES (CONES) AND 3 SCREW DRIVERS. IT IS MARKED US WHICH WAS ONLY DONE BY THE HARPERS FERRY ARMORY. IT IS BLUED AS PER THE ORIGINAL AND THE METAL IS VERY WELL TEMPERED. YOU CAN REALLY USE IT, IT WON'T BEND IN YOUR HAND LIKE SOME OF THE PIECES OF JUNK OUT THERE THAT ARE BEING PASSED OFF FOR TOOLS.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS WRENCH HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED. PAINSTAKINGLY MADE TO BE AN EXACT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

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CONFEDERATE MESS KIT
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF MY FAVORITE PIECES. I HAVE BEEN PLANNING TO REPRODUCING THIS KIT FOR YEARS BUT WAS DETERMINED TO MAKE IT IN ITS COMPLETE FORM. ONLY RECENTLY DID I FIND SOMEONE WHO COULD REPRODUCE THE FORKS FOR ME AND I AM VERY GLAD TO NOW BE ABLE TO OFFER IT TO YOU.

NOW CLASS IF YOU WILL TURN TO PAGE 58 OF YOUR SYLVIA AND O'DONNELL CANTEEN BOOK PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTO AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT PAGE.
IS THAT COOL OR WHAT?!!!
AN ORIGINAL CONFEDERATE TIN DRUM CANTEEN WITH ONE SIDE REMOVED, FOUND WITH A TWO PRONG FORK LAYING INSIDE OF IT. THIS CANTEEN WAS DUG IN A CONFEDERATE CAMP NEAR CENTREVILLE VIRGINIA. THE CAMP WAS OCCUPIED BY GEORGIA TROOPS IN THE WINTER OF 1861/62. JUST BECAUSE WE TALK SLOW DON'T MEAN WE THINK SLOW. I DON'T THINK YOU COME UP WITH A BETTER, ALL AROUND MESS KIT IF YOU TRIED.
AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT FORK, BONE HANDLED, BRASS RIVETED TO HAND WORKED STEEL. THE ONLY THING I AM SORRY ABOUT IS FRAUDS AND FAKERS WILL PASS THESE OFF AS ORIGINALS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

IT'S A PLATE. IT'S A PAN, IT'S A STORAGE CONTAINER FOR YOUR RATIONS. YOU CAN TAKE A SHORT STICK AND PUT IT IN THE SPOUT. THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO USE IT LIKE A PAN FOR HEATING COFFEE. AND EVEN THOUGH THE SIDE THAT WAS REMOVED WAS NOT FOUND WITH THE ORIGINAL WE ARE GOING TO INCLUDE IT WITH YOURS. IT MAKES A GREAT PLATE. WHEN YOUR ALL DONE AND HAVE CLEANED YOUR KIT, READY FOR THE MARCH YOU CAN PUT YOUR DAYS RATIONS ALONG WITH YOUR FORK AND THE STICK YOU USE FOR THE HANDLE INSIDE OF IT, PUT THE SIDE BACK ON AND WITH A LEATHER THONG TIE IT ALL SECURELY INTO PLACE. READY TO TOSS INTO YOUR HAVERSACK. IT WEIGHTS PRACTICALLY NOTHING. YOU WON'T EVEN KNOW IT'S THERE. AND THAT'S A GOOD THING ON A LONG MARCH. OR EVEN A SHORT MARCH

YOUR COMPLETE KIT INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING; 1, CONFEDERATE TIN DRUM CANTEEN WITH ONE SIDE REMOVED. 1, SIDE THAT HAS BEEN REMOVED. 1, TWO PRONG BONE HANDLED FORK. 1, LEATHER THONG. 1, WOODEN HANDLE. 1, RATION BAG.

THIS KIT WOULD BE $39.00 IF BOUGHT SEPERATLY.

WHEN BOUGHT IN IT'S COMPLETE FORM ONLY $34.95
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CORRECT SIDE PLATE SCREW WASHERS ENFIELD RIFLE
HERE IS ANOTHER ITEM THAT HAS BEEN TOUGH TO FIND. THE CORRECT ENFIELD SIDE PLATE SCREW WASHER WITH THE SQUARE ENDS. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTO ABOVE, YOU TELL THE ORIGINAL FROM THE BLOCKADE RUNNER REPRO's? IF YOUR THE KIND OF GUY WHO CARES ABOUT THE DETAILS YOU WILL DEFINITELY WANT TO CORRECT THAT FACTORY SCREW UP ON YOUR MUSKET. REPLACE THOSE INCORRECT ROUND ENDED WASHERS WITH THE CORRECT SQUARE ENDED ONES. AT THIS PRICE YOU CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO. OH YEAH, THESE FIT A HELL OF A LOT BETTER THAN THE ONES THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THE MARKET. IT ONLY TAKES A MINUTE TO PUT OUR WASHERS IN.
SOLD BY THE PAIR ONLY
FITS ANY BRAND OF ENFIELD MUSKET. EURO, ARMI, WHO EVER.

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RUFF SIDE OUT COLONIAL REV. WAR BUCKLE SHOES
THIS REV. WAR SHOE HAS ALL THE GREAT FEATURES AS THE REV. WAR SHOE LISTED ABOVE BUT IN RUFF SIDE OUT. SAME GREAT FEATURES, SAME GREAT WARRANTEE.

YOU MAY CHOOSE THE SIZE YOU WANT FROM THE AVAILABLE LIST BELOW.
SIZES 8, 9, 10, 11, AND 12 AVAILABLE.

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COPPER WASH BASIN
OUR COPPER WASH BASIN IS MODELED AFTER AN ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA BASIN WE HAVE IN OUR COLLECTION. WE HAVE THEM MADE HERE IN TENNESSEE FROM HEAVY COPPER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HANDLE IT LIKE IT'S GLASS. IT IS VERY TOUGH. I LOVE COPPER STUFF BUT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN SO EXPENSIVE. THE LAST TIME I PRICED A BASIN SIMILAR TO THIS ONE THE GUY ASK ME $75.00 FOR IT. I KNEW WE COULD MAKE A BETTER ONE AND SELL IT FOR A MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE PRICE. OUR BASIN IS "SPUN COPPER" WHAT THIS MEANS TO YOU IS THE BASIN IS MADE FROM ONE PIECE. THERE IS NO SOLDER JOINT TO MELT OUT OR LEAK. YOU COULD ACTUALLY HEAT WATER DIRECTLY OVER THE FIRE IN THIS BASIN IF YOU WANTED. IT HAS A ROLLED LIP AT THE TOP THAT MAKES IT VERY STRONG AND THERE ARE NO SHARP EDGES. IT WILL NEVER EVER RUST AND CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO A BEAUTIFUL SHINE EVEN AFTER YEARS OF NEGLECT BY SIMPLY COVERING IT IN KETCHUP, THAT'S RIGHT KETCHUP AND LETTING IT STAND FOR 30 MINUTES. THEN YOU JUST WIPE IT OFF AND IT LOOKS LIKE BRAND NEW AGAIN. IT MEASURES 13 � INCHES WIDE AT THE TOP AND IT IS ALMOST 3 INCHES TALL. IT HOLDS ABOUT 1 GALLON OF WATER. THAT'S JUST THE RIGHT SIZE FOR ALMOST ANY JOB AROUND THE CAMP. WHETHER IT'S WASHING UP FOR THE BALL OR SCRUBBING THOSE DIRTY MESS PLATES. IT'S AN INDISPENSABLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR A REFUGEE WITH CHILDREN.
I USED MY PERSONAL BASIN FOR THE PHOTO, I LIKE THE DARK AGED LOOK. IF YOU PREFER THE SHINY COPPER LOOK JUST USE THE KETCHUP!

COPPER WASH BASIN ITEM # 2012 $32.95

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MONTEAGLE CANTEEN 1/2 SKILLET

ALTHOUGH THE CANTEEN � SKILLET IS A POPULAR ITEM IN THE RE-ENACTING WORLD I DID NOT WANT TO MAKE ONE UNTIL I HAD A GOOD EXAMPLE OF AN ORIGINAL. OUR SKILLET IS AN EXACT COPY OF THE ONE DUG FROM A CAMP ON MONTEAGLE MOUNTAIN IN GRUNDY COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE ORIGINAL NOW RESIDES IN THE CHARLIE HARRIS COLLECTION. YOU MAY KNOW MR. HARRIS FROM THE BOOK "RELICS OF THE WESTERN CAMPAIGN" WRITTEN BY MR. HARRIS. HE ALSO DID ALL THE PHOTO'S. YOU CAN FIND A VERY GOOD PHOTO OF THE ORIGINAL SKILLET ON PAGE 118 IN HIS BOOK. IT IS A VERY GOOD REFERENCE BOOK AND STILL AVAILABLE AT ALMOST ANY OF THE LARGER RELIC SHOWS. CONSIDERING IT'S AGE THE ORIGINAL SKILLET IS IN EXTREMELY GOOD SHAPE . THIS MADE IT MUCH EASIER TO COPY. WE MAKE OUR SKILLETS ONE AT A TIME HERE IN OUR BLACK SMITH SHOP. EVERY DETAIL IS REPRODUCED INCLUDING THE ODD SHAPED SPOUT OPENING OF THE ORIGINAL CANTEEN AND THE WROUGHT IRON HANDLE IS AFFIX TO THE 1858 SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN 1/2 BY MEANS OF BRADDING ORIGINAL CRATE NAILS DUG IN LOCAL CIVIL WAR CAMPS. YES WE USE ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR CRATE NAILS ON OUR SKILLETS. IN MR. HARRIS'S BOOK HE LIST THE NAILS USED AS BEING "HORSE SHOE NAILS". IT'S A SIMPLE MISTAKE. LOTS OF FOLKS AROUND HERE REFER TO ANY SQUARE NAILS AS HORSE SHOE NAILS. THE NAILS USED ON THE ORIGINAL SKILLET ARE CRATE NAILS. SMALL SQUARE CUT NAILS THAT DURING THE CIVIL WAR ERA WERE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SHIPPING CRATES. YOU OFTEN DIG A HANDFUL OF THESE NAILS FROM FIRE PITS IN CIVIL WAR CAMPS AS MANY OF THE CRATES, ONCE EMPTIED WERE SIMPLY BURNED. I THINK YOU WILL BE VERY PLEASED WITH THIS SKILLET. I KNOW I AM.

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NEW JERSEY CAVALRY BOWL
NO THIS BOWL WAS NOT EXCLUSIVELY USED BY THE NEW JERSEY CAV. BUT MY FAVORITE CIVIL WAR PERIOD PHOTO OF THIS BOWL IS BEING HELD BY 2 OF 4 NEW JERSEY CAVALRYMAN POSING IN FRONT OF THERE TENT, IN CAMP. THEY APPEAR TO BE ACTUALLY EATING THERE LUNCH RATHER THAN PRETENDING TO AS IN SO MANY "ACTION" PHOTO'S OF THE WAR.
ANOTHER GOOD PHOTO OF A VERY SIMILAR BOWL IS IN THE BOOK FIGHTING MEN OF THE CIVIL WAR ON PAGE 151. THERE ARE 5 UNION INFANTRYMEN IN THE FIELD AND YOU CAN CLEARLY SEE 3 VERY SIMILAR BOWLS IN THE PHOTO. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY AT THE EARLY WAR PHOTO'S OF UNION TROOPS IN THE EASTERN THEATER YOU WILL NOTICE SEVERAL BOWLS THAT ARE EITHER THIS EXACT OR VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE HAVE HERE. OUR BOWL MEASURES 8 INCHES WIDE AT THE TOP AND IS OVER 2 INCHES TALL. YOU CAN REALLY WALK AWAY FROM THE MESS TENT WITH A DAYS RATION. OK I KNOW, SOMETIMES THAT'S A GOOD THING SOMETIMES IT'S NOT. IT IS HOT DIPPED IN TIN FOR A HEAVY PROTECTIVE COATING. THIS DOES NOT ELIMINATE RUSTING BUT IT CERTAINLY HELPS TO PREVENT IT. IF YOU DON'T LOOSE IT WILL PROBABLY LAST YOU YOUR ENTIRE CAREER.

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THE FEDERAL CIVIL WAR SHELTER TENT
IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN THE DOG TENT THIS IS THE ONLY BOOK TO HAVE. ANY QUESTION YOU CAN ASK ABOUT THE SHELTER � CAN BE ANSWERED IN THIS BOOK. THIS BOOK IS OFFICIALLY INDORSED BY "THE COMPANY OF MILITARY HISTORIANS", YOU CAN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THAT. IT CONTAINS SEVERAL PERIOD PHOTO'S WITH VERY DETAILED TEXT. IT ALSO INCLUDES MANY PHOTO'S OF THE SURVIVING SHELTER HALVES TAKEN TO SHOW GREAT DETAIL. THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY FOR RE-ENACTORS AND HISTORIANS WHO WANT THE DETAILS. THE INSPECTORS STAMPS, THE MATERIAL, WHICH DEPOT ACCEPTED WHAT, THE SPECIFICATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE CONTRACTORS AS WELL AS WHO SUPPLIED THEM IN WHAT YEAR AND HOW MANY. THIS IS THE LAST WORD ON SHELTER 1/2's.

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HARDEE'S CORP FLAG BUMPER STICKER
THE FAMOUS BLUE FLAG OF HARDEE'S CORP. SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE FULL MOON. BEST KNOWN AS THE FLAG OF CLEBURNE'S DIVISION. NO UNION SOLDIER WANTED TO BE ACROSS THE FIELD FROM THIS FLAG. YOU COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON THAT'S WERE THE MINNIE BALLS WOULD BE THE THICKEST. IT MEASURES 3 INCHES BY 5 INCHES AND WILL ADHERE TO ANY SMOOTH SURFACE, GLASS, METAL OR WHATEVER. THERE ARE SO MANY VARIATIONS OF THE HARDEE'S FLAG WE CHOSE THE MOST UNIFORM OF THEM TO REPRESENT THEM ALL. YOU CAN EASILY USE AN INDELIBLE MARKER TO ADD YOUR COMPANIES BATTLE HONER'S.

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ORANGE WOOL HAT CORD
WE HAVE BEEN ASK FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO GET THE PROPER ORANGE COLOR WOOL HAT CORD FOR DRAGOONS AND ENGINEERS. TO BE HONEST WITH YOU THERE AREN'T THAT MANY OF YOU BUT YOU'VE WORN ME DOWN. HERE IT IS NOW SHUT UP!
THERE MADE FROM THE SAME HIGH QUALITY WOOL AS ALL OF OUR HAT CORDS. WELL MADE AND READY TO WEAR.
BY THE WAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO ADJUST THE LENGTH OF A HAT CORD JUST ASK.

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COVERLET
THIS BEAUTIFUL COTTON COVERLET IS ONE OF THE BEST REPRODUCTIONS I THINK YOU WILL EVER SEE. IT IS A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN THE ORIGINALS IN MY COLLECTION WHICH I PERSONALLY LIKE. IT IS STILL ROLLS UP VERY WELL FOR CARRYING WITH ENDS TIED AND THROWN OVER YOUR SHOULDER CONFEDERATE STYLE. THEY MEASURE 52 INCHES X 70 INCHES. THE DESIGN IS CALLED A WHIG ROSE PATTERN. THEY TELL ME THIS DESIGN WAS MADE POPULAR IN THE 1820's. THESE COVERLETS ARE MADE HERE IN THE SOUTH BY THE DESCENDANTS OF A BLANKET MAKER WHO WAS ACTUALLY IN BUSINESS DURING THE CIVIL WAR AND THE FAMILY HAS NEVER BEEN OUT OF BUSINESS EXCEPT FOR A SHORT PERIOD IN THE 1970's. NOW I'M NOT THAT CRAZY ABOUT THE FRINGED EDGE FINISH BUT IT IS EASILY TRIMMED OFF AND IF YOU WANT TO GO TO THE TROUBLE YOU CAN TURN THE EDGE UNDER AND STITCH IT. BUT IF YOU CUT THE FRINGE OFF PROPERLY IT WON'T RAVEL OUT EVEN IF YOU DON'T STITCH IT.

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1855 MUSKET WRENCH
THIS IS THE 1855 MUSKET WRENCH. AN OPEN END WRENCH FOR REMOVING MUSKET NIPPLES (CONES) AND 3 SCREW DRIVERS. IT IS MARKED US WHICH WAS ONLY DONE BY THE HARPERS FERRY ARMORY. IT IS BLUED AS PER THE ORIGINAL AND THE METAL IS VERY WELL TEMPERED. YOU CAN REALLY USE IT, IT WON'T BEND IN YOUR HAND LIKE SOME OF THE PIECES OF JUNK OUT THERE THAT ARE BEING PASSED OFF FOR TOOLS.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THIS WRENCH HAS NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED. PAINSTAKINGLY MADE TO BE AN EXACT COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

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LEECH AND RIGDON LATE WAR BELT AND BUCKLE
THIS IS A COPY OF THE LEECH AND RIGDON (MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS) LATE WAR BELT AND BUCKLE. THERE ARE NO SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF THIS BELT. IT IS BASED PURELY ON SPECULATION. THE BRASS BUCKLE ITSELF IS AN EXACT COPY OF THE LEECH AND RIGDON SABER BELT BUCKLE ADJUSTER IN OUR COLLECTION (ORIGINAL SHOWN ACTUAL SIZE ON THE RIGHT OF THE BOTTOM PHOTO). OUR BUCKLE WAS DUG BY KENT WALL, AN ASSOCIATE OF BILL BEARD, 2 OF THE TOP MEN IN THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS. THIS LENGTH ADJUSTER BUCKLE IS FOUND ON MOST OF THE BELTS THAT STILL HAVE LEECH AND RIGDON SABERS ATTACHED. NOW THAT BEING SAID. THIS BUCKLE HAS BEEN FOUND IN SEVERAL INFANTRY CAMPS IN GOODLY NUMBERS WITH NO OTHER HARDWARE NEAR IT. IF IT WAS ON A SABER BELT YOU WOULD EXPECT TO FIND THE OTHER HARDWARE THAT GOES ALONG WITH IT RIGHT? WELL IT WASN'T THERE. THE ONLY LOGICAL CONCLUSION IS THAT DUE TO THE SHORTAGES AND DEPRAVATION OF THE WAR BY THE TIME OF THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN THE LOWLY ADJUSTER BUCKLE HAS NOW BECOME THE PRIMARY BUCKLE FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THE ARMY OF TENNESSEE INFANTRY. THEY ARE FOUND MOSTLY IN THE FRANKLIN AND NASHVILLE AREA CAMPS THAT WERE ASSOCIATED WITH HOODS ILL-FATED TENNESSEE CAMPAIGN. IF YOU HAVE A BETTER EXPLANATION I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR IT.
THE LEATHER IS TANNED HERE IN TENNESSEE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE TANNERY ALMOST SETS RIGHT ON TOP OF ONE OF GEN. HARDEE'S CAMPS. THEY ARE THEN CUT AND SEWN BY HAND HERE IN OUR LEATHER SHOP. THE BELTS ARE 1 � INCHES WIDE. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN LENGTH UP TO 48 INCHES LONG AND THEY HAVE A FLOATING LEATHER KEEPER. THAT MEANS THE KEEPER IS NOT ATTACHED TO THE BELT. AVAILABLE IN BROWN RUFF OUT OR BROWN SMOOTH SIDE OUT LEATHER ONLY. THE PHOTOS ABOVE SHOW RUFF SIDE OUT.
TO MY KNOWLEDGE THESE HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN REPRODUCED.

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PUPPY PAW BUCKLE CENTER
THIS IS THE ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR EVERY STAMPED BRASS LEAD FILLED BELT PLATE BEFORE LATE 1863. EVERY MILITIA, EVERY STATE, EVERY U.S. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PRE-WAR SMALL 2 HOOK US BELT BUCKLE WHICH WERE PRODUCED IN VERY LIMITED NUMBERS. THERE ARE A FEW GEORGIA STATE SEALS WITH ARROW TYPE HOOKS BUT NO ONE CAN AGREE ON WHETHER THEY ARE POST WAR OR NOT, MANY THINK THEY ARE. THIS ATTACHMENT DEVICE IS CALLED "PUPPY PAWS". ANY HOW THESE ARE DUG IN AND AROUND CONFEDERATE CAMPS IN EVERY SOUTHERN STATE. THE ATTACHMENTS ALONE ARE NOT FOUND IN GREAT NUMBERS BUT THEY ARE FOUND. WAS THE LEAD MELTED OUT OF THE BACK AND THEN IT AND THE BRASS FACE USED FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE? I KNOW OF AT LEAST ONE CS BRASS STAMPED BUCKLE THAT WAS TURNED INTO A SPOON. I DON'T THINK EVERYONE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF THESE BUT IT IS A NICE CHANGE FROM THE OLD UPSIDE DOWN U.S. BUCKLE. IF YOUR LOOKING FOR AN AUTHENTIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE COMMON BELT PLATE HERE IT IS.
I ALSO HAVE JUST THE BRASS "SKINS" OF US AND CS BELT PLATES IF YOU WANT TO MAKE YOUR OWN CORRECT PUPPY PAW BUCKLE OR SPOON. BUT I AIN'T POURING THE LEAD. YOU'LL HAVE TO DO THAT.

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U.S. BUCKLE BRASS SKIN ONLY # 2022 $3.95
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BROWN LEATHER WAIST BELT
OUR BROWN LEATHER WAIST BELT MEASURES 2 INCHES WIDE AND IS AVAILABLE UP TO 60 INCHES LONG. THE BELT IN THE PHOTO ABOVE IS SHOWN WITH A CAST BRASS TENNESSEE BUCKLE WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED. IT IS SHOWN FOR SCALE ONLY. THE BELT IS SHOWN RUFF SIDE OUT BUT CAN BE WORN SMOOTH SIDE OUT IF YOU PREFER. THE LEATHER IS TANNED HERE IN TENNESSEE. AS A MATTER OF FACT THE TANNERY ALMOST SETS RIGHT ON TOP OF ONE OF GEN. HARDEE'S CAMPS. THEY ARE THEN CUT BY HAND HERE IN OUR LEATHER SHOP.

40 INCH LONG BROWN LEATHER BELT # 2024 $12.95
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50 INCH LONG BROWN LEATHER BELT # 2024-A $14.95
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60 INCH LONG BROWN LEATHER BELT # 2024-B $16.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON WAIST BELT AND BUCKLE
HERE WE HAVE 2 EXAMPLES OF CONFEDERATE BUCKLES KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN USED BY THE LEECH AND RIGDON CO. ALSO KNOWN AS MEMPHIS NOVELTY WORKS. IT IS NOT KNOWN FOR CERTAIN IF LEECH AND RIGDON MANUFACTURED THESE BUCKLES OR BOUGHT THEM FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER. THEY WERE KNOWN TO DO BOTH. WHAT IS FOR CERTAIN IS THAT THEY ARE FOUND ON SABER BELTS THAT HAVE LEECH AND RIGDON SABERS ATTACHED. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN OFFERING THESE BUCKLES FOR SALE FOR SOME TIME WE HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO OFFER THEM WITH THE CORRECT HARDWARE UNTIL NOW. WE NOW HAVE THE CORRECT BELT LENGTH ADJUSTER BUCKLE THAT IS FOUND ON THE SAME BELTS AS THE BUCKLES AND SABERS. THESE BELTS ARE COMPLETELY SOUTHERN MADE. THE BUCKLES ARE CAST FOR US IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE LENGTH ADJUSTER BUCKLE IS CAST FOR US IN TENNESSEE. THE LEATHER IS ALSO TANNED IN TENNESSEE AND THEY ARE HAND STITCHED HERE IN OUR LEATHER SHOP. THIS IS THE BEST BELT AND BUCKLE WE OFFER. IT REALLY IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR ANY CONFEDERATE TO WEAR SOUTHERN MADE GOODS. I GUESS SOME THINGS DON'T CHANGE.

LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND ROUND TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE WITH STARS ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 40 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2025 $69.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND RECTANGLE TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 40 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026 $69.95
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LEECH AND RIGDON BELT AND RECTANGLE TONGUE AND WREATH BUCKLE ON BLACK LEATHER FITS A 50 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026-A $79.95
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BELT FOR RECTANGLE BUCKLES
OUR NEW BELT FOR 2 PIECE RECTANGLE BUCKLES IS AN EXACT COPY OF AN ORIGINAL. THE EDGES OF THE BELT ARE FINISHED WITH STRAIGHT LINE DECORATION. THE KEEPER IS HAND SEWN ON WITH A 3/4 SQUARE STITCH PATTERN AND HAS 2 COPPER RIVETS WITH THE WASHER SIDE UP. WHEN YOU LOOK TO THE ORIGINALS YOU WILL SEE THIS STYLE OF AFFIXING BUCKLES TO BELTS IS SEEN MORE OFTEN THAN ANY OTHER. THIS WILL NOT WORK WITH MOST TONGUE AND WREATH STYLE BUCKLES AS THEY ARE TOO SMALL AND REQUIRE A NARROWER BELT. ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THE MUSICIANS BUCKLE. WE WILL SEW ON ANY RECTANGULAR BELT BUCKLE THAT WE OFFER FOR SALE. THE RECTANGULAR CSA BUCKLE WORKS WELL WITH THIS BELT. THE 1851 EAGLE BELT PLATE (AS SEEN IN PHOTO ABOVE) IS NOT INCLUDED UNLESS YOU PICK THAT OPTION BELOW. IF YOU ORDER THE BELT ALONE IT WILL COME WITH THE ALL HOLES PRE PUNCHED FOR SEWING THE KEEPER ON AS WELL AS THE HOLES FOR THE RIVETS. THE RIVETS ARE ALSO INCLUDED.

NEW BLACK LEATHER WAIST BELT FOR RECTANGLE 2 PIECE BUCKLES, FITS SIZE 40 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026 $29.95
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NEW BLACK LEATHER WAIST BELT FOR RECTANGLE 2 PIECE BUCKLES, FITS SIZE 50 INCH WAIST OR SMALLER # 2026-A $29.95
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SEW ON A 1851 EAGLE BUCKLE AS SEEN ABOVE $18.95 BUY NOW!

RICHMOND ARSENAL STYLE WAIST BELT
OUR RICHMOND ARSENAL STYLE WAIST BELT IS COPIED DIRECTLY FROM ONE IN THE LARRY HICKLEN COLLECTION. (LARRY IS ONE OF THE TOP TEN RELIC DEALERS IN THE COUNTRY). THE "BULLET" PATTERN OF STITCHING AND THE USE OF A SABER BELT BUTTON FOR THE LENGTH ADJUSTER IS WHAT MAKES A RICHMOND ARSENAL A RICHMOND ARSENAL. THE BELT IS 1 � INCHES WIDE AND IS AVAILABLE IN UP TO A 48 INCH LENGTH. THE RICHMOND ARSENAL BELT IS AVAILABLE ON BLACK OR BROWN LEATHER. IF YOU DO NOT SPECIFY WHICH ONE YOU WANT WE WILL SEND IT ON BLACK. THE PLAIN FACED MILITIA STYLE BUCKLE IN THE PHOTO ABOVE IS NOT INCLUDED. WE WILL SEW ON ANY BUCKLE YOU CHOOSE FROM OUR LARGE SELECTION BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO LET US KNOW BY USING THE COMMENT BOX ON THE ORDER FORM. IF YOU WANT THE BELT ONLY IT WILL COME WITH ALL THE HOLES PRE-PUNCHED FOR SEWING THE "BULLET" STYLE PATTERN. THE WAIST ADJUSTER HOLES WILL NOT BE CUT BUT A PATTERN FOR DOING SO AND A SABER BELT BUTTON WILL BE INCLUDED. THE BELT IN THE PHOTO ABOVE HAS AN ORIGINAL SABER BELT BUTTON. YOURS WILL BE A NEW REPRO UNLESS YOU CHOOSE THE OPTION FOR AN ORIGINAL BELOW.

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C.S. Marked Stainless Steel Canteen

This Stainless Steel C.S. marked Confederate canteen is very well made and a faithfull copy of the original. It measures 6 1/2 inches by 1 3/4 inches and comes with a cotton webbing sling as well as a cork with pull loop. Believed to have been made in New Orleans and issued to local troops. Most field recoveries are found at or near the Battle of Shiloh Tenn. and the Corinth Miss. area. Two of the originals are identified. One was carried by a soldier in the 8th Louisana inf. regt. and another is carried by a private in the 14 Ark. Inf. Reg. A highly sought after canteen during the war not only by the Confederate Troops as a mark of southern pride but also very desirable to the Union troops as a souviner or trophy of war.

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1832 Engineers Buckle

This buckle was officialy used by the US Army by its Engineers and Topographical Engineers from 1832 until 1839 however it can been seen in several dated photos much later. George Derby is wearing one in his 1846 dated daguerreotype. Derby was a West Point grad. and served in the Mexican war and the Civil War.

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1836 US Two Piece Buckle

This buckle was adopted for use by all enlisted personel armed with a sword and was used until 1851 when it was replaced by the better known 1851 eagle buckle. Made by several manufacturers and at arsenals some of these buckles are known to have been made by the C.S. Storms Co.

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The Boys Who Went To War from the Cumberland University.
1861-65 by William C. Floyd and Paul Gibson.

There is much to be learned here for the begginer or the advanced re-enactor. Anyone seeking information on early war Middle Tennessee units in general would find this book helpful as well a very enjoyable read. The photos both civillian and military are worth the price of the book not to mention the letters.

This book is a combination of 2 original autograph books, with photographs, compiled by a student at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. This collection of albumen images of Civil War participants represents one of the largest of its kind. it is not often that pictures of two specific militia units ( Lebanon Greeys and Wilson Blues) of a town and county, have been preserved and readily identified. These two militia groups eventually became elements of Companies H and K of the 7th Tennessee Infantry. Capsule Biographies relating the fascinating stories of these students and faculty members have been gathereed from files maintained at the national Archives and Records Administration. This imformation revealed that not all of "The Boys" fought for the Confederate cause, but a few were Unionists and Neutrals and some only Sympathizers. Here is a unique chapter of Tennessee history!

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Wooden Dice

If you have read many soldiers diaries you know that when they did have any free time one of there favorite things to do was to gamble. Wasn't it Sam Watkins who in his book Co. Aytch who said that all the boys would throw away there cards and dice before they went into battle so that if they were kill and there body sent home there mothers and wives wouldn't find them in there pockets. Now you don't have to actually wager to have fun with a pair of dice. I can shoot craps for hours just for the fun of it, just ask my wife. In camp I have been known to play for hard tack from time to time. I'm sure even if your only rolling "high dice" for who has to stand gaurd tonight you too will have lots of fun with these wooden dice.

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10 Inch Dagger

This sleek beautiful dagger is a joy to hold. The durable blade is made of high carbon steel so it holds an edge even under heavy use. The pommel and gaurd are made of polished brass. The handle is made of turned brass and hard wood that has a jet black laquered finish that shines like a mirror. It measures 10 inches overall length with a 6 inch blade. It is well balanced, not heavy at all. It comes with a leather sheath that fits on your belt. A great knife at a great price.

Item     # 2154        $14.95     BUY NOW!

Oak Candle Lantern

Our oak lantern looks like it belongs more in a furniture store than at a camp site. The lantern measures 11 inches tall by 6 inches square and they are made here in the states. The oak is sanded to a smooth finish and then each piece is hand finished for beauty and long life, before it is assembled. The back of the lantern is mirrored to reflect the light towards where you want it. The candle holder itself is fitted with a protective copper ring to hold the candle upright securely and to protect the wood should you accidently let the candle burn too low. The brass heat deflecter on top disipates the heat from the candle so when you have to carry the lantern for any distance it won't burn your hand. The heat deflecter rotates 180 degrees out of the way so that when you need to replace the candle all you have to do is lift the connecter rod which is fastened to the candle holder up to the top and remove the old candle and slide a new one right in, light the new candle and let it back down to the bottom. None of the panes of glass move. They are securely fastened into place so they can not accidently come out and break while in transit to and from a re-enactment. The carrying handle is made of heavy brass and is fastened to the lantern by brass straight slot screws. Now here is a feature I have never seen in a lantern before and I think it's great. The underside of the oak top of the lantern is completly covered with a sheet of fitted brass! What this means to you is that if a candle ever goes a little "nuts" and starts to burn too high it won't burn your lantern. This lantern is beautiful, efficent and safe. What else could you want in a lantern? A Genie maybe?

Item     # 2139        $44.95     BUY NOW!

US Embossed Cap Pouch

Our US embossed 1864 cap pouch is very well made. Top grain cow hide molded into shape and sewn tightly into place. It will give you years of good service even under the worst conditions. It has a wool center inside to keep you from losing caps should you accidentally leave your pouch open and then recieve the order to double quick. A brass finial to hold the top of the pouch tightly in place. A second lid under the first with sewn side flaps, just as the originals to help keep moisture out of your cap pouch. Two loops on the back are riveted and sewn into place.

Item     # 32-US        $14.95     BUY NOW!

Sea Sponges

Yes these are genuine sea sponges for your camp impression. A common household item during the Civil War period. They were used for any job that you would use a sponge for today. A great inexpensive addition to your authentic impression.
The small sponges measure (approx.) 2 to 3 inches.
The large measure (approx.) 3 to 4 inches

Small Sponges item     # 2154S     $2.95 BUY NOW!
Large Sponges item     # 2154L     $3.95 BUY NOW!

Script I Button

This is the long sought after English Script I button. Sub-category, The lined Script I. The originals were generally made in England and ran the blockade back into Southern ports. Made by such companies as Issacs Campbell and Company and Smith Kemp Wright. Dug in both Army of Tennessee and Army of Northern Virgina camps. A very nice button. Available in coat size only.

Item     # 2078        $1.85     BUY NOW!

CLOTH COVERED BUTTONS

These are the same wool cloth covered buttons that we use on our civillian frocks and sacks. They measure 7/8 of an inch wide and have a brass shank. They look great on any type of civilian wear, mens or womens.

They only come in the colors shown in the photo. Black and brown. Sorry no cuff buttons available at this time.

Cloth Covered Button Brown     Item     # 2111BN        $0.95     BUY NOW!

Cloth Covered Button Black     Item     # 2111BK        $0.95     BUY NOW!

BONE BUTTONS

4 Hole Large bone buttons 5/8 inch     Item     # 187        $0.35     BUY NOW!

2 Hole Large bone buttons 5/8 inch     Item     # 187-A        $0.35     BUY NOW!

4 Hole Small bone buttons 3/8 inch     Item     # 187-B        $0.25     BUY NOW!

2 Hole Small bone buttons 3/8 inch     Item     # 187-C        $0.25     BUY NOW!

North Carolina State Seal Buttons

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Never before have these buttons been reproduced. The North Carolina 2 piece state seal (local). This had to be one of the most common state seals during the war for any southern state. I have seen 10 different die strikes of these buttons and I would be willing to bet there are more. They were struck in copper and in brass. We chose to make ours of copper because we find the numbers to be just about equal and no other button is being reproduced in copper. Originally these buttons had a very light bath in a "silver wash". It was so weak that it rubbed right off. Even the non-dug specimens of this button you find today show no sign of silver on the front of the button. Only a faint glimmer of silver on the back in the crevases. The original N.C. Button on the right is the one this button was patterned after. It has a Rouyer style back with a brass shank that is properly soldered in. No other button on the market today is as close to the original as this button is! If you don't agree you can send them back for a refund. I don't think we will get many returned. The back mark is "J.W. SMITH & SON WARTRACE TENN."

Item      # 2150      $2.25     BUY NOW!

Tennessee State Seal Buttons

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Yes finally the correct brass 2 piece Tennessee button. We have been trying to make this button for years but because the originals were so weak no one would touch it. So we bought our own as seen in the photo right. It was dug in Murfreesboro Tn. From it we took a casting in pewter. This helped show some of the detail. In case your wondering the button is supposed to be the State Seal of Tennessee. Then we shot photo's of 6 other Tennessee buttons. One would have a little better detail on the top the next was better on the side and so forth. Then we took the strong points from all 7 of them to produce this great reproduction. Original Tennessee buttons are believed to have been made by C. Rouyer of New Orleans. The backs of the buttons are exactly the same as some other buttons known to have been made by him. We used the exact same back with a brass shank that is properly soldered in. The backs are marked "J.W. SMITH & SON WARTRACE TENN." They were shipped up river and sold in Stores in Memphis as well as other locales throughout western and middle Tenn. I know this because I have seen original ads in period Memphis news papers offering them for sale in local hardware stores. They have been found where ever the army of Tennessee was camped from early to mid war with there being fewer and fewer found in camps after mid 1863. Since New Orleans fell in April 1862 and there was no other supply (as far as we know) when they were lost they were replaced by whatever else was available.

Item      # 2149      $2.25     BUY NOW!

Enfield Nipple Protector Chain

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At long last a reproduction of the correct Enfield Nipple Protector Chain. The brass tear drop design is a perfect match for the original. If you'll look to the photo that is a complete original ENP on top. The piece of chain in the middle was dug at camp Stanley in Murfreesboro. This is the actual piece of chain we copied. The chain on the bottom is our new reprodution. Not bad if I do say so myself. The complete original has 6 links of chain but were going to send you 7 links to give you just a little bit of extra length. It makes it easier to put the protector on. If you prefer to use 6 links just slip the extra link right off. No tools required.

Item      # 2152      $4.95     BUY NOW!

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	North Carolina State Seal Buttons Click the images for a larger view
Never before have these buttons been reproduced. The North Carolina 2 piece state seal (local). This had to be one of the most common state seals during the war for any southern state. I have seen 10 different die strikes of these buttons and I would be willing to bet there are more. They were struck in copper and in brass. We chose to make ours of copper because we find the numbers to be just about equal and no other button is being reproduced in copper. Originally these buttons had a very light bath in a "silver wash". It was so weak that it rubbed right off. Even the non-dug specimens of this button you find today show no sign of silver on the front of the button. Only a faint glimmer of silver on the back in the crevases. The original N.C. Button on the right is the one this button was patterned after. It has a Rouyer style back with a brass shank that is properly soldered in. No other button on the market today is as close to the original as this button is! If you don't agree you can send them back for a refund. I don't think we will get many returned. The back mark is "J.W. SMITH & SON WARTRACE TENN." Item # 2150 $2.25 BUY NOW!

	Tennessee State Seal Buttons Click the images for a larger view
Yes finally the correct brass 2 piece Tennessee button. We have been trying to make this button for years but because the originals were so weak no one would touch it. So we bought our own as seen in the photo right. It was dug in Murfreesboro Tn. From it we took a casting in pewter. This helped show some of the detail. In case your wondering the button is supposed to be the State Seal of Tennessee. Then we shot photo's of 6 other Tennessee buttons. One would have a little better detail on the top the next was better on the side and so forth. Then we took the strong points from all 7 of them to produce this great reproduction. Original Tennessee buttons are believed to have been made by C. Rouyer of New Orleans. The backs of the buttons are exactly the same as some other buttons known to have been made by him. We used the exact same back with a brass shank that is properly soldered in. The backs are marked "J.W. SMITH & SON WARTRACE TENN." They were shipped up river and sold in Stores in Memphis as well as other locales throughout western and middle Tenn. I know this because I have seen original ads in period Memphis news papers offering them for sale in local hardware stores. They have been found where ever the army of Tennessee was camped from early to mid war with there being fewer and fewer found in camps after mid 1863. Since New Orleans fell in April 1862 and there was no other supply (as far as we know) when they were lost they were replaced by whatever else was available. Item # 2149 $2.25 BUY NOW!

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