MISC008 - GAR Membership Medal - This is your standard membership medal, but at some point, the metal cross bar on the star was broken by the owner, and he ever so carefully repaired the medal with strong thread. The eagle pin has the usual 1886 Patent dates, and is in great condition. The inverted star has some spots on the back that you can see in the picture, but the detail is great on both sides, and there is almost no wear. $115.00

MISC005 - Bullion Embroidered Cavalry Officer's Insignia: One of the rarer pieces of CW insignia to find. This measures 3.25 inches wide and 2 inches tall, with the embroidery being on velvet. There are two small holes in the velvet. This is the "soft" pattern designed for sewing to the forage cap or kepi, as opposed to the metal backed examples which were used on the Hardee and slouch hats. The edge wire is loose along a one inch section on the bottom, easy to tack back in five minutes with needle and thread. Perfect to display by itself or to gently sew to a nice used kepi to make it sexier. Great old piece of insignia. $375.00

#004 - Berdan Sharpshooter Display Item / Rare 1864 Washington Arsenal Package Sharps Rifle Ammo: We see the Sharps factory made packages frequently enough, but finding US Arsenal made packages of Sharps rifle and carbine ammunition is a darn rare event. This complete pasteboard package of ten cartridges bears the label from the Washington Arsenal. This is the first such Washington Arsenal pack I have EVER owned. The lid is open on three sides so we can easily view the cartridges. About a thousand times rarer than a standard Sharps Ammo package but only priced marginally higher. I challenge you to find another. If you have a double set trigger Berdan Sharps rifle this would be a super accent display item. $1,850.00

#018 - Incredibly Cool 1812 to 1820s Arsenal Pack of Bayonet Scabbards: The scabbards are similar to 1816 US patterns with brass throats and drags, but they are British for the Bess muskets. There are four scabbards still present (one lacks the drag) but the cool part is the accompanying original thick brown paper wrapper with the original printed green label which reads “10 Bayonet Scabbards”. One of my bayonet guru friends informs me that he believes they are Hawke Moseley & Co. products which were in use from 1812 to 1830s. He says Bannerman and company offered these for sale in the old days and this must be the remnant of one of those ancient packages. If you have a display of War of 1812 or Mexican War weapons this would make one heck of a great addition. I doubt you will find another such item for sale anywhere this year --- $750.00

#172 - Ultra Rare Civil War Slouch Hat of Chaplain John Neil McLeod 84th New York Infantry -
I obtained this at auction along with Chaplain McLeod’s combination trunk-bed, frock coat, captured Confederate canteen, Union canteen and mess gear, and more … all stored inside the trunk. It cost me nearly $400 just to have the stuff shipped to me.
This hat is a classic “dead-on” Civil War slouch hat constructed of the finest high grade felt. It has the standard grosgrain edge binding, and the original narrow silk band around the base. The sweatband inside is long gone. The condition is very good with a couple small tears. It is solid enough to display on a wig-stand and has great eye appeal. Slouch hats from the Civil War are about 100 times rarer than the forage caps (bummers’ caps)… yet are still relatively affordable. This is the real-deal and looks great displayed with US or CS uniform items.
Chaplain John Neil Mcleod - 84th New York Volunteers. Mcleod was a Minister in the Reformed Presbyterian Church - Saint Andrews Society, and acted as such from 1833 until his death in 1874. He was a graduate of Columbia College. He served as Chaplain of the 84th New York in 1861-1863. We also have evidence that he was stationed at Camp Paulding in Baltimore in 1863. McLeod served from 1861 to 1863 which dates this old hat nicely to the early war period. A great item priced very realistically at $4,950.00

#174 - Civil War Hand Grenade Cap Tins! Here is a rare find! original tin boxes with labels for hand grenade caps. Each of these tins has a complete original label which reads, “100 / Du PONT SPECIAL / HAND GRENADE / CAPS”... I believe these are caps for the United States Hanes or Ketchum percussion grenades. DuPont supplied most of the gun powder to the Union Army during the Civil War. They obviously supplied the caps for the hand grenades as well. These tins are extremely rare, these being the first I have found and among only a handful I have seen over the years. The condition of each is very good showing some light rust. Each has its original lid with label. These tins each measure about 2.5” x 2” x 1.5”. and have completely detachable lids with the original labels. If you have a Ketchum grenade in your collection I don’t know where else you are going to find a tin of caps for it. Priced each $475.00