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Civil War Period Drum Sticks with Buckle - Nice Pair of 16" rosewood drum sticks with brass keeper buckle, both show minor wear & use, excellent condition and hard to improve on or up-grade here. - Price is $ 1250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-1
Civil War Artillery Shell Jacket - Excellent condition overall with no mothing, standard 12 button front with a 2 1/2" stand up collar, both pillows on the reverse. Jacket shows minor wear & use, complete with all period buttons, 4 with backmarks, liner excellent with only a couple small areas of seam separation, nothing extreme, inside sleeve with 3 dots for size 3, custome markings blacken out with no harm done, inspection mark stamped although hard to decipher, excellent display here. - Price is $ 2950.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-2-664
SCARCE Civil War Flag Pole Rope & Tassel - From the Craig Caba collection who purchased a whole box of these, the box was marked from the Horstmann Company, just a tad over 15 feet long with 3/8" rope, the tassel ends & knots are 6 1/2" long, material looks to be a mixture of silk & wool blend, this one remains in excellent unused condition, have 2 in stock, price is for one. - Price is $ 350.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-3-739
Political Campaign Sash - Civil War Period Red, White, and Blue Wool Campaign Sash, used mostly by Lincoln's Legionnaire's for Military & Political campaigns and social functions alike. These used to be common in the market place, not any-more, the supply has dried up. This one made of wool, wool fringe, silk backing material, complete with a 3" diameter cockade, about 40" long, 9" wide at base and tappers to 3 1/2" at neck. Very Good Condition overall with Honest age and use, one small 1/4" moth nip near cockade. HUZZAH !! - Price is $ 225.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-4
Brass Bugle - Brass Artillery Bugle maker marked Henry Keat & Sons as well as the mouth piece. Bugle is approximately 10 1/2" long with a 4" diameter reinforced bell, very good condition showing use & wear with minor dents, nice dark patina, artillery cord is a replacement and not original. Not much information out there to date bugles, most likly Indian War Era, circa 1870's. - Price is $ 1250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-5
Artillery Shell Jacket - Excellent Condition Artillery Shell Jacket with a 12 button front, 2 3/4" stand up collar. Jacket complete with all buttons, all front buttons resewed, 2 are replaced with period buttons, 2" seam separation left shoulder, easy fix if desired, minor wear to inside collar & cuff area, jacket overall excellent condition. - Price is $ 2950.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-6
KKK Hood & Sash - Circa 1930's, hood complete with inside liner, shows use & age, front eye hood section removed, this guy was not afraid to expose his face. Silk sash 33" long by 3 1/2" wide to inlcude white rose, gold bullion tassel remains excellent, overall shows little wear & use, set recovered from upstate Pa Estate Sale. - Price is $ 195.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-7-723
Civil War Era Wood Snare Drum - Natural wood body snare drum, 17" in diameter by 13 1/2" high having natural wood hoops drilled for rope tensioners with a ten pointed star inlay around the vent hole typical of Drum Maker William Sempf of New York. Marked inside on hoop as being played by William H. Carlisle. Tag & information purchased with drum identify it to William Carlisle age 24 Co. F. 113 Pa Vol Leeburg, Va. also to Howard Carlisle, age 10, 1896. Copies of William Carlisle service records are included. This information was included when restored by Jack Gurney. Drum is in excellent condition being completely restored, included are 16" oak reproduction drum sticks for display. - Price is $ 1250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item HG-8
Civil War Forage Hat - Forage Hat remains very good condition with light moth nipping, one small trail, left side, not complete or torn through, overall shows light use & wear, some leather brim & chin strap stain to wool body, leather sweat band a tad loose with some missing stiching. Both original infantry "I" buttons, liner has old period replacement and is very well done, I make note here, almost impossible to tell and does not hurt any when displayed, you look at the outside. Forage Hats are drying up & getting difficult to replace when sold, this one will display very nice in any collection. - Price is $ 3200.00 FIRM plus shipping and insurance. Item HG-9-537
MINT Chapeau - Circa 1840's - Excellent Example here of one of the most sought after headgears, had a few over the years and none finer than this one, shows very little wear, no moth damage and is complete. Button is an Eagle Infantry with Superior Quality Back-Mark. Museum Grade Condition !!! - Price is $ 1250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-10-225
Patriotic Snare Drum - Nice Band Drum used by the GAR or American Legion, drum is circa 1890's to 1920's by construction, the size is 15 1/2" by 11 3/4", all original & complete with leathers, the shell is aluminum or coated brass. Small 2" tear top head & one small repair on the bottom, no maker mark or label inside, looks to be a Horstmann Co import from Germany. Overall very good condition with original red, white & blue painted hoops. - Price is $ 350.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-11-668
RARE - Medical Officer's Sash - Sash remains in near excellent condition, shows minor wear & use, sash has about 10 very small snags from being worn along with stains which I believe to be blood. The size is 10 feet long, 120", sash body is 4" wide with the tassel fringe & knots being 9" long. Medical Sash of this quality very seldom found for sale, Museum Grade Condition. - Price is $ 3500.00 FIRM plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-12
Pre-Civil War or Militia Sash - Sash is fine woven wool, 11 1/2 feet long, 140" total with a 4" body relaxed flat, the tassels are 14" long, couple very small snags with minor age spotting, sash does show wear & age. Possible a early NCO Militia Sash, I date this one to circa 1850's, very good condition overall. - Price is $ 850.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-13-335
SCARCE EXAMPLE HERE - Civil War Period Quartermaster 1st Lieutenant of Staff Officer Shoulder Straps - Near MINT showing signs of age & LIGHT use, triple border with leather backing, large pair, each 5" by 2 1/4". - Price is $ 1850.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-14-708
Civil War Period Quartermaster 1st Lieutenant of Staff Officer Shoulder Straps - Near Excellent overall showing signs of age & use, double border edge, open backs with fine burlap backing material, the backs shows signs of moth nipping. Black velvet front field is thin in areas with the "QD" bullion tarnished from storage, a nice pair of scarce straps. - Price is $ 1250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-15
Mexican War Lieutenant Colonel of Staff Shoulder Straps - SCARCE as hens teeth today, straps shows signs of use & wear, overall they remain near excellent in condition, all hand sewed & manufactured, the size is 2" by 4 1/4" I have yet to experience or examine another pair of this magnitude & they don't come cheap. - Price is $ 2500.00 FIRM plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-16
Restored 19th Century Drum - Maker label inside drum of Henry Eisele of New York, drum is a natural wood "maple" body having original hoops with rope tensioner hooks, the size is 17" in diameter by 14". The vent hole is surrounded by an 10 pointed inlay star. The drum is identified to be played by Bartholomew M. Lynch, Co. C. 203 Regiment Pa Volunteers with period inscriptions inside shell, one dates to Waverly, Pa 1875, copies of service records are included. He is listed as a Musician and seems to have played a part on the assault & capture of Fort Fisher January 15, 1865, this does not confirm the drum was there. Drum has a complete restoration with leathers & rope being replaced, bottom head looks period as well as the strainer, included are 16" reproduction drum sticks for display. - Price is $ 1250.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-17
Graduation Cap - The cap is no question 19th century, circa 1880's to 1900, somewhat scarce example, by far this is the oldest I have yet to experience & examine, shows all signs of 19th century construction, sewing, material, etc. Cap top is 9" by 9" with a velvet center button, missing the tassel. Leather sweat band & liner complete, overall very good to include a size sticker, marked 7 1/8. Shows signs of storage with moth damage, if you collect head gear, you need this for your collection. - Price is $ 125.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-18
MINTY Civil War Cavalry of 1st Lieutenant Shoulder Straps - WOW - Triple Border & Mint Straps HERE, the size is 2" by 4 1/2", they both show no signs of use, only light tarnish from age & storage, scarce example here, I have yet to examine another pair of this magnitude & quality. - Price is $ 1800.00 FIRM plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-19
Civil War French Model 1860 Leather Shako - The sturdy black leather shako was issued to 62d & 83d Pennsylvania, 18th Massachusetts and the 49th & 72d New York with most going to New York. Shako shows minor wear & use, chin strap tucked inside but broken in half from wear, the yellow pom-pom not original to the headgear but works well for display. This type of shako use to be common, not no more, getting quite scarce in good condition and getting very hard to acquire nice examples like this one. This will be the cheapest civil war headgear to purchase and dipslays nice, they have doubled in price in the last few years. Over-all very good condition. - Price is $ 1150.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-20
RARE - 45 Star Garrison Flag - EXCELLENT & RARE Garrison Flag from the Spanish American War Period, issued for the state of Utah/1896, the size is BIG, approx 130" by 204", the mast end is stamped 12' by 18', comes with the original mast rope. The stripes are approximate 10" wide and the stars are 6 1/2" by 7". Flag made of wool bunting material, reenforced corners as well, 3 early repairs, small minor holes, nothing extreme or any weak areas, mast overlap end stiching long gone with no harm to the flag. The flag is the real deal "AUTHENTIC", you'll be hard pressed to find another, ever, the chance of a life time awaits YOU !! - Price is $ 650.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-21
Civil War Artillery Shell Jacket - Excellent condition overall with no mothing, standard 12 button front with a 2 1/2" stand up collar, both pillows on the reverse. Jacket shows minor wear & use, complete with all period buttons, 3 1/2" seam separation top right shoulder, easy fix, liner excellent with only a couple small areas of seam separation at top inside shoulder, inside sleeve with 3 dots for size 3 & stamped number "3", inspection mark stamped although hard to decipher, excellent display here. - Price is $ 2950.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-22-625
Artillery Shell Jacket - Excellent Condition Artillery Shell Jacket with a 12 button front, 2 1/2" stand up collar. Jacket complete with all buttons, all front buttons resewed, 2 are replaced with period buttons, seam separation left shoulder, easy fix if desired, jacket overall excellent condition. - Price is $ 2950.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-23
Line Officer's Maroon Sash - Officer's Sash is over 9 feet long, 116" over-all, the sash body is 3 1/2" wide relaxed, the knot & fringe tassel's are 8" long, sash shows honest wear & use, no moth damage, couple minor small holes and some edge wear, nothing extreme, excellent example here. - Price is $ 950.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-24-234
Civil War Officer's Slouch Hat - Just about impossible to aquire today, just surfaced from Mansfield, Pa. The slouch remains in good condition, shows its age with only a couple very small moth nips, missing the leather sweatband, hat is a tad soiled and out of shape. Same type or example of hat is imaged in the Echoes of Glory, Arms and Equipment of the Union, page 185. Insignia of 38th Infantry, 9th Pa. Reserves has Gettysburg Association doesn't confirm the the slouch was indeed there, good chance though. Museum Grade Headgear. - Price is $ 2850.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-25
Post Civil War Fraternal Headgear - Maker marked with tag inside, The Henderson-Ames Co. Regalia Manufactures, Kalamazoo, Mich. which would date this cira 1890's to 1910. Headgear is complete with no problems, only shows age, looks to have never been worn. Not 100% sure how or who used the hat and for what, could be Knights of Pithias or Knights of Templar, no question some type of Fraternal Connection. I have never seen any others like it, if you collect headgear, here is a chance to have something very unique. - Price is $ 150.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-26-591
Medical Staff Officer's Shoulder Straps - Near Mint & RARE Civil War Lt. Colonel Shoulder Straps with triple borders, the size is 5" by 2", straps are missing the silver script MS, MINTY and showing honest age, just about impossible to acquire today. - Price is $ 2500.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-27
Civil War Period Maple Shell Drum - Drum shows use & wear with 4 leathers being replaced with new, original rope & snare, inlay star is typical of the William Sempf drum maker. The size is 16 3/4" by 12", no maker mark or label inside & looks to have never had one, both heads remain very good to excellent condition. Overall a nice period drum for display in your relic room. - Price is $ 750.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-28-599
Indian War Kepi - New York kepi with original insignia & buttons of the 74th NY, hat is complete showing use & wear, couple tiny moth nips, nothing extreme, excellent well perserved example here & ready for display. - Price is $ 450.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-29-789
Line Officer's Maroon Sash - Officer's Sash remains in excellent condition with light wear & use, material has faded some with a purple tint, no moth damage, over 9 feet long, 112" over-all, the sash body is 5" wide relaxed, the knot & tassel fringe are 9" long. Not sure why, Civil War Sash are drying up in the market and getting very difficult to find good examples. - Price is $ 950.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-30-233
KKK Hood & Cloak with carry bag - SCARCE KKK Hood & Cloak circa 1930's with storage carry bag, the bag is 16" by 13", shows age & light use with finish flaking, one side of the carry strap has pulled loose, easy fix if desired. Both the hood & cloak show age with very little wear, cloak is complete with 5 original bone button front, cloth shows age staining from storage, most to the bottom. Hood is complete with tassel & has 2 inside head liners, one remains in NEW Unused Condition. Original KKK Items like this are impossible to find today. NOTE: We DO NOT condone the use & wear of such an artifact, this is history and should be displayed in that manner, this is not a Halloween Costume. Museum Grade Display Here from a Johnsonburg, Pa. Estate. - Price is $ 850.00 plus shipping and insurance. Item - HG-31-600
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