Stones River Trading Company

DUG RELICS  

DR1312.        SMALL GROUPING RECENTLY DUG, AN IRON STIRRUP, SPRINGFIELD BUTT PLATE, AND FIVE DROPPED THREE
                       RINGERS, ALL ARE IN GOOD CONDITION
                                                                                                                                            $25.00

DR1311.              CONFEDERATE MARTINGALE RECOVERED IN THE RICHMOND, VA AREA, HAS A SLIGHTLY CONCAVE SHAPE
                             THE UPPER LEFT CORNER WAS BROKE WHEN DUG AND THE DIGGER GLUED IT BACK IN PLACE, FITS LIKE A
                             PUZZLE PIECE, REVERSE HAS FULL LEAD EXCEPT FOR A SMALL AREA AT THE BOTTOM POINT AND ONE SMALL
                             SPOT ON THE RIM, 2.75" WIDE X 2.75" TALL, NOT PRISTINE BUT DEFINITELY WAS THERE AND DISPLAYS WELL
                                                                                                                                                                         $195.00

DR1310.              JEFF DAVIS OR HARDEE HAT INSIGNIA DUG IN A TRASH PIT IN THE RICHMOND AREA, IS IN EXCELLENT
                             CONDITION
                                                                                                                                                                        $145.00

DR1308.             FEDERAL PICKET PIN IN EXCELLENT DUG CONDITION, FULL LENGTH AT 13.75", THE TIP HAS A SLIGHT BEND
                            THE FIGURE EIGHT LOOP AT THE TOP IS STRONG AND MOVES FREELY, THE IRON IS STRONG AND STABLE,
                            THIS ONE WILL BE DIFFICULT TO UPGRADE
                                                                                                                    $170.00

DR1306.             VERY CRUDE, LARGE HAND CUT IRON STAR AND A SPUR BOSS DUG IN A CONFEDERATE CAMP NEAR
                             WARTRACE, TN THE STAR IS CUT FROM THIN IRON AND MEASURES APPROX. 3" ACROSS THE LONGEST
                             POINTS, HAD TWO HOLES PUNCHED IN FOR SEWING TO A HAT, THE IRON IS STRONG AND STABLE AND
                             HAS BEEN LIGHTLY COATED AND IS READY TO DISPLAY, NEAT ONE OF A KIND RELIC
                                                                                                                                                                            $70.00

DR1305.            LARGE KNIGHT'S HEAD POMMEL CAP, I'M NOT SURE WHAT SWORD THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN ON, BUT IT
                           IS LARGER THAN THE MILITIA SWORDS COMMONLY ENCOUNTERED, MEASURES APPROX. 2.25" TALL X
                           1" THICK, ONE SIDE SHOWS GOOD DETAIL AND THE OPPOSITE HAS A FAIR AMOUNT OF GROUND ACTION
                           UNIQUE RELIC FOUND IN THE CHARLESTON, SC AREA
                                                                                                                                                                         $45.00

DR1303.          YOU'LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER OF THESE, A DUG LOUISIANA POCKET KNIFE, THESE WERE VERY LARGE
                         AND I'VE HEARD THEM REFERRED TO AS A LOUISIANA POCKET BOWIE, THERE ARE ONLY 4 - 5 OF THESE
                         KNOWN AND THIS IS THE ONLY KNOWN DUG EXAMPLE, MEASURES 5.75" LONG AND HAS THE LOUISIANA
                         EMBLEM PROUDLY DISPLAYED ON BOTH SIDES, THIS WONDERFUL RELIC WAS DUG IN SHELBYVILLE, TN
                         APPROX. 30 YEARS AGO, THE IRON IS STRONG AND STABLE AND THE PELICAN FEEDING HER YOUNG SHOWS
                         VERY WELL ON EACH SIDE, THIS IS A RELIC THAT EVEN THE MOST ADVANCED COLLECTIONS WILL NEVER
                         BE ABLE TO BOAST OF, DON'T MISS THIS ONE
                                                                            $1,295.00

DR1302.           VERY UNIQUE SWORD GUARD, THIS IS FROM AN EARLY BRITISH DRAGOON SABER THAT THE MODEL 1833
                          AMES DRAGOON WAS COPIED FROM, FOR SOME REASON THE SOLDIER HAS COMPLETELY FLATTENED THIS
                          ONE OUT, I'M SURE HE HAD SOME USE FOR THIS BUT YOUR GUESS IS AS GOOD AS MINE, COOL RELIC
                                                                                                                  $65.00

DR1298.           A REGULATION SMOOTHSIDE CANTEEN HALF THAT WAS BEING USED AS A PLATE, DUG ALONG WITH A
                          KNIFE AND TWO TINED FORK, ALL ARE VERY SOLID AND READY TO DISPLAY
                                                                                     $65.00

DR1296.           REMNANTS OF A POCKET WATCH IN GOOD CONDITION, THE MAIN RING WITH STEM AND THE BRASS BACK
                          THE BACK HAS A HOLE FROM THE INSIDE OUT, CAN'T KNOW FOR SURE, BUT IT LOOKS VERY POSSIBLY LIKE
                          IT WAS BULLET STRUCK, NEAT RELIC
                                                                                                                                            $45.00

DR1287.         HERE IS ANOTHER COOL ONE OF A KIND RELIC, A SOLDIER FASHIONED A COMPANY LETTER D OUT OF LEAD,
                        HAS A COUPLE OF SMALL GROOVES WHERE IT WAS PROBABLY SEWN ONTO A HAT, 1" TALL, VERY WELL DONE
                                                                                                                                                           $75.00

DR1245.      CONFEDERATE SPUR, THIS IS A HEAVILY MADE SPUR LIKE CS4 IN HOWARD CROUCH'S BOOK HISTORIC
                    AMERICAN SPURS, IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE IRON ROWEL BEING RUSTED
                    AWAY, GREAT EXAMPLE OF A SCARCE SPUR
                                                                                                    $235.00

DR1233.       SPRINGFIELD LOCK PLATE WITH HAMMER, THIS WAS FOUND ON THE BANKS OF THE TENNESSEE
                     RIVER NEAR SHILOH, IT IS STABLE AND STRONG BUT HAS HEAVY CRUSTING, IT WAS AN EARLY
                     FIND AND THE DIGGER COATED IT, I BELIEVE IT WOULD CLEAN UP AND LOOK A LOT BETTER
                                                                                                                                                         $45.00

DR1230.       CAVALRY SABER POMMEL CAP, EACH SIDE HAS BEEN PUSHED INWARD, GREENISH-BROWN PATINA,
                     STILL HAS A SMALL PIECE OF THE TANG AND THE WOOD GRIP INSIDE, HAS A CRUDE LOOK LIKE
                     MOST OF THE CONFEDERATE SABERS, NICE RELIC
                                                                                                                            $55.00

DR1223.      FEDERAL SADDLE SHIELD IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, DUG IN THE SHILOH AREA
                                                                                                                                                       $35.00

DR1219.       ARTILLERY HAT INSIGNIA IN GREAT CONDITION, THIS WAS DUG SEVERAL YEARS AGO FROM A
                     TRASH PIT AT A CAMP NEAR SHILOH, IS PERFECTLY STRAIGHT AND FREE OF ANY DENTS, THE
                     SURFACE DOES SHOW SLIGHT GROUND ACTION, THE REVERSE HAS REMNANTS OF TWO OF THE
                     WIRE ATTACHING LOOPS
                                                                                                                                                       $195.00

DR1215.       LARGE POCKET KNIFE DUG IN THE SHILOH AREA, 4.75" LONG, IS VERY STRONG AND STABLE, HAS
                     BEEN COATED IN URETHANE WHICH CAUSED ALL THE GLARE IN THE PICS, LOOKS MUCH BETTER
                     THAN THE PICTURES SHOW
                                                                                                                          $12.00

DR1209.       FEDERAL REGULATION SPUR WITH ROWEL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, ROWEL STILL TURNS
                     FREELY, HAS A VERY DARK PATINA
                                                                                                                        $70.00

DR1204.      SASH BUCKLE OR BUCKLE COVER IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THESE NONDESCRIPT BUCKLES
                    WERE USED AS BUCKLES AND ALSO WENT OVER ROLLER BUCKLES ON HARNESSES TO PROTECT
                     THEM, DUG IN THE SHILOH AREA, 3" LONG X 1.75" WIDE
                                                                                                                         $20.00

DR1201.       BRASS NOSECAP FROM AN ENFIELD RIFLE, STILL HAS THE END OF THE STOCK INSIDE, IS IN
                     GREAT SHAPE
                                                                                                                         $20.00

DR1190.     SMALL IRON SPUR IN EXCELLENT DUG CONDITION, HAS A STRAIGHT NECK AND RETAINS THE
                   ROWEL, THIS STYLE APPEARS TO SMALL TO HOLD UP UNDER MILITARY CONDITIONS BUT THIS
                   IS A TYPE OFTEN DUG IN CONFEDERATE CAMPS, FOUND IN CENTRAL KENTUCKY
                                                                                                                        $65.00

DR1187.   VERY LARGE AND MEAN LOOKING CONFEDERATE BOWIE KNIFE DUG IN THE SHILOH AREA, IT IS
                 AN IMPRESSIVE 16.5" OVERALL WITH AN 11" BLADE, IT IS HEAVILY PITTED BUT HAS BEEN CLEANED
                 AND STABILIZED AND HAS NO ACTIVE OXIDATION, THE IRON IS VERY STRONG AND STABLE, THIS
                 WAS A SERIOUS KNIFE AND UNDOUBTEDLY HIGHLY PRIZED BY ITS OWNER, WE CAN ONLY IMAGINE
                 THE CIRCUMSTANCES CAUSING IT TO BE LOST, WILL BE A STANDOUT RELIC IN ANY COLLECTION
                                                                                                                         $485.00

DR1186.   HERE IS A UNIQUE PIECE THAT WAS DUG IN SAVANNAH, GA, I BELIEVE THIS IS THE TOP OFF OF SOME
                 TYPE OF BELL, 2.5" DIAMETER, THE TOP HAS A 13 STAR FLAG , DARK BROWN PATINA
                                                                                                                         $45.00

DR1184.  BRASS SHOULDER SCALE IN VERY GOOD DUG CONDITION, THIS WAS FOUND MANY YEARS AGO IN
                THE SHILOH AREA, THE BACK FLAT WAS GLUED BACKED ON
                                                                                                                                                   $55.00

DR1171.     RIFLE BARREL DUG AT A CONFEDERATE CAVALRY CAMP SITE NEAR SHELBYVILLE, TN IN VERY
                   GOOD CONDITION, IS FULL LENGTH AT 36" INCHES, HAS A DRUM BOLSTER TYPE NIPPLE AND A
                   BRASS BLADE FRONT SIGHT, IRON IS VERY STRONG AND STABLE
                                                                   $95.00

DR1150.     MODEL 1855 SPRINGFIELD BAYONET IN VERY GOOD DUG CONDITION, FULL LENGTH, MISSING THE
                   LOCK RING, THE METAL IS VERY STRONG AND STABLE, OUT OF CENTRAL KENTUCKY
                                      $85.00

DR1140.        IRON DRAG FROM A SABER BAYONET AND TWO ENFIELD AND ONE GARDNER BULLET FOUND IN
                      A CS CAMP NEAR CHATTANOOGA, TN, DRAG IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, IRON IS STRONG AND
                      STABLE, THE .58 GARDNER IS A NEAR PERFECT DROP AND THE TWO ENFIELDS ARE BOTH VERY
                      SLIGHTLY FLATTENED NEAR THE BASE
                                                                                                                                              $22.00 

DR1022.    CONFEDERATE SABER BAYONET ADAPTER IN GOOD DUG CONDITION, IRON IS STRONG AND
                  STABLE, VERY SCARCE RELIC TO FIND IN ANY CONDITION
                                                                                                                  $165.00 

DR998.      THIS IS A COOL RELIC, A FOLDING TRAVELING MIRROR, 2.25" DIAMETER, FACE IS MARKED WITH
                  B C AND PARIS, AMAZES ME THAT THE DIGGER RECOVERED THIS WITHOUT BREAKING IT INTO A
                  HUNDRED PIECES, IT IS FRAGILE AND THE PIECES HAVE SEPARATED BUT ARE ALL THERE, THIS
                  WILL MAKE A NICE ADDITION TO ANY DUG DISPLAY
                                                                                                                                            $55.00

DR974.   US REGULATION SPUR SLIGHTLY MODIFIED TO BE WORN BY A SOLDIER WITH A VERY LARGE FOOT
               EACH LEG WAS PUSHED SLIGHTLY FORWARD INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE SPUR TO A FULL
               FOUR INCHES, IS IN GREAT CONDITION EXCEPT ONE SMALL PIECE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROWEL
               IS MISSING
                                                                                     $55.00  

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