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‘First man over the works!’- Petersburg Medal of Honor Recipient - private purchase Colt Army
Emanating some years ago from a Vermont estate auction containing a number of items belonging to Capt. Charles Gilbert. Gould of the 5th Vermont Infantry, this Colt 1860 Army Mod. percussion revolver is marked C G GOULD - 5th Vt on the grip butt. A scarce commodity aside from its association with the Petersburg assault, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, this serial number 10659 Army Mod. is an un-martially marked private purchase first quarter of 1861 manufacture date arm. A particularly rare item as Colt was focused on government contracts at this time. Best described here by our illustrations as to condition and eye appeal suffice it to say all numbers are matching and the revolver remains tight with crisp action. Locking up well with good evidence of period use and carrying the gun exhibits an even overall patina. Provenance will include our own letter attesting to the estate auction origin and a copy of the statemen of origin published by the auctioneer. Additionally, Gould’s Colt Army will come with his personally signed hard bound edition of the Vermont Adjutant & Inspector General Report of 1866. Also emanating from the July 2000 estate auction, this personal volume offers a roster of Vermont officers in the Civil War, a roster of unassigned troops, a final report of each Vermont regiment and more.
With a myriad of resource material in print and on the internet (see: Roster of Vermont Volunteers During the War of the Rebellion 1861-66 - Deeds of Valor / How our Soldier-heroes won the Medal of Honor - The Medical and Surgical History of the Civil War ) suffice it to say here that then Lieutenant Charles Gould was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for Gallantry in assault and capture of Petersburg on April 2, 1865. Per his Medal of honor citation Gould was Among the first to mount the enemy's works in the assault, he received a serious bayonet wound in the face, was struck several times with clubbed muskets, but bravely stood his ground, and with his sword killed the man who bayoneted him. Promoted Major by Brevet for his gallantry at Petersburg, Virginia, Gould mustered out on June 19, 1865. After the Civil War he lived and worked in Washington D. C. returning to the family home in Vermont in retirement. He died at age seventy-one and is buried in the Windham Central Cemetery, Windham, Vermont.
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A note about firearms: WE EMPHASIZE HERE THAT THIS PIECE IS CONSIDERED AN ANTIQUE / COLLECTABLE AND IS THEREFORE OUTSIDE FEDERAL RESTRICTIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERED (MODERN) FIREARMS. THE PIECE IS OFFERED AS A HISTORICAL COLLECTABLE ONLY AND THOUGH MECHANICALLY OPERABLE, IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED FIREABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THE PURCHASER ASSUMES ALL LIABILITY FOR PURCHAS, CONTROL AND OWNERSHIP. PURCHASE OF THIS ITEM WILL CONSTITUTE A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF AND AGREEMENT WITH THE ABOVE.
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later 18th century through Civil War era Takedown - Travel Size CANDLE STICK
Best described here by our photos as to condition and appeal, this vintage cast brass candlestick will be of special interest to the period military collector as well as the antique lighting enthusiast as it is designed specifically for travel. Accepting the small personal use candle of the period and measuring a mere 2 inches in height minus the candle with a screw off base for takedown and easy carrying in haversack, satchel or carpet bag, this unusual scaled down personal candlestick will go well in any Revolutionary through Civil War era grouping. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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rarely surviving authentic daily use - 19th Century Native American - MOCCASINS
A standout offering that will be especially appreciated by the purest collector / historian of American Indian memorabilia, this authentic pair of working moccasins will be recognized as seldom surviving daily use footwear as opposed to the more commonly encountered and frequently later beaded sale or trade examples. A true rarity, offered in as found and as used condition the soles of this pair of hide moccasins measure 10 inches heal to toe, the naturally tanned hide remains soft and pliable with good evidence age and period wear. Best described here as to condition and eye appeal, this pair of Native American moccasins will enhance any quality frontier Americana collection. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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63463
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Civil War vintage MOURNING COCKADE
Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, suffice it to say that this mourning cockade remains in pleasing original condition with good evidence period originality. Knowledgeable collectors will agree that material utilized, construction method and retention of the period japanned straight pin offer special appeal. Popularly worn on the breast, left sleeve or on the hat in the time of loss, the mourning cockade had an unfortunate presence in the time of the Civil War with those of patriotic overtone such as this example frequently worn as a general display of Union support as well as passion for military loss of life. A standout offering that will be especially appreciated by the purest collector / historian of American Indian memorabilia, this authentic pair of working moccasins will be recognized as seldom surviving daily use footwear as opposed to the more commonly encountered and frequently later beaded sale or trade examples. A true rarity, offered in as found and as used condition the soles of this pair of hide moccasins measure 10 inches heal to toe, the naturally tanned hide remains soft and pliable with good evidence age and period wear. Best described here as to condition and eye appeal, this pair of Native American moccasins will enhance any quality frontier Americana collection. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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Civil War Pat. - Sailmaker’s Awl
Offered here in untouched and as found condition after decades of storage, this unmarked pre-patent issue R. Egan Pat. 1865 sailmaker’s awl remains in excellent condition and will make a nice addition to any Civil War vintage grouping.
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Civil War - Maine Presentation Mod. 1850 Foot Officer Sword – Port Hudson siege & assault
Off our wall where we have enjoyed it for many years, this offering from our personal collection downsizing will best be described here by our photo illustrations. That said this Model 1850 Foot Officer sword remains in historically pleasing totally original, untouched and as carried order, with good evidence of the rigors of period use while remaining in pleasing condition throughout including its leather scabbard. The sword is nicely script inscribed Presented to Lt. A. J. Martin by Co. C 24th Regt. Me. Vols.
Andrew J. Martin was a twenty-seven year old lifelong resident of Pittsfield, Maine when he enlisted on October 13, 1862 and was commissioned 1st Lieutenant of Co. C of the 24th Maine Infantry. Lt. Martin’s regiment was sent to Louisiana where it was initially ordered to Bonnet Carre about forty miles from New Orleans. Here the Maine Regiment joined the 19th Army Corps, Department of the Gulf assigned to the 3d brigade, 2nd division, under command of Gen. Franklin Nickerson. Lt. Martin served with his regiment as it participated in the expedition to Ponchatoula and Amite River, the Capture of Ponchatoula, and action at Civiques Ferry. Ultimately ordered to Port Hudson, Lt. Martin served with his 24th Maine Regiment as it took part in the siege of that stronghold, to include the desperate assaults of May 27th and June 14, 1863. Lt. Martin mustered out with his regiment at the end of its term of service on July 25th 1863. He was one of only 570 of the original 900 to return to civilian life. A classic as was so frequently presented to Union line officers by their Company enlisted, this Port Hudson, Louisiana carried 1850 Foot Officer sword will present well in any grouping of good honest carried Civil War relics.
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rare! Oliver Hazzard Perry inspected - US Navy Stimpson Contract - Fouled Anchor Powder Flask
A light but clearly discernible and original partial stamping (STIMPS) with the partial 1845 date and deep inspector OHP marking of Navy Lieutenant Oliver H. Perry (the son of Lake Erie, War of 1812 Hero, Oliver Hazzard Perry) on the flask neck clearly identifies this offering as an example of the rare Stimpson contract Navy flask. Held by collectors to be the rarest of a scarce category of U. S. military contract powder flasks, this 1845 dated Simson contract Navy FOULED ANCHOR, Oliver Hazzard Perry inspected flasks remains in pleasing all original condition with good evidence of period use while remaining solid at the seams with no separations, unscared or dented and fully functional with period suspension. With use through the Mexican and Civil Wars this flask will make a nice addition to any quality period military grouping or powder flask collection. [see the Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield collection (civilwarvirtualmuseum.org) for another example with the original cord.] Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :
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rare! c. 1860 tract - IS SLAVERY SANCTIONED BY THE BIBLE?
Published in 1860 at the height of the antislavery / abolitionist movement, this 4 ½ X 7 inch, 25 page American Tract Society tract No. 45 remains in pleasing all original condition with no loose or torn pages while offering good evidence of age and careful period use. The reader is reminded on the fly that ’The following tract received a premium of One Hundred Dollars by the Church Anti-Slavery Society for the best Tract on the teaching of the Bible respecting Slavery’. A rarely surviving addition to any Civil War era personal grouping, or Black Americana collection. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :
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Civil War vintage - Meriden Britannia Company - Pat. 1861- WIRE REINFORCED SPOON
Definitely a specialty item for the deep dish mess enthusiast or tableware collector, this Meriden Britannia Company spoon remains in excellent condition and though unmarked as to maker is clearly identifiable as a ’M.B.Co’ patented Feb. 26 1861 spoon by design and the mark of a wire end in the handle edge indicative to the patented application of a cast in internal wire reinforcement. The most significant of several improvement patents utilized by the Connecticut manufacturer, upon close inspection by the educated eye, the clip of the wire end on the side of the spoon handle (see patent drawing) identifies spoons made by M.B. Co. in the period, with or without the {PAT'D FEB.26.61} or maker’s marking. ( A Google search for artdesigncafe.com/g-i-mix-co-designs-history will offer the original parent drawing and description.)
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Civil War 1st Maine Infantry then 12th Maine Volunteers veteran’s - PERCUSSION CAP BOX
Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal suffice it to say this offering remains solid and pliable with no stitching issues and is complete to include the original internal wool fleece with nipple pick. Offered from our decades long accumulation of Maine related Civil War treasures, (see: www.Mainelegacy.com) this cap box, though unmarked as to the identity of its period owner, will come with our letter preserving its history as emanating from attic storage where it had been set aside with other Civil War issue accoutrements issued to Jesse B. Allen who was a veteran of both the 1st Maine Infantry and the 12th Maine Volunteers.
Reluctantly offered individually for the collector / historian looking only for a Maine used cap box, Allen’s waist belt and cartridge box are offered here by entering searches for item numbers 63427 & 63428. In an effort to keep the group togetherwe will offer the three together at below the individual total.
Jesse B. Allen was a twenty-two year old resident of Portland, Maine when he enlisted and was mustered in on May 3,1861 as a Private of Co. E 1st Maine Infantry. (see: SHOWER OF STARS by John Pullin) Mustering out with the Regiment on August 5, 1861, Allen enlisted once again and was mustered in on November 16, 1861 as a Private of Co B 12th Maine Infantry. Promoted to Corporal then Sargant in 1863 then to 1st Sargent in 1864, Allen was wounded in action at Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864. Mustering out of the12th Maine on December 7, 1864, Allen lived in Portland, Maine after the Civil War where he was a member of the Bosworth Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic. He died in Portland on May 29, 1918 and was buried there in the Evergreen Cemetery gravesite 850-R 2. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :
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Civil War 1st Maine Infantry then 12th Maine Volunteers veteran’s – ‘Puppy-Paw’ - BELT PALTE & BELT
Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, suffice it to say this early Civil War issue puppy-paw US belt plate with its well period used but solid and pliable original waist belt, both remain in pleasing untouched condition just as they were set aside decades ago. Offered from our many years accumulation of Maine related Civil War treasures, (see: www.Mainelegacy.com) this belt with its desirable puppy-paw plate, are unmarked as to identity of the period owner thus will come with our letter preserving the history as emanating from attic storage where they had been set aside with other Civil War issue accoutrements issued to Jesse B. Allen who was a veteran of both the 1st Maine Infantry and the 12th Maine Volunteers.
Reluctantly offered individually for the collector / historian looking only for a Maine used belt and plate, Allen’s cap box and cartridge box are offered here by entering searches for item numbers 63426 & 63428. In an effort to keep the group together we will offer the three together at below the individual total.
Jesse B. Allen was a twenty-two year old resident of Portland, Maine when he enlisted and was mustered in on May 3,1861 as a Private of Co. E 1st Maine Infantry. (see: SHOWER OF STARS by John Pullin) Mustering out with the Regiment on August 5, 1861, Allen enlisted once again and was mustered in on November 16, 1861 as a Private of Co B 12th Maine Infantry. Promoted to Corporal then Sargant in 1863 then to 1st Sargent in 1864, Allen was wounded in action at Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864. Mustering out of the12th Maine on December 7, 1864, Allen lived in Portland, Maine after the Civil War where he was a member of the Bosworth Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic. He died in Portland on May 29, 1918 and was buried there in the Evergreen Cemetery gravesite 850-R 2. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :
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1st Maine Infantry then 12th Maine Volunteers – Maine Civil War contract .69 cal. CARTRIDGE BOX
Best described here by our photos as to condition and eye appeal, suffice it to say this J. B. THAXTER PORTLAND, MAINE 1862, maker marked pattern of 1861, .69 caliber, cartridge box remains in pleasing as used and as set aside condition. It should be noted here that removal of the shoulder strap buckles, while a negative to purest accoutrement collectors, is quite indicative of the common practice among Mainers to carry these boxes by waist belt alone. The forgoing of use of the shoulder strap is quite discernable by heavy stretching of the box’s waist belt loops with no evidence of stretching of the shoulder strap loops.
Offered from our many years accumulation of Maine related Civil War treasures, (see: www.Mainelegacy.com) this Maine contract cartridge box is unmarked as to identity of the period owner thus will come with our letter preserving the history as emanating from attic storage where it had been set aside with other Civil War issue accoutrements issued to Jesse B. Allen who was a veteran of both the 1st Maine Infantry and the 12th Maine Volunteers.
Reluctantly offered individually for the collector / historian looking only for a Maine used belt and plate, Allen’s cap box and cartridge box are offered here by entering searches for item numbers 63426 & 63428. In an effort to keep the group together we will offer the three together at below the individual total.
Jesse B. Allen was a twenty-two year old resident of Portland, Maine when he enlisted and was mustered in on May 3,1861 as a Private of Co. E 1st Maine Infantry. (see: SHOWER OF STARS by John Pullin) Mustering out with the Regiment on August 5, 1861, Allen enlisted once again and was mustered in on November 16, 1861 as a Private of Co B 12th Maine Infantry. Promoted to Corporal then Sargant in 1863 then to 1st Sargent in 1864, Allen was wounded in action at Winchester, Virginia on September 19, 1864. Mustering out of the12th Maine on December 7, 1864, Allen lived in Portland, Maine after the Civil War where he was a member of the Bosworth Post No. 2, Grand Army of the Republic. He died in Portland on May 29, 1918 and was buried there in the Evergreen Cemetery gravesite 850-R 2.
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original ! Civil War vintage TEAMSTER’S WHIP
Seldom surviving as the vast majority of these utilitarian tools of the Civil War era teamster or wagoner as most frequently referred to in military records, were well used up and cast aside in the period with the hide strands re-purposed as brogan laces or some other worthy use. This scarce period example sports a 6 foot long taper braided hide lash with a cord tip secured to a 1 foot shaft turned wood. All clearly handmade and original to the period, the piece offers good evidence of age and period use yet remains in excellent all original condition. A must have for the Civil War vintage wagoner / drover or Western bound wagon train, the classic 19th century braided whip generally got used up in the period seldom surviving to reach today’s collector’s market. A desirable display item in any number of Americana categories. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques! :
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Civil War Secretary of War – EDWARD STANTON – postal cover face
Best described here by our illustration as at condition and eye appeal, this all original cancelled Guns to the Front and Spades to the Rear patriotically decorated postal cover face sheet is boldly penned : Hon. E. M. Stanton Secretary of War Washington D. C. and will frame up nicely as a companion to any quality Civil War vintage display.
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rarely surviving Civil War vintage - RATION CAN
Standing approximately 5 inches and measuring about 4 inches in diameter this rarely surviving sheet iron ration can remains in excellent original and untouched condition with a light surface rust and chocolate patina that the new owner will want to leave as found. With good evidence of age and period construction in the form of its surface and material, with led soldered, lap seams, and telltale spot final seal* of led solder, this rare example of the all-important common tin can will make a wonderful seldom seen companion to any Civil War grouping. ( * The secret of maintaining the vacuum seal necessary to preservation was to heat the filled can and applying a spot of molten led solder sealing a small vent hole in the lid. As the can cooled a sealed food preserving vacuum was created.) We note to the charm of the knife opened top as evidence of period pre-can-opener utilization. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!
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