Confederate Adjutant General button
The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway
Winchester, Virginia
USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
I am a collector
buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics
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Confederate Adjutant General button |
The Civil War Relicman,
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Winchester, Virginia
USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
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Bullets of the Civil War
Gardner bullets, inserted base
M&M 168 through M&M 177
Most bullets listed have been excavated from Civil War sites. Illustrations are representative of the bullets offered, multiple quantities are offered for most patterns. Bullets are very old and have generally been excavated, there may be minor dings and scratches. I will attempt to describe major flaws.
Please order by "M&M" number, McKee & Mason, "Civil War Projectiles II, Small Arms & Field Artillery with supplement". I have also cross reference "T&T" numbers, which is Thomas & Thomas, "Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges".
All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
Gardner Bullet
Left:
Gardner, .69 cal CSA
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted shallow cavity, two grooves.
M&M 168 variant, T&T 192A
$125.00 Sorry,
temporarily not available
Middle:
Gardner, .54 cal
CSA
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, 2 grooves.
This bullet is as Confederate as you can get. They were only made in the south
during the war. And they were made for captured supplies of the model 1841 muskets
which were .54 caliber, and were available in southern arsenals captured at the beginning
of hostilities. Imagine fighting these great battles in 1861 with a 20 year old
musket!
M&M 169, T&T 131 $5.00
Right:
Gardner, .58 cal
CSA
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, 2 grooves.
M&M 170, T&T 162C $5.00
Gardner, blow out bullets
Gardner, .
"blow out"
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, 2 grooves.
Blow out is caused by weak metal charge blew through the bullet.
M&M 170 variant, $10.00
Sorry, temporarily not available
Gardner, just look at these crude bullets:
Left:
Gardner .54 cal CSA, uncut nose sprue
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, 2 grooves. Actually all Gardners are
nose cast and the sprue was cut off at the factory. The nose sprue was not
cut on this example.
M&M 175, T&T 131 $8.00
Not Pictured:
Gardner .58 cal CSA, uncut nose sprue
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, 2
grooves. Actually all Gardners are nose cast and the sprue was cut off at
the factory. The nose sprue was not cut on this example.
M&M 171, T&T 162C $8.00
Right:
Gardner .58 cal CSA,
made from recycled lead
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, 2 grooves.
M&M 173, T&T 162B
Sorry, temporarily not available
Gardner myth debunk: Not all Gardners are
two ring:
Left:
Gardner .58 cal CSA, "three ring"
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, actually appears to be flaw in cutting the mold for the
regular two ring Gardner giving the appearance of a third ring.
M&M 173 variant, T&T 162B
$20.00
Sorry, temporarily not available
Right:
Gardner .58 cal CSA ,
"one ring"
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted cavity, actually appears to be flaw in cutting the mold for the
regular two ring Gardner giving the appearance of a single ring. There is
a second ring, it was not cut through properly.
M&M 176, T&T 162A
$40.00 Sorry,
temporarily not available
Gardner, "THE" bullet of the
Confederacy
Two part bullet, pressed base lip gives the impression of inserted base, 2 grooves.
Strictly Confederate these were only made in the South and only during the war. Unlike
many other bullets they were not used before or after the war, nor by northern
units, there is no bullet more "Confederate" than this bullet.
58 caliber, made for the new musket each
$5.00
54 caliber, for the old model 1841 musket each $5.00
Bulk
purchase: Confederate Gardner mixture
.54 and .58 cal, minimum quantity 25, @ $3.75
Bag of 25 for $93.75 (shipping
$9.00, US Postal fixed rate box, total $102.75) Sorry,
temporarily not available
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