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The Ancient and Honorable Company was first founded in 1637 but received it charter from the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638, thus that date on their buckles, plates, and buttons over the
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The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company was first founded in 1637 but received it charter from the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638, thus that date on their buckles, plates, and button
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The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company was first founded in 1637 but received it charter from the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1638, thus that date on their buckles, plates, and button
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Offered here is a very nice looking Series I Manhattan .31 caliber Pocket Model revolver and holster. With the Colt revolver patents expiring in 1857, Manhattan capitalized on making firearms th
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Offered here is a beautiful one of a kind non regulation officer’s sword which I believe was made for an officer in the Boston City Guards. When viewed with the blade still in the scabbard
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Offered here is a Civil War era shell jacket as worn by a cadet at the Highland Military Academy in Worcester, Massachusetts. Thirteen year old John F. Wilcox, a cadet attending the academy from 1864
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Offered here are three early 1800’s Massachusetts Militia documents. The first is an unused form for the Annual Return of a Brigade, for the year 180 . The pre printed form lists the all t
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1825 Massachusetts Militia Officer’s Commission for Brigadier General Ephraim Ward, signed by Acting Governor Marcus Morton. The commission measures about 16 inches by 10 inches, and despite hav
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I recently saw Shiloh Civil War Relics selling one of these Massachusetts swallowtail coatees as a Civil War era jacket, but I had always thought they were likely made right after the Civil War, so my
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Offered here is a Civil War era New York National Guard bayonet shoulder belt with a slightly post war 7th Regiment cross belt plate attached. The Pattern 1839 shoulder belt can be dated by the
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Presented here is a beautiful circa 1860 dress uniform jacket for the famous 7th Regiment New York State Militia, also known as the National Guard. The jacket can be dated by the backmarks on it
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Perhaps one of the least common and least understood enlisted man’s swords of the Civil War era is the Model 1859 Marine’s Musician sword. In 1859 the Marine Corps adopted new dress
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Nice looking pre Civil War era dress shako of the famous New York 7th Regiment State Militia. Shako retains all leather straps, sweatband and insignia. It was missing its white pompom when I pur
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Fine condition Chapeau de Bras made by S. & H. A Rhoades, who were in business from 1828 to 1849 when they were sold to Bent and Bush. Made using beaver fur, the chapeau has an 1840’s
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Presented here is a beautiful circa 1840 Massachusetts Militia “Tar Bucket” shako, as commonly worn by Massachusetts soldiers in the 1835 1845 period. Numerous images exist in song s
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This is a Roby Type 1 cavalry officer saber (plain hilt, sharkskin grip, etched blade). I've always preferred the etching of Roby swords over that of Ames. The etching is typically
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In his books on Civil War swords, Thillmann does not list Smith as a maker or retailer of swords, so he shows no examples. James S. Smith came to New York from England in the 1830's. He ma
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Beautiful circa 1850 shoulder plate of the New England Guards. This is the only example of this plate that I have ever seen listed for sale or in person, and I was very pleased when I added it t
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Scarce and beautiful shoulder belt plate for the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company. The company was first founded in 1637 but received it charter from the Governor of Massachusetts Bay Col
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In 1833 Ames and the Ordnance Department entered into an agreement for Ames to manufacture this new pattern officer's sword, which was to be inspected by and then shipped to the Ordnance Department, w
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Massachusetts Officer's Non Regulation British Pattern 1827 Steel Hilt Sword and Scabbard with uncommon etching. At first glance this sword looks like a common Peterson 75 style sword with Iron
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Very nice looking Ames Model 1840 Musician Sword, dated 1864, with scabbard. Virtually mint blade, nice looking scabbard that did have break right above the drag. I did an amateur repair w
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