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Artifacts Excavated from Civil War Battlefields and Camps The following category is a range of individual items to small collections. All of the artifacts listed are original. The relics have all been found on private land with the owner's permission. The iron artifacts have been treated and stabilized. We have two sizes of Walnut hinged cases for mounting artifacts listed under "Framed Artifacts and Currency" or use "Search" and type in "Display Cases" |
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M1855 lock plate excavated from the Chancellorsville Battlefield. It is missing the eagle embossed door but otherwise in very good condition. Parts of the “Harpers Ferry” markings are still visible on the face. A rare lock plate, most of these will have the “Springfield” mark. A total of 7,317 Model 1855 Rifles were manufactured at Harper's Ferry Arsenal between 1858 and 1861. At least 1500 1855 Rifles were destroyed in April 1861 when Confederate forces captured the arsenal at Harpers Ferry and the storage warehouses were burned. The accurate 1855 rifle was a popular weapon and virtually all available 1855 rifles were issued by both Federal and Confederate armies during the first years of the Civil War. As a result, the survival rate of 1855 rifles was low. The Model 1855 Rifle was the most advanced muzzle loading long arm in service at the outbreak of the Civil War. It featured the Maynard mechanical self-priming system. Price: $85.00 USD
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