Artillery

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1. Really nice excavated Bormann fuse recovered literally within sight of the store here at The Battle of Stones River.  It's solid as can be and you can still read ALL the numbers.--$79.
2. Very, very rare to find - excavated "Western Theater" 3-inch "tall brass sabot" Confederate Read shell.  This projectile was recovered from near Atlanta, GA. and appears to be a product of Selma Arsenal.  It's a drop and took a wooden drive-in fuze.--$695. 
3. Excavated 3-inch Confederate Braun cannon projectile.  This was recovered from near High Bridge, VA. Most of the copper sabot is thrown off from being fired, but a little of it remains.  The shell has been disarmed, cleaned, coated, and is ready to display.--$295.
4. Excellent condition excavated 6 # Confederate solid shot cannon ball recovered by Dr. Rees Buttram at Shiloh.  The ball has "R.B." in black marker on it.--$175.
5. Excellent condition rare big bore "priming wire" for a large Naval Gun.  I believe this exact actual item may be pictured in Bob Gregory's new reference book - "Civil War Ordnance - An Introduction"--$195.
6. Perfect condition excavated 3-inch Percussion Hotchkiss projectile fuze.  This was recently recovered by Bill Whitt just South of the Carter House along Colunbia Pike.  It has a really pretty green patina and even the slider is still intact inside.--$75
7. Just recovered - 12 lb. solid shot cannon ball dug off Tyne Blvd. - Second Day fighting at the Battle of Nashville, TN.--$195.
8. Original complete Civil War "Port Fire" which was lit somewhat like a flare and was used in the early years to light wicks that then ignited and fired the cannon.  During the Civil War years this was carried as a backup to the "friction primer method" in case you ran out of friction primers.  This example is in perfect condition and is the actual Port Fire pictured in the new reference book "Civil War Ordnance" by Robert Gregory on page 172.--$65.
9. Excavated "blunt nose" 3-inch case shot Schenkl projectile recovered many years ago from the Fredericksburg, VA. area.  It has exceptionally good iron and most of the pewter combination fuze is intact.  It has been cleaned - coated - disarmed and is ready for display.--$395.
10. Excavated DROP 3-inch Hotchkiss projectile recovered at Kennesaw Mountain, GA.  You couldn't ask for a nicer example and it has been disarmed - cleaned - coated and is ready for display.  Nose - brass time fuze - lead sabot - and cup all perfectly intact.--$275.
11. Very nice condition excavated 10 lb. rifled, iron sabot Parrott time fuzed projectile.  This one was found here at Stones River less than one mile from the shop.  It has been cleaned, coated, disarmed, and is ready for display.--$275.
12. Excavated 3-inch Federal Hotchkiss projectile recovered by Guinn Coble from Columbia/Spring Hill, TN. area {prelude to The Battle Of Franklin, TN.}  The projectile was missing the lead sabot when it was recovered and Guinn molded one back in place for display {and it looks excellent}--only $195.
13. Beautiful display of an excavated 6 lb. Confederate Bormann cannon ball recovered at Shiloh and displayed with a CS manufactured "Hi-lip" Bormann style fuze.  You can still read several numbers on the Confederate fuze.  This is really nicely done and ready to sit in your display.--$375.
14. Really, really pretty early battlefield pick-up 3 Inch Confederate Read projectile.  The shell is slick as can be and complete with full rifled sabot - copper Confederate fuse adapter that you can screw out with your finger - and an original time fuze that you can take in and out as well.  This Confederate shell was picked up near Cold Harbor, VA. and you just don't see them offered for sale like this anymore.--SOLD
15. Very nice condition excavated Federal 3-inch blunt nose - case shot - Schenkl projectile.  This one was recovered from near Fredicksburg, VA.  This shell has really good iron.  It, of course, has been drilled.--$395.
16. Scarce to recover Confederate 3-inch Read-Parrott projectile.  It was dug near Richmond, VA. and has been disarmed - cleaned - and coated.  This is a fired projectile and still retains about half of it's original iron sabot.--$395.
17. Excavated Bormann artillery shell time fuze.  This was recovered here at Stones River a few days ago.--$45.
18. Excavated matching top and bottom plates to a rare 24 lb. canister round.  Large signals like this are just not there to be dug anymore and it is super-rare to find a nice set of plates offered for sale.  As everyone knows - these are the key parts to re-constructing a complete canister round.--$175. for the pair.
19. Very rare to excavate "interwined" U.S.A. artillery rosette.  This was recovered many years ago by my old hunting buddy - Pete Cryer - from here at Stones River.  I have actually seen more Confederate belt plates recovered here than these.--$125.
20. Finely crafted and faithfully reproduced 3/4 scale Model 1860 Parrott Rifle.  The barrel is cast iron with a 3/8 inch seamless liner for maximum strength.  The wheels are hickory and all carriage parts are white oak just as the originals.  All hardware is steel not low strength aluminum or pot metal.  The cannon comes complete with all working implements including water bucket, worm, 2 rammers, 2 hand spikes, a portfire, prolong rope, and vent cover.  The wheel height is 42 inches and the barrel bore is 2.25 inches.  We will include free delivery within 300 miles of Murfreesboro, TN.  If you check around you will find this gun usually priced at $12,000.  Check out our price with a full complement of implements and free delivery !!!--$9,500.
21. Group of beautiful condition excavated unfired Confederate manufacture cannon friction primers.  These were excavated yesterday by one of my hunting buddies all out of one hole on the 2nd day Battle Line at the Battle of Nashville, TN. - As long as they last - I have eight.--$48. each
22. Complete layer of 12# canister balls.  These were locally dug and from the position where they were found are probably C.S.--$95. for the entire layer.

23. Excellent condition original Billinghurst and Requa Battery Gun Clip.  Only a few hundred of these were ever produced.  This one still hinges perfectly.--$275.