O001 - ORIGINAL Revolutionary War - era newspapers. Here's a fascinating piece of history that you can hold in your very hands and study. Imagine... this isn't merely
like something they bought and read, this
is the very item! This might make a great teaching tool for learning about daily life in the 18th Century. Each one is a copy of the London Gazette printed during the war years, even retaining the tax stamp in the bottom right hand corner. Unfortunately, there are no direct references to the Revolutionary War in these particular papers, but they still give a fascinating look into the culture and lifestyle during this crucial period in the birth of our nation, and separation from Britain. Construction is a simple one-fold design, measuring 7 3/4" x 12" when folded. Given the age of these pieces, we advise the use of white cotton gloves when handling them. These can be purchased in our "Reproductions" section. A clear polypropylene archiving sleeve is provided free of charge with each paper, to help preserve and protect them.
$25 each, shipping included.
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O002 - ORIGINAL musket balls for the "Brown Bess" flintlock musket. These were manufactured in about the year 1815 and were made for the same British weapon used by the majority of British soldiers as well as many American soldiers during the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and the Napoleonic Wars. The British gave military aid to Nepal in 1815 including Brown Bess muskets and supplies, and these are presumed to have been among those supplies, having been found beneath a brick floor in a palace there, along with a large lot of flints for the lock of the Brown Bess. A very neat piece of real history that you can hold in your hand! Note: price is for one ball; paper cartridges shown in the picture are not included.
$5 each, shipping included.
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O003 - ORIGINAL Civil War bullets - These were actually dug from campsites and battlefields around the state of Virginia, the centerpiece of many of the Civil War's famous and epic battles. Commonly known as "minie-balls," this style was developed earlier in the 1800s and had become the US military's standard projectile for small arms well before the war started. Many minie-balls had a varying number of "rings" in them, grooves around the base of the bullet which would hold grease of some kind to lubricate the bore of the musket or rifle. Many if not most of the bullets we have in stock are the common "3-ring" variety in approximately a .55-.57 caliber, though we do have some in the larger .69 caliber, which could have come from older model muskets that were still in use at the time of the War Between the States. Some have deformities of some kind which could have been caused by any number of things, from hitting an object after being fired or being crushed by a heavy object, to manufacturing defects or accidental defacement. Each one, though, is a genuine piece of real history from the war which tore friends and families apart, and changed drastically the course of our country.
$5 each, shipping included.
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O004 - DUMMY Original WWII .30-06 bullets for the M1 Garand and M1903 rifles - The .30-06 rifle round was original adopted by the army in 1906 (hence the -06 on the end), and became the primary bullet of most infantry weapons for well over 50 years, until the current .223 round was phased in during the mid 1960s. During WWI, the M1903 and M1917 rifles as well as the M1917 machine gun all used the .30-06 round. During WWII, the M1903A3, M1 Garand, M1918 BAR, M1919 machine gun, Johnson rifle, and Johnson machine gun were all chambered for the .30-06 as well. These .30-06 rounds are "dummies," having no powder and no primer, thus making them inert. They were reloaded using brass casings made for the US Army in 1942 or 1943 by either the Saint Louis Ordinance Plant, the Denver Ordinance Plant, or the Eau Claire Ordinance Plant. Price is for one bullet.
$1.25 shipping included for the WWII production rounds.
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$1 shipping included for the "economy version" - same as above, except made by Lake City Arsenal in the 1960s for the US Army, while the M1 Garand was still in the inventory and occasionally being used.
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O005 - Dummy .30-06 in M1 Garand clip - These are the same rounds as above, but if you purchase eight (8) rounds or more, we'll throw in a free M1 Garand clip for you to put them in. The M1 Garand's clip system was very distinctive for it's time. When the last round was fired, the clip would fly out as well, leaving the chamber open for the soldier to easily slide another clip in, making reloading quick and easy. Some stories say, however, that the Germans during WWII figured out that when that the clip was ejected, you could hear a distinctive "ping" sound, indicating that the American soldier would have to reload, which would theoretically mean it's safe for the Germans to pop up their heads and shoot back. But the Americans became savvy to this little trick, and used it against the Germans. They would take an empty clip, while their rifles were still fully loaded, throw it against a rock, and wait for the Germans to show their heads... something akin to Sgt York's turkey gobble!
$8 for eight .30-06 rounds and an M1 Garand clip, shipping included.
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If you're interested in WWII Militaria, check out our listings here!
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Check back with us often, as we hope to be adding more items soon, Lord willing!
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O001 - ORIGINAL Revolutionary War - era newspapers. Here's a fascinating piece of history that you can hold in your very hands and study. Imagine... this isn't merely like something they bought and read, this is the very item! This might make a great teaching tool for learning about daily life in the 18th Century. Each one is a copy of the London Gazette printed during the war years, even retaining the tax stamp in the bottom right hand corner. Unfortunately, there are no direct references to the Revolutionary War in these particular papers, but they still give a fascinating look into the culture and lifestyle during this crucial period in the birth of our nation, and separation from Britain. Construction is a simple one-fold design, measuring 7 3/4" x 12" when folded. Given the age of these pieces, we advise the use of white cotton gloves when handling them. These can be purchased in our "Reproductions" section. A clear polypropylene archiving sleeve is provided free of charge with each paper, to help preserve and protect them.
