I recently recieved this email:

>> I have exhausted my research channels. I acquired this trunk around 30 
>> years ago and used it as a toy chest for my son.  I would like to know 
>> the time frame it was used and maybe the time frame the US Army stopped 
>> using a light blue to paint their gear.
>> Possible use for the trunk
>> There are drop handles on all 4 sides.
>> The paint is a light blue with black trim.   It looks greenish but that 
>> is from an old varnish coating.
>> The inside measures: 36"Long x 17"Wide x 15"Deep
>> The outside measures: 39"Long x 20"Wide x 17 1/2"High
>>
>> Regards,
>> Ken Hopfel

This spur was giving to me by my uncle.   He says it's  a Confederate spur but I have no clue.   Is this a Confederate or Yankee spur?   Thanks so much.

Michael

This was found on macland road near Lost mountain road last week.

It looks like a relic, but is it a civil war relic ?  Can anyone I.D. this ?

It is solid iron, with crude threads at  one end, and a point at the other

end. I will get a closer picture.   Thanks,  Jeff Jerkins.

Hello:

I have the opportunity to buy 12 cannon balls.  They are identical and appear to have be well presurved.

Is there a quick and easy way to establish if they really are cannon balls or something else.

They were discovered in a barn near the great lakes and are in nice condition.

Best regards and thanks for your help

Paul

Hey guys,      Just wanted to pass along this bit of news.  The U.S.S. Monitor documentary I worked on last year took first place in the Virginia Association of Broadcasters Awards last weekend.      If you didn't have a chance to see it, you can watch it by clicking the link below.   http://www.wvec.com/video/vault-index.html?nvid=139836   Best from VA Beach, Steve Warren

I am so glad to have found you guys on here! These were told to be 1860's black gun powder flasks from the civil war. None of them have caps, but they have a working release levers. I asked the seller for more info on these and he can't really give me much. Does anyone else have any idea as to the era these are from and if they could indeed be from the civil war? Thank you SO much!!!

I am seriously considering buying these from a dealer...who says they are real...but I am terrified of being taken by someone. Does anyone have any input as to whether or not these look real? I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for! My email is lhkhachurch@suddenlink.net I would greatly appreciate any info anyone may have on these buttons! Thank you SO much!

Help please!   Can anyone help me identify the following-described maker mark on the ricasso of a model 1840 cavalry sword?   The mark is a flower pot (maybe an urn) with a base, a handle on each side, and three stemmed flowers.   No other ricasso marks either side.   The sword meets all the dimension criteria for a model 1840.   The only other mark that appears is a small capital "S" on the top of the scabbard throat.

I have looked at both book and internet sources, so far goose-egg.  If anyone can help, I would be most appreciative.

Dick 

Barry thoroughly enjoyed your site and much to look at.Im from florida but sorry to say very few civil war antique shops.I had a small space rented from webbs antiques in winter park but he moved to lake city fl.I carried small supply bullets couple cannon balls and they all sold in an instant,I~ also have a couple pin fire pistols still stored away.If ever I decide to invest in civil war relics I would enjoy talking with you.There is great demand for civil war relics down here.There is a ft cummings in lake alfred fl. right around the corner from my home but very little info on it.All I know is it existed during the indian war.There is much history in fl. from st augustine to key west but where are the civil war shops,I wonder if the fading economy was the culpret.There are flea markets and when they do carry relics most of them are fake.Well  nice chatting with you and sure would enjoy selling and talking with the real civil war buffs .gratefully John Barbarine