Day 2: The American Civil War: Gettysburg & More

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2025-10-11 09:00:00 2025-10-11 09:00:00 America/New_York Fleischer's Auctions Fleischer's Auctions : Day 2: The American Civil War: Gettysburg & More https://bid.fleischersauctions.com/auctions/fleischers-auctions/day-2-the-american-civil-war-gettysburg-more-19251 Featuring rare artifacts, documents, ephemera, photography, and weaponry relating to the American Civil War. The catalog's emphasis is the Battle of Gettysburg and includes offerings from the collection of noted Gettysburg scholar, Marshall D. Krolick. Fleischer's Auctions info@fleischersauctions.com

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Lot 118

[CIVIL WAR] (3) Musket Caps & (1) Ball

Estimate: $250 - $500

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Two (2) full musket cap tin containers and one (1) musket ball with provenance, detailed as follows:

1. Incendiary musket ball. With accompanying note, dated January 2, 1953: "Civil War Incendiary Musket Ball Made of Black Powder and Pitch - is ignited by powder when fired / From William Dale Corliss Gloucester, Mass."

2. One-hundred-count tin of musket caps. Paper label to lid reads: "U.S. Military Musket Caps. / 100 / Waterproof and Infalli[ble].", with the central device incorporating a pair of crossed muskets, foliates, and a Hardee hat.

3. One hundred-count tin of musket caps. Printed directly to lid, within concentric circles: "100 United States Musket Caps. / Remington Arms Company. Inc. / Bridgeport, Conn., U.S.A. / Waterproof / Made in U.S.A.," with international trademarks, a federal eagle, and the Remington and DuPont logos.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate] [Relics, Militaria] [Militaria, Accouterment, Equipment, Uniforms] [Ordnance, Artillery, Ammunition, Arms & Armor, Guns]

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Day 2: The American Civil War: Gettysburg & More

[CIVIL WAR] (3) Musket Caps & (1) Ball

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