An artful display of ninety-six (96) soldiers' relics, mostly Confederate, assembled and arranged in a 43 3/4 x 4 x 37 in. frame by Civil War author and collector Malcolm "Mac" Everett Mason, jr. (1913-1990). "Dedicated to the Cavalry Corps Army of Northern Va." Items of note include: 

1. A Colt m1851 navy revolver, excavated "on old Brook Road just north of Yellow Tavern; all cylinders loaded," in April 1975.

2. A large D-guard bowie knife with its original scabbard, excavated at Fort Magruder, Virginia.

3. A complete 1st Virginia Cavalry martingale. 

4. The tip and counter-poise from a 6th Pennsylvania Rush's Lancers lance.

5. Twenty-five (25) cavalry spurs, collected from various battlefields.

6. A pair of Sheffield-style Bowie knives.

7. A French-manufactured cavalry bugle found in Richmond.

8. A telescope found at Cold Harbor.

9. Three (3) pairs of spectacles, one with green-tinted glass.

10. A .58 caliber Confederate socket bayonet.

11. A pair of picket pins, one decidedly Confederate.

12. Thirteen (13) belt buckles, belt plates and breast plates, both Union and Confederate, collected from various battlefields, incl. one bullet-struck plate.

Additional items include soldiers' personal effects, uniform components, and partial and complete accouterments. A full list of the relics is available upon request. 

Note: This lot cannot be packaged and shipped in-house. Successful bidders winning items marked as being packaged and shipped by a third-party service are responsible for paying the third party directly. We are happy to offer complimentary drop-off service to local third-party packing/shipping companies in Columbus, Ohio.

[Civil War, Union, Confederate]  [Relics, Militaria, Accouterment, Equipment, Uniforms] [Swords, Knives, Bowie Knives, Knife, Blades] [Firearm, Colt, Pistol, Revolver, Rifle, Musket, Smith and Wesson, Springfield]