Yankee Rebel Antiques: New Products - Excavated Artifacts

Guard section from a Revolutionary War sword and musket ball, dug at Crown Point by Frank Kravic

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:50:31 +0000

This is a rare piece being offered, it is the brass shell section from an 18th century Cuttoe, measuring 2 ½” x 2”. A Cuttoe is a short, single-edged hunting sword or hanger popular in Europe and the American colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries. Derived from t..

Price: $245.00

Civil War brass letter hat insignia, recovered from Lee’s Retreat Route from Gettysburg

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:42:07 +0000

This is another nice item being offered, it is an excavated Civil War brass headgear insignia. It is the letter “F” and measures 1” x 1”. The back has two of the three attachment posts remaining. This letter and a couple others were recovered along General Lee&rs..
Price: $65.00

Two Revolutionary War musket balls, recovered at German Flatts, NY

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:43:00 +0000

Being offered are two Revolutionary War musket balls, being .69 caliber, most typical of the era. They are part of a cache of boxed dug artifacts that were identified and put into separate boxes 50+ years ago. They were recovered at the Battle of German Flatts, NY.

Price: $60.00

Civil War Shoulder Belt Plate recovered in 1988 at Annandale, VA

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 18:24:12 +0000

This is a rare cross-belt plate being offered. It is made of heavy brass and measures 3” x 3 ½”. This plate has a lead filled back and has remnants of the original iron hooks. During the early days of the Civil War, they were worn by both Union and Confederate soldier..
Price: $235.00

Civil War Surgeons Bleeder/Fleam, recovered at Ft. Harrison, VA

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:06:20 +0000

This is another nice piece being offered, it is an excavated 19th century medical bleeder (fleam). The body is brass and has steel blades that would open, now rusted shut, it measures 3 ½” x 1 1/4”. I acquired it directly from the digger who recovered it years a..
Price: $125.00

Civil War Cathedral bottle, recovered at Petersburg, as recovered from the USS Monitor

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 16:54:48 +0000

This is another nice item being offered, it is an excavated Cathedral Pickle bottle. The bottle stands 7” high and is 3” wide. It is aqua-colored and has a rolled lip. The cathedral-patterned bottle was an American invention. By selling their products in elaborate bottles, A..
Price: $145.00

Civil War Infantry Hunting Horn Insignia, recovered Richmond

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:43:34 +0000

This is another item being offered, it is an excavated Civil War Infantry Horn insignia measuring 3” x 1 ½”. This rolled and stamped device is made of sheet-brass. It depicts the military insignia worn by soldiers in the infantry branch of the Federal Army during the ..
Price: $65.00

PALMETTO ARMORY MODEL 1842 CIVIL WAR PISTOL, DUG 1991 AT BENTONVILLE, NC

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 10:45:10 +0000

This is another great item being offered, it is an excavated Palmetto Armory Model 1842 percussion pistol. They were one of the first firearms issued to Confederate troops during the Civil War, produced in Columbia, South Carolina. The Palmetto Armory was established in 1852 by Columbia..
Price: $385.00

VERY RARE!! Revolutionary War canister/grapeshot from the gunboat “Philadelphia” - well documented and Smithsonian involvement

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:03:47 +0000

Most of us who are involved in the Revolutionary War are very familiar with the Gunboat “Philadelphia”, it is the oldest surviving American fighting vessel. Being offered here is a 1-inch grapeshot/canister ball which came from the Philadelphia.

Price: $995.00

Fired Confederate bullet recovered at Barlow’s Knoll, Gettysburg

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:43:27 +0000

This is another bullet from the Gettysburg collection; it is a high-impact fired Confederate .58 caliber Gardner bullet. It was recovered many years ago by Curtis Plank just north of Barlow’s Knoll, in the area behind the UPS building and Rock Creek.

As the..
Price: $70.00