Yankee Rebel Antiques: New Products - NEW ITEMS

Revolutionary War Tinderbox, with striker, flint, and patches

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:36:36 +0000

This is another nice piece being offered, it is a very early tinderbox used from the French & Indian War through the Revolutionary War, circa 1730 – 1760. It was fashioned out of an old tin spectacle case. It measures 5” x 2” x 3/4” and inside are a flint, &n..

Price: $245.00

Remains of a Colt revolver with serial numbers, dug at the Shiloh Battlefield

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:24:10 +0000

This is a unique piece being offered, it is the frame from a Model 1849 Colt Revolver. It was recovered many years ago at the Shiloh, Tennessee Battlefield. The frame and grip are nicely marked with the Serial # 40919, being manufactured in early 1853. It was recovered years ago from th..
Price: $345.00

RARE - Unique carved Revolutionary War Whistle, as in books and museums

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:49:31 +0000

This is another neat piece being offered, it is a Revolutionary War whistle. It was carved from a single piece of wood and measures 5” x 1” diameter. What is both unique and unusual, the carver added a number of different size small holes to change the sound when blown..
Price: $155.00

RARE – Two-inch Confederate ball from a 24-pounder canister shell, fired at Gettysburg

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:44:57 +0000

Being offered is a 2-inch diameter iron canister ball, weighing 1-pound, 4-ounces, which came from a 5.82 canister shell, which was fired from a 24-pounder Confederate gun. The largest canister balls found at Gettysburg were roughly 2” in diameter, and very few were recovered.Price: $145.00

18th – 19th Century Wagon/Cannon Axle grease bucket

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:15:38 +0000

This is another unique item being offered, it is wooden bucket which held grease to apply to the axles of wagons, limbers and cannons. It stands 9” high, the lid 8 ½” x 5” and the base has a 5” diameter. It still has the original tarred rope handle, but it..
Price: $365.00

Revolutionary War Double-Crusie Lamp, as in books and museums

Sun, 07 Jun 2026 16:34:06 +0000

Being offered is a Double-Crusie Lamp, ca. 1710-1780. The two-bowl section measures 6 ½” high x 4” x 2”. Attached to it is the crude wire chain which goes onto the original wrought iron Crusie Lamp Spike.

The primitive Crusie Lamp was pop..
Price: $190.00

Section of Parrott/Read artillery shell recovered off Taneytown Rd. Gettysburg

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:11:01 +0000

This is another piece coming out of the large Gettysburg collection I acquired. It is a Parrott or Read shell fragment, measuring 3” x 2 1/4”. This piece was recovered by Iva Rosensteel just off the Taneytown Road, Gettysburg. This is the area behind Little Round Top (..
Price: $75.00

Civil War era Ambrotype image of a young woman

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:39:09 +0000

Being offered is a 1/6^th plate ambrotype image is of a young woman wearing an off-the-shoulder dress. She is posed standing full length in front of the camera. She appears to be wearing a bracelet and brooch, highlighted in gold gilt. She also appears to be wearing a hoop or ..
Price: $65.00

Confederate bullet recovered at McAllister Mill, Gettysburg

Fri, 29 May 2026 16:33:04 +0000

A while back I was fortunate to acquire a large collection of original Gettysburg Battlefield bullets. They are all well documented with great provenance from a private collection. This one is a .58 caliber 2-ring Gardner bullet. It was recovered by Iva Rosensteel many years ago at McAl..
Price: $65.00

Pipe Tamper, circa 1680-1720, recovered at Charleston, SC during excavating

Wed, 27 May 2026 17:19:51 +0000

This is another one of those items you seldom come across. It is made of brass and measures 2 ½” x ½”. It shows a child clutching his mother’s leg – the mother’s head has broken off. It was found at Charleston, South Carolina in 1984 during a ..
Price: $145.00