Confederate Adjutant General button	The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!) I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics
	This page updated   August 19, 2010

Civil War weapons for sale (all pre 1898)  

Civil War artillery and ordnance relics for sale, click here
 
and more, click here   

Leather goods, cartridge and cap boxes: 
and more

Insignia of the Civil War:  
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Currency of the Civil War:    

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And more stuff not listed elsewhere 
 

	Old Court House Civil War Museum
	Winchester Virginia, Winchester changed hands 70 times in the Civil War
	www/civilwarmuseum.org

Open Wednesday through Sunday, click here for more information 

Pictures of museum prior events, click here  
 

The Ridgeway Civil War Reference Archive: 


Items in the Ridgeway Archive are not for sale.

Collector, Harry Ridgeway

Buying and selling Civil War relics and artifacts, dug and nondug relics.  All relics are guaranteed, authentic, and exciting!

Harry Ridgeway has been collecting Civil War relics for over 35 years.  Items from his collection have been published in many different reference works on Civil War relics such as Kerksis, Mullinax, O'Donnell and Campbell, Dickey & George, Crouch, and others.

The Ridgeway collection is on display at The Old Courthouse Civil War museum to be located in Winchester Va.  It features relics from all theaters of the war and will include the Ridgeway collection.   The items offered here are not from the museum collection, which is extensive.  

The relicman.com sales staff:

This is Hokie and Pokie!  What a name!!!   The goofy looking guy in the sweater wants relics but we will give you a doggone good deal for biscuits!!!!!!!!

All pictures on this website are the property of Harry Ridgeway, and relicman.com and are copyright protected by Federal law.  Pictures may be used with permission only.

Ordering Information

Please confirm availability of the item before you send me money.  Each item is a historical antique uniquely described, these are not "stock" supply of generic items, so if somebody has already asked me about an item, it may be committed before the "Sale pending!" notice appears on the webpage.  I process inquiries on the same item in the order that they arrive.

Virginia residents add 5% sales tax.

I ship via USPS or UPS, shipping quoted at estimated costs:
Most small packages (1 to 5 buttons or bullets, a single buckle, etc)  $5.00 plus insurance
Artillery shells field size (up to 30 pounder rifled, 24 pounder smoothbore), bags of bullets, USPS flat rate box  $15.00 plus insurance.
USPS or UPS shipping for most weapons $25.00,  add insurance.
More for larger packages, express shipping or international shipping and insurance, 
Buyer takes risk of loss during shipping if insurance is not purchased. 
Insurance is available as follows, USPS or UPS):

Bank check or money order assures immediate shipping, personal checks are welcome but must clear before items shipped.  Telephone or eMail orders are "reserved" for 7 days. Relicman is a one man operation.  I will answer inquiries as quickly as possible but please be patient.

And remember these relics are historical artifacts, they are old, and they are real.   Many have been buried for over 100 years which produces the weathered, aged, and sometimes fragile condition that adds so much to their value.

Please refer to the item number when ordering.  This is the number that precedes the description.  Prices are subject to change without notice.  All orders are subject to availability.  I suggest you send an eMail or call to confirm that the item is available before you send money.  Thank you for your business.  And remember I both buy and sell.

Electronic mail, preferred method of communication:
ridgeway@relicman.com     or    cwrelicman@comcast.net

Telephone:    (540) 336-1590   Evenings (up to 10pm EST) or weekends (except Sunday morning) are ok.  If I am not there, please leave a message on my answer box.  I do return calls!

Mailing address:
Harry Ridgeway
124 Selma Drive
Winchester, Va 22601

Layaway policy:
I do accept layaways, generally look for 20% deposit, balance paid within 90 days, no interest charged, shipped soon as paid, no substitutions, and no returns.  I try to be flexible, if longer term is required, we need to work out a payment schedule including reasonable interest or other consideration.  Layaway payments are nonrefundable, if you find that you do not like a layaway item after inspection, I will take it back subject to my warranty policy (below) but cannot take the item back for buyer remorse, and, if taken back, the item must be exchanged for something else of equal or greater value.  

Refunds:
See my warranty below.  Refunds for any reason, warranty, overpayment, error in payment etc, are made after deducting shipping cost, and any other out of pocket cost.

Shipping and my show schedule:
I  attend most "national" collector shows (Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, and Connecticut).  I have way too many relics to bring to the shows, so what I bring is only a small fraction of the relics listed on my webpage.  I also generally do not bring relics to a show unless I have first listed on my webpage.  So you are welcome to wait for me to bring an item to a show, and you can pay the extra admission to get into a show on Friday night, but my offerings will already have been seen by my internet customers before then.   If you want to see the relics first before any dealers see them, then click on my webpage and view my items before I attend a show.  If you see an item you want me to bring to a show, please let me know before I leave for a show and I will be happy to bring the item for you.  I only bring a very small sampling of shells to a show (they are too heavy), and I do not generally bring the more expensive items, fragile items, or hard to handle items such as weapons, leather, hats, bullets, etc, to a show at all unless they are making a one way trip.  

I quote shipping charges at estimated costs.  If you wish to pick up an item at a show to avoid the shipping cost, that is not a problem.  I do ask that a layaway agreement be worked out with a deposit or the item paid for, then it can be delivered at mutual convenience at no cost to a show or picked up in Winchester Virginia.  I will hold items not paid for the layaway period, items paid for I can hold indefinitely until either picked up, delivered or shipped.  UPS will accept packages that are long (muskets) and artillery up to 150 pounds.  All weapons that I ship are pre 1898 historical weapons, considered unsafe to fire and therefore safe to collect, and do not require licensing.  All artillery and ordnance items I ship are inert and safe.  I do not ship guns to minors or shells that are dangerous.

Pay by credit card,

Relicman now processes credit cards using "Authorize.net" a service of BB&T, which is a regulated bank and subject to all the banking rules and regulations that protect the consumer against credit card fraud.  If you would like to pay by credit card, first send email to me to confirm the availability of your item to ridgeway@relicman.com.    Once confirmed, I will then set up a “Buy Now” quote for your order, within the bank system, this will enable you to authorize the credit card payment direct to the bank in a secure manner.  You will not be asked to transmit any sensitive credit card information over the phone or in emails.

My guarantee and warranty:
All relics bought from Harry Ridgeway are guaranteed original, and authentic to the Civil War or earlier, or as described.  No questions return privileges for any reason within 7 days of receipt if returned unaltered, full refund less shipping and credit card fees.  I guarantee the items for up to one year after the date of sale, as to originality or as described.  This means that if an item I sold is proven not to be original or materially as described,  I will refund the original purchase price, less shipping and credit card fees, for up to one year after the sale, with proof of purchase,  provided the item is returned unaltered from the condition I shipped the item.  No warranty is expressed or implied as to grade or condition, conservation, restoration, repair, or durability of the item.

A note about safety of antique weapons:  Pre 1898 weapons are not regulated because the law exempts them as weapons.  They are old, they are antique, and some are compromised and altered well beyond their original designed intentions.  Any of them can be fired, but safety is always a concern with antique weapons.  Safety is also a concern if you drive an antique car on the road.  With any antique, special care needs to be exercised, you do not want to simply take the thing off the shelf and shoot it.  It should be carefully inspected, cleaned, serviced, and tested before firing.  Most of these weapons have not been fired in at least 100 years, and the better ones have probably not been fired since the Civil War itself.  There is risk of blockage, stressed metal, improper loading, and other problems that might not be imagined.  In addition many collectors would consider any cleaning or use of a historic piece to be a compromise.  A premium is paid for originality and condition of a historic piece, sometimes this premium is very significant for an unfired piece, a weapon never gets in better condition as it gets handled.   However if you choose to fire an antique weapon versus displaying it, you will want to take it apart, thoroughly clean and inspect it before you fire it, or at least you ought to do that.  These antique weapons require an entirely different approach versus the licensed modern weapons that are readily available and more easily and safely used for sport firing and hunting.  As a dealer selling antique weapons, I cannot warrant any use.

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