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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   May 13, 2008


Buttons issued by the Confederate government:   New items listed!!!  
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Buttons issued by the Federal Government including non-specific militia:  


Buttons issued by the states of the Confederacy: 
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Civil War buttons issued by the states loyal to the Union:  


Artillery & ordnance relics for sale, click here: 


Buckles and plates, click here


Swords & sabers, click here
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Firearms (pre 1898 only)  click here
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Leather goods, cartridge and cap boxes:
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Insignia of the Civil War:  
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Currency of the Civil War:    
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Bullet listing!!
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And more
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Old Court House
Civil War Museum

 Winchester, Virginia

Open Wednesday through Sunday, click here for details 

The Ridgeway Civil War Reference Archive: 
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Items in the Ridgeway Archive are not for sale.


Collector, Harry Ridgeway
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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 at estimated actual costs:
Most small packages (1 to 5 buttons or bullets, a single buckle, etc)  $5.00 plus insurance
Smaller artillery shells, bags of bullets, USPS flat rate box  $9.00 plus insurance
Medium sized artillery (20 pounder rifled, 24 pounder smoothbore, $15.00 plus insurance
USPS or UPS shipping for most swords and carbines $20.00, muskets $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):

Coverage Insurance cost
$100 $2.00
$200 $4.00
$300 $6.00
$400 $7.00
$500 $8.00
$600 $9.00
$700 $10.00
$800 $11.00
$900 $12.00
$1,000 $13.00
each additional $100 $1.00 per hundred 

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
 
Telephone

(540) 662-6786   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!

 
Postal address
Harry Ridgeway
        124 Selma  Drive
        Winchester, Virginia 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 merchant fees if credit card is used.


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 actual, I do not add profit to shipping.  I will quote the most favorable rate for you.  Shipping can be expensive, 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, click here


SecurePay.com is a secure server, and is the credit card processing arm of Wells Fargo Bank, this is a well known bank subject to regular banking regulations and this is a  regular credit card merchant account with them.  There is no sign up with them, they simply process your payment electronically the same as any restaurant or shop that swipes your card.  This is a simple payment screen and not a shopping cart so please confirm availability of your item and shipping cost before processing a credit card payment.   Thank you for shopping with relicman.com.

Credit card payments with paypal will not be accepted. 


My guarantee and warranty:
All relics 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 two years 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,  provided the item is returned unaltered from the condition I shipped the item.

Thank you for visiting Civil War Relicman  Don't forget to bookmark me and come back soon!   I have a lot of items for sale and am adding frequently. 


Civil War Relicman's favorite links to other sites,
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Fakes, reproductions, fantasies, eFake,
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relicman.com is proud to be an ebay free zone, I have not sold on ebay in the last five years!


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