Relic Hunting Books?

[RustyRelicHunter]

Can anybody here recommend some good relic hunting books? Title or author information please?

[PBK]

For the Revolutionary War, go with Neumann & Kravic's Collector's Encyclopedia of the American Revolution.

If you're looking for a book to help identify relics of the Civil War period, a good starter would be Howard Crouch's Civil War Artifacts.

For general relics of the mid to late 1800's, check out reprints of old Sears, Roebuck and Montgomery Ward catalogs. Reprints of the old Bannerman military surplus catalogs are a goldmine of information, too.

If you're interested in certain types of relics— for example, buttons or belt plates— then there are entire books devoted to those. Just let us know what you're looking for.

[RustyRelicHunter]

Civil War and Rev also; I am in SC and anything related to SC would especially be useful. Thanks!

[crashbro17x]

Here are a few good ones.....

http://www.relichuntersupply.com/Books.html

[vayank54]

If you can find a copy, Excavated Artifacts by Stanley Phillips is a good book.They are out of print though and just this weekend saw them at a relic show priced at $125.00 Like PBk said Howard Crouch's book is a good one too.