Are these guys reputable dealers for CW Relics?

[Detectingfreak]

As many of you know here on Tnet, I am leaning on starting a collection of Civil War Relics. Considering I live up in Washington State, I do not have access to all the great Civil War relic shops that you guys down south have. Are these all reputable dealers that sell authentic Civil War relics?

www.relicman.com/

www.shilohrelics.com/

www.civilwarantiqueshop.com/

Has anyone delt with the three websites that I have just listed? I have delt with CivilWaroutpost.com before I found their relics to be genuine. I however, do not think they have the best selection in terms of variety wise. I would like to pick from a bigger selection of relics to buy. What do you guy's think? Also do you think there would be any Civil War Relic shows in my area and if so would they be willing to sell their items or are they just there to look at?

 

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[d2]

I have sold 3 bullets since I started relic hunting 15 years ago and I sold them to the first person you have listed. What items are you interested ind2

 

[Detectingfreak]

I am mostly interested in any types of Civil War relics that are known as a "complete" relic. I do not want to own broken civil war relics or anything broken for that matter. As of now, the Civil War relic I am saving up for is a CS belt buckle. I would perfer it to be a genuine relic. Relicman.com has one on there for around $4000.

 

[montepollock]

As a former member of NVRHA,I can vouch For relicman(Harry Ridgeway)as an expert in the field and a Man of Highest integrity.
There are a lot of Unscrupulous sellers out there and He is dedicated to revealing them as the Thieving Yankee carpetbaggers they are.
Happy Hunting,Mont
I have not dealt with the other 2 You mentioned.

 

[Iron Patch]

As a former member of NVRHA,I can vouch For relicman(Harry Ridgeway)as an expert in the field and a Man of Highest integrity.
There are a lot of Unscrupulous sellers out there and He is dedicated to revealing them as the Thieving Yankee carpetbaggers they are.
Happy Hunting,Mont
I have not dealt with the other 2 You mentioned.

I believe Shiloh currently does the appraisals for the Antiques Roadshow so they should be fine too. The first two on name alone I would deal with, the last might be top notch as well, I'm just not familiar.

 

[Iron Patch]

Here's Shiloh.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200403A50.html


Rafael Eledge is one of the country's most active and knowledgeable experts of Civil War and 19th-century militaria. Mr. Eledge's career began at the ripe age of 11, when he received his first metal detector and began searching around his home state of Tennessee for Civil War artifacts. He continued to gain knowledge and expertise as he attended trade shows, buying and selling pieces to support himself through college.

After graduation, Mr. Eledge fulfilled his childhood dream of owning a Civil War relic shop and museum. Shiloh Civil War Relics was opened in 1995 just to the north of the main entrance to Shiloh National Military Park in west Tennessee. Shortly thereafter, Shiloh Relics Online was born, and Mr. Eledge moved military antiques and arms collecting into the 21st century. Today the business is a 2,400-square-foot retail shop and one of the Internet's most visited Civil War Web sites. Shiloh Relics has active inventory that rivals some of the nation's best museums.

Having such success with Shiloh Relics has afforded Mr. Eledge the opportunity to do consultations for museums and national parks, as well as for books and magazines. He is highly regarded by his peers for his knowledge of artifacts of the American Civil War.

Even though Mr. Eledge's knowledge covers all aspects of pre-1900 militaria, his current passion is Civil War cannons, implements and ammunition. Having owned 15 original Civil War cannons and more than 1,000 projectiles, he is currently in the process of developing a manuscript on cannons used in the Battle of Shiloh during the American Civil War. Aside from his dedication to his business and family, he is also concerned with the preservation of our nation's artifacts and supports many such efforts.