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Civil War Bullets & Cartridges Price Guide

What Civil War bullets & cartridges have actually sold for — 429 recorded sales from 16 auction houses and dealers, 2026.

$295
median realized
$125–$480
middle half of sales
$5–$4,320
full range
429
recorded sales

Figures are computed from realized prices (hammer or total with premium, as reported by the seller) — never asking prices. Condition, attribution, and provenance move individual results far outside these bands. How these numbers are calculated →

Recent Recorded Sales

ItemSoldSellerRealized
Confederate .52 Caliber Four-Ring "Ringtail" Sharps Carbine BulletSeptember 17, 2026Virginia Relics$55
GALLAGHER 50 CAL CARTRIDGESeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$58
CS WILKERSON 54 CAL ANTIETAMSeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$65
CS MINNIE AUSTRIAN CRUDE MOLD GIANT 69 CAL ANTIETAMSeptember 15, 2026North Carolina Relics$89
Excellent condition, .69 cal., original musket ball cartridge.September 12, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$150
[CIVIL WAR] ID'd Port Hudson Cartridges & GunpowderSeptember 10, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$200
Spencer Carbine CartridgeSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$35
7 mm Pinfire Cartridge for Lefaucheux RevolverSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$35
12 mm Pinfire Cartridge for Model 1854 Lefaucheux RevolverSeptember 9, 2026Virginia Relics$35
CIVIL WAR DUG US TYPE 3 WILLIAMS CLEANER BULLET RECOVERED PEACHTREE CREEK GASeptember 8, 2026Dixie Relics$10
(3) Three nice excavated .42 cal. Forehand & Wadsworth bullets by Ethan Allen.September 3, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$35
Excavated, .56 cal. Spencer carbine/rifle cartridge.August 31, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$45
Very nice condition, non-excavated, .50 cal., Maynard carbine cartridge.August 31, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$48
Nice excavated but odd .43 cal. Dimmick bullet.August 21, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$85
Nicely reconstructed US/CS 12# Canister Shot Shell.August 20, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$525
Nice excavated .42 cal. Forehand & Wadsworth Bullet by Ethan Allen.August 20, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$35
37 CalAugust 15, 2026Powhatan Station Civil War Relics$75
Nice excavated original Civil War Henry Cartridge. .44 cal. with "H" on head stamp.August 14, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$30
Really nice excavated original .56 cal. Civil War Era Spencer Cartridge.August 14, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$32
MS 4. Dug Group of Relics Found in Fredericksburg VA.August 1, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$55
WP 37. Model XL No. 4 Hopkins & Allen Rimfire Revolver .38 Cal.July 31, 2026Army of Tennessee Relics$295
Complete Pack of Gallager Carbine CartridgesJuly 30, 2026Rick Burton's Civil War Antiques$525
Complete Pack of Gallager Carbine CartridgesJuly 30, 2026Rick Burton's Civil War Antiques$525
Civil War Relic 58 cal Bullet In Wood Bill Adams CollectionJuly 28, 2026Dixie Relics$60
Hanoverian Bullet Mold Civil War EraJuly 27, 2026Dixie Relics$250
BULLET IN WOOD BENTONVILLE BATTLE MARCH 19 1865July 27, 2026North Carolina Relics$89
BULLETS IN WOOD BENTONVILLE BATTLE MARCH 19 1865July 27, 2026North Carolina Relics$59
Very nice excavated .45 cal. Dimmick Bullet.July 27, 2026North MS Civil War Relics$95
Excavated, 4-piece, .69 cal., Confederate buck and ball set.July 26, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$45
Nice condition, excavated drop, .69 cal., Italian Carcano projectile.July 26, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$55
Very nice condition and quite rare, excavated, drop, Confederate, .69 cal., 2-ring Gardner.July 26, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$95
Excavated drop, deep-cone cavity, Atlanta Arsenal Towers bullet.July 26, 2026Middle Tennessee Relics$48
BULLETS IN WOOD BENTONVILLE BATTLE MARCH 19 1865July 22, 2026North Carolina Relics$79
2 BULLETS IN WOOD BENTONVILLE BATTLE MARCH 19 1865 5 INCHJuly 22, 2026North Carolina Relics$129
Dug US 54 CalJuly 20, 2026Powhatan Station Civil War Relics$50
Battle LogJuly 20, 2026Powhatan Station Civil War Relics$125
BULLETS IN WOOD BENTONVILLE BATTLE MARCH 19 1865July 11, 2026North Carolina Relics$49
BULLETS IN WOOD BENTONVILLE BATTLE MARCH 19 1865July 11, 2026North Carolina Relics$49
[CIVIL WAR] "Round Top Gettysburg" Bullet in Burl WoodJuly 10, 2026Fleischer's Auctions$1,000
Case Of 20 gauge Double A Plus Skeet Loads Shotgun ShellsJuly 4, 2026Lewis & Grant Auction Company$175

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