Civil War Musical Instruments Price Guide
What Civil War musical instruments have actually sold for — 13 recorded sales from 6 auction houses and dealers, 2026.
$120–$885
middle half of sales
Figures are computed from realized prices (hammer or total with premium, as reported by the seller) — never asking prices. Small sample: 13 sales is enough to show a range, not to price a specific piece. Condition, attribution, and provenance move individual results far outside these bands. How these numbers are calculated →
Recent Recorded Sales
| Item | Sold | Seller | Realized |
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| Very nice condition, non-excavated, turn-of-the-century era, double twist, brass Cavalry bugle. | August 20, 2026 | Middle Tennessee Relics | $125 |
| Cool excavated original Civil War Era Bugle mouth piece. | July 16, 2026 | North MS Civil War Relics | $75 |
| [CIVIL WAR] Monacy Battlefield Fife w/ Fipple "Cheater" | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $550 |
| [CIVIL WAR] Maryland Purnell Legion Presentation Drum | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $5,500 |
| [MILITARIA] Civil War Era Drum Major's Baton | July 10, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $400 |
| Civil War 96th Regt. Illinois Infantry Double Twist Bugle | June 27, 2026 | Vogt Auction | $885 |
| 1861 Civil War Confederate Fife Named to Private Isaac Norman | June 27, 2026 | Vogt Auction | $1,200 |
| RARE - Excavated Civil War Drumstick Carrier, dug at Trevillion Station, VA (SOLD) | June 18, 2026 | Yankee Rebel Antiques | $385 |
| CIVIL WAR MATCHED PAIR OF DRUMSTICKS | June 18, 2026 | Yankee Collector | $150 |
| CIVIL WAR FIFE | June 18, 2026 | Yankee Collector | $115 |
| CIVIL WAR TAMBOURINE | June 18, 2026 | Yankee Collector | $100 |
| CIVIL WAR FIFE | June 18, 2026 | Yankee Collector | $120 |
| [CIVIL WAR] Regimental Drum w/ Eagle | April 25, 2026 | Fleischer's Auctions | $5,500 |
Currently for sale: 8 Civil War musical instruments listings from 4 sources.
Browse listingsSold-price data via ArtifactSearch.com's sold archive; each sale links to its record. Relics of War does not appraise, authenticate, or sell.