Welcome to College Hill Arsenal

College Hill Arsenal is your source for the finest in Civil War era antique arms & Civil War Relics. College Hill Arsenal is the outgrowth of years of personal research and collecting in the field of Civil War small arms. What started as a hobby for me many years ago has become a business.

I specialize in antique infantry arms, and try to keep a high quality assortment of muskets, rifles, bayonets and related items (as well as odd & exceptional handguns) for sale at all times. As a collector, I always tried to purchase the finest examples of items that I could, and that philosophy has carried over into the business. I try to only buy inventory items that I would be proud to have in my own collection.

I have a particular interest in European import weapons used during the War Between The States, and as a result I try to always maintain P-1853 Enfield Rifle Muskets, Austrian M-1854 Lorenz Rifles, and a wide range of Continental arms in inventory at all times. I also try to purchase rarely encountered arms like the M-1851 & M-1857 Saxon (Dresden) rifles and other oddities whenever possible. I also keep an inventory of high quality US long arms. I try to keep a large inventory of associated bayonets available for the long arms I sell, as well as a variety of the odd and less often encountered examples of socket and saber bayonets. Additionally I try to maintain a diverse inventory of related items like gun tools, interesting, imported & unique CW era revolvers, and fine armed images - especially of those soldiers carrying imported arms!.

I am always buying (single items or whole collections), selling and trading, so please do not hesitate to contact me via phone or e-mail to discuss items that you want to purchase, sell or trade. I also attend a number of the national larger regional Civil War Shows during the course of the year, so you can always check our Show Schedule page to find out if I will be set up at a show near you in the future. I try to average at least one show per month, to make it easier for my customers to see my inventory in person.

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I only deal in antique, pre-1898 arms that require no FFL for sale or shipping, and all arms are sold as collectables only.
Thank you for your interest and enjoy browsing the site.

Web Site Inventory & Content Last Updated on 5/8/08

I'm back from OHIO with some great weapons! I'll be listing them in the coming days. Check back often.


The bayonet section has been updated so that each item name begins with the country of origin. This will make it easier for you to find the bayonet that you need!

Don't forget to check out the "SALE ITEMS" section to find some great deals on relics as I make room for all of the new items that keep coming in! More items have just been added to this category!

To see the newest items that have just been added to the site, click on NEW ITEMS or use the link in the tool bar at the top of the navigation column on the left side of the page. If lots of new items have been added, the NEW ITEMS section may be more than one page long! Thanks for looking!