Anyone want to buy a sword and a flag?

[hoosier]

Shouldn't cost you more than about $4 million for the set. (The sword belonged to Grant, the flag to Custer.)

Read about it at

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriot...940.xml&coll=1

The article really focuses less on the upcoming Civil War auction in Gettysburg than on Harrisburg, PA mayor Steve Reed and the collection of artifacts he accumulated in hopes of one day opening a Wild West museum in the city.

By quietly collecting a set of artifacts before telling anybody about his plans, Reed was essentially following the same modus operandi he did in preparation for opening the National Museum of the Civil War. Unfortunately, in light of the fact that the Civil War museum hasn't really lived up to expectations in terms of attracting tourists to Harrisburg, plus the fact that people are probably even less likely to think of coming to the city for exhibits related to the Old West than they would be to come for the Civil War (which involved at least one battle fought relatively nearby), City Council has prevailed upon Reed to drop the idea of the Wild West museum and to sell the collection at auction.

[Mark Wadsworth]

That is a little out of my price range.

[gary]

Naw, I've got a beat up old sabre and a Confederate flag that flew over Columbia. Both are good enough for me.

[hoosier]

Bargain hunters, you missed out. You could have had the Grant sword and the Custer flag for the mere pittance of $2.6 million, total.

http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriot...700.xml&coll=1

Note that the last couple paragraphs of the article describe how Mahone's sword has increased tenfold in value over the last couple of decades. Think what the Grant sword and Custer flag might bring in another 20 years!