Ron Cole & Cole's Aircraft Aviation Art

05/27/2026

Special 24x18 Martin Mars relic display for a friend and customer who had the honor of flying this amazing aircraft :)

05/24/2026

Something very different is on the way!

05/21/2026

TWO LEFT!

Battle of Gettysburg Excavated .52 Sharps Carbine Minie' Ball Relic Display.

The rarest of the rare from the most famous Civil War battle in American history: Authenticated and original .52 caliber Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine Minie' ball recovered from the Gettysburg battlefield!

This Minie’ ball was excavated in the early 1970s, before the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979 (ARPS) was enacted. Every Spring, local children followed behind farmer’s tractors in search of Minie’ balls such as this, and sold them for pocket change to Pie Antiques, a small shop then located across the road from where General Lee’s Headquarters once stood. During this period, the renown Civil War historian Larry Marple acquired much of his vast collection of Civil War memorabilia from Pie Antiques - including this Minie’ ball, which Marple identified as proprietary to the Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine. Larry Marple retired in 2024 and began selling off his collection. Ron Cole of Cole’s Aircraft acquired over 800 assorted Minie’ balls from Marple’s collection through Alexander Historical Auctions, among them forty-three identified .52 caliber Sharps Minie’ balls - including this example attached to this display.

It has been illegal to search for and or remove anything from the Gettysburg battlefield since 1979 - and rightfully so! But this rare piece of Gettysburg battle Civil War history was legally acquired before the law.

Of roughly 800 Gettysburg Minie' balls acquired by Ron Cole from the collection of Larry Marple, only 43 have been identified by Mr. Marple as this rare .52 Sharps Carbine variant.

This Sharps Minie' ball has been combined in this 8.5x11-inch (artwork size) black-framed wall-hanging display, signed & numbered by Ron Cole. Full history and provenance framed on the reverse of this display - double signed & numbered -- 1 of only 40 - and only TWO LEFT!

No discount codes, please! These will not last long.

$250 each

Battle of Gettysburg Excavated .52 Sharps Carbine Minie' Ball Relic Display American Civil War Excavated Minie Ball Relic Display by Ron Cole.

05/14/2026

Three early U.S. Signal Corps and U.S. Navy RPM aircraft gauges from the G.B. Jarrett Estate now in the Cole Center Zanesville Collection. I'm seeking to identify the aircraft types and/or engines they belonged to. Any assistance would be appreciated - if any of these look familiar to you!

05/13/2026

Just in: Collection of salvaged personal items from this raised German U-Boat!

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German U Boat U-534 Internal Krupp Steel Brace Relic Display by Ron Cole

05/13/2026

Ron Cole's original artwork of the Battleship New Jersey c. 1944 is paired with a piece of authentic World War II-era teak deck from this most decorated battleship in United States history!

Each display is 11x17-inches (artwork size, frames ads 1.5-inches each side) and ships ready-to-hang. Each is signed & numbered 1 through 100.

Authenticity guaranteed for life!

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Battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 Teak Deck Relic Display by Ron Cole

05/06/2026

MAY 6, 1937 -- May 6, 2026: 50% off an authentic piece from the airship Hindenburg LZ 129!

Hindenburg LZ 129 rare flown duraluminum structure from the control car of this famous airship - recovered from the Lakehurst Naval Air Station crash site in 1937 - with unique original green preservative coating and some fire/heat damage from the May 6, 1937, explosion. This large piece is paired with Ron Cole's stunning original artwork of the Hindenburg in flight over Manhattan c. 1936, combined in this 13x19-inch wall-hanging display that's signed & numbered by the artist.

Complete provenance included!

Was $900 - NOW $450 with code HINDENBURG50

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Hindenburg LZ 129 rare flown duraluminum structure from the control car of this famous airship - recovered from the Lakehurst Naval Air Station crash site in 1937 - with unique original green preservative coating and some fire/heat damage from the May 6, 1937 explosion. This large piece is paired wi...

10/24/2025

New Release!

Own and display an authentic piece of this famous Flying Fortress paired in these 8.5x11-inch wall-hanging displays with brand new artwork (for Oct. 2025).

This Boeing B-17G s/n 43-37990 was assigned to the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. It was given the name 'Parker's Madhouse' by its crew. On October 3, 1944, during Operation Wesselring, this B-17 was damaged by German flak. After the crew safely bailed out of the aircraft, Parker's Madhouse flew on into Belgium and eventually crashed into a farmhouse near Tremelo. No one was injured, and local civilians famously made off with much of this bomber's material before the scene was secured by police and what remained was salvaged.

Each display is 8.5x11-inches (artwork). Ready to hang. Signed and numbered - no more than 100.

$120 each

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Very rare B-17 Flying Fortress original aircraft fragment in display with original art of this specific aircraft by Ron Cole.