Buttons for civilian made jackets for Confederate soldiers
Dec 16, 2019 · I have coin buttons on one of my commutation jackets. I have a cap made with original civilian flower pattern brass buttons on it so there were substitutes. Soldiers themselves if they had …
Texas made dragoon pistol - American Civil War Forums
May 4, 2014 · Here is a pistol many have never seen or heard of. That's why I'm sharing the information. They are the Tucker and Sherrard 44cal. dragoon pistols made at the Lancaster pistol factory, Texas …
Civil War Era Knives | Small Arms & Ammunition
Jun 23, 2013 · Does anyone have in their collection the humble pocketknife from CW times? I'd like to see them, even if they're repros or custom-made modern ones. I think this simple tool was one of the …
Recent Find - Confederate made, Louisiana numbered bayonet | Edged ...
Jul 12, 2017 · Last week I came across a rather rusty Enfield bayonet, which I immediately recognized as Louisiana numbered and Confederate made. The guy was asking way beyond what a normal …
The "Abiding Mystery" of those India Made Muskets That Blow Up
Dec 27, 2011 · I also made up a collapsible N-SSA target frame and carried it along with targets to hang from it like soft drink cans, charcoal briquets, and clay pigeons. When I showed up at the Picnic …
Real Confederate Bowie Knives - American Civil War Forums
Nov 2, 2019 · I made a measured drawing of two of the knives at the Coastal Museum for a knife smith in our local blacksmith forge. One of them was a utility knife very similar to the Green River multi use …
Plum Run as a Ready Made Trench Wheatfield | Gettysburg
Apr 1, 2019 · It makes Stony Hill far less of an advantage because parts of the Plum Run are indeed.... a ready made fortification. One that BOTH sides had to deal with on multiple occasions. The …
Christopher Roby, Swordmaker and CO Troop F, Mass Volunteers
Mar 12, 2018 · In addition to swords made by other manufacturers, military "volunteers" were offered a wide selection of Roby weapons that would have included N.C.O.,Musician, Horse Artillery, and …
King made a fortune hustling cotton during the Civil War
Oct 17, 2012 · Murphy Givens King made a fortune hustling cotton during the Civil War Richard King’s original ranch house was built between the Santa Gertrudis and San Fernando creeks in 1857. The …
Who Made Mississippi Rifles for Navy Arms? | Small Arms & Ammunition
Aug 1, 2020 · VMI88, The only Navy Arms marked Mississippi (and "Zouave") rifles that I have encountered were made in Italy by Antonio Zoli & Co. I do not know if they used any other makers for …