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- Cuff trim application method - American Civil War Forums
Coming from a guy who's already made more than a few uniforms with trim, it may seem odd to pose this question What is the correct way to add cuff trim for branch of service on confederate shell jackets and frock coats? Does the coloured fabric replace the last few inches of the sleeve
- Authentic - Hardtack with photos! | Foods Recipes
Cooks tried to make it more palatable in recipes such as bully soup (hot cereal made from cornmeal and hardtack, boiled in water, wine and ginger) and skillygalee (hardtack soaked in water then fried with pork grease ) The hardness of hardtack was legendary and gave rise to many soldier jokes This one was typical
- Bayonet for Pedersolis 1861 Springfield? | Small Arms Ammunition
I definitely plan to invest in a quality made Italian bayonet, likely made from spring steel as opposed to carbon steel like most India reproductions The question is does anyone know of any 1861 bayonets that would fit Pedersoli's 1861 springfield "out of the box?" If not, could anyone give me
- Civil War Era Knives | Small Arms Ammunition
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 most useful for all What about "bowies"? Where they really used? I've seen pictures from the early war
- Currency - Coins in the Confederacy | Currency, Stamps, other . . .
The Confederates made very little coins during the Civil War, but it's a bit more complicated than that The U S had 5 mints around the country that they were using, so when the Confederacy came to be, they took over 3 of them, most notably in New Orleans The Confederates started making coins
- 1864 Springfield made by Remington - American Civil War Forums
Sorry to burst your bubble It is a Remington made rifle on contract from Springfield to mirror the 1863 type 2 Springfield The only difference is that it was made by Remington Colt made them, Sarson and Roberts, Parker, Snow Co , Norwich Arms just to name a few If you want to call it a "Springfield type" rifle go ahead
- Where did all the wood come for musket stocks come from?
Any good hard wood could be used, which included sugar maple, red maple, cherry, apple, pear and sometimes ash and butternut (for southern rifles) French muskets followed the walnut trail as did most others, but Austrian rifles (Lorenz) could sometimes be made of elm and some German and Belgian rifles had beech stocks
- Case Shot or Canister? - American Civil War Forums
Most case-shot was made of lead, both north and south Later in the War when lead supplies were short, the Confederacy switched to iron case-shot balls Most all canister consisted of iron balls Thanks! Great explanation that even I can understand Now on to "shells" - I got the ones that were hollow cannonballs with powder inside
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