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- C. S. A. domestically-made revolvers | Small Arms Ammunition
There were other C S A domestic manufacturers of pistols of course, smaller than the four outfits named above For example there was Dance Brothers (of Galveston, Texas) which made a 44-cal pistol that looked like this Elsewhere in Texas the Tucker Sherrod company was making 44-cal Dragoon revolvers like these And in still another part of Texas (Sisterdale) the Sisterdale Dragoon 44
- Uniforms - Where did CSA snake buckles come from? | Ranks, Uniforms . . .
This is kind of a dumb question, but does anyone knowledgeable in the Confederate belt buckle field know where CSA snake buckles came from? I've read on the internet that they came from Britain, but I've also heard that they were commonly used in pre-war militias So which one is true? And if
- Confederate Uniforms - The Crenshaw Woolen Works
Dispite this and other woolen Mills many Confederate soldiers were wearing cotton uniforms or mixed cotton and wool uniforms in the second half of the war Many British made uniforms were also worn and uniforms made from British supplied woolen goods
- India Made Lorenz Explodes at BGA Gettysburg
Details are sketchy, but according to Bill Rodman of King of Prussia, PA, a reenactor at BGA Gettysburg using a Loyalist Arms 1854 Lorenz reproduction had it blow up in his hands There was no obstruction in the barrel, witnesses said it split down the middle like a sliced fish Loyalist Arms in
- A Primer on Civil War Pocket Watches
Conversely contemporary English and Swiss watches were still being made by decentralized, semi-industrial (craft) methods, and consequently exhibited much less standardization 2) American watch movements and the cases made for a particular watch model were interchangeable by design (This was not true of contemporary foreign watches )
- Collection Dug and published Edward Barnes Sons bowie knife
Longtime lurker here, thought I would share a recent pickup of mine This excavated bowie knife was made by Edward Barnes Sons of Sheffield, England Barnes was active as a knifemaker as early as 1833 and the business after his death under his sons into the late 1880s Their "U ☆ S" stamped
- ARMY BEANS - By Craig L. Barry | Foods Recipes
ARMY BEANS By Craig L Barry “The Cooking Tent” image dated to Grant’s Overland Campaign June 1864 (courtesy Library of Congress) “At noon we draw a ration of corn bread, pork and beans…took breakfast at 7 ocl (o’clock) of cold beans and corn bread “ [1] Civil War soldiers ate more beans
- Real Confederate Bowie Knives | Edged Weapons - American Civil War Forums
When researching book and scouring as many images of soldiers armed with knives, majority of Union soldiers had Sheffield bowies or side knives, but most knife-toting Confederates had "local-made" especially early war where it was an honor to use Southern made arms I agree, some of the home grown edged weapons were very good
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