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- 1856 Enfield Carbine made by Barnett - American Civil War Forums
The best quality arms made by any private company are from the London Armoury Company You'll find various opinions facts alternative facts about how many arms imported to the US for the Civil War were from the London Armoury I believe only a modest percentage of the hundreds of thousands of "enfield" arms imported were from the London
- 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
- History of Bread Pudding - American Civil War Forums
Grandmother made bread pudding with some raisins in it When arriving for a Sunday visit, caught the aroma as soon as the door opened We knew we were in for a treat, as Grandmother would serve a dish of Bread Pudding to us while still warm with a little milk poured over YUM! Bread Pudding always brings back fond memories of Grandmother
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Christopher Roby, Swordmaker and CO Troop F, Mass Volunteers
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 Cavalry swords for enlisted personnel; a Foot Infantry Officer sword, model 1850; and large bowie-knives with inspiring brass, eagle-head pommels
- 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
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