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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
Collection - Dug and published Edward Barnes Sons bowie knife | Relic . . . 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
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
Need help identifying small working cannon We have a small working cannon which was made in Spain It is approximately 28 5" long, is 12" to top of wheel, length of chrome barrel is 14" It is a black powder cannon, the frame is wood and steel It has 2 ram rods We are looking for any information available We have seen other cannons
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
Uniforms - Were Civil War shoe sizes the same as modern sizes? | Ranks . . . I reread Confederate Clothing of the Houston Quartermaster Depot by Frederick R Adolphus tonight One of the things the article tells about are the shoe contracts made by Captain Wharton Some of these shoes would have went to Texas units, but probably also to Louisiana, Arkansas and the Indian
Should Episcopal Priests in Richmond Have Been Made to Pray for Lincoln . . . Should Episcopal Priests in Richmond Have Been Made to Pray for Lincoln? NO! And if they wanted to pray for Jeff Davis as some kind of local or social leader fine, if he was one The government should have just let it naturally come back into line The whole idea is dead wrong and stupid My church has no pre-written stuff
Found a musket ball | Small Arms Ammunition U S musket balls made up until about the mid-1850's were cast and should have the remains of a "Sprue mark" somewhere on it A Sprue mark is a small, circular flat spot on the ball where the molten lead was poured into the mould After the lead hardened, a Sprue Plate cut off the excess lead and the ball was dropped out of the mould
Merrimack Arms Company History? | Civil War Potpourri Bray provided the machinery to Merrimack Arms Company in Newburyport, Mass, and they made about 2,200 sporting rifles from 1867 to 1869 Most of the Merrimack Arms production was in 32, 38, 44 and 46 rimfire, with a few in 22 or 50 caliber rimfire
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