Buttons for civilian made jackets for Confederate soldiers
Dec 16, 2019 · Possibly asked before, but where/how did civilian tailors or home seamstresses get military brass buttons for commutation jackets? I can't imagine simply anyone could get …
Currency - Coins in the Confederacy | Currency, Stamps, & other ...
Nov 18, 2024 · 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Uniforms - Where did CSA snake buckles come from? | Ranks, …
Jul 30, 2024 · 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 …
Case Shot or Canister? - American Civil War Forums
Mar 15, 2013 · 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 …
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 …
C.S.A. domestically-made revolvers | Small Arms & Ammunition
Mar 18, 2016 · 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) …