Civil War Relics Part 3

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Phantom Captain
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Civil War Relics Part 3

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Well you are in luck again!

I can identify quite a few of these items for you!

Pic 1

Looks like a brass shoulder scale to me, something that would have been worn on a dress uniform or by the heavy artillery. Hard to say exactly though as I can't tell it's dimensions. That's just a guess!

Pic 2

Spoon, yes. B) :laugh: :P

Pic 3

Both items look very familiar but I'm not placing them at the moment, I will get back to you though if something eventually rings a bell.

Pic 4

Does look very much like some kind of stirrup or even a spur almost, hmmm.

Pic 5

You are close on the haversack guess! Actually most of those are parts and pieces of a Federal issue backpack. The two looped hooks at the top of the picture could also be off a rifle sling.

Pic 6

:huh: :huh:

Pic 7

First item I am unsure about, the second is a metal heel plate from a pair of brogans, more than likely Federal issue.

Pic 8

Ahhh, my specialty, LOL!

1st thing is a Federal issue musket tool for taking apart a rifle, you can see the little wrench for unscrewing the nipple and how the swivel part is a screwdriver blade for tang and butt screws.

Bullet is a Williams cleaner bullet.

Just to the right of that is a trigger sear. It's the inner part of a rifle that when you pull the trigger the sear is what trips the hammer to fall.

The swivel with the screw is a sling swivel from a rifle, impossible to say what model.

Item to the far right is a lock spring. It's the spring inside the lock that makes the hammer drop and what makes the whole lock function.

Pic 8

Correct most likely pieces and parts of a mess kit!



Awesome stuff man, thanks so much for sharing!! I find all of it totally fascinating!
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Re:Civil War Relics Part 3

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Could the hook in #3 be the end part of the carriage arty chain? How big is it?
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Re:Civil War Relics Part 3

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it's like maybe 3-4 inches long; you can see the weave of the cloth behind it, it's not big.
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