2014年1月29日 · The musket rifle against the wall next to me, handed down through the generations to me came with a piece of home-made junk for a ramrod. Likely because the ramrod made for the rifle, like other rifles handed down from the conflict, were broken or lost, and proper replacements were not available, before the resurgence of interest in the conflict.

2013年1月24日 · Often, cases made of early thermoplastics are mistakenly referred to as being made of "gutta percha." Gutta Percha is a rubber-like material derived from the dried sap of sapodilla trees, which are found in East Asia. It was one of the first of the natural plastics to be exploited by people.

2024年5月9日 · That booklet reported many thousands of Studebaker vehicles provided the US during the Civil War. Indeed, it made it apparent that without Studebaker wheels, the Union armies couldn’t have moved. It also served as the principal source used by Risch In QM Support for the Army, as cited in post #4 above.

2019年11月2日 · 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 …

2016年3月18日 · 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

2011年4月20日 · In following suit of the novels The Killer Angels and Gods and Generals, The Last Full Measure was also planned to be made into a feature film by media mogul Ted Turner. However, Gods and Generals did so poorly at the box office that the project was soon abandoned due to lack of interest and funding.

2010年5月12日 · These recipes from the army were for the soldiers during the Civil War. Ashcakes. Cornmeal mixed with salt and water; wrapped in cabbage leaves and cooked in ashes until firm. Baked Beans. Usually cooked with pork, but sometimes baked in a kettle placed in a hole in the ground, and then...

2016年3月21日 · I just purchased a sword listed as “S&K Sword – Civil War Era”. I believe it is a rare M1840 type 1 Artillery Saber from the initial 1840 contract with the Solingen firm Schnitzler and Kirschbaum. In 1839 the US Army decided to adopt new cavalry and light artillery sabers based on the French...

2024年4月26日 · 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 knives were made for export to the United States market between 1853 and 1865, according to Goins' Encyclopedia of Cutlery Markings. One side of the ricasso is stamped with "U ☆ S" and the other is ...

2005年2月20日 · - Clearly "Made in India" or "Made in China" marks are an obvious one. Though I've seen people fooled with tiny marks on the spine of a sword stating "Made in India" very faintly. - There are some sites out there that discuss makers marks and show examples. Review those.