Jan 29, 2014 · 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 …

May 9, 2024 · 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 …

Jan 24, 2013 · 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 …

Apr 20, 2011 · 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. …

Nov 2, 2019 · 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 …

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) …

Mar 21, 2016 · 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 …

Jul 27, 2023 · By the time their uniform items start to wear out, you can replace them with other higher end pieces one at a time, or if you´ve decided that reenacting isn´t your thing, you can …

Apr 26, 2024 · 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 …

May 12, 2010 · 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 …