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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
- 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
- Black Powder Cannon Construction | Cannons Artillery Crew Served . . .
That is why I made the post here in the first place, to get advice and see if there was anything I overlooked (like exploding soda can dust, for instance ) But I want to assure you all of the following: -The final designs (and product) will be checked over by at the very least a gunsmith, but most likely a cannon-maker
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Impressions - Jean wool for a Confederate uniform? | Reenactors Forum . . .
Yes, jean was typically cotton warp, wool weft, unlike northern uniforms that were wool warp, wool weft Though wool made more sense for uniforms--it wore longer and adapted better to extremes in temperature and rain--the southern army substituted cotton for half the wool, presumably because cotton was king and readily available
- I made Sloosh | Foods Recipes - American Civil War Forums
I made Sloosh The first thing I learned is that cooking it on a wooden stick only creates a small torch as the fat from the sloosh gets into the wood I also may have had it too close to the fire I cooked the second batch on a metal rod and it came out nicely The rod gets hot and helps cook
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