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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
- Need help identifying small working cannon
We have a small working cannon which was made in Spain It is approximately 28 5" long, is 12" to top of wheel, length of chrome barrel is 14" It is a black powder cannon, the frame is wood and steel It has 2 ram rods We are looking for any information available We have seen other cannons
- What Company Made the Last Buggy Whip in America and Was It Really the . . .
A thriving industry in 1890, within 10 years it was doomed, and effectively dead by 1920 Reminds me of the guy back in the 1950s, who foresaw that technology and engineering was the wave of the future, so he invested all his money in a company that made slide-rules Seemed a good idea at the time
- 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
- Stonewall Jackson at Gettysburg? | What if. . . Discussions
The Corps would have been the same at Gettysburg with Jackson still alive Jackson might have made Lee call up Jenkins' and Corse's Brigades from Richmond so this might have helped the Pickett, Pettigrew, Trimble Charge on the 3rd day, but the attack would have still failed miserably
- 1860 Light Cavalry Sabers turned into WWII fighting knives?
Besides those made by arsenals and by cutlery and farm implement manufacturers, he said, “The Army elected to take some of its inventory of swords stored away and make them into fighting knives
- NF - Will “The last full Measure” movie, ever be made? | Civil War . . .
The only way I can see The Last Full Measure getting made into a movie (or better yet a miniseries) is if somebody can go back and remake Gods and Generals from scratch (and be more faithful to the source material)
- Confederate Arsenal Made Ramrods | Small Arms Ammunition
I am working on compiling information on ramrods that were produced by the various Confederate Arsenals (sometimes called "blacksmith made" as have been observed with C R weapons and other conversions This would also apply to the Richmond Muskets In fact most of the information available is on
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