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- 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
- 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
- Case Shot or Canister? - American Civil War Forums
Most case-shot was made of lead, both north and south Later in the War when lead supplies were short, the Confederacy switched to iron case-shot balls Most all canister consisted of iron balls Thanks! Great explanation that even I can understand Now on to "shells" - I got the ones that were hollow cannonballs with powder inside
- Why is there so much false information concerning Brass framed . . .
I have read so much hog wash about why the south used brass to make the frames for the revolvers it has been told that there was a scarcity of iron in the south due to northern blockades that they made the frames out of brass when in fact it was the brass that was much more scarce if the
- Texas made dragoon pistol | Small Arms Ammunition
Here is a pistol many have never seen or heard of That's why I'm sharing the information They are the Tucker and Sherrard 44cal dragoon pistols made at the Lancaster pistol factory, Texas 1862-1865 They are the same size and proportions as the Colt 2nd model Dragoon pistol They were all
- Uniforms - Where did CSA snake buckles come from? | Ranks, Uniforms . . .
This is kind of a dumb question, but does anyone knowledgeable in the Confederate belt buckle field know where CSA snake buckles came from? I've read on the internet that they came from Britain, but I've also heard that they were commonly used in pre-war militias So which one is true? And if
- Lincolns Cabinet Who Made Who? - American Civil War Forums
Did Lincoln make his cabinet stronger or was it his cabinet that made him stronger? I am interested in your opinion
- Are British made shoes under represented by Confederates at . . .
A reasonable number of British shoes were brought in by blockade runners Still I do not see many Confederate reencctors wearing shoes with buckles
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