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) …

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 …

Dec 19, 2006 · Ballards were next made by Brown Manufacturing Company of Newburyport (which took over Merrimack Arms) from 1869 until 1873, when a depression forced them into …

Feb 20, 2005 · - 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 …

Jul 12, 2015 · 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 …

Dec 31, 2009 · 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, …

May 29, 2010 · Some (not all) reproduction slings are properly made. And as Johan states slings are over-represented. One to avoid with no Civil War provenance is the elongated Federal …

Dec 29, 2004 · About $15, PO Box 4622, Gettysburg, PA 17325. The question about July 3 might be a bit simplified. Close contact was made on a couple of different fronts. Yes the Laws and …

Feb 20, 2005 · It's a two band rifle that reads, "Among the finest longarms imported by the Union were the lightweight French Model 1859 and its Belgian copies made in Liege. The U.S. …

Feb 14, 2016 · Holding the revolver upwards would have made the matter worse because shooting the revolver made unfired caps come loose so that -- if held upwards, those caps …