Aug 25, 2012 · The Civil War Monitor magazine assembled a group of 'historians' to select the 20 biggest Civil War celebrities. Is six women enough women? They came in 3rd place, 10th place,14th …

Dec 27, 2011 · I definitely plan to invest in a quality made Italian bayonet, likely made from spring steel as opposed to carbon steel like most India reproductions. The question is does anyone know of any …

Mar 12, 2018 · In addition to swords made by other manufacturers, military "volunteers" were offered a wide selection of Roby weapons that would have included N.C.O.,Musician, Horse Artillery, and …

Mar 15, 2023 · 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 …

Nov 2, 2019 · I made a measured drawing of two of the knives at the Coastal Museum for a knife smith in our local blacksmith forge. One of them was a utility knife very similar to the Green River multi use …

Dec 16, 2019 · I have coin buttons on one of my commutation jackets. I have a cap made with original civilian flower pattern brass buttons on it so there were substitutes. Soldiers themselves if they had …

Aug 25, 2012 · Before the Civil War wooden sole shoes were mostly worn by slaves or certain types of workers. Wooden sole shoes could be made by the slaves theirselves and were less expensive to …

Jul 12, 2015 · A distinction should probably be made between beans and the late war Confederate emergency ration of peanuts. While technically a legume or "bean" the peanut, also known as the …

Jan 29, 2014 · 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 …

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 Schnitzler and …