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Things found around Liberty Arsenal in Mo.
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Thigs found around Liberty Arsenal in Mo.
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Hello Dr. Hill. Welcome to the forum.
The brass or bronze item at upper left in the photo is part of keg/barrel tap (also called a "spigot"). It is from sometime in the 1800s, but I can't be more precise than that about its age.
The two brass items at lower left are horsegear parts ...specifically, "rein guides" which were part of the harness used with a wagon or buggy. Horsegear was used long before and after the civil war, so there's no way to know precisely how old these two are -- they could date anywhere from the Colonial era to the early 20th centry. You can view a photo of some modernday onesa at:
For the Love of Pete....
The small rectangular brass item in top row, second from right, is a suspender strap adjuster buckle. Like the horsegear, suspender-strap buckles were used long before and after the civil war.
The small lead ball with a spike-shaped projection, at upper right in the photo, appears to be a .31 or .36-caliber Deane-&-Adams revolver bullet (first manufactured in the 1850s). They were definitely used in the American civil war, so they do have significant value to civil war bullet collectors. Last I heard, the "ball" type of Deane-&Adams bullet was worth about $35. Because this type of firearms ammunition did not have a metallic cartridge, it fell out of favor in the 1870s, when metallic cartridge ammunition became widely available.
Hopefully somebody else will be able to help you identify the other items.
Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]
The brass or bronze item at upper left in the photo is part of keg/barrel tap (also called a "spigot"). It is from sometime in the 1800s, but I can't be more precise than that about its age.
The two brass items at lower left are horsegear parts ...specifically, "rein guides" which were part of the harness used with a wagon or buggy. Horsegear was used long before and after the civil war, so there's no way to know precisely how old these two are -- they could date anywhere from the Colonial era to the early 20th centry. You can view a photo of some modernday onesa at:
For the Love of Pete....
The small rectangular brass item in top row, second from right, is a suspender strap adjuster buckle. Like the horsegear, suspender-strap buckles were used long before and after the civil war.
The small lead ball with a spike-shaped projection, at upper right in the photo, appears to be a .31 or .36-caliber Deane-&-Adams revolver bullet (first manufactured in the 1850s). They were definitely used in the American civil war, so they do have significant value to civil war bullet collectors. Last I heard, the "ball" type of Deane-&Adams bullet was worth about $35. Because this type of firearms ammunition did not have a metallic cartridge, it fell out of favor in the 1870s, when metallic cartridge ammunition became widely available.
Hopefully somebody else will be able to help you identify the other items.
Regards,
Pete [P.C. George]