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Found couple more D's

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ksdigger

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Weather was unseasonably cool this weekend but the grass was super tall limiting where I could go. Found a nice coat and cuff sized Dragoon buttons, a couple epualette pieces, a lead bar, a pocketknife and some other neat stuff. Thanks for looking and have a great week! :)
 
Steve :
What a glory hole ....The little piece just above the two buttons in the picture is part of a McClellan saddle (Crouch, page 238). Beautiful stuff.

Dave
 
Hey Dave, what are some good reference books out there that you would recommend me get on Horse saddle equipment? This "Crouch" book you mention what's the full Title? Sounds like a good one.
 
CONGRATS!!! on the great hunt. You are a deadly dragoon finding dude:)

I like the lead any mfg. name or writing on it??
Good Hunting
 
Steve: Some references are:

Harold R. Crouch: "Civil War Artifacts - A Guide for the Historian" ...an excellent basic artifact book that anyone who does metal detecting should have. Dave at Dixie should have this one

Ken Knopp "Confederate Saddles and Horse Equipment" ...well written but wish it had a few more illustrations for identification purposes.

Stanley Phillips "Excavated Artifacts from Battlefields and Campsites of the Civil War 1861-1865" ... This now out-of-print classic was the first CW relic book and still beats out most. Very expensive ($$$$) now but if you can find one its worth the cost. Steve Silvia (North-South Trader) spoke about trying to reprint this book several years ago. This book did for CW artifacts what McKee and Mason (M&M) did for CW bullets and Dickey and George did for artillery projectiles..

Dave at Dixie Metal Detectors (forum sponsor) has for several years been trying to get me to write a book on Iron relics but I just haven't had it in me. I have over the years written several short articles on iron cavalry and supply wagon relics at this forum so you might check back in the forum's records.

Hope this helps.
Dave
 
Thanks Lizardchaser! Unfortunetly no manufacturing name on this wedge shaped lead. I have found other wedge chunks in the past at other camps with no names. Wish they did so I could research it a bit.
 
Hey Steve don't meen to steal your thunder by posting this.
Finally found the 5 gallon bucket I had chucked it in....Sez Chicago shot tower shot balls and bar lead. This was in a spot that is 20-30 years newer than yours I'm a guessing. About 700 miles west of you.

Do a search on shot towers, but knowing you, you prolly allready have.

Probably just dropped by a wadcutter shooter:rolleyes:

Good Luck this WE if you get out!
 
Just found this on Google Books Got lots of info on weapons issued (mostly .54 carbine and rifles) and beautiful illustrations (including martingale on horse with no detail). Have you found any .54s ?

Title is US Dragoons.

Hope this helps
Dave Poche
 
I've come across this book before, looks real good! Anything and everything relating to 1st & 2nd Dragoons I have a great interest. Thanks Dave!

I have found a few Sharps bullets in this new area but I mainly have found a ton of .44cal. roundballs that I do not post.
 
According to Todd's American Military Equipage, the dragoons were issued the .69 Model 1847 musketoon and the .44 Colt revolver and beginning in 1853 the the Sharps carbine began to be issued in substantial numbers and about 1856 the model 1855 pistol-carbine replaced the remaining musketoons. after 1856 a few Burnside carbines were tried out and in 1858 5 companies of the second Dragoons were issued the Colt Army revolvers with detachable stocks (known as the Colt "Dragoon"...wonder why !). these replaced the pistol carbines. This might date your site 1853 to 1856 or post 1858.

Dave Poche
 
Hey thanks for the post Lizardchaser! I have done research on shot tower...very interesting history how the process was developed.
 
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