Confederate camp site in MS

[dirtfishinMS]

Found a few things today that I need some help with. Also found a nice fired ?3 ringer? and a musket ball, I think.

Not sure what the really small lead ball is in the third picture.

The screw on cap thing, I have no idea about.

The pocket knife, I could use some help determining wether or not it's a period piece.

The last thing, I have no idea. But, that is lead on it if it helps.

 

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[dirtfishinMS]

Edit: The pics are all out of order.
1st pic is the screw on thing
2nd pic I know isn't period, but it has "Victor" engraved into it.
3rd pic, I dunno.
4th pic, period pocket knife?
5th pic, need help, but gas lead on it.
6th pic, fired 3 ringer.
7th pic, musket ball?
8th pic, not sure, but lead.

 

[alabama11]

That brass screw cap could be a radiator cap for an old tractor or car. I have some of those. They sound off great. The small musket ball could be a 36 caliber pistol ball. Confederate sites have lots of those, others have told me. Great work.

 

[smokeythecat]

I believe 3, 6, 7 and 8 are Civil War period. #7 is a round musket ball, and #8 a "buck and ball" load. They put three of these with the round ball as one unit and fired them. #1 I believe is modern, #3 reminds me of a piece of a sling to a carbine, but I could be wrong.

 

[bayourebel]

#2 is a Victor cutting torch tip. I found a #1 like yours but never identified it.

 

[owlcreek]

#1 looks like a plug out of a Ford tractor transmission.

 

[Normsel]

#2 is a Victor cutting torch tip.. and #1 is not a radiator cap, if I think for a few minutes it will come to me.