Thin rusty gun wrench preservation

[Tnmountains]

Scared to put in electrolysis so thin. Any suggestions? I dug this last year and it went into my iron tub. Duh! It was a water find..
Like to at least preserve what is left.


Box Wrench for Model 1841 Mississippi Rifle and 1842 Musket

 

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[Tnmountains]

Ok am slow cooking it in electrolysis today. If anything remains will share it

 

[kingskid1611]

It would be a great save.

 

[Tnmountains]

It would be a great save.

Its cooking now...

 

[Terry Soloman]

Great find, good luck!

 

[Tnmountains]

Well this is as far as I am going to take this relic. Any further electrolysis was eating the screw driver blade off. The soldier had probably broken the other one off. At least you can tell what it is now. I found it in a Civil war era creek crossing on Chickamauga Creek.

What this relic tells me and why preserve it? It tells me that during this battle so late in the war that a confederate soldier was still using an older weapon an m1841 Mississippi rifle.The Mississippi rifle was sometimes referred to as a "yagger" rifle, due to its smaller size and its similarity to the German Jäger rifles. It was often re-bored as well to fit the .58 caliber.
Confederate cavalry and sharpshooter units used them until the end of the war, as evidenced by surviving Confederate ordnance requisitions.
Never know what you might find in your rusty iron box!


HH
TnMtns

 

[Davers]

A nice piece you got there.

Was gonna ask if the 2 parts were stuck together or did you have the 'main' piece.

I believe you cooked it long enough, as it looks Good to me.

What do you use to coat it.

I have several diif, types of Poly, Oil etc I use.

Noticed on one of my cans of Poly-coat is says Water Based ? Ever heard of an issue using this on Iron?
Water & Iron don't sound good together.

P.S. No need to say Why ? .....Well these days Maybe So.
Davers