✅ SOLVED Civil War site find help.

[Flathead25]

Found this at a cw camp site a few weeks ago. After cleaning it a bit, the tab still turns inside the base. What is it?

 

[BosnMate]

Possibly half a latch. Fits through a slot and turns to keep what ever it's on closed.

 

[Flathead25]

I'm with you on that, Bosn. But, any idea what it came off of? Satchel, knapsack, etc.?.....

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

It is the turn-latch from an epaulette (shoulder-scales). You'll have to look close to see it in the photo below, but it's there. I'll also include a closeup of the slot it fit through. The Confederates do not seem to have manufactured this version of epaulettes, so your turn-latch is a yankee relic.

 

[Flathead25]

Awesome! Makes sense, too. I've recovered 90% yankee pieces from that site. Thank you, Sir! I can now get some sleep....

 

[BosnMate]

I'm thinking half a turn latch, but this is about as good a picture of a picture of one that I could find.



Cannonball guy nailed it while I was looking for a picture. I learnd something today also. Had no idea the epulates had a turn latch on them.