Civil War tent rivet?

[Ace 350]

I found this in a field and I was wondering if it's a CW tent rivet?

 

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[BosnMate]

Perhaps harness rivet. Lots of copper rivets as well as sewing used in leather harness, not just confined to canvass.

 

[Ace 350]

Is it CW era?

 

[Tedyoh]

I'd say yes - I have found many of those, with leather still intact, at 1850 -60's non CW sites.

 

[Ace 350]

What exactly was it used for?

 

[ARC]

To connect 2 items of material together.
Material = Anything. IE: Leather, metal, canvas... whatever

 

[ARC]

I would say tedyo is correct.
This one was probably used in leather.

 

[Ace 350]

Ok. Thanks for the info yall

 

[Lifes A Garden...Dig IT]

These rivets were definitely used during the Civil War. Most commonly used on soldiers knapsacks and other packs, etc. We have been digging these for the last week at a CW Union camp. I would really slow down and scan every square foot of the area you found that in. Being in TN, there was a lot of CW activity as you know, so there is probably more finds waiting for you.

 

[Ace 350]

Awesome. Thanks for the info

 

[villagenut]

In determining what it may have been used on and what era, it is always helpful to consider the interpretation you get from other artifacts found in the same site you are digging. If you are in a park and are finding modern coins and pull tabs, then......However if the site you are searching has produced identifiable Civil War artifacts, then..... You have to look at the overall grouping of artifacts from our dig site because they all may support or reject an idea of what a questionable find may in fact be, given this context. Hope that makes sense, but it is often the "big picture" that we get from a site or even a pit, that enables us to make correct assumptions.And even that is not an exact science for there is always room for error.