??? Civil War Trigger ID ???

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

Dug this trigger in Virginia in an area where I dug 3 case-shot balls and a civil war bullet. Can anyone ID it?

Trigger is small (clad quarter for size perspective), so definitely small arms. Posted 2 pics, one for each side of the trigger. Not sure, could also be from a toy gun. Not a small arms or toy expert. I just dig the stuff!

 

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[civil_war22]

Is that some gilt left on the base of the trigger?

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

Is that some gilt left on the base of the trigger?

yes, now that you mention it. I scratched some of the crud off with my fingernail and it appears gold underneath.

 

[civil_war22]

I'm trying to look that one up too. I have a book about small arms also showing guns as well. I'm gonna tgrow out maybe 1860 colt .44 that's just a guess and if I get lucky and it's right you have to take me hunting one day

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

I'm trying to look that one up too. I have a book about small arms also showing guns as well. I'm gonna tgrow out maybe 1860 colt .44 that's just a guess and if I get lucky and it's right you have to take me hunting one day

You got it! I am near where the battle of big bethel took place. i live off of big bethel road. the battle took place a few miles from here, the main one. The main battlefield is under the lake now. bummer. but, there must have been skirmishes in this area to be finding case-shot.

 

[civil_war22]

You got it! I am near where the battle of big bethel took place. i live off of big bethel road. the battle took place a few miles from here, the main one. The main battlefield is under the lake now. bummer. but, there must have been skirmishes in this area to be finding case-shot.

That's how our stuff is here. One of my main camps is under the lake but I've found small camps and skirmish sites around the general area

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

I'm trying to look that one up too. I have a book about small arms also showing guns as well. I'm gonna tgrow out maybe 1860 colt .44 that's just a guess and if I get lucky and it's right you have to take me hunting one day

the trigger is not thin like I am seeing on some pistols in a civil war book i have. it is fat toward the bottom. this is a pic of from the front where you would be squeezing the trigger from.

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

I'm trying to look that one up too. I have a book about small arms also showing guns as well. I'm gonna tgrow out maybe 1860 colt .44 that's just a guess and if I get lucky and it's right you have to take me hunting one day

this is a pic of the backside of the trigger.

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

That's how our stuff is here. One of my main camps is under the lake but I've found small camps and skirmish sites around the general area

you are in Winslow, Arizona? they just had their standing on the corner deal. I have been there. Lived in Tucson and traveled all over Az. wish i did metal detecting back then. My god what I could have found in some of those places near Tombstone.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I don't think it's a a trigger, at least not from a real gun.... It's just too rough around the edges.... it might be a lever from a powder flask though

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

I don't think it's a a trigger, at least not from a real gun.... It's just too rough around the edges.... it might be a lever from a powder flask though

i am interested in this powder flask hypothesis. looking at those now to see if there is a resemblance. the 1st pic i posted, does that make sense to how it would attach to the powder flask?

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

i am interested in this powder flask hypothesis. looking at those now to see if there is a resemblance. the 1st pic i posted, does that make sense to how it would attach to the powder flask?

i found this pic online and compared to the 1st pic i posted. it is a possibility. what do you think?

here is my 1st pic again. i am not saying this is the exact powder flask, just that this idea has potential given this pic

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

i am interested in this powder flask hypothesis. looking at those now to see if there is a resemblance. the 1st pic i posted, does that make sense to how it would attach to the powder flask?

this one looks a lot like the one i posted. again, not same, just has a resemblance.

 

[civil_war22]

Does yours have two holes on end or just one

 

[civil_war22]

Look up antique civil war colt powder flask. Possibly the arm on the flask is it

 

[mick56]

Does a magnet stick to it? Just wondering if it is die cast.

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

Does yours have two holes on end or just one

it has TWO holes.

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

Does a magnet stick to it? Just wondering if it is die cast.

no sir, the magnet does not stick. does this tell us anything besides it is not magnetic? curious.

 

[Rogue Relic Hunter]

Look up antique civil war colt powder flask. Possibly the arm on the flask is it

it is a possibility. don't understand how this would work with the TWO holes, however. any ideas. sure looks like a trigger mechanism.

check out this pic of a civil war trigger mechanism (below). also TWO holes. i think mine is a trigger!



again, my trigger pic (below)



*NOTE: someone mentioned may not be from a real gun. it feels heavier than a toy gun trigger would. also, under the crud, is gold. i do not see too many gold toy guns, mostly silver. but, toy guns do have some sophisticated looking trigger mechanisms if you look online. STILL OPEN FOR OPINIONS...

 

[civil_war22]

That's why I originally thought it was a legit trigger cause most toy guns don't have the second hole it's just a small hole for a spring