Found in Civil War Federal Camp

[SCDigginWithAK]

We dug TONS of these in a certain spot. My buddy's dug over 20 in that same spot. What are these? They look like rivets, but to what?

 

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[kyleeskastles]

rivets like that to my knowledge were already used on something, didnt find any thing else in the dig area? Pieces of rotting wood maybe?

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

rivets like that to my knowledge were already used on something, didnt find any thing else in the dig area? Pieces of rotting wood maybe?

Plenty of wood

 

[kyleeskastles]

looks like sling or bag/pouch or horse and saddle parts maybe, looks to be around the right length.

Leather straps were what inch and a half or so width on things then?

Cant think of much wooden it would be on besides carriages.

 

[uglymailman]

I helped my Grandad make wooden stock racks for a 2 ton truck. All of the attachments were made w./cold rivets. They looked a lot like that.

 

[wainzoid]

From an ammo chest, wagon, limber, caisson, ect?

 

[kyleeskastles]

could be thread spools, something i imagine they needed alot of then too

 

[SCDigginWithAK]

From an ammo chest, wagon, limber, caisson, ect?

That's what we were thinking. Possibly an ammo crate. We are finding multiple bullets in a hole in this area. One hole produced over 30.

 

[BosnMate]

Something where a random spark would be dangerous, like an ammo chest.