Hello all,
I dug this casing at a Civil War site and itās too short to be a Spencer casing. The base of the casing measures about .64. Wish there was a good way to measure the sides but itās too bent and crushed. It measures around .67 to .70 from top to bottom. The base is pretty much exactly the same width as a Spencer casing but the casing is not long enough to be one. (again, hard to determine itās length due to it being crushed). Any ideas what this is? Iāve never dug a Sharps & Hankins for comparison but Iāve dug a good many Spencers with the casings complete over the last 30 years and itās not long enough to be one. And of course it could possibly be post war too. Both sides were at the site where it was dug. I appreciate your help!
Buck
I dug this casing at a Civil War site and itās too short to be a Spencer casing. The base of the casing measures about .64. Wish there was a good way to measure the sides but itās too bent and crushed. It measures around .67 to .70 from top to bottom. The base is pretty much exactly the same width as a Spencer casing but the casing is not long enough to be one. (again, hard to determine itās length due to it being crushed). Any ideas what this is? Iāve never dug a Sharps & Hankins for comparison but Iāve dug a good many Spencers with the casings complete over the last 30 years and itās not long enough to be one. And of course it could possibly be post war too. Both sides were at the site where it was dug. I appreciate your help!
Buck
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