✅ SOLVED WHAT R THESE RIVET TYPE THINGS? WE HAVE BEEN FINDING QUITE A FEW..

[OUTCOME1]

WE HAVE BEEN FOUND CLOSE TO 10 SO FAR IN THIS ONE AREA FIELD. CIVIL WAR RIVET?

 

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[bigfoot1]

I have found those too...I believe leather rivet

 

[DCMatt]

I have found those too...I believe leather rivet

They are rivets. Fairly common find in CW areas but they also had/have plenty of civilian uses.

DCMatt

 

[CoinandRelicMan]

Horse harness, mule harness, and anything made out of leather in the old days too thick to be sewn together. Thats my theory! They sure sound good especially the bigger ones, makes you think "Coin!" Aww shucks another of those things!

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Dont know about you guys but i love finding rivits!!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

As DCMatt and CoinandRelicMan indicated, that form of brass rivet has been used for centuries, to connect two pieces of leather, especially on horse-&-mule-harnesses and other leather equipment. Far more of them were used on civilian-usage leather items than military ones. Unfortunately, there is no way to date them with much accurately.

 

[duggap]

Dont know about you guys but i love finding rivits!!

Yeah, they rate just a tad above shotgun hulls.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

2 piece rivet. Could be hammered or...

 

[OUTCOME1]

looks like i have the hammered type. thanks