Trigger Guards: The Civil War in Bentonville and the Revolution in Saxapahaw

gtoast99 · Nov 26, 2011

Hey everyone! I went out with some friends to a spot near the Battle of Bentonville. We all did really well, and everyone came home with lead and brass.

Since I found a trigger guard from the Civil War, I thought I'd post this find from last week. I didn't know what it was at the time, but it turns out it's part of a trigger guard from the mid 1700's - early 1800's. Here's a musket believed to have been used in the Revolution with a very similar acorn finial trigger guard.

The full story is at the blog, so I'll skip to the pictures. Hope you enjoy

Bonesquat · Nov 26, 2011

You think it could off a brown bess? That's amazing!!!

gtoast99 · Nov 26, 2011

Bonesquat said:
You think it could off a brown bess? That's amazing!!!

I haven't seen any brown bess with a trigger guard like that. The original pictured above is from a British officer's fusil musket. But the design was also common on English fowl-hunting guns at the time. So it was probably from a hunting gun, although those were often pressed into service by the Americans for the war.

So I can't say for certain it was from a Rev War gun, only that it was from a gun that was sometimes used in the Rev War.

Bonesquat · Nov 26, 2011

gtoast99 said:
I haven't seen any brown bess with a trigger guard like that. The original pictured above is from a British officer's fusil musket. But the design was also common on English fowl-hunting guns at the time. So it was probably from a hunting gun, although those were often pressed into service by the Americans for the war.

So I can't say for certain it was from a Rev War gun, only that it was from a gun that was sometimes used in the Rev War.

Doesn't matter. Still amazing.....

gtoast99 · Nov 26, 2011

Thanks

I'm pretty thrilled with it myself. Especially since I got it walking distance from my house. haha

gtoast99 · Nov 26, 2011

Here's my buddy's find, the best of the day imo. The fuse adapter from a Union Hotchkiss shell.

John in NC · Nov 27, 2011

Cool hunt and cool finds. You can see the hole in the trigger guard is for a sling swivel. That fuse is really a nice find.

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