CW battery Site?

[montepollock]

It is made of Thin Stamped Brass,Was longer at one time.I have also found a 6" solid shot and several dropped minis in same spot.Could it Be a Caliper for measuring Early cannon Fuse?

 

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[Montana Jim]

I can't believe nobody responded to this!

Although I have no idea what it is, I can certainly imagine it as a caliper!

It's a cool find, I hope someone here can help you with it...

 

[DCMatt]

I'm NO expert on CW artillery, but I don't think they measured fuses for cannons. Didn't they just pour a powder charge into a vent on top of the cannon?

I believe there were projectiles with fuses. But it was not an exact enough science to need a caliper to measure.

If it is a CW period piece, it could be from an army engineer or a wheelwright.

DCMatt

 

[TreasureTales]

Here is a calipers from Admiral Buchanan - CW.

This image was taken from the website www.civilwarpreservations.com The Sales section.

 

[TreasureTales]

Here's a webpage from the National Park Service (NPS) that lists some of the tools found at a CW era site along the Hudson River. Scroll down (paragraph 31) and you can read that calipers were on the list of tools found there during an archeological dig. Unfortunately, no photos of the calipers were provided with the story.

http://www.cr.nps.gov/archeology/Cg/fd_vol7_num2/caliber.htm

 

[capt_t]

agree, looks like a caliper to me. can you see any markings for measurements?
capt_t

 

[TreasureTales]

Well, yeah, they are calipers. But are they CW era calipers?