***Possible Civil war era bugle mouth piece????***

[relichound]

Hello fellow diggers-

My buddy and I went out yesterday digging in the western part of Virginia to a new site, n I dug what I believe to be a civil war era bugle mouth piece. Don't know if Confederate or Union but seems in good shape and it appears to be made out of brass.I also dug a big wad of melted lead, my buddy dug a triangular shaped dropped bullet and I dug this mouth piece. The are area dates well prior to the civil war, just don't know if this is period which I suspect it is. We will have to do further research on the site to confirm any/all noted civil war activity on this new site. If this is indeed period, would be my first-so pretty cool find. The fired .58s and small .22/.21 caliber bullets were found in a different area prior to our digging at this site yesterday.

The width of the bell mouthpiece is exactly .75 inches, and there are no discernible markings/writing anywhere. Any civil war bugle mouthpiece experts out there?

Thanks

HH

Wayne

 

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[kuger]

I had this discussion with a Beu on here....I thought they were candle stick holders,and with some research,I was wrong...

 

[relichound]

That's what I had initially first thought myself.

 

[DCMatt]

Here is one from the another forum in 2010. Very similar to yours.

DCMatt

 

[relichound]

Thanks DC Matt!

 

[CC Hunter]

Yes, that is in fact a mouthpiece for a bugle.

Years ago, I also dug one of similar shape and design, right in a Confederate camp along with Confederate buttons, and other military items.


CC Hunter

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Normally you find them bugle pieces in trash pits... did all those relics come out right in the same spot as the bugle piece?

 

[creskol]

Normally you find them bugle pieces in trash pits... did all those relics come out right in the same spot as the bugle piece?

Not so .. I have found them all by their lonesome in the middle of a field, and I have found one in a spring-head box where the 140th PA camped. I think I have 5 or so in my collection, none of which came from a trash pit.

 

[relichound]

The hunk of melted lead and the bugle mouth piece came from a new site we hunted after first hunting earlier in the day. The fired bullets in the pic were recovered earlier in the day from a different site. We will be revisiting this new site and will report any/all notable recoveries. I almost threw this away thinking it was a dresser pull or something similar, so glad I didn't. Don't know if Yankee or Confederate but still my first -pretty cool.

Wayne