Rivets?

[Garabaldi]

Not sure what these are. I have found same artifacts in a CW Training Camp. Any ideas what they are?

 

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[BioProfessor]

Depends on your definition of "rivet." The short ones are more of what we think of as a rivet - something that holds pieces of leather, fabric, etc. together. The longer, copper one is more of a fastener used on thicker and possibly "harder" material like wood for a trunk. We dug about 20 of them the other day - all with 2 washers - in one small area. There were more but we quit and moved out of the area. Most likely a trunk or some other small box that was put together with them and had long since rotted away.

Daryl

 

[Tony in SC]

Yep!! Rivets,, I still use them. Tony

 

[BioProfessor]

Garabaldi!! Tony may buy your rivets.

Daryl

 

[Garabaldi]

Garabaldi!! Tony may buy your rivets.

Daryl

Thanks for the ID. How old do you think they are?

 

[BioProfessor]

They have been around a long time. If they are lead, they could be really early - like colonial or even earlier if they were brought here from Europe. The copper ones are probably mid 19th century to early 20th century.

Daryl

 

[Garabaldi]

Thank you Bio, your a great help.

 

[Tony in SC]

Garabaldi!! Tony may buy your rivets.

Daryl

Thanks for the ID. How old do you think they are?

I would say mid 1800's. None look factory made. Tony

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

rivets

 

[Breezie]

G, the one in the middle looks like a Civil War knapsack rivet. Breezie

 

[Garabaldi]

Do you have an image of a CW Nap Sack?

 

[Breezie]

Do you have an image of a CW Nap Sack?

They were also used as belt rivet/attachments too. Here ya go. . . ..

 

[Garabaldi]

Great image bigcy.
Thank you Tony C.
Thanks Breezie. Great images. So these rivets went to a CW napsack. I was wondering if you had an image of the Napsack.
Thanks.

 

[Breezie]

Great image bigcy.
Thank you Tony C.
Thanks Breezie. Great images. So these rivets went to a CW napsack. I was wondering if you had an image of the Napsack.
Thanks.

Here is a pic from Howard Crouch's book, Civil War Artifacts showing your center rivet. Nice find! Breezie

 

[Garabaldi]

Outstanding Breezie. I just had to go into the basement at 11:00 at night (my girl thinks i'm crazy) to get some others that I had dug that I put aside. I have to get my hands on some of these CW books.

 

[Ramitt]

i would guess thosetype rivets were used on more than civil war knapsacks and probably before and after the war.

 

[CRUSADER]

G, the one in the middle looks like a Civil War knapsack rivet. Breezie

Its a option.

Before we get carried away with the whole CW thing. I find 2 or 3 every outing, hundreds a year in nearly every field I do. They are common leather rivets & I still find many with modern leather attached. They changed very little over 100 years, why change what works. So used on most horses tack as well as other leather goods.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Buckleboy finds them too.

 

[Garabaldi]

Interesting that you find so many. I found these in a civil war training camp, so who knows what they actually go to. War of 1812 militia trained there also. I have found many war of 1812 buttons in the same area. This is why Breezie probably said CW napsack rivet.
I have attached some other artifacts I have found in the past in this spot. The LA1 buttons are Light Artillery, 1st Regiment. (War of 1812)

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

The picture of rivets is not mine. It was posted by Buckleboy on an earlier post. I dont know where he finds them.