✅ SOLVED Small copper disc dispenser? Civil war?

[parsonwalker]

My dad was a relic hunter long before me. Going through his collection (Most stuff found where he lived in Cold Harbor) I ran across this. It is a thin brass tube containing a bunch of tiny copper discs. The tube contains a wooden rod which pushes the discs OUT. Attached to the wooden rod is a wooden portrusion, seemingly used to push the rod which pushes the discs out. He had this displayed with his relics. Doubt it was dug, due to the condition of the many copper discs inside - but the brass tube and the wood looks very old, with patina. WEIRD COINCIDENCE: What looks to be a collection of the discs was posted yesterday in the forum. See post marked "Interesting find".

 

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[turtlefoot13]

Sharp's Brass Primer System maybe.

SHARPS BRASS PRIMER SYSTEM ? Horse Soldier

http://www.shilohrelics.com/cgi-bin/Display_Item.asp?100383

From wikianswers.com

"The 1851 patented Lawrence pellet priming system consisted of copper pellets coated with fulminate of mercury. A brass tube of thirty or so pellets were loaded into a spring tensioned tubular magazine bored into the lock plate, located just behind the cone (nipple) in the movable breech block. When the hammer fell, a cam with a follower that rode in the groove on the inside of the hammer, pushed a sliding bar forward which stripped off a pellet, sending it forward onto the cone, just as the hammer face came down on it. (This Lawrence primer system apparatus has been aptly likened to a "Pez" dispenser). Sharps rifles and carbines could be (and usually were) also fired with conventional musket caps, which were found to be more reliable."

 

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[bigfoot1]

you may well have it turtlefoot !!!primer has occured to me too !!!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Sharp's Brass Primer System maybe.

SHARPS BRASS PRIMER SYSTEM ? Horse Soldier

Shiloh Civil War Relics*Catalog

From wikianswers.com

"The 1851 patented Lawrence pellet priming system consisted of copper pellets coated with fulminate of mercury. A brass tube of thirty or so pellets were loaded into a spring tensioned tubular magazine bored into the lock plate, located just behind the cone (nipple) in the movable breech block. When the hammer fell, a cam with a follower that rode in the groove on the inside of the hammer, pushed a sliding bar forward which stripped off a pellet, sending it forward onto the cone, just as the hammer face came down on it. (This Lawrence primer system apparatus has been aptly likened to a "Pez" dispenser). Sharps rifles and carbines could be (and usually were) also fired with conventional musket caps, which were found to be more reliable."

HOLY SHI-loh Turtlefoot!! Thats it!

 

[recondigger]

Great ID that's a very awesome relic

 

[NOLA_Ken]

Well once again I have learned something new here. Cool relic, and great work on the ID!

 

[yelnif]

I love it when there is a positive ID. Great find and very rare. HH yelnif