Wire?

[FrankTM]

My wife says this is some wire carried by a soldier (she found it!), I say its from a more recent hunter or farmer (Jealous if she is right). It was found on a CW battle site.

Frank

 

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[Montana Jim]

I think it was wrapped around a post, or wood at one time and the wood is long gone.

All that is left is the wire... a fence post?

 

[Angelo]

I think it was wrapped around a post, or wood at one time and the wood is long gone.

All that is left is the wire... a fence post?

You got it Cowboy!

And since it is not barbed and it appears to be of heavier gauge it was for support. Either from post to post or from post to ground.

Tony

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

MY GOD! That's the lost tournequet applied to Stonewall Jackson's arm wound. Scholars and medical researchers have been searching for that since the war! It's beyond value! Incredible find!

 

[Montana Jim]

MY GOD! That's the lost tournequet applied to Stonewall Jackson's arm wound. Scholars and medical researchers have been searching for that since the war! It's beyond value! Incredible find!

You ain't right Charlie...

Nice picture Tony... my point exactly. And stop calling me cowboy in public!

Plenty of un-barbed fence wire out there... but as much as that piece is wrapped I agree that it's a support wire.

 

[wildrider]

I think it is more modern than the CW.

Depending on where it was found, I would feel it would have much more rust OR be totally desenegrated sp. by now.

Probably from the 1940's or 50's

Just my theory.

Burt

 

[FrankTM]

Excellent thanks for the replies, now to break the news to my wife...


Frank

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Well at least I tried to keep the dream alive.

Charles L. Garrett said a good treasure hunter needed a great imagination.

 

[BIG61AL]

funny thing about junk is that even if it real old it's still junk .... sorry .... keep loooking.
HH

 

[Harry_Morant]

Talk about blast from the past - that photo brought back memories from when I used to work on a farm and did some fencing. The way the wire has been tied off and twisted is exactly the way I was taught.

 

[Montana Jim]

Barbed Wire Collections (I guess some people care):

http://www.barbwiremuseum.com/bwidentification.htm

http://agnews.tamu.edu/stories/RNEC/photos/Mar1201a.htm

http://www.rushcounty.org/BarbedWireMuseum/bwspeciallink.html

 

[River Rat]

Talk about blast from the past - that photo brought back memories from when I used to work on a farm and did some fencing. The way the wire has been tied off and twisted is exactly the way I was taught.

It's not a blast from the past for me...still doing it. Old barbwire does not look like the modern stuff. Thanks for the link, Jim.

RR