Golden Thread A photo of your favorite Civil War treasure or display

[alikat]

My Escape Room

 

[Ethan S.]

Here's my treasure: Ultra rare version of a Confederate staff officers button, found at a house that J.E.B. and his staff visited a couple of times during the war. Dug two years ago this very day.

Part of my shelf.

This is the only pic I can find of it at the moment, I'll have to grab another pic.

 

[Virginia Dave]

My Escape Room❤

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My goodness that isn't a display that's a museum. Thanks for posting.

 

[Virginia Dave]

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Here's my treasure: Ultra rare version of a Confederate staff officers button, found at a house that J.E.B. and his staff visited a couple of times during the war. Dug two years ago this very day.

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Part of my shelf.




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This is the only pic I can find of it at the moment, I'll have to grab another pic.

Thank you. Lots of bullets. I have a long way to catch up. What are the little hills made of.? That looks great.

 

[Ethan S.]

Thank you. Lots of bullets. I have a long way to catch up. What are the little hills made of.? That looks great.

I nailed random sized blocks of wood together, then put plaster over top of them. Then I painted the surfaces, brushed Woodland Senics liquid glue onto the surfaces and sprinkled on a mixture of dirt or woodland senics ground foam.

 

[BillH]

Wow, I check out for a few days and I missed 11 pages of collecting goodness! Great idea Dave! And everyone, NICE shares! I'm impressed, and covetous.

So I'll put up a bit of mine. Some arms, and some notes. The kepis are modern, made to honor 2 of my GGGranddads.

detail, to show the wonderful dragon on the double shotgun's hammers

and a few notes... top left was signed by SG Tinsley, who served later in the war with General Lee as a guide ('bout as close to the great man as I'll likely come).

 

[DixieRifles]

This is the only pic I can find of it at the moment, I'll have to grab another pic.

I've seen your photos before. And I still like your display with the old wood case and the added "terrain".

 

[DixieRifles]

So I'll put up a bit of mine. Some arms, and some notes. The kepis are modern, made to honor 2 of my GGGranddads.

I have some replica kepi's for my ancestors. Could you post (or IM me) a close up image of the cool Hammer on that shotgun below the Cavalry Kepi? That intrigues me.

 

[BillH]

I have some replica kepi's for my ancestors. Could you post (or IM me) a close up image of the cool Hammer on that shotgun below the Cavalry Kepi? That intrigues me.

I'll be happy to post, if you can wait until tomorrow sometime... ham radio contest starts in just a bit and I need to put this computer down and head back to the radio.

 

[Virginia Dave]

I nailed random sized blocks of wood together, then put plaster over top of them. Then I painted the surfaces, brushed Woodland Senics liquid glue onto the surfaces and sprinkled on a mixture of dirt or woodland senics ground foam.

Where do you get those Woodland products

 

[Virginia Dave]

Wow, I check out for a few days and I missed 11 pages of collecting goodness! Great idea Dave! And everyone, NICE shares! I'm impressed, and covetous.

So I'll put up a bit of mine. Some arms, and some notes. The kepis are modern, made to honor 2 of my GGGranddads.

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detail, to show the wonderful dragon on the double shotgun's hammers

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and a few notes... top left was signed by SG Tinsley, who served later in the war with General Lee as a guide ('bout as close to the great man as I'll likely come).

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Thanks I only dream of owning at least one of those weapons.

 

[Ethan S.]

Where do you get those Woodland products

Hobby Lobby has a good lot of them, and any store that sells model railroading supplies will have an endless supply of pretty much anything you could imagine. There are also lots of YouTube videos out there on how to use the scenery products as well.

 

[captaindrew]

Well I got something cool in the mail today. I took a chance on a M1816 Springfield bayonet that Shiloh Relics had because it looked like it would match the patina of my original M1822 Sprinfield conversion ( the M22 is basically a revised M16) and took a chance that it would fit. Well I lucked out. The patina matches perfectly and it fit like a glove like they've always been together.

 

[captaindrew]

Oh and congrats @Virginia Dave for earning a Golden Thread Award!

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

Is that Nubble Light in the background?

 

[captaindrew]

Is that Nubble Light in the background?

Yes it is, Beth's cousin painted that for us

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

Congratulations @Virginia Dave! This has been a GREAT thread!

 

[johan_steele]

Now if only I had someplace to display them all at the same time.

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

@johan_steele how did you come to collect the tools and how did you verify their authenticity?

 

[Package4]

Well I got something cool in the mail today. I took a chance on a M1816 Springfield bayonet that Shiloh Relics had because it looked like it would match the patina of my original M1822 Sprinfield conversion ( the M22 is basically a revised M16) and took a chance that it would fit. Well I lucked out. The patina matches perfectly and it fit like a glove like they've always been together. View attachment 352769View attachment 352770

Congratulations on a fine fit, patina and acquisitio!