Civil War Artillery Hammer

[Tom Hughes]

I found this iron hammer today. If you Google Search "Civil War Artillery Hammer" many such hammers show up that look just like this. But I would like to know if an artilleryman indeed had such a hammer, and what would be its purpose in terms of firing artillery shells? They may have just had these hammers on their wagons for general usage. If anybody knows for certain about the identity of these hammers, please let me know.
I was pleased to recovery this specimen today in the Vicksburg area. It was found very near a Confederate battery position.

 

[redbob]

Google also wagon pins or hammer pins.

 

[UCVRelics]

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I found this iron hammer today. If you Google Search "Civil War Artillery Hammer" many such hammers show up that look just like this. But I would like to know if an artilleryman indeed had such a hammer, and what would be its purpose in terms of firing artillery shells? They may have just had these hammers on their wagons for general usage. If anybody knows for certain about the identity of these hammers, please let me know.
I was pleased to recovery this specimen today in the Vicksburg area. It was found very near a Confederate battery position.

Duffy at Starkville Arsenal schooled Bob and I on these. They are a wagon pin/hammer. Being iron it would not have been used around the gun.

 

[Tom Hughes]

Duffy at Starkville Arsenal schooled Bob and I on these. They are a wagon pin/hammer. Being iron it would not have been used around the gun.

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Ahhh...That makes sense. Thanks!

 

[redbob]

I have four or five of these in which I imagined that I was going to corner the market on artillery hammers until Duffy set me straight and deflated my dreams of riches and power. It's still a great find however, congratulations.

 

[Tom Hughes]

I have four or five of these in which I imagined that I was going to corner the market on artillery hammers until Duffy set me straight and deflated my dreams of riches and power. It's still a great find however, congratulations.

Thanks....I had always heard these called "Artillery Hammers" but hey, wagon pins were important too....lol