This Confederate snake tongue metal buckle is 2 1/2 in.  X 3/34 in.  Photo provided by a private collector.

This Confederate drum canteen is hand-carved from maple and has its original adjustable leather carrying strap.  The canteen is 7 1/4 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches deep.  Photo provided by a private collector.

​      This relic is a Revolutionary War era bleeding bowl. 
       In medical practice bleeding bowls were used to catch the blood released during bloodletting, a procedure once favoured by doctors and barber surgeons to treat a wide range of medical conditions. The appearance of the blood caught in the bowl was also a diagnostic tool for physicians, who examined it for clues about the body's internal state.  Bloodletting, whether by a physician or by leeches, was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluids were regarded as "humours" that had to remain in proper balance to maintain health.  With a history spanning at least 3000 years, bloodletting has only recently—in the late 19th century—been discredited as a treatment for most ailments.
        This bowl is made of brass, is 10 1/4 inches in diameter and 2 1/2 inches high.   Photo is provided by a private collector.

This Confederate primer box relic is a classic style. It has an outer leather cover over an inner leather cover to protect the percussion caps.  The caps are kept dry by wool.  The box is known to be Confederate by the lead finial. A Yankee box would have a brass finial. ​ It is about 4 inches wide, 3 inches deep and 2 inches tall.  Photos provided by private collector.

This relic is a P53 Enfield Rifled Musket, caliber .577, marked on the lock “Tower 1862” was imported by the Confederate States of America from England. This information is supported by the marking in the buttstock near the top of the buttplate tang “SHC” with a crown, which stands for Sinclair, Hamilton & Company, exclusive purchase agents for the Confederacy from 1861-1865. The bayonet is also Enfield pattern.

Note that October 18, 1861, while stationed at Camp Cobb, Richmond, Virginia, Captain Robert Joshua Boyd, Company K, Ramsey Volunteers, 16th Georgia, Wofford’s Brigade, requisitioned these rifles upon arrival in Virginia and received 81 rifles with bayonets, gun slings and bayonet frogs. Men from Columbia County carried this highly desirable weapon. ​

The riffle is 55” long and weighs 8 pounds. The bayonet is 21” long and weighs 1 pound. ​ Photos provided by a private collector.

Civil War silver bugle.  Photo provided by a private collector.

This Cavalry saber with scabbard, model 1840, was manufactured by the Palmetto Armory, in Columbia, South Carolina.  The saber is 41.5 inches long and the scabbard is 38 inches long.  Photo provided by a private collector. 

​These weapons were primarily produced prior to the War Between the States as response to the Mexican War. Many were brought back to the factory for repair or upgrades.  The War became imminent, there was very little weapon production in South Carolina and even though the Palmetto Armory had manufacture experience, the governor and state legislature awarded few contracts to Palmetto.  There are very few of these relics existing today.

This Palmetto Pistol was manufactured in Columbia, South Carolina in 1853.  These weapons were primarily produced prior to the War Between the States as response to the Mexican War.  Many were brought back to the factory for repair or upgrades.  The War became imminent, there was very little weapon production in South Carolina and even though the Palmetto Armory had manufacture experience, the governor and state legislature awarded few contracts to Palmetto.  There are very few of these relics existing today.  Photo provided by a private collector.

For more information regarding this relic, please see the 44 page pamphlet online:  William Glaze and the Palmetto Armory by Jack Allen Meyer, Museum Bulletin Number 6, South Carolina State Museum, Copyright 1982, page 21.

https://dc.statelibrary.sc.gov/bitstream/handle/10827/9613/MUSEUM_Bulletin_6_1982.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y