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Item Code: 809-21
Here is an excellent, original condition artillery lanyard used by artillerists during the Civil War. This item was used to fire the cannons by hooking it to a friction primer placed in the cannon vent hole and giving a hard “yank”. The lanyard device consists of a turned wooden handle secured to a thirteen-foot length of hemp line. The wood handle measures 4½” long and is 1” in diameter at its center point, then tapers to a ‘button cap’ at each end. The lanyard line is approximately 1/8” thick and is still tightly woven and quite strong. At the end of the lanyard is a small iron hook that was to be hooked onto the friction primer.
This interesting and rarely encountered artifact from the Civil War is an original, artillery lanyard in excellent condition. [jet]
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