US CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK

US CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY TOW HOOK

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A good example of a Civil War artillery tow hook, with hammer head on one end and a hook on the other for removing the tow – thick chopped fiber wadding used as packing material to stabilize and cushion artillery rounds during transport, when those rounds were needed. This measures 15-inches overall, and shows some use- some small dings some minor pitting, but good bluish-brown surface overall. The hammer head retains its faceted striking surface and shows some dings, one very slight chip on one edge and a very small bit off one tip of the curved claw. This is not obtrusive, and there are no bends or cracks. Please see our photos.

These simple, handy, iron tools were listed by Gibbon in his Artillerist’s Manual as among the “implements and equipments for field carriages, specifically those for a gun or howitzer carriage, to be carried “in the implement trays, or in other vacant spaces in the ammunition chest, along with the gunner’s haversack, tube pouch, vent punch, gunner’s pincers, and pendulum hausse.” (With some other elements carried in the tube pouch, etc.)

Gibbon describes the tow hook itself as: “made of round iron, with a hook at one end, and a small hammer welded to the other. It is used for unpacking the ammunition chests of field-carriages, the hammer being used for making any repairs on the strapped shot and shell and fixed ammunition, which may be found necessary, or for any other purpose.”

This is a key piece of gear in any artillery collection or display. We have been lucky enough to acquire a few examples from the artillery portion of an old and respected collection.    [sr][ph:L]

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