SPONGE COVER FOR THE 3-INCH RIFLE

SPONGE COVER FOR THE 3-INCH RIFLE

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This is postwar US artillery sponge cover made of heavy canvas with a strap at top as a handle and knotted cord running along the bottom to tie it over the sponge head of an artillery rammer/sponge staff. The canvas is undyed, off-white, in good condition, but with one small hole on the top and some dirt and rust stains, but is solid and shows off well with cord and handle in place and boldly stenciled in black, “U.S. / 3 IN, / RIFLE.”

The 3-Inch Rifle was a widely used field gun in the Civil War and remained in U.S. Army inventories for years after the war. Implements for serving it included the sponge staff and rammer, the sponge being soaked in water from the sponge bucket positioned on the ground near the muzzle of the gun, the idea being to extinguish any sparks or flaming debris left from a previous round before inserting and ramming home the next round with its attached propellant charge. The sponge itself was wool and tacked in place around a wood cylinder at one end of the staff. The sponge cover was essential in keeping it in good shape for performing an essential safety procedure when the piece was in use.    [sr][ph:L]

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