Ron, I appreciate your reply and have seen what you have described. However, I would ask you consider that original Civil War period Confederate weapons can range in price from just over $1000 to $500,000 and, as an example, a faker can commonly increase the price from $100 for a reproduction...
I'm probably jumping in here a bit late, I just joined this forum. I am very impressed by the replies you have received thus far and concur with them all. But here's my nickel's worth.
Red dirt and its application to reinforced earth structures is a problem faced all throughout the southeast...
I collect Civil War edged weapons. There are many modern reproductions that are aged to look like original period items. The components can include brass, iron, steel and leather). Unfortunately, many aged items are sold as original Civil War period items but are fakes.
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