Original U.S. Civil War Lead Knuckle Duster Dug Near at Strawberry Plains Tennessee MG 15 They were a major military

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Original U.S. Civil War Lead Knuckle Duster Dug Near at Strawberry Plains Tennessee MG 15 They were a major militaryOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a lead knuckle duster dating from the United States Civil War and reportedly dug up decades ago at Strawberry Plains, Tennessee. The knuckles measure 4 inches wide by 3. 5 inches high and 3 4 wide at the widest part. This was made by melting down lead bullets. See others similar in 'Civil War Collector's Encyclopedia' by Francis A. Lord, p. 156. Strawberry Plains is an unincorporated community straddling the