Original U.S. Civil War Custom Homemade Lead Knuckle Duster Display Guns & Parts Sets [9] In the final stage

[9] In the final stage of training the squadrons dispersed with the 612th remaining at Great Falls

The sweatband is embossed with COX - RUSHING - GREER CO

Hotchkiss had a long history of exporting weapons

with the paint still mostly intact

Original U.S. Civil War Custom Homemade Lead Knuckle Duster Display Guns & Parts Sets [9] In the final stageOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a great example of a lead knuckle duster dating from the United States Civil War. Made by melting down lead bullets, these were moderately popular for close combat during the war, and could easily be made with the heat from a campfire. These are quite smart looking, and probably were hand carved after the original casting. The finger holes are different shapes and sizes, with two smaller holes on the bottom. A