US M1861 Type Wiper
This item is listed for historical interest only. It was listed on our site previously but has been sold and is no longer available for purchase.
Sold for: $25.00

Original period manufacture. .58 caliber, tall base, measures 1 1/8 inches in length. This screws onto the threads of my 1863 Springfield's ramrod. See page 110, Gun Tools, Their History and Identification. Shaffer, Rutledge and Dorsey for a similar example.