Here is an excellent, original condition artillery lanyard used by artillerists during the Civil War.   This item was used to fire the cannons by hooking it to a friction primer placed in the cannon vent hole and giving a hard “yank”. The lanyard device consists of a turned wooden handle secured to a length of hemp line. The wood handle measures 4½” long and is 1” in diameter at its center point, then tapers to a “button cap” at each end. The lanyard line is approximately 1/8” thick and is still tightly woven and quite strong. At the end of the lanyard is a small iron hook that was to be hooked onto the friction primer. The hook on this specimen was painted blue.

This an interesting and rarely encountered artifact from the Civil War.   [jet]

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