.250 Savage Casing

Object/Artifact

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West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

.250 Savage Casing

Entry/Object ID

WTB09.038

Description

One .250 Savage, also known as .250-3000 Savage

Context

This artifact is part of the WTB09 archaeological survey at Whites Trace Branch in the Blair Gap Area. Exact dig site, date, and personnel are unrecorded, but is assumed to be an independent survey done by B. Nida in 2009.

Collection

Blair Mountain Archaeology

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Notes

now collection of Kenny King

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Savage Arms

Date made

1915

Notes

headstamp mutilated, unreadable

Dimensions

Length

1-15/16 in

Diameter

7/16 in

Material

Brass

Location

Location

Box

Blair Box #1

Shelf

Unit A: Shelf 4

Room

Artifact Storage Room

Category

Storage

Moved By

Shaun Slifer

Date

August 12, 2021

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Blair Mountain Archaeology Group

Related Places

Place

Location

Blair Area: Whites Trace Branch

Region

Blair Mountain Battlefield, Southeast, Blair Area

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

Battle of Blair Mountain (1921)

Web Links and URLs

.250-3000 Savage

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

2009