.32 S&W Casings

Object/Artifact

West Virginia Mine Wars Museum

Name/Title

.32 S&W Casings

Entry/Object ID

WTB09.320

Description

Three (3) .32 caliber S&W (or .32 S&W Short) casings, a handgun round originally for Smith & Wesson pocket revolvers.

Context

These artifacts are 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

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Smith & Wesson Company, Remington Arms Company

Date made

1878

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Field Designator

Other Number

103.1, 189.1, 107.3

Dimensions

Diameter

5/16 in

Parts

Count

Material

Brass

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

.32 S&W

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Archaeological Find

Notes

2009

Research Notes

Research Type

Field Note (Archaeology)

Date

2009

Notes

(this is on item #10) measurements either 32 S&W or 32 S&W long went with 32 S&W bec. no other longs on this site's assemblage