Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Georgia Joe Brown Pike with Sunburst Stamp on Ricasso - 96 1/4” Long Military Equipment The mortar case is offered

The mortar case is offered in great condition and shows signs of age and light rust

but are rarely found in such collections due to their scarcity

and definite one of the best

The musket overall shows that it saw long service

It became the standard-issue rifle for the U

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Georgia Joe Brown Pike with Sunburst Stamp on Ricasso - 96 1/4” Long Military Equipment The mortar case is offeredOriginal Item: Only One Available. During the War Between the States, to arm the Home Guard, Gov. Joseph E. Brown had made a great number of pikes, daggers on long poles, for close fighting. The mill near Sautee Creek, Georgia, was converted to the manufacture of Joe Brown Pikes. Though church bells and old iron were given for making the pikes, iron from a forge near Clarksville was probably used too. After the War the mill was reconverted to grinding