Posted 13 years ago
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Like new condition,has part of mfg. tag attached-any info/value ?
Thanks
WW1 barb wire fence posts | ||
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Posted 13 years ago
Manatee
(1 item)
Like new condition,has part of mfg. tag attached-any info/value ?
Thanks
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Any info/value would be appreciated-Thanks
These are US Calvary fence stakes. When they went out in the field they could screw these into the ground with the corkscrew end and run ropes through the loops to create a corral. Alot of these were sold as military surplus and were put to use as fence stakes on farms and ranchs. Some times you will come across shorter ones, about 2" . These were cut down in World War, to screw into the ground for anti tank devices.
These are WWII field fortification posts. The WWI Calvary posts have a slight crimp in each wire loop where they were formed. Values run between 15 and 40 bucks. Shipping charges normally kill the sale.
Please explain " slight crimp in each wire loop".
There's a dented place in the inside of each wire loop and the posts are older looking due to being hot rolled. The WWII posts were cold rolled. I'll post a picture of each when I can.
Check out this website http://members.kos.net/sdgagnon/nfg.html
There's a WWI picture with the posts.
Besides their rifles, packs, picks, shovels, coils of wire, etc. the soldiers are carrying an invention that saved many lives. Most activity - particularly placing barbed wire in No Man's Land - was done at night to avoid becoming a target. However, noise could invite enemy parachute flares which would turn night into day for those found in No Man's Land. The curly-bottomed fenceposts could be silently turned into the ground by inserting a bar through the 'eye' on top - thus avoiding the noise of trying to drive them in with mallets ... and a sniper's bullet.
can still get these, for around $45.00 give or take a few.....they made thousands of them....
WWI Battlefield 'Pigtail' Barbed Wire Anchor Post
Found these on ebay in case anyone needs a couple,.
Item: 370536771004 OOPPS
Our family business made these screwposts for WW1, WW2 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. We made over 10 million of them. I am just scanning in the old photos and digitizing the old films of our guys making them. Fun to see discussion about these old barbed wire screw posts online. These were all made in Minneapolis, MN by Crown Iron Works. - David Anderson