cannonmn
05-15-2009, 06:42 AM
Here are pix of what I believe to be an original Navy lanyard which came attached to the hammer and handle shown.
The entire lanyard cord is 38 inches long, and the knotted section is 19 inches long. The cord is oval in cross-section, which measures 0.22 x 0.3 inches.
The lanyard handle is steel.
I put a detailed writeup on this rig on the Company of Military Historians forum in case anyone is interested in the Dahlgren rifle it was once a part of, but all that wasn't needed for this question.
Why was the lanyard knotted up as shown?
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/c ... cc544c.pbw (http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/cannonmn/miscforumsetc/forums34/?action=view¤t=f6cc544c.pbw)
The entire lanyard cord is 38 inches long, and the knotted section is 19 inches long. The cord is oval in cross-section, which measures 0.22 x 0.3 inches.
The lanyard handle is steel.
I put a detailed writeup on this rig on the Company of Military Historians forum in case anyone is interested in the Dahlgren rifle it was once a part of, but all that wasn't needed for this question.
Why was the lanyard knotted up as shown?
http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/c ... cc544c.pbw (http://s17.photobucket.com/albums/b62/cannonmn/miscforumsetc/forums34/?action=view¤t=f6cc544c.pbw)