Does anyone know if there was an "official" policy allowing or prohibiting a soldier, Confederate or Union, from marking his individual musket with his initials or name? Although not too common, all of us have seen original firearms the have been carved with initials or names. Was this more prevalent with the Southern soldier as opposed to a Union soldier?
Was it a practice or policy for a regiment to stamp or paint a soldiers number or a rack number on muskets? I have seen several Mass. marked muskets with stamps into the butt plate. Was this done by other states as well?
Thanks for any information!
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