Original 19th Century Seneca Indian Snapping Turtle Rattle German Militaria Thiel & Söhne

Thiel & Söhne

Ambrose Everett Burnside had sold the interest in his breechloader well before the war started

maybe it is all true

well marked

France to await orders

Original 19th Century Seneca Indian Snapping Turtle Rattle German Militaria Thiel & SöhneOriginal Item: Only One Available. Dating to the late 19th century this is a dried and smoked shell, head, and neck of a common snapping turtle, with stretched neck that has been wrapped in leather. Inside the hollow body are cherry pits which create a rattling sound when shook. There is a wooden rod reinforcing turtle's neck, which is wrapped with leather, terminating with turtle's head. Approximate size: length 16 x width 7. Snapping turtle rattles