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Vintage Mining Rail(1881)used in Gold/Silver Mines Keychain W/Letter. RARE....

$ 9.47

Availability: 46 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • California Prop 65 Warning: light coating of 3/1 oil
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: Restored to almost its original condition.
  • Modified Item: Yes
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Modification Description: Cut, cleaned to its original color. Added a little penetrating oil to help prevent any future rusting.

    Description

    Listed is for 1 Keychain with Silver Keyring. I do have some made with the Gold Jump Ring and Keychain.  If you like, please add a message when your checking out or send me a message if you would prefer the Gold one. The jump ring is the biggest and strongest I could find so you don’t have to worry about losing it compared to other attachments and depending on what I have on hand at the time, I will try and match up an initial to your first or last name,
    if possible
    . Due to the thickness of each cut, 90% of the lettering or number will be on it. I can’t guarantee all of it will be on there.  And I just recently started adding small vials of Gold/Silver flakes to the orders for my way of saying thank you. Not worth much, but kinda cool. Thanks.
    Keychain is made from 8 pound rail used in Gold and Silver Mines in Montana( Rail weight is measured by the yard, 1 yard or three feet of this is 8 pounds) and was used during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. I handmade these from a piece of Rail that was manufactured in Colorado in 1881 for the Gold and Silver Mines throughout America. I cut, cleaned it up and made them into these awesome Keychains. They are just under 3/8 inches thick and weight around 1 1/2 ounces. One of the last things I do is insert one of the thickest Jump Rings I can get through, almost 2 mm thick. After spending your hard earned money on one, I never wanted anyone losing it.
    Each one has a Letter or Number on it which makes them even rarer since it’s only on the Rail about every 3-4 Feet.
    I have a separate listing for Rail that isn’t stamped. MADE IN AMERICA.  Please email if you have any questions or would like more images. I will answer you back just as soon as I can since I’m a working Railroader myself. I restored these to the actually color when the rail was first made and coated them in penetrating oil.
    This is for 1 Keychain and will be shipped in a padded envelope.
    GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC. STEEL WAS MADE AND USED IN THE USA. CUT AND MADE INTO A KEYCHAIN BY A RAILROADER. 8 POUND RAIL HASN’T BEEN MADE IN A LONG TIME SO, WHEN ITS GONE, IT’S PROBABLY GONE FOREVER.
    Shipping discounts
    -I will discount the shipping charges on multiple orders from my other listing or you can request an invoice for the entire order before paying. Either way, I will make sure you receive the lowest cost on shipping first class.
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    A FEW SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN 1881.
    4/16/1881-In Dodge City, Kansas, Bat Masterson fights his last gun battle.
    7/14/1881-Billy the Kid(William H. Bonney) is shot and killed by Pat Garrett, outside Fort Summer, New Mexico.
    7/20/1881-Sioux Indian Chief Sitting Bull, surrenders to US federal troops.
    10/24/1881-Levi P. Morton, US Ambasador to France, drives the first rivet into the Statue of Liberty.
    10/26/1881-A long time simmering feud involving 6 of the Cowboys, The Earp Brothers and Doc Holiday took place at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona resulting in 3 of the Cowboys being killed.
    And
    in
    my home town of North Platte, Nebraska.
    Buffalo Bill(William F. Cody) had started working on his Wild West Show on his Ranch just north of North Platte and finally held his first show “Old Glory Blowout” on July 4th, 1882. He later named it Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. With most of the buildings still standing today.
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