Salute Casings

Since my Dad’s Fort Snelling internment, I’ve held on to the casings from his 21 gun salute.  At Christmas I made small pendants for my daughters using the firing end.  Now I have been thinking about the left overs.  The brass casing is pretty thin and not that friendly to work with.  I’ve decided upon two plans that they can choose from.  I hope to make keychain dingles for the grandsons.  One of them (Martin) is named after my Dad.

If you’ve ever been to Fort Snelling for a military internment ceremony you know how emotional and poignant it is.