Authenic period Ridge pole, and Supports.

[CSchneider]

Found it. Common Tent Poles:

"Ridge, 6 feet 10 inches long, 2 1/2 inches wide, 1 7/8 inches thick; bands on each end 2 inches wide, secured by two screws 1 inch long; 1/2 inch hole, one inch from each end.
Upright, 7 feet 4 inches long, 2 inches thick; bands on upper end 1 3/4 inches secured by 2 screws 1 inch long; spindles, 3/8 inch iron, to project out 1 1/2 inch, and inserted 2 inches in upright. Bands and spindles to be galvanized."

Unless somebody can dig up a reference to these being painted, which the Quartermaster's Manual does not include, I think the DRMO'd poles with galvanized bands, if they are also otherwise constructed as per the Civil War specs, should be left as is.

-Craig Schneider

[CSchneider]

And while we're at it--Common Tent Pins:

"Sixteen inches long, 1 1/4 inch wide, 1 inch thick, 1 notch 3 inches from the top."

The attached image is from a postwar manual, but it shows you how they should look. These also did not change much over the years and I've had luck finding WWII era pins of this size and the larger version with two notches to use for wall tents.

-Craig Schneider