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Candle Lantern
This kind of portable glass lantern would have been widely used on the Spanish frontier, including Texas. This particular lantern was used in the 2005 Alamo movie.
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Bowie Knife
A broad fighting knife introduced by Rezin Bowie of Louisiana, brother of Alamo defender Jim Bowie.