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ART 1. 3" U.S. Parrott shell.
Fabulous non excavated Type II Parrott shell
with original and wholly intact percussion fuse.
The shell still sports what I believe to be most
of it's original black arsenal paint.
$695.00
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ART 2. CS. 12 lb. Case shot.
Shrapnel filled 12 lb. ball with the iron
"sideloader" plug. Great condition. Dug
at Chester Station, VA.
$495.00
(CLICK TO ENLARGE) ART 3.Confederate 3.67" Broun Shell.
Extremely rare Selma Arsenal shell in superb
condition. These were made for the Rifled 6pdr.
Gun. Found along with 13 others in the Selma
River ca. 1990. Rarity 9 +
$3250.00
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ART 4. 6lb. Bormann shell.
This shell is smooth and is pre- Civil War.
It has a mold seam running vertically and has
very good threads. Provenance uncertain.
$275.00
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ART 5. Pack of assorted time fuses.
Watervliet Arsenal package of 10 fuses in their
original wrap and string.
$125.00
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ART 6. Dug C.S. 12 lb. Case shot.
better than average lead plug"Sideloader"
ball. Provenance unknown.
$395.00
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ART 7. Dug 2.6" U.S. Hotchkiss Bolt.
Extremely rare, with only 12 known (and this
being one of the better ones) 2.6" flat bottom
Hotchkiss Bolt with rounded nose. Dug at
the West Point Test Range and fired through
a 2.6" Wiard Rifled Gun.
*REDUCED*
$1595.00
(CLICK TO ENLARGE) ART 8. Dug 3" U.S. Hotchkiss shell.
Unfired in excellent condition. Provenance
unknown.
$350.00
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ART 9.Dug 3" Schenkl shell.
Really nice iron. The fuse is nice but the patent,
while all there is faint. Dug on the Resaca,
GA. Battlefield.
$395.00
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ART 10. Dug 3.3" CS James pattern bolt.
Another extremely rare CS projectile in great
condition. Verbal provenance of Shiloh Battlefield.
The only other place these have been dug is
Port Hudson, La.
$3995.00
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Rare in complete non excavated condition.
Absolutely mint.
$350.00
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ART 12. Schenkl Percussion Fuse.
Another mint non-excavated fuse.
$395.00
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ART 13. C.S. 3" Broun Shell.
Long pattern type that has been fitted with a
wrought iron sabot. This was, according to
Jack Melton, done to some late war ammunition
that was salvaged from the battlefield. Verbal
provenance states that this unique shell was
picked up near Cedar Creek, Va.
$1195.00.
(CLICK TO ENLARGE) ART 14. C.S. Large lead Grape Shot.
Recovered by divers from the sunken USS
Astor near Fort Fisher.
$25.00
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ART 15. Dug 3.31" Schenkl shell.
Really slick shell that was dug by my friend
Mick Aderholt near Coosawhatchie, SC. He
cleaned this shell himself and it is superb.
Fired from a 3.4" Rifled Boat Howitzer.
$650.00.
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ART 16. Dug U.S. 3.67" James shell.
Really fine looking Percussion fused shell in
great condition. You rarely see these with the
lead sheathing intact. Provenance unknown.
$995.00
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ART 17. 3" U.S. Naval Gimlet.
Large Gimlet in perfect condition. These
were for priming very large Naval guns.
$125.00
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ART 18.Dug 20 lb. U.S. Parrott shell.
Overall good condition with perfectly intact percussion fuse.
Professionally cleaned, coated and disarmed.
Recovery site unknown.
$250.00
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ART 19. Dug 12 lb. solid shot.
Found by Larry Benton within the Confederate
lines surrounding Atlanta, Ga.
$150.00
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ART 20. Dug U.S. 3" Hotchkiss nose.
Super nice shell. Dug at Lovejoy, GA.
$165.00
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ART 21. Excavated 3" C.S. Read Shell.
Really good iron and thick sabot. Faint rifling
marks indicate that it was fired from a C.S.
Parrot Rifle. The hole in the base is a mystery.
It was like that when dug near Dalton, GA.
$550.00.
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ART 22. 3" U.S. Hotchkiss half section.
Excellent display piece that shows how the base cup
compresses the sabot into the rifling.
$195.00
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ART 23. Dug C.S. 6 lb. Shell.
Hard to find wood drive-in fused ball in
very good condition, only even, minor pitting.
Provenance uncertain.
SOLD
(CLICK TO ENLARGE) ART 24. Excavated U.S. 2.6" Hotchkiss shell.
Yet another super rare shell, this baby Hotchkiss
was fired from a Wiard Mountain Rifle. Dug
near Freeman's Ford, Va.
SOLD
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ART 25. Watervliet Arsenal 20 Sec. Fuses.
Complete undamaged pack in their original
wrapping paper and string.
$150.00
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ART 26. Dug U.S 3"Hotchkiss shell.
Common shell in average condition.
Dug Brushy Mtn. GA.
$250.00
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ART 27. U.S. 12 lb. Sponge Cover.
All original and in great condition.
$135.00
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ART 28. U.S. 3" Rifle Sponge Cover.
Excellent example, these have been photographed
for an upcoming ordnance book.
165.00
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ART 29. Dug CS 12 lb. shell.
On the other end of the rarity scale, we have this
Confederate wood drive-in fuse ball in good shape.
Dug in the Atlanta, Ga. defences by Larry Benton.
$250.00
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