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We have a busy upcoming show schedule with the Corinth Show this coming weekend. We'll be at the Gettysburg Show 3 weeks after that, and then at Mansfield 3 weeks after that! 2 more shows on the calendar for June already and one in July!

Hope to see many of you at one of these shows.

A00486 - 6pdr Polygonal spherical shell
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Item Number: A00486

Item Title: 6pdr Polygonal spherical shell

Price: $395

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: CS

Type: Polygonal cavity spherical shell

Size: 6pdr

Sabot:

Fuse:

Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 30

Location Recovered: Spanish Fort, AL

Description:This was fired from Lumpkin's Battery. They complained that their 6pdr "popgun" was not up to the task, and this was true as it was dwarfed by the rest of the ordnance on the field and in the forts.

This is a rare (D&G rarity 8) shell with the five sided polygonal cavity pieces. We all know the story of Col. Mallett's polygonal cavity cannon balls, but few 6pdr polygonal shells survive, mostly 12pdrs or even 24pdrs.