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A00601 - CS 8in mortar ball
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Item Number: A00601

Item Title: CS 8in mortar ball

Price: $265

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: CS

Type: Mortar shell

Size: 8in

Sabot:

Fuse:

Book:
Jack Bell Page 57

Location Recovered: Unknown

Description:This ball has never been cleaned or coated because it is just fine and nice the way it is. It has the desirable, large triangular lifting slots folks associate with Confederate manufacture (see Bell page 57). Although called mortar shells, field recoveries show these were also used in 8in cannon.