Item Number: A00670
Item Title: Very nice iron-anvil fused Type I Hotchkiss percussion shell for the James rifle
Price: $550
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Type I Hotchkiss shell
Size: 3.8in
Sabot: Lead driving band
Fuse: Iron-anvil percussion
Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 174v
Location Recovered: Vicksburg
Description:This is only shown in D&G as a 3.67in round, but it is definitely for a 3.8in gun. I have another one in my collection and a 3.67in too so I can let this beauty go.