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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.

A00726 - 3.8in Hotchkiss from Vicksburg
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Item Number: A00726

Item Title: 3.8in Hotchkiss from Vicksburg

Price: $235

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: US

Type: Hotchkiss

Size: 3.8in

Sabot: Lead driving band (missing)

Fuse: Brass Hotchkiss time fuse adapter

Book:

Location Recovered: Vicksburg

Description:This was fired from a James rifle and the 15 lands and grooves proved to be too much torque on the sabot which sheared off in flight. Unlike the fellow's big collection auctioned over the weekend, we don't use putty to restore the sabot and prefer to leave it as is because it shows the effect of having been fired at an historic battle.