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A00775 - Dickey Marked Hotchkiss For The James Rifle

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Item Number: A00775

Item Title: Dickey Marked Hotchkiss For The James Rifle

Price: $85

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: US

Type: Hotchkiss

Size: 3.8-inch Caliber (14 Pounder)

Sabot: Lead Band (Missing)

Fuse: ??

Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 179
Melton and Pawl (Paperback Editon) Page 57 A-69

Location Recovered: Vicksburg

Description:This is about as cheap as you can get an artillery shell with one of Tom Dickey's famous markings indicating it was found in Vicksburg.

Vicksburg is famous for the variety of Hotchkiss found there including those for the 14-pounder James. As designed when the shell went off the thin walled nose blew out allowing the case shot to spray forward. This one also lost the lead band sabot.

Condition is uncleaned as it would remove Dickey's number to run it through electrolysis. It has been wire brushed and coated.

Shell is disarmed.

We have a busy upcoming show schedule with the Mansfield show May 4th & 5th and Gettysburg again in late June. 2 more shows on the calendar for July and another in August! Hope to see many of you at one of these shows.

We have a busy upcoming show schedule with the Mansfield show May 4th & 5th and Gettysburg again in late June. 2 more shows on the calendar for July and another in August!

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