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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!

This website is a side gig for us fellow hobbyists, and we have full-time "real jobs." Apologies for the lack of updates recently, but we defintely have a lot of good stuff. Much of it is in the process of being cleaned and inerted, but also I will be out of the country for work quite a bit over the next 6 weeks.

So, you know the drill -- if you have things on your want list, please send them into both of us. We're like Santa's elves and constantly working to find good things for our customers. Please copy both of us on your inquiries -- a well-intentioned customer just sent us both separately after the same item which was a huge waste of time, but that movie will have a happy ending nonetheless as he's going to finally get his Whitworth.

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

A01026 - Nice Hotchkiss Nose Common Shell
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Item Number: A01026

Item Title: Nice Hotchkiss Nose Common Shell

Price: $115

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: US

Type: Hotchkiss Nose

Size: 3 Inch Caliber

Sabot: Lead Band (Missing)

Fuse: Hotchkiss Brass Time Adapter

Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 167
Melton and Pawl (Paperback Editon) Page 55 A-65

Location Recovered: Port Gibson, MS

Description:This is a very nice example of the US Hotchkiss common shell nose. This is the explosive part of the Hotchkiss shell but is missing the sabot and driving cup. The sabot was a lead band and frequently came off the shell when it had flame grooves. The fuse of this shell is the Hotchkiss time fuse adapter for the paper time fuse. it is in very nice condition with great patina. The shell was flushed out through the fuse so there are no drill holes. Though it looks very good, it would look a good bit nicer with a little TLC.

Shell is inert, cleaned and coated.