Item Number: F00233
Item Title: Half section of a 3.8in Hotchkiss case shot shell from Vicksburg
Price: $295
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Hotchkiss case shot shell
Size: 3.8in
Sabot: Lead driving band
Fuse: Brass Hotchkiss time fuse adapter
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Location Recovered: Vicksburg area
Description:You hardly, if ever, see a section of a Hotchkiss shell in 3.8in size. They were not used much, but at Vicksburg there were a lot of James rifles put to use.