Relic Discussion > Wanted: Artillery
4.62" James
Garret:
Jon, I like your examples. The 6.4 is a bit rough, but it is a very scarce shell. There are those photos taken in South Carolina during the war with pristine examples of 6.4 on the sand. Wish we could go back in time and pick one up!
Have you seen a 5.82 in your search for all the James variants?
jonpatterson:
Yes, I would like a better 6.4" and one from the photo of them in the sand would be great. I have not seen a 5.82" for sale in my search. Hope you have better luck than I have had.
CarlS:
Jon: Looking forward to you moving down here. We'll start equipping you with the accent once you are pernamnently here! ;D Some amazing examples of those shells. Nice. Looking forward to them coming back south.
redbob:
--- Quote from: jonpatterson on February 05, 2020, 08:45:37 PM ---Well, I finally saw this and it is a topic I really like. Been preoccupied with my own upcoming march south....in peace.
I am fortunate enough to have both the 4.62 shell and the 6.4 bolt, with the 4.62 more of my liking in condition. I bought the 4.62 at Mansfield in 2014 and the 6.4 at Mansfield in 2015. I am not sure which is actually scarcer, but had seen a 4.62 previous, but not a 6.4.
However, I am certain the 2.6" Bolt for the Wiard Rifle is the scarcest of my James Gang. The last figure I heard (2013) there were 5 of them known.
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Very nice, and the quest continues.
emike123:
A couple years ago I finally acquired a 4.62" James in shell and bolt, but long before that I had this mint 4.62" James shell that had been cut in half. It was quite sickening, but I didn't do it! It came out of a museum that closed in NC.
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