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alwion

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4.5 " hotchkiss found in 1956 info
« on: December 20, 2016, 06:18:20 PM »
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1956-USMC-Quantico-Live-Civil-War-Hotchkiss-Shell-Found-Original-News-Photo-/401243075448?hash=item5d6bf37378:g:AgIAAOSw241YUd6T

find it interesting. was find  1956 USMC Quantico when building the school, wonder if its still around
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Garret

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Re: 4.5 " hotchkiss found in 1956 info
« Reply #1 on: December 21, 2016, 08:26:47 AM »
Anyone been to the USMC museum lately?  It s probably still there.  That example is much better than any I've seen on dealers websites in the last ten years.
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CarlS

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Re: 4.5 " hotchkiss found in 1956 info
« Reply #2 on: December 21, 2016, 07:42:50 PM »
Nice recovery.  Image is blurry but appears to maybe be an iron anvil.  I wonder if John Bartleson disarmed it?  :(   Cool mustache on Sgt. O'Connor!  A pencil thin mustache as Jimmy Buffet would sing:
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXQS4S3vgGA
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