Item Number: F00332
Item Title: Half section of a 3in Hotchkiss case shot shell
Price: $150
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Hotchkiss case shot shell
Size: 3in
Sabot: Lead driving band
Fuse: Brass time fuse adapter
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Location Recovered: Edinburg, VA area
Description:Cool cross section of a Hotchkiss case shot shell. Shows the shot in the solid black, tar-based matrix. You can see the pusher plate below the fuse with a hole to allow the flame to pass through the powder chamber below. Base cup part is missing but all the most important and interesting parts are here.
This is the other half of a shell I sold a couple weeks ago. The lead sabot comes off so can either be set on a display stand to hold it in place, glued, or left as is.