Federal Hotchkiss Shell / SOLD

Description

Federal Hotchkiss – Inventory Number: ART 017 / SOLD      DIAMETER: 2.94 inches GUN: 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle LENGTH: 6 7/8 inches WEIGHT: 8 pounds 3 ounces CONSTRUCTION: Shell SABOT: Lead band FUZING: Hotchkiss brass fuze plug, paper time fuze More 3-inch Hotchkiss shells of this particular pattern were manufactured than any other style Hotchkiss projectile during the Civil War. Specimens have been found with the Hotchkiss patent on the base cup, “HOTCHKISS PAT. OCT. 9, 1855”. Note the original black arsenal paint on this specimen.  This was the most common type of projectile fired from the 3-inch wrought iron rifle. Inventory Number: ART 017 / SOLD