Percussion Caps From Blockade Runner Minho

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Percussion Caps From Blockade Runner Minho

 

Percussion caps “Salvaged from the blockade runner Minho.  The Minho grounded off Fort Moultrie on the morning of 20 October 1862.”   The “Minho” ran the Union blockade between Charleston and Bermuda. On October 2nd, 1862, she ran aground and was struck by a shell from the U.S.S. “Flambeau,” while trying to enter Charleston Harbor. Her cargo consisted of arms for the Confederate Army.  Shown above is a representative photo.  We are offering each percussion cap at $2 a piece or you may purchase 3 for $5.  If you would like to purchase a larger quantity, please contact us directly.

 

Inventory Number: BUL 024

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A plastic container of "Percussion Caps From Blockade Runner Minho" spills onto a white surface, with a label noting their salvage from the Minho in 1862.
A typed museum label notes that the "Percussion Caps From Blockade Runner Minho" were recovered after the Minho was grounded off Fort Moultrie on October 20, 1862.
Two corroded Percussion Caps from the Blockade Runner Minho, each with a cylindrical top and four flared, flat base extensions, are photographed against a white background.
A clear plastic container tipped over, spilling numerous small, corroded Percussion Caps from Blockade Runner Minho onto a white surface.

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