.58 Caliber Skin Cartridge / SOLD

Original, complete example of this scarce cartridge. This is a .58 caliber 3-groove "minie" cartridge for the Springfield rifle musket. Believed to have been made by Edward Cleveland in Hartford, CT, this was produced following the patent filed by Captain John Hayes...i.e., cartridge case made of mutton intestine.

Inventory Number: BUL 204 / SOLD