U.S. 3” SCHENKL PERCUSSION SHELL FRAGMENT RECOVERED AT HUNTERSTOWN NEAR GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

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Item Code: 1179-1293

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Here is a large, very fine example of shell fragment from a fired, 3” Schenkl percussion projectile that was recovered from the battle of Hunterstown near Gettysburg.   Once part of the Detrick Collection, this artillery fragment measures just over 7” long and is 3” at the widest point.   Remarkably, this exploded frag retains much of its cylindrical shape and still exhibits five of its raised ribs and a portion of the sixth rib on the tapered tail.   Never cleaned, the exterior of this frag specimen wears a light coat of rust and has acquired a dark brown patina coloring.   The interior portion shows the long, cylindrical and hollow section of the charge cavity.  Piece has just light surface dirt.   This shell fragment is from Hunterstown near Gettysburg and is identified in John Geiselman’s collection by his museum listing.  Originally sold as item# R11766.  [ra][ph:L]

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The Horse Soldier was pleased to offer a number of items from the John P. Geiselman collection, a collection that was on display for many years at the Geiselman Country Store Museum on Barlow - Two Taverns Road. Geiselman began his collecting as a child in the early 1920s, and during the pre-World II period had access to artifacts that had been purchased earlier at the estate sales of the Trostle, Rogers, Rose, Weikert, and Wentz farms - local properties that figured prominently in the battle and its aftermath. During this period he had access as well to the Hill , Plank, and Stewart collections, and was able to acquire other items that had been sold from turn-of-the-century relics establishments such as the Danner, Ziegler, and Oak Ridge Museums. Furthermore, Geiselman carefully documented most artifacts, and collectors perusing the list will be able to note, in many instances, not only the source of the relic and the date of its recovery, but also the part of the battlefield from which it came. In other words, his collection is the last major grouping of Gettysburg artifacts assembled and documented by a local resident.

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