FIRED U.S. 3” HOTCHKISS CASE-SHOT

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Offered here is a very nice excavated Union artillery shell that was fired and, partially, detonated.  This is an iron, 3” Hotchkiss artillery shell that was intended to be fired from a 10-pounder Parrott rifle or 3” Ordnance rifle.

This shell is made up of three separate sections. The nose section would have been filled with lead case-shot balls and the explosive charge. When this was fired, the fuse and top blew straight out as designed to direct the lead balls. Because of this hole created in the nose, a view of the interior construction shows a square nail sticking up from the bottom. This was critical in the casting process.

However, the remainder of the shell did not fragment for some reason. The middle section, a lead sabot, is intact and shows rifling marks very well. The third section is the iron base cup. On the bottom of this cup is the very clearly visible Hotchkiss patent information as cast into the piece. This is the type with three flame grooves running up the sides.

This item was excavated so the exterior iron surface is brown and rusty, but is not heavily pitted.

This shell is an excellent display piece or educational tool, as well as an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection. [jet][ph:L]

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