Civil War buckshot cartridges were made up of .31 caliber round shot for smoothbore muskets and shotguns. This specimen was made at the Columbus Ordnance Depot in Georgia. It contains 12 round shot in the upper portion of the cartridge and black powder in the lower portion. Tied above and below the buckshot with thread and closed with regulation folded tail. This cartridge is in very good condition.  An excellent example of a scarce cartridge.  [jet]

UPS SHIPPING REQUIRED.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

THIS ITEM, AS WITH ALL OTHER ITEMS AVAILABLE ON OUR WEB SITE,

MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH OUR LAYAWAY PROGRAM.

FOR OUR POLICIES AND TERMS,

CLICK ON ‘CONTACT US’ AT THE TOP OF ANY PAGE ON THE SITE,

THEN ON ‘LAYAWAY POLICY’.

THANK YOU!