Here is a complete Federal 3" Schenkl percussion shell specimen in very good condition. This artillery round was found on the grounds of the Spangler Farm on the Gettysburg battlefield sometime after of the battle. The deactivated shell measures 9" long, has a diameter of 2.94"and was the most used of any Schenkl pattern projectile. Shell retains a portion of the standard, brass-pattern Schenkl percussion fuse screwed into the nose. Fuse is slightly distorted and wears a pleasing, light green patina. Shell body exhibits a hard surface appearance that has acquired a nice, light brown patina, along with scattered areas of light surface rust. Nose area exhibits a small 'flake' or chip removed from the body. Conical tail has the seven raised vertical ribs. Overall in wonderful condition. This 3.5-pound Schenkl shell, found on the Spangler Farm after the Battle of Gettysburg, is identified on John Geiselman's museum listing.

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The Horse Soldier is 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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