This original Federal 3" Schenkl percussion shell was recovered on East Cavalry Field in Gettysburg sometime after the battle in July 1863. Once part of the Walters Collection, the 3" diameter Schenkl, in fine relic condition, was the type of shell used more than any other Schenkl pattern shell in the Civil War. The specimen's original zinc time-fused plug adapter and its papier-mache sabot is missing. The shell nose still exhibits strong threading in the plug opening. The projectile measures 9" long, has a diameter of 2.94" and weighs 8 pounds. The artifact has 7 raised vertical ribs on the conical tail. Entire iron shell wears a coat of light rust with some surface dirt only. Never cleaned. The artillery projectile exhibits a nice, mottled brown patina overall. The 3" Schenkl shell, once part of the Walters Collection of Gettysburg, is identified in 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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