U.S. 4.52" 12-POUND SPHERICAL CASE-SHOT SHELL REYNOLD'S WOODS, GETTYSBURG - GEISELMAN COLLECTION

$950.00 SOLD
Originally $1,250.00

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Item Code: R11216

This original 12-pound spherical case-shot shell found at Gettysburg is in fine condition. Once part of the David Plank Collection, this projectile was recovered from the battlefield at Reynold's Woods shortly after the battle. The circular shell is missing its Borman fuse and its brass underplug in the center. Round fuse opening still exhibits strong threads. Shell cavity is filled with round lead case shot and shows the light colored matrix clearly visible. Has no mold seam. Never cleaned. The specimen wears just surface dirt and has a wonderful light brown patina overall. This 12-pound spherical shell, recovered from Reynold's Woods in Gettysburg, is identified by John Geiselman's collection by his contemporary inscribed labels.

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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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