US 3 INCH HOTCHKISS SHELL (TOP PORTION ONLY) RECOVERED FROM GETTYSBURG

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Item Code: R21918

Uncleaned nose and body portion of a US Hotchkiss shell in dug condition. No base cup, and no sabot. Fuse plug remains intact, and would have taken a paper time fuse. Surface shows moderate to heavy rust and pitting. Recovered from Gettysburg on the Daniel Lady farm, about 600 yards east of the barn.    [jt]

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