U.S. 3” SCHENKL PERCUSSION SHELL FRAGMENT RECOVERED DEVIL’S DEN, GETTYSBURG – GEISELMAN COLLECTION

$175.00 SOLD

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Item Code: 224-391

This 3” Schenkl percussion shell fragment was recovered from the battle area at Devil’s Den on the Gettysburg battlefield. In good relic condition, this artillery fragment is the base or tail section of the shell and measures 4”. Never cleaned, the exterior of this shell fragment exhibits portions of four of its raised ribs on the tapered tail. The interior portion the charge cavity. Piece wears a coat of light rust and some surface dirt. This shell fragment is from Devil’s Den in Gettysburg and is identified in John Geiselman’s collection by his contemporary inscribed labels. Originally sold as item# R11870.  [ra]

10% Geiselman discount does NOT apply to this item.

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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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