This item is a very nice fragment of a U.S. 3-Inch Type I Hotchkiss Shell. Heavily pitted, this fragment consists of the shell’s base cup. It measures approximately 3 inches in diameter by 2-½ inches high and has a jagged top edge. It was found in relic condition in Reynolds' Woods on the west side of Gettysburg and the scene of the first day’s battle. It has not been cleaned or otherwise fussed with. This shell remnant is identified from John Geiselman’s collection by a contemporary tag and would make a nice display piece for an artillery, Civil War, or Gettysburg related collection. Originally sold as Item# R11775. [bb]

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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