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The most widely used Confederate fuse plugs were the copper time fuse adapters with two spanner holes in the head. These fuse adapters came in various lengths and head diameters. This long style was… (2025-1670). Learn More »
Zinc Parrott (long) fuse adapter measuring approximately 2.5” long. From a fired shell. Head is flanged with spanner holes and measures about 1.25” in diameter. Some deterioration around the edge… (2025-1669). Learn More »
Zinc Parrott (short) fuse adapter measuring approximately 1.75” long. From a fired shell. Head has rounded flange with spanner holes. Threads run full length of the body. Nice white patina.… (2025-1668). Learn More »
$145.00
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Brass Hotchkiss fuse adapter measuring approximately 2.25” long. From a fired shell. Head is flanged with a screwdriver slot and measures about 1.2” in diameter. Threads run about 1/2” down the… (2025-1666). Learn More »
Civil War artillery gimlets were used to remove broken friction primers or other obstructions from the vent hole of a cannon tube. This example shows very light surface rust, a wood handle with its… (2025-623). Learn More »
$75.00
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This is an excavated specimen and this common size was for the 3” Ordnance rifle. This is the nose portion of the 3-piece Hotchkiss artillery shell. No lead sabot or iron base cup. The copper fuse… (1300-116). Learn More »
$125.00
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This is the most common solid shot projectile of any caliber used during the Civil War by both the Federal and Confederate forces. This is a solid iron cannon ball with dark brown tone and bubble… (557-16). Learn More »
Nice 37mm Hotchkiss round made by Winchester and dated 5-91 (May, 1891). Steel shell with nose painted red and brass rotating band. Base of shell features threaded hole for base fuse (no fuse… (490-1485). Learn More »
$135.00
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Nice 37mm Hotchkiss round made by Winchester and dated 5-91 (May, 1891). Steel shell with nose painted red and brass rotating band. Base of shell features threaded hole for base fuse (no fuse… (490-1477). Learn More »
$135.00
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This large cast-iron cannon was produced at the Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Va. In 1836, a group of Richmond businessmen and industrialists led by Francis B. Deane, Jr. set about to capitalize on… (1268-1240). Learn More »
Offered here is a very rare “target sheet” recorded from a test of a Hotchkiss cannon and patent projectile. This is a printed form on polished cotton paper with blank fields and results done in… (2025-1921). Learn More »
$225.00
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Here is a Gettysburg excavated Civil War Federal 3” field artillery projectile often referred to as a Parrott Type III shell excavated from an unknown location area on the Gettysburg battlefield… (2024-2135). Learn More »
This is a punch that was used to punch the Bormann time fuse. It is 4.5” in length. The handle is made of brass and is half-moon shaped. The punch shaft is made of steel and has a light surface… (2025-3107). Learn More »
This is an original, albeit partial, Civil War canister round for 12-pounder Napoleon, the smoothbore bronze cannon adopted in 1857 and one of main weapons of Civil War field artillery. This piece… (1202-486). Learn More »
This is a scarce piece of Civil War artillery related leather. This is a pendulum hausse sight case. Pendulum Hausse sights were weighted brass pieces that were mounted on the breech of a cannon and… (2025-2038). Learn More »
This is a scarce piece of Civil War artillery related leather. This is a pendulum hausse sight case. Pendulum Hausse sights were weighted brass pieces that were mounted on the breech of a cannon and… (2025-2022). Learn More »
This is a Rains barrel torpedo that was recovered during the Civil War in Mobile Bay, AL. It was developed by Gabriel James Rains, Chief of the Confederate Torpedo Service. Gabriel Rains was born in… (1268-690). Learn More »
Much of the American Revolution took place on the seas between a budding Continental Navy and the powerful British Royal Navy. Naval gunners on both sides fired a range of specialized projectiles from… (1202-950). Learn More »
These fuse wrenches were used to screw in and tighten the Bormann fuse in an artillery shell or case-shot. As Civil War artillery and ordnance aficionados will know, the Bormann fuse used a powder… (1202-450). Learn More »
The 32-pounder was an iron smoothbore cannon used on ships and in coastal fortifications. It was largely superseded by more advanced guns during the war but remained in service throughout, with the… (1268-669). Learn More »
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This officer’s shell jacket was worn by Winsor B. French while Colonel of the 77th New York and carries his name in old brown ink on interior of the hanging loop inside the collar. Short jackets like this were non-regulation, but popular with both… (1314-06). Learn More »