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$125.00 SOLD
Originally $200.00
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Item Code: R20393
US 6 lb., 3.67 inch spherical half shell with bullets clearly visible in the black matrix. This shell used a Bormann time fuse. Visible are pistol and musket balls, which Confederate artillery filled into captured Union shells, making it a case-shot projectile. Lower half of bursting charge is present.
Shell was produced at Allegheny Arsenal in Pittsburgh, PA.
Exterior of shell has moderate pitting. Great for display. [sm]
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