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Here is something not often found; a fired .69 caliber Gardner bullet. These are the largest size of the Confederate Gardner pattern bullet. With typical two-groove Gardner characteristics, but in .69 caliber.
Frederick J. Gardner of New Bern, NC, held Confederate States Patent #12 for his machine that formed the unique Gardner cartridge.
Smashed “fired” specimen with white patina and marked “Bull Run 1861”. [jet] [ph:jet]
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