.56 CALIBER BILLINGHURST REQUA BATTERY LOADED IN PIANO-HINGED WITH 24 CARTRIDGES

Description:
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR .56 CALIBER BILLINGHURST REQUA BATTERY GUN CARTRIDGE Description Presented here is an original .56 caliber brass cartridge specimen known as the 'Billinghurst-Requa Mitrailleuse' battery cartridge Used in the Billinghurst Requa Volley Gun, this rare rimfire artifact has a straight brass casing that measures 2 5/8" long with a wide-rim concave base and conical bullet head. Seldom seen collectible. ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR .56 CALIBER BILLINGHURST REQUA BATTERY GUN CARTRIDGE: Patented late in 1862, the Billinghurst Requa Battery Gun was one of the many innovations in firearms and artillery developed during the Civil War. Utilizing fixed ammunition in the form of brass case cartridges - an advancement in and of themselves - loaded in piano-hinged with 24 cartridges.


Price: $2,995.00