Rare Civil War Canister Shell Recovered at Gettysburg
Guns International #: 100730013 Seller's Inventory #: 28741
Category: Collectibles - Civil War -
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material. We offer free Shipping for orders over $500.
Description:
This round was manufactured for use in the US 3” Ordnance Rifle, and measures 8” in length, 3” in diameter, with a weight of just over 7 lbs (3.2 Kg). The walls of the case are two sheets of tin, crimped at the front, with two soldered seams along the sides. Some old surface rust is present on the nose of the canister; the oblique pattern indicates that the round was unevenly covered in water or moist soil for a prolonged time prior to recovery. The oxidized lead base is marked, “HOTCHKISS/3”/JAN'Y 7/1862/PATENT”, cast in raised letters within the cupped bottom. There is a narrow groove at the base where it joins the canister and, when fired, the soft lead expanded into the gun tube’s rifling, causing the round to spin as it exited the muzzle and broke apart. Unfortunately, the rifle-imparted spin reduced the effectiveness of canister fire by causing an uneven dispersal of the shot. This fantastic artifact was recovered from the Gettysburg area and sold by The Horse Soldier to the previous owner as part of the well-known Geiselman Collection of Gettysburg recovered items. These canister rounds are very rarely found, and this intact example is a fantastic piece of history, worthy of prominent display.
SOLD
Manufacturer: Hotchkiss
Model: Canister