Original U.S. Civil War Federal 9-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore Naval Gun Projectile Shell Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The right side of the

The right side of the butt stock is marked S

There is no maker mark we can see

but soon he had to suspend it

Years of Manufacture: 1772-1848

The company was known for making pocket knives

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 9-inch Dahlgren Smoothbore Naval Gun Projectile Shell Category_Martini-Henry Accessories The right side of theOriginal Item: Only One Available. The IX inch Dahlgren shell gun: 1,185 guns were cast at Alger, Bellona, Fort Pitt, Seyfert, McManus & Co., Tredegar, and West Point foundries between 1855 and 1864. Fort Pitt Foundry also made 16 for the army in 1861. The IX inch Dahlgren was the most popular and versatile of Dahlgren shell guns made. The IX inch guns served as broadside armament on larger ships such as USS Susquehanna, which carried 12 IX inch