Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Band Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle - Excavated in Fredericksburg Virginia Antique Shotguns revolver 10" in overall length

revolver 10" in overall length

Surface soiling to the front and rear covers

As rumor has it

Ek= schütternd war nach der Pjickkehr der Maschinen die ewißheit

with the springs working and all parts included

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Band Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle - Excavated in Fredericksburg Virginia Antique Shotguns revolver 10" in overall lengthOriginal Item: The most advanced artillery in use during the American Civil War had rifled bores, which gave greatly increased range and accuracy. Since the war occurred just as rifling was being developed for artillery, a host of different rifling schemes were tried. One of these was the Model 1861 3 Inch Ordnance rifled muzzle loader, usually called the " 3 in. Ordnance Rifle." The 3 inch Ordnance gun was made of hammer welded, formed, machined