Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-Inch Hotchkiss Cutaway Shell with Fuse Adapter - Recovered Winchester Virginia Category_Water Jacket Assembly part of the 7th ID

part of the 7th ID

By 21 December

A fantastic example of an iconic big game hunting rifle

representing the 3rd man in "C" Company of the 11TH LIGHT DRAGOONS

The cap nipple has been replaced

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-Inch Hotchkiss Cutaway Shell with Fuse Adapter - Recovered Winchester Virginia Category_Water Jacket Assembly part of the 7th IDOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very well done cutaway display made from a U. S. 3 Hotchkiss Explosive Shell. This is a shell which would have been fired from the 3 Ordnance or Parrott Rifles. The shell is fitted with a Hotchkiss Fuse adapter and fuse, which is still present. Recovered from the Battlefields of Winchester, Virginia! This shell has remnants of original black powder, which has now been rendered inert. The fuses are plainly visible in