Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Featured Item The hammer is engraved with

The hammer is engraved with the typical “feathers” that one expects to find on Birmingham and some London made Enfields as well

They are genuine military surplus helmets used by actual soldiers

Such an arrangement needn’t be thrown

but with the effect of preventing French soldiers from using captured enemy ammunition

The 3rd Battalion Battle Patrol was detailed to find out exactly what the hill had

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Featured Item The hammer is engraved withOriginal 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