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BRITISH RIFLED 24-POUNDER BRITTEN SHELL

Currency:USD Category:Jewelry Start Price:875.00 USD Estimated At:1,750.00 - 3,000.00 USD
BRITISH RIFLED 24-POUNDER BRITTEN SHELL
BRITISH RIFLED 24-POUNDER BRITTEN SHELL. Excavated. Only a few known specimens and this is one of the rarest Britten projectiles that were manufactured and imported by the Confederates. Having a lead sabot and fitted for a wooden time fuse. This specimen was excavated by William Smedlund at a Confederate cannon emplacement on Rose Dew Island near Savannah, Georgia. Still retains one screw used to hold wooden disk on base of lead sabot that was there to cushion base of sabot. CONDITION: Iron body in excellent condition with some contemporary dings to sabot and a few marks where the Confederates tried to remove the lead, which was much needed for bullets. 4-55972 JM154 (1,750-3,000)