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Bullet Shell Casing From the Battle of Little Bighorn

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:600.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,200.00 USD
Bullet Shell Casing From the Battle of Little Bighorn
One of the last surviving relics of the Battle of Little Bighorn, a used bullet shell casing expelled during the fight. Bullet casing was part of the collection of Stella Foote, and then part of the Alexander Acevedo collection, who auctioned the piece through Butterfield & Butterfield as part of Lot 113 in their ''Important Custer, Indian War & Western Memorabilia'' sale on 4 April 1995. Casing measures 2.125'' long and .625'' in diameter. Headstamp is blank.