2294

US NAVY 3.4" SCHENKL SHELL

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:625.00 USD Estimated At:1,250.00 - 1,900.00 USD
US NAVY 3.4  SCHENKL SHELL
US NAVY 3.4" SCHENKL SHELL. Excavated (looks non-excavated). Recovered from battlefield in Maryland Heights, Maryland. Accompanying is a brass Schenkl percussion fuse that unscrews and stamped on the face is, "J.P. SCHENKL PAT OCT 16, 1861". Since the US artillery had a problem with the papier-mache sabot swelling up, a zinc covering was fashioned to go over it. CONDITION: Virtually no pitting. Some papier-mache still present. One of the best specimens recovered from this battlefield. 4-55928 JM166 (1,250-1,900)