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US RIFLED 42-POUNDER TYPE I JAMES BOLT

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Militaria Start Price:1,250.00 USD Estimated At:2,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD
US RIFLED 42-POUNDER TYPE I JAMES BOLT
US RIFLED 42-POUNDER TYPE I JAMES BOLT. Battlefield souvenir – non-excavated. Picked up near Fort Pulaski, Georgia. This is the invention of Charles Tilllinghast James of Rhode Island who was also a Major General in the Rhode Island State Militia. This cal. was used during the bombardment of Fort Pulaski in Savannah, Georgia where General Gilmore's artillery breached the brick fort – this was the first instance of rifled artillery rendering masonry forts obsolete. CONDITION: Light pitting. 4-55934 JM45 (2,500-4,500)