Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly After nearly two years overseas

After nearly two years overseas and 442 days in combat

otherwise in great display condition of this extremely rare scabbard variation

intact lanyard ring

It's fuse is a percussion type which had to be struck on a hard surface to ignite the delay

The problem was that the Bren was not capable of fulfilling the role performed by the Vickers

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly After nearly two years overseasOriginal 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