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Read shell
in 2 pieces .
Dug at Petersburg, Virginia, note the dimple
in the base that is typical of Confederate
manufacture. The shell retains the copper sabot.
The middle is gone, but it is intriguing that
both these pieces were found together.
Item AR9040 $94.99
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Civil War Parrott fuse.
This pewter piece
was recovered in the
Cold Harbor, Virginia, area.
Item AR9039 $24.99 SOLD
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Heavy 1800s (or earlier) iron grappling hook.
This 10.5 pound hook appears to be quite old and would have
been loaded into a cannon with a wooden sabot, and the necessary amount of rope
would be tied to the ring. Charlie Harris of American Digger concurs.
The overall length is 27 inches.
Item AR9038 $125.00
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Civil War era U.S. Schenkl shell with fuse adapter.
This piece measures 9 inches long and is 3 inches in diameter. The fuse adapter readily
screws out, and most of the patent date is visible on the end. It is safe and deactivated
and has been cleaned with electrolysis.
Item AR9037 $395.00 SOLD
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Civil War era Confederate Broun shell with fuse adapter.
This piece measures 7.25 inches long and is 3 inches in diameter. This late war shell
was recovered from the Richmond defenses. The nose is rounded with a bourrelet ring
and would have had a copper sabot extending below the base, and it was cast for a wooden fuse.
The powder has been removed from this specimen. The Broun has been cleaned with electrolysis
and sprayed with clear acrylic as a preservative.
Item AR9036 $395.00
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Civil War era vent pick.
This specimen has a pewter handle and was recovered at the Seven Days Campaign
near Mechanicsville, Virginia. This pick is 3.25 inches long, and the handle
is 1.75 inches long.
Item AR9035 $24.99 SOLD
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Civil War era C.S. Read shell.
This piece, recovered in Virginia, is a virtually perfect example of a
3" Read shell. This one was made in Richmond, Virginia. Note lathe dog
and lathe dimple and the bourrelets, which are associated with
Confederate manufacure.
Item AR9034 $795.00 SOLD
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Civil War era C.S. Read half shell.
This piece, recovered in Virginia, retains the fuse adapter and sabot.
The shell shows well though the outer surface shows some typical wear and pitting.
This shell has been cleaned with electrolysis and sprayed
with clear acrylic to preserve it's condition.
Item AR9033 $145.00
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Deactivated
C.S. Read
Shell
This piece has been fired, but it
is still intact. Note that the base
has a dimple, which is associated
with Confederate ordnance. This
specimen was recovered in Caroline
County, Virginia.
Item AR9032
$375.00 SOLD
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30 pound U. S. Parrott half.
This piece, recovered in Virginia, retains its
matrix and part of its fuse adapter. It has been
sprayed with clear acrylic as a preservative.
Item AR9031 $150.00
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Confederate 12 pound copper fuse adapter.
Note the taper on this rare variant; it was probably a metal-saving adaptation.
The diameter at the top is .63 inches, and it measures .97 inches at the threads. The base
has a diameter of 1.26 inches. The bottom right photo shows another, more typical,
fuse adapter. Look at pictures closely. This is a very rare, late war fuse,
as is evidenced by the extreme taper and the very few threads at the shoulders
of the adapter.
Item AR9029 $200.00
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Battle broken solid shot.
This unusual piece was recovered in Caroline County, Virginia, part of the
North Anna Battlefields. This one must
have hit something very hard to have broken in this manner.
Item AR9028 $44.99
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Deactivated Civil War relic C. S. Read.
This 3 inch shell, made in
Richmond, Virginia, was fired, but it did not explode. The base has the dimple associated
with Confederate shells, and there is a casting imperfection on the side. This Richmond-area
found shell has some pitting from ground action, but it is solid, with no cracks or chips.
It has been sprayed with clear acrylic as a preservative, but it could be cleaned further,
should you choose.
Item AR9026 $399.99 SOLD
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30 pound Parrott shell base with sabot.
The diameter of this uncleaned piece is about 4.25" and weighs 6.5 lbs.
Item AR9025 $29.99
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Civil War 100 lb. Federal Parrott shell portion.
This piece, recovered at Malvern Hill, weighs 5.5 lbs. and is roughly 6" long. It
has been cleaned with electrolysis and sprayed with clear acrylic, which acts as a preservative.
Item AR9023 $49.99
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Civil War Confederate copper fuse adapter plug.
Civil War Confederate copper fuse adapter plug.
This plug for a 3 inch shell is in good excavated condition.
It measures 2-7/8 inches tall.
Item AR9021 $49.99 SOLD
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Confederate Read shell half with copper fuse adapter.
This piece was recovered along the Pamunkey River in Virginia; it may be one of Jeb Stuart's
shells. This 3 inch shell is internally perfect. It shows the fuse adapter, powder
bursting chamber, and the matrix. You can safely see what Confederate shells looked
like. It is rough and chipped on the back. It was dug four feet in the ground. It has
been cleaned with electrolysis and sprayed with clear acrylic as a preservative.
Item AR9017 $229.99
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Civil War US Read shell half with drive-in wood fuse.
The fuse is still intact in this shell, recovered in Petersburg, Virginia. The brass
sabot is also intact. The bursting chamber with the matrix is shown. The powder
has been removed. This shell is 8-13/16" long and 2-7/8" wide.
Item AR9018 $239.99
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Confederate Read shell Half from central Virginia.
This short Read shell half has been cleaned and sprayed with clear acrylic. It is safe
and displays nicely showing the inside of a Confederate Read shell! A perfect gift
for the novice or collector.
Item AR9011 $195.00
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Twenty pound nose to a 100 pound Parrott shell.
I dug this myself about 20 years ago at The Battle of Wilson's Wharf with the
permission of the landowner. The official report of this battle will not be found
in Confederate records. Wilson's Wharf was defended by U. S. colored troops. The
landowner, Doctor Gay, asked Fitz Lee to drive the Negroes out. Fitz attacked and
the Confederate troops were repelled with significant losses. There were 2 Federal
gunboats firing in support of the Union troops. This hefty piece was fired from
one of those gunboats on the James River. This nice specimen has been cleaned
with electrolysis and is relative smooth and very solid. The diameter is about
6-1/4 inches. The length of this piece, at its longest, is 7-1/2 inches.
Item AR9019 $149.99
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Civil War Federal Parrott shell half.
The shell was recovered in central Virginia. Cut in half professionally, it exposes
the interior of the shell. A great display companion to a whole shell. This typical
Parrott half shell is 8.25" long and its base is 3" in diameter. (This piece
has been sprayed with clear acrylic to maintain its exterior.)
Item AR9012 $325.00
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Base of a Confederate Read shell dug in Central Virginia.
Please take note of the lathe dimple. This artifact has been cleaned and sprayed with clear
acrylic as a preservative.
Item AR9008 $29.99 SOLD
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Civil War fuse igniter.
The metal form was placed on the projectile nose to ensure proper
ignition of the paper fuse. This fuse igniter still retains much of the original
japanned finish.
Item AR9010 $49.99 SOLD
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Civil War mountain of Malvern Hill iron.
This assemblage of artillery shell fragments weighs about sixteen pounds, and
it was all recovered at Malvern Hill, Virginia.
Item AR9014 $39.99
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Read Parrot Shell Base (3.67 inch).
Another, slightly larger shell base. In good, excavated condition and sprayed
to preserve.
Item AR6006 $39.99
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