Number

Picture

Description

Price

2923

6 lb. 3.58, Solid Shot – Nice iron – Recovery unk.

$175.00

2925

6 lb. 3.58, Solid Shot – Very slight gouge out of one section – Recovered unk.

$175.00

2929

12 lb. 4.52, C.S. Solid Shot – Some slight pitting but very good – Recovery unk.

$175.00

2933

12 lb. 4.52, Bormann – Light to moderate pitting – Fuse punch with a vengence – Recovery unk.

$350.00

2937

10 lb. 3”, 2.9 Parrott – Some pitting but nice – Paper time fuse – Recovery unk.

$225.00

2945

12 lb. 4.52, C.S. Mortar Shell w/ remains of wood fuse – Very nice – Recovery Petersburg

$285.00

The following artillery shells have been recovered by both my wife & I, unless marked in blue – Overall through the years we have recovered more than 80 shells – Many have been sold & a few we have retained – The number or marking that you see on the shell is my own personal recorded marking

2949

6 lb. 3.58, Solid Shot – Some pitting – Recovery Cedar Mountain – Marked CM-30

SOLD

2955

12 lb. 4.52, Solid Shot – Light pitting w/ roughly a 1 1/2” by 1 1/2” pc .knocked out – Recovered South Mountain – Marked SM-1

$170.00

2963

12 lb. 4.52, Solid Shot – Some Pitting – Recovery Battle of Mine Run – Marked MR-367

SOLD

2968

12 lb. 4.52, Confederate Side Loader w/ light pitting – Two cracks appear starting at the side loader (See photo) – Fuse in excellent cond’t – Battle of Spotsylvania – Marked SP-41

$425.00

2972

12 lb. 4.52, Confederate Side Loader with some pitting – Battle of Chancellorsville – Marked C-77

$475.00

2975

12 lb. 4.52, U.S. Bormann w/ U.S. marking on fuse (S appears backwards) – Light to moderate pitting – Can read all numbers including U.S. marking – Fuse punched at 4.5 sec – Recovery Battle of Fredericksburg – Marked F-48

$400.00

2981

3"- 2.9 - Confederate smooth Read w/ paper time fuse - Deep lathe dimple - Lathe dog knocked off - Lathe turnings are visible - Sabot is complete - Dug by me at Chancellorsville

2989

20 lb. 3.67, U.S. Parrott – Pitting – Sabot complete – Paper time fuse – When I deactivated this shell many years ago it was filled completely w/ casting sand…why? – Many years ago I read an article pertaining to unscrupulous manufacturers not putting powder in the shells – Recovery Battle of Fredericksburg – This was the 3^rd shell that I excavated – Marked A-10

SOLD

2993

20 lb. 3.67, U.S. Parrott – No sabot – Overall iron excellent w/ some chipping at the one side of the base – Recovery - Battle of Vicksburg – Marked V-128

$225.00

2997

30 lb. 4.2, U.S. Flat Top Parrott – Overall iron very good – Sabot missing – Very nice shell – Broke my back carrying this out – Recovery Battle of Vicksburg – Marked V-154

$400.00

3001

20 lb. 3.67, Bottlenose (Chilled Nose) Parrott Bolt – Beautiful rifling on sabot which is complete – Very nice bolt – Recovery Battle of Vicksburg – Marked V-153

$325.00

3009

10 lb. 2.94, Burton Dyer Case Shot – Sabot Complete w/ remnants of tin straps (very nice) – Straps were applied at later date in order to prevent sabot from breaking off in flight – Rifling appears on sabot – Has a great Burton Dyer fuse remaining (Center was drilled through) –  Light pitting – Very nice Burton Dyer – Recovery Battle of Spotsylvania – Marked SP-804

$375.00

3013

10 lb. 2.94, Burton Dyer Case Shot – No sabot which is normal for a Burton Dyer – Most of fuse remains – Spanner holes remain showing – Light to moderate pitting – Recovery Battle of Chancellorsville – Marked C-15

$225.00

3021

10 lb. 2.9, Hotchkiss Nose – Light pitting – Beautiful fuse – Recovery Battle of Payne’s Farm – Marked P-78

$195.00

3033

3" - 2.94 Confederate Mullane – Note very pronounced mold seams – Complete Sabot section missing – wood time fuse – These are the most pronounced mold seams that I have ever seen – Iron in excellent cond’t, marked only where they knocked off the lathe dog – Note pc. of wood attached – When I found this shell this pc. of wood was adhered to the shell. In order to electrolysize it, I had to remove the pc. and re-attach – Very nice shell – This Mullane is a good example that the Confederates were deploying the Mullane as late as 1864. Otherwise I would not have recovered it at the Battle of Wilderness – Marked W-517

$500.00

3038

10 lb. 2.94 Confederate Read – Lathe dog knocked off – Flaking on rear of shell w/ part sabot showing very nice rifling – Flaking is typical of the Confederate Read – Overall iron is nice – Fuse in very nice cond’t, one tiny bump – Recovery Battle of Spotsylvania – Marked SP-2

$475.00

3042

10 lb. - 2.94 Confederate Read - Flaking on rear of shell which is common for the Confederate Read however complete sabot remains showing very good rifling w/ lands and grooves – Fuse remains however must have hit directly on fuse and gouges appear accordingly – Overall iron very good – Recovered Battle of Chancellorsville – Marked C-76

$450.00

3051

10 lb. 2.9, Confederate Read – Overall iron in good cond’t except near lathe dog where a pc. is knocked out – Originally had a wood fuse – Sabot and lower bourrelet are very interesting, has three field cuts made in both sabot and lower bourrelet – I have personally never seen this – Lands and groves on sabot very nice – Recovery Hazel River – Marked HR-39

$500.00

3055

10 lb. 2.94, Confederate Read – some pitting – Fuse in good cond’t except for hit at one spanner hole – Sabot excellent w/ lands and groves – Overall shell very nice – This shell was dug by a very close friend of mine. He and I dug a Read each that day, mine being a side loader which of course made my year – Recovery Battle of Wilderness

$625.00