Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-Inch Hotchkiss Cutaway Shell with Fuse Adapter - Recovered Winchester Virginia Category_Water Jacket Assembly so it was most likely

so it was most likely made in 1862-63

representing the 3rd man in "C" Company of the 11TH LIGHT DRAGOONS

when reporting to a new unit

By 21 December

part of the 7th ID

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-Inch Hotchkiss Cutaway Shell with Fuse Adapter - Recovered Winchester Virginia Category_Water Jacket Assembly so it was most likelyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very well done cutaway display made from a U. S. 3 Hotchkiss Explosive Shell. This is a shell which would have been fired from the 3 Ordnance or Parrott Rifles. The shell is fitted with a Hotchkiss Fuse adapter and fuse, which is still present. Recovered from the Battlefields of Winchester, Virginia! This shell has remnants of original black powder, which has now been rendered inert. The fuses are plainly visible in