Original U.S. Civil War Union Army 3” Schenkl Artillery Shell Found at Mine Run Battlefield Site - With “Mine Run” Stand Japanese Documents and Books It was then posted to

It was then posted to Ireland and missed the Battle of Waterloo in 1815

This is a charming piece of Great War history

the victorious imperial faction abandoned its objective of expelling foreigners from Japan and instead adopted a policy of continued modernization with an eye to eventual renegotiation of the unequal treaties with the Western powers

The butt stock and just forward of the lock is also clad with sheet iron

there is a faded maker mark

Original U.S. Civil War Union Army 3” Schenkl Artillery Shell Found at Mine Run Battlefield Site - With “Mine Run” Stand Japanese Documents and Books It was then posted toOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely example of a battlefield dug Civil War Federal Artillery Shell, as used by the Union Army. These projectiles were manufactured in the Federal arsenals, following the design of John P. Schenkl. The sabot system consisted of a "forcing cone" paper sleeve, which was intended to expand into the rifling, then flutter away after firing. It would appear that this projectile was fired, hit its mark and did