Original U.S. Civil War Excellent Condition Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly mounted on the port side

mounted on the port side and firing forwards and outwards at a 30° angle to avoid the propeller arc

with boat's name and captain listed underneath:

A note on Issue Caps vs

- Combination reamer

one would never have expected to see this item

Original U.S. Civil War Excellent Condition Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly mounted on the port sideOriginal 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