Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly Their assigned task was to

Their assigned task was to attack the beaches prior to the ground forces coming ashore

It's fuse is a percussion type which had to be struck on a hard surface to ignite the delay

intact lanyard ring

the patch reads DICK LAVIGNE

The problem was that the Bren was not capable of fulfilling the role performed by the Vickers

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly Their assigned task was toOriginal 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