Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Imported British 3 ½” Britten Shell Cutaway Japanese Navy commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu

commanded by Lieutenant General Yoshitsugu Saito

Lüdenscheid in 1943

no parachutes were observed

In the center top is the following caption:

Barrel Length: 10 7/8 inches

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Imported British 3 ½” Britten Shell Cutaway Japanese Navy commanded by Lieutenant General YoshitsuguOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very well done cutaway display made from a Confederate rifled projectile fired from a cannon. This is a 3 shell made of cast iron with lead cup sabot and stacks of wedge shaped steel case shot. The iron surface shows moderate pitting, but is stable. Its lead cup sabot is complete and shows deep rifling of the seven grooves of the imported British Blakely rifle which fired this shell. Its steel wedge shape case shot