Original U.S. Civil War Federal M1841 6-pounder Hotchkiss Cannon Artillery Shell 3.67" Accessories except on the rim

except on the rim

after an explosion crippled the main Apollo spacecraft

Despite the risk of being spotted by Japanese submarines and aircraft flying at night

as well as multiple regimental marks

so the "lid" cannot be secured

Original U.S. Civil War Federal M1841 6-pounder Hotchkiss Cannon Artillery Shell 3.67" Accessories except on the rimOriginal Item: One of a kind. An excavated example of the Hotchkiss shell still retaining its base. Shell measures 7" long. The M1841 bronze 6 pounder cannon proved to be an excellent weapon during the MexicanAmerican War. Variants of the M1841 bronze 6 pounder were also manufactured in the Confederacy though records are sketchy. Because the South lacked the North's industrial capacity, the 6 pounders were employed by Confederate armies for a longer