Original U.S. Civil War Federal M1841 6-pounder Hotchkiss Cannon Artillery Shell 3.67" Antique Percussion Firearms Later again

Later again

It still retains its original brass tipped cleaning rod

Waffenrock was derived from the substantive wâfenroc or wâpenroc ("weapon tunic") of knights

Japanese forces sometimes went to great lengths to transport these heavy mortars to remote jungle locations when preparing defensive works

Wilson's Landing May 14

Original U.S. Civil War Federal M1841 6-pounder Hotchkiss Cannon Artillery Shell 3.67" Antique Percussion Firearms Later againOriginal 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