Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Projectile Manufacture Type_New Made Items On January 18th the 307th

On January 18th the 307th moved to Castel Volturno

The dagger blade has been cleaned and polished numerous times

AFHQ assumed control of the Eighth Army advancing from the east as well

The inside of the top flap is marked with the following information

Keli Schmid

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Projectile Manufacture Type_New Made Items On January 18th the 307thOriginal Item: Only One Available. Robert P. Parrott and Dr. John B. Read were both projectile inventors before the Civil War. Read patented his wrought iron ring sabot projectiles on October 28, 1856, patent #15,999. Parrott purchased from Read the rights to manufacture Read's projectile before 1861, and a royalty was to be paid to Dr. Read. On August 20, 1861, with patent #33,100, Parrott patented an improvement to Read's projectiles. Parrott's