Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Featured Item The unit appears totally complete

The unit appears totally complete with moving safety switch on the left side of the pistol grip

The interior is a totally correct forged finish now showing much old corrosion

By the close of the Victorian era in 1901 powder was was far more stable and reliable so these problems ceased to exist

75 bore Brown Bess Musket

The name "Vostok" was treated as classified information until Gagarin's flight was first publicly disclosed to the world press

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Featured Item The unit appears totally completeOriginal 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