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2011
$2,875.00

US 9” PEVEY CANNONBALL ON orig SABOT. Non-excavated. One of only two known to exist with orig sabot. Has a near mint US Navy water cap fuse dated 1859 that is removable. Stamped “5 SEC” on the lead fuse tab. On the side of the cannonball is clearly stamped “P.V.” in 1/2” letters. Ball was a shell within a shell and loaded with iron balls in between shell bodies. Known battlefield recoveries have been from Petersburg, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia. CONDITION: Straps are loose and one may be broken near the base. 4-55794 JM8 (2,500-3,900)


Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005
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