EXCAVATED PARROT SHELL.

EXCAVATED PARROT SHELL. Ten-pound shell, about 8-1/4″ long x 3″ diameter with flared iron gas check rotating band. It has a hand written label attached which states, “10 # Parrot shell dug from the Southwest face of the fort at Sulpher Trestle. Col. Morton under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest personally handled Battery that fired the shell. CONDITION: CSA. Dug Oct. 19, 1976 by Bert R. Hays”. Shell casing is a dark brown patina with heavy pitting, especially around the nose. Fuse & striker are gone with a hole down the center. 4-53794-1 JR352 (300-500)

Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	275	$632.00	EXCAVATED PARROT SHELL. Ten-pound shell, about 8-1/4″ long x 3″ diameter with flared iron gas check rotating band. It has a hand written label attached which states, “10 # Parrot shell dug from the Southwest face of the fort at Sulpher Trestle. Col. Morton under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest personally handled Battery that fired the shell. CONDITION: CSA. Dug Oct. 19, 1976 by Bert R. Hays”. Shell casing is a dark brown patina with heavy pitting, especially around the nose. Fuse & striker are gone with a hole down the center. 4-53794-1 JR352 (300-500) Auction: Firearms - Spring 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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