Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly This is a totally original

This is a totally original WW2 issue Model FF1-H Fire-extinguisher manufactured by Randolph Laboratories of Chicago

It's fuse is a percussion type which had to be struck on a hard surface to ignite the delay

It is a bit stiff

the patch reads DICK LAVIGNE

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle Feed Block Assembly This is a totally originalOriginal 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