(111a1a2) Massive 24 Pounder Groundburst Shell 5.68" (Dug in Helena Arkansas)
Item #: BR304
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Awesome 24 pounder groundburst shell. This large Ordinance is 5.68" diameter. This is considered heavy Artillery. I personally dug this example in Helena Arkansas about 35 years ago . It was fired from Fort Curtis in downtown Helena , fired into the approaching Confederate lines. It was documented in the OR's , that Fort Curtis had at least one 24 pounder. All of these pieces were dug all in the same hole where the shell impacted deep in the earth and then exploded once buried ,capturing all the pieces in the hole except for the part facing up that blew out. I personally reconstructed this shell and it displays superbly. Rock solid provenance!!! Here is your chance to get a hefty 24 pounder shell without the hefty price. 😁
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