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A00652 - Sweet 3in Camden Read
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Item Number: A00652

Item Title: Sweet 3in Camden Read

Price: $850

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: CS

Type: Camden Read

Size: 3in

Sabot: High copper ring

Fuse: Wood adapter (missing)

Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 265

Location Recovered: Camden, SC

Description:Mint mismatched bourelet Read shell with the U groove at the top of the sabot. These are from Camden, SC at the end of the war. Several were left in a yard when the Confederate Army surrendered and in the 70s a homeowner lined his driveway with them. As a result, this one has cement in the base. It and others were pulled from the driveway in the cleanup after the house was destroyed by Hurricane Hugo.