Item Number: A01105
Item Title: CS 3in Prototype Archer Bolt
Price: $895
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: CS
Type: Archer bolt
Size: 3in
Sabot: Lead band
Fuse:
Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 74
Location Recovered: Shiloh area
Description:Distinctive and highly desirable Confederate Archer bolt. This design was similar to the Hotchkiss projectiles except that instead of having an iron base cup to drive the lead band into the rifling upon firing, Archers had a wooden cup that never survives in a dug example.