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CarlS

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« on: August 13, 2017, 11:58:17 PM »
I have a couple Brooke sabots from the Blakeley & Spanish Fort area that have a "R" stamped on the bottom.  This weekend I saw (see below) a Selma cloverleaf sabot with that same "R" on it also from there.  So I have two questions that I'm hoping this esteemed group can assist with:
1) Is it fair to say/assume shells that have this "R" stamping are from Selma?
2) Has anyone seen the same "R" stamping from any other battle or recovery site?
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Carl

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Re: R
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2017, 09:38:18 AM »
Milledgeville, but that material was probably brought from the Selma area.

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Re: R
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2017, 03:40:50 PM »
"R" stands for Raulerson, my last name. I marked all my shells that way. Kindly return my property to me at the next show.  LOL. Kidding.
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Re: R
« Reply #3 on: August 14, 2017, 07:08:48 PM »
I've got Selma projectiles stamped mostly G or nothing but also have O, C, 7,3, and I can't remember now exactly and I'm in Alaska but one is stamped 27 I think.

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Re: R
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2018, 01:53:47 PM »
I found a cache of 6.4 and 7 inch Brooke's in Vicksburg and  whites few had the r marking some presume  that's one of the inspectors marks at the Selma foundry my late father found 11 teardrop Selma  ells at  grand gulf. In the late 50s and some had the r some  had the g