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A01707 - Excellent Uncommon Hotchkiss For The Blakely Gun
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Item Number: A01707

Item Title: Excellent Uncommon Hotchkiss For The Blakely Gun

Price: $575

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: US

Type: Hotchkiss Bolt

Size: 12 Pounder Blakely (3.5 Inch Caliber)

Sabot: Lead Band

Fuse: N/A

Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 171

Location Recovered: Unknown

Description:I'm not sure if we've ever offered one of these before and, if so, likely not this nice. This is a Hotchkiss projectile designed to be fired from the 3.5 inch Blakely gun. This is the same gun the 3.5 inch Brittens were designed for. These are rarely found.

This round is uncleaned but still presents very well as you can see in the images. The iron is nice and dark with no pitting. The base cup has patent information cast on it with medium clarity. If the projectile were cleaned it would likely show more crisply but is better than most as is. There is a lathe dimple on the cup. The lead sabot is fully in place with no pulls but shows very little rifling. At a glance one would think this is a drop. The groove between the iron and lead is crisp and clean all the way around the projectile on top and bottom.

All in all a great projectile that is very hard to come by especially in this condition. It is a must have for Hotchkiss collectors.

Bolt is inert, not cleaned but is coated.