Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-inch Ordnance Rifle Absterdam Pattern II Projectile Holsters & Cases A lovely genuine piece of

A lovely genuine piece of identified trench art created during the monotonous hours of down time in the trenches during World War I

25-inch pipe mounted on the base parallel to the steel tube containing the flare unit

which stiffens and reduces weight of the blade

This Tunic even has the remains of its original paper label showing year of manufacture (1914)

as excessive movement would give away their position

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-inch Ordnance Rifle Absterdam Pattern II Projectile Holsters & Cases A lovely genuine piece ofOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the most commonly encountered Absterdam projectile pattern. This example is missing the Absterdam fuze but the threading is still present. Stamped into the brass sabot is ABSTERDAM'S PATENT FEB. 23, 1864. John Absterdam's patent for this projectile was #41,668. These projectiles were designed to be used with the U. S. Model 1861 3 inch Ordnance Rifle. which was the most widely used rifled gun of the American