Original U.S. Civil War Confederate 3 Inch Read Shell Fired by Lee’s Battery Virginia Light Artillery Recovered in 1875 with Provenance Note Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles while the carriers USS Enterprise

while the carriers USS Enterprise and USS Hornet survived the battle fully intact

SMP stands for State Machine Products in Dry Ridge

and Werner Merten

Above this is unit number 91

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate 3 Inch Read Shell Fired by Lee’s Battery Virginia Light Artillery Recovered in 1875 with Provenance Note Replica Non-Firing Pistols & Rifles while the carriers USS EnterpriseOriginal Item. One of a Kind. This is an outstanding Civil War relic, one of the best we have ever offered. Unlike the majority of Civil War relics you find, this shell was not dug up by a collector in the 1960s, or even by an antiquarian in the 1920s. This shell retains its original provenance tag, stating that it was recovered in 1875, merely 10 years following the end of the Civil War. The provenance tag has very heavy wear and has several missing