Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Band Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle German Machine Guns Crete saw the use of

Crete saw the use of camouflage-patterned canopy’s as well as white

Schmeisser had designed the MP 18

water-cooled machine gun

5" High (with spider frame attached)

The body of the horn shows some evidence of wear and minor chip but is very much in line with its age

Original U.S. Civil War Hotchkiss 3-inch Shell with Lead Band Sabot for M1861 Ordnance Rifle German Machine Guns Crete saw the use ofOriginal Item: The most advanced artillery in use during the American Civil War had rifled bores, which gave greatly increased range and accuracy. Since the war occurred just as rifling was being developed for artillery, a host of different rifling schemes were tried. One of these was the Model 1861 3 Inch Ordnance rifled muzzle loader, usually called the " 3 in. Ordnance Rifle." The 3 inch Ordnance gun was made of hammer welded, formed, machined