Gettysburg shells.

[Beltplate53]

Here are a few of my artillery shells from Gettysburg. Shenkl shell off of the Henry Culp Farm, remains of a exploded Hotchkiss shell found in Reynold's Woods, and a 12Ib Bormann found on Little Round Top.
All have documentation from the John Geiselman collection.

 

[Larryh86GT]

Very nice!

 

[JOHN42768]

Great items

 

[UCVRelics]

Nice Looking Shells. Its hard to see in the photo does the Shenkl have a fuse?

 

[Ethan S.]

I'll bet those cost a pretty penny. The ones I've seen for sale at The Horse Soldier have me looking for Aspirin.

 

[Beltplate53]

Nice Looking Shells. Its hard to see in the photo does the Shenkl have a fuse?

No.

 

[redbob]

Yes, I believe that the young man has definitely been bitten by the dreaded "iron maiden" disease.

 

[UCVRelics]

Yes, I believe that the young man has definitely been bitten by the dreaded "iron maiden" disease.

Yes he has but he hasn't gotten into the CS stuff yet so will shall see.

 

[Ethan S.]

Yes, I believe that the young man has definitely been bitten by the dreaded "iron maiden" disease.

I've got it, can't afford most of it, but I'd like to add another shell to my collection, maybe a 10 Parrot or something.

 

[Ethan S.]

Are these shells perchance pictured in the Gettysburg Relics book by Mike O'donnel? There's a lot of Geiselmann stuff in there.

 

[redbob]

Yes he has but he hasn't gotten into the CS stuff yet so will shall see.

Two thoughts on this subject: It separates the men from the boys and it's a great investment (Him) or A fool and his money are soon parted (Her).

 

[redbob]

I've got it, can't afford most of it, but I'd like to add another shell to my collection, maybe a 10 Parrot or something.

If you can, aim a little lower than Gettysburg, just the word adds a hefty premium to the cost of anything.

 

[Lubliner]

If you can, aim a little lower than Gettysburg, just the word adds a hefty premium to the cost of anything.

Curious to know whether the museum ever intends to purchase the private holdings from collectors in the future?
Thanks,
Lubliner.

 

[redbob]

Curious to know whether the museum ever intends to purchase the private holdings from collectors in the future?
Thanks,
Lubliner.

With the way things stand within the NPS and the amount of articles that they have in storage, I would think that it would have to be something very special.

 

[Lubliner]

With the way things stand within the NPS and the amount of articles that they have in storage, I would think that it would have to be something very special.

On their Facebook site they used to pull out items and vlog every week. Interesting artifacts and plenty for sure. I suspect they do keep a wishlist. Thanks,
Lubliner.

 

[redbob]

On their Facebook site they used to pull out items and vlog every week. Interesting artifacts and plenty for sure. I suspect they do keep a wishlist. Thanks,
Lubliner.

Yes, they want a souvenir brick that I have that was made from the dirt from Malvern Hill and sold to the tourists.

 

[Beltplate53]

I have the relic book and they aren't pictured.40 years ago, on traveling to Gettysburg, you could pick up a minie ball from the battlefield for a small fee. Now, unless it comes with proven provenance, forget it and that provenance will cost a pretty penny. The better the provenance, the prettier the penny.How can a 12Lb Bormann from Spangler's Spring sell for $1300. It's because your paying for the pedigree or provenance. The more solid the provenance, the higher the price. I like collecting bullets too. Most in my collection happen to come off of the Antietam battlefield. I know who dug them. Now, a Gettysburg minie ball will fetch $25 with a solid provenance that includes where it was found. What are you paying for? Someone's good reputation and connections.

 

[Ethan S.]

I have the relic book and they aren't pictured.40 years ago, on traveling to Gettysburg, you could pick up a minie ball from the battlefield for a small fee. Now, unless it comes with proven provenance, forget it and that provenance will cost a pretty penny. The better the provenance, the prettier the penny.How can a 12Lb Bormann from Spangler Springs sell for $1300. It's because your paying for the pedigree or provenance. The more solid the provenance, the higher the price. I like collecting bullets too. Most in my collection happen to come off of the Antietam battlefield. I know who dug them. Now, a Gettysburg minie ball will fetch $25 with a solid provenance that includes where it was found. What are you paying for? Someone's good reputation and connections.

I like buying solely on provenance most of the time. However, I only trust a select few certain people when buying Gettysburg artifacts, one of which includes a hand signed provenance letter. But the sheer cost is driving me away from most things.