Recent Relic Aquisition

[Beltplate53]

I just picked this up to go with my other Gettysburg relics.

Found at the Codori Farm and Ex. John Plank Geiselman Collection, a shell burst fragment.
Really cool that this, more than likely, was part of the third days action in the mist of everything.

 

[JAGwinn]

What is the general size and weight of the specimen?

 

[Private Watkins]

I just picked this up to go with my other Gettysburg relics.
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Found at the Codori Farm and Ex. John Plank Geiselman Collection, a shell burst fragment.
Really cool that this, more than likely, was part of the third days action in the mist of everything.

Very cool, thanks for sharing. Any guesses as to the type of shell...?

 

[Tin cup]

http://www.civilwarartillery.com/shottables.htm to see actual size/diameter. You can draw out these diameters see which one matches the relic.

Kevin Dally

 

[Beltplate53]

It is 4 1/2 in. x 4 in. My guess is a 12lb shell, possibly US or CS. I would lean more towards US as it was found next to the Codori barn. Unless the Confederate Artillery dropped one short amongst their own.

 

[Beltplate53]

1.9 lbs. on the weight