Civil War Original Period Items

RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME

RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME
RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME
RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME
RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME
RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME

RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME
No offers will offend me. THIS SALE IS ONLY FOR THE. This is the rarest and most valuable bullet from the Civil War era. 52 caliber Gardiner explosive musketshell. This bullet is made of a pewter allow with a copper core filled with explosive material, connected to a fulminate fuze at the base.

When fired the base fuze would ignite & pop 1.5 seconds after fired. Like getting shot with a blackjack firecracker. This bullet is still fully intact!!!

The stories go only the. 58 calibers were issued in battle.

There were appx only 30,000. After the 1867 Fredricksburg Convention this bullet, still in the Arsenal, was ordered to be destroyed. In 20 years I've only found 5 others in serious collector's hands. This is the actual bullet pictured on page 54 in Dean Thomas' "A Handbook of Civil War Bullets & Cartridges". I mean, this is the bullet Dean Thomas pictured for his book.


RARE? Civil War. 52 Cal Gardiner Explosive Musketshell! OFFERS ARE WELCOME