Federal · Hotchkiss

3-inch Hotchkiss Shell (FAOIIIa83)

The case-shot variety has a more rounded nose than the shell version in this pattern.  The Hotchkiss patent date is cast into the base cup.  Note the flame grooves needed to help communicate the propellant flame to the paper time fuze.  This specimen was recovered from the battlefield of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Click here for a cross-sectional view of the interior construction.
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3-inch Hotchkiss Shell
© Jack W. Melton Jr.