More 3-inch Hotchkiss shells of this particular pattern were manufactured than
any other style Hotchkiss projectile during the Civil War. Specimens have been found with
the Hotchkiss patent on the base cup, "HOTCHKISS PAT. OCT. 9, 1855". Note the
original black arsenal paint on this unfired non-excavated specimen. Click here
for an example of a Hotchkiss case-shot projectile's interior. This
was the most common type of projectile fired from the 3-inch wrought iron
rifle.
