Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-Inch Hotchkiss Cutaway Shell with Fuse Adapter - Recovered Winchester Virginia Uniforms and another on the opposite

and another on the opposite side

The belt is fabricated from a thick leather

Military use

as it is marked on top with:

A spring clip was normally riveted to the back

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-Inch Hotchkiss Cutaway Shell with Fuse Adapter - Recovered Winchester Virginia Uniforms and another on the oppositeOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very well done cutaway display made from a U. S. 3 Hotchkiss Explosive Shell. This is a shell which would have been fired from the 3 Ordnance or Parrott Rifles. The shell is fitted with a Hotchkiss Fuse adapter and fuse, which is still present. Recovered from the Battlefields of Winchester, Virginia! This shell has remnants of original black powder, which has now been rendered inert. The fuses are plainly visible in