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The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway

Winchester, Virginia USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
I am a collector buying and selling authentic Civil War Relics

 

Artillery and Ordnance of the Civil War
Hand grenades (both Confederate and Federal)

All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.   

All artillery items listed  have been disarmed and rendered inert. 

Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.    

A1487     Ketchum 5 pound hand grenade 
 
These hand grenades were equipped with a plunger to detonate the device on delivery to the target. There was a wooden tail intended to give it stability in flight. They had to land flat on the target to detonate, and most failed. Consequently they would be picked up and thrown back and forth across the trench line repeatedly. Plunger and tail are missing as usual, item has been filled with bullets, likely added later. 
Recovered: Port Hudson La 
Diameter 2.9 inch, length 6.5 inch 
Ref: D & G pg. 498      Sold!

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