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

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

A2175     Harding hollow shot bolt, copper ring sabot Confederate rifled 32 pounder, 6.4 in.  

Bolt has a hollow core, in order to achieve greater velocity in short range engagements, flat nose, relatively copper ring sabot, which usually failed on firing.  The inner core, usually left empty, is plugged with a threaded plug on the bottom.  
Fired sabot intact shows 13 lands and grooves, rare to get this shell with sabot, there are a few base chips showing stress of the sabot but it did not fail on this example, shell was found in the brackish marshes around Charleston, metal surface is fully restored and soft but stable and sealed.   
Recovered Charleston SC, attack of USS Dia Ching (only site recovered).
Diameter 6.3 in., length 11.5 in., weight 68 lbs.  
Ref: Bell Heavy Ord, pg. 228         $2,500.00       

A2263     Harding shell, copper ring sabot, Girardey wood percussion fuse, Confederate rifled 32 pounder, 6.4 in. 
 
The Harding shell was used only in the defenses of Charleston and could be fired either from the rifled 32 pounder or the new 6.4 in. Brooke rifle.
Cast for a wood sleeved Girardey Percussion fuse. (Jones pg. 66)  
Fired sabot intact showing 10 lands and grooves, most are missing the sabot, wood fuse is missing, shell was found in the brackish marshes around 
Charleston, metal surface is fully restored and soft but stable and sealed.
Recovered Charleston, South Carolina  
Diameter 6.35 in., length 11 in., weight 51 lbs.  
Ref: Bell Heavy Ordnance, pg. 230         Sold!        

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