Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-inch Ordnance Rifle Absterdam Pattern II Projectile Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia lifeboats for all sea going

lifeboats for all sea going Merchant Marine vessels were to have a standard compliment of emergency provisions overseen by the United States Coast Guard (USCG)

and does not appear to have seen much field use

fuselage lenght 13"

The exact number made in currently unknown (only 12 are known to exist today)

Cambridgeshire

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 3-inch Ordnance Rifle Absterdam Pattern II Projectile Military Awards Medals Badges Insignia lifeboats for all sea goingOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is the most commonly encountered Absterdam projectile pattern. This example is missing the Absterdam fuze but the threading is still present. Stamped into the brass sabot is ABSTERDAM'S PATENT FEB. 23, 1864. John Absterdam's patent for this projectile was #41,668. These projectiles were designed to be used with the U. S. Model 1861 3 inch Ordnance Rifle. which was the most widely used rifled gun of the American