Original U.S. Civil War Federal M1841 6-pounder Hotchkiss Cannon Artillery Shell 3.67" - Battle of Campbell's Station Category_Spade Grip Assembly and it has maker markings

and it has maker markings on the head

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so it was most likely made in 1863

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Original U.S. Civil War Federal M1841 6-pounder Hotchkiss Cannon Artillery Shell 3.67" - Battle of Campbell's Station Category_Spade Grip Assembly and it has maker markingsOriginal Item: One of a kind. An excavated example of the Hotchkiss shell still retaining its base. Shell measures 7" long. It was recovered at Campbell's Station (now Farragut), Knox County, Tennessee. The M1841 bronze 6 pounder cannon proved to be an excellent weapon during the MexicanAmerican War. Variants of the M1841 bronze 6 pounder were also manufactured in the Confederacy though records are sketchy. Because the South lacked the North's