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(2) 6# CIVIL WAR ORIGINAL DUG CANISTER PLATES (PORT HUDSON)
$ 132
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Here are (2) 6 lb... 5" tall and 3-1/2" in diameter original excaveted canister plates. Among the most effective anti-personnel ammunition during the Civil War was the "canister" shot, a cylindrical stack of about 28 small balls with metal plates on either end, which, when shot from a cannon, would spread out and hit targets over a wide area. These items are rare today. Found in Port Hudson areas.REBUILT 6# CANISTER for DISPLAY ONLY!!!