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Projectiles for 3.5″ & 2.8″ Blakely Rifled Cannons found on the Georgiana

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Projectiles for 3.5″ & 2.8″ Blakely Rifled Cannons found on the Georgiana

3.5? Blakeley shell with brass fuse and 2.8? Blakely solid shot salvaged from under the wreck of the Mary Bowers, where that steamer crossed through the forward cargo hold of the Georgiana. Both projectiles have lead sabots to take the rifling of the gun when fired. © by Edward Lee Spence.

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