15 pound Civil War Hotchkiss shell cleaned up beautifully

[Gregg3131]

Found this rarer size Hotchkiss shell near Richmond VA down about 1 and a half feet. It was fully intact. Sent it to be disarmed and thru electrolysis and it turned out great. It is a rarer variety in size. This one is over 4 inch and 15 pounds.

 

[kingskid1611]

That is a beauty.....Thanks for sharing.

 

[Scrappy]

That's a beauty! I'd hate to be on the receiving end of that sucker back then. Nice restoration

 

[Valley Ranger]

Great find and great job preserving!

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on the find and preservation

 

[Davers]

Found this rarer size Hotchkiss shell near Richmond VA down about 1 and a half feet. It was fully intact. Sent it to be disarmed and thru electrolysis and it turned out great. It is a rarer variety in size. This one is over 4 inch and 15 pounds.

Very Nice Before & After Shots .
Whoever Cleaned it , did a Great Job imo.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Excellent relic recovery and preservation!

 

[Terry Soloman]

Amazing find and restoration!

 

[barryh]

really nice find, cleaned up very nice

 

[Wildcat1750]

Nicely done!

 

[tlh2865]

Shell looks great, congratulations!

 

[A2coins]

Great display!!!!!!!!

 

[stealthycat]

wow that it looked like that and looks like this now

 

[devldog]

Gregg, Congrat's on the beautiful Hotchkiss shell. Did you finish that off with Gemplers rust converter?

 

[dfallis1]

That's a beauty. Congrats!

 

[chatterbait]

WOW.

 

[CheathamHill]

Incredible find and incredible job on the resto! Congrats

 

[WHADIFIND]

Found this rarer size Hotchkiss shell near Richmond VA down about 1 and a half feet. It was fully intact. Sent it to be disarmed and thru electrolysis and it turned out great. It is a rarer variety in size. This one is over 4 inch and 15 pounds.

Sure looks cleaner! Nice add to your collection, I guess.

But, I have a small question. Just how does one "send" one of these to be disarmed?

 

[Gregg3131]

Thanks for the nice comments. Not sure what they used on it but I sent it to a professional in Richmond to clean and disarm. They drill a hole in bottom and flush out powder

 

[Gaspipe]

Awesome and a rare find these days