Confederate Richmond Sharps Carbine Bullet - Mac Mason Lettering - Enon Church, VA
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This excavated Confederate Richmond Sharps carbine bullet is in excellent condition and is from the collection of the legendary Mac Mason. Mac Mason was a historian, author, and artist who applied his skillful and artistic lettering to many Civil War artifacts. This bullet is one of those artifacts and is marked with his recognizable lettering style. This example is marked on one side, "RICH. / SHARPS / 4.3.76" representing type bullet, Richmond Sharps carbine, and its date of recovery, April 3, 1976. Marked on its base is "ENON CHURCH", its recovery location. The surface of this bullet has a tan-grey patina and measures approximately .55 inch in diameter and .965 inch in length. Mac Mason co-authored "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" which is still widely used by diggers and collectors in the identification of Civil War bullets, cartridges, artillery shells and fuzes. In the additional images is a scan of a portion of page 58 from this book which shows two similar examples of Richmond Sharps carbine bullets, items 464-465. To learn more about Mac Mason, click his linked name. This Confederate Richmond Sharps carbine bullet will be an excellent addition to any Civil War bullet or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC3232
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