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Phoenix Iron Co.
Model 1861
3 Inch Rifle
On July 3, the battery suffered under enfilading fire from Benner’s Hill and Seminary Ridge and repositioned to focus their fire on the former. When the battle was over, they had lost six killed, fourteen wounded, and three missing. During the battle, they fired 1,200 rounds, more than 200 rounds per gun in a less than 24 hour period. The gun would have seen use in the Overland Campaign in the Spring of 1864 in the Wilderness and at Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, and Siege of Petersburg. In addition
to documented Civil War use by a famous battery, this piece was professionally relined with a 3/8 seamless liner by Bernie Kurdt and has been fired recently at the North-South Skirmish Association Nationals in Winchester, Virginia. The 2021 NSSA registration for it is included. Also include are a copy of the Artilleryman Magazine Volume 37 No. 4, a reproduction No. 1 field carriage by Stafford Wheel & Carriage, LLC, two rammers, a worm, and a handspike.
CONDITION: Very fine as restored and relined with nearly all of the black paint remaining and mild overall wear. The carriage and accessories are excellent with minor wear. This is an incredibly historic Civil War 3-Inch Ordnance Rifle used by Ricketts’ Battery, a unit famous for their defense of East Cemetery Hill During the Battle of Gettysburg.
Estimate: 40,000 - 60,000
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