Lot 520
Three Pound Grapeshot Removed From USS Constitution. Three pound projectile (grapeshot) removed from the hull of the USS Constitution. This grapeshot was likely shot from a 32 pounder carronade of the Royal Navy. Every major British ship captured by the USS Constitution during the War of 1812 was equipped with this pattern cannon and the stand of grape for the large carronade was constructed with three-pound rounds. 2 1/2" diameter.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
Ex. The Claude Harkins Collection of Americana; Freeman's Auctions, 4/30/12, lot 4; from the Collection of H. Richard Dietrich Jr.
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