Tulsa Clovis
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I'm not exactly new to the site, I used to have another account but I haven't used in years and couldn't remember the details to log in. I found something today and I instantly knew this would be the place to go to I.D. it.
I was surface hunting for arrowheads today here in Oklahoma when I stumbled upon this spent casing. It is 93 mm long, and the opening where the projectile would have been measures about 37-38 mm. It says "HOTCHKISS PARIS" on the bottom. I did a Google search and found several Hotchkiss cannons as well as different types of ammo but I'm not sure exactly what I have here.
When I found it I saw it partially exposed underwater, and thought, "Thats crazy, that piece of copper looks like a huge bullet." I was kind of shocked when I picked it up and it really was a large casing. The patina really looks like copper, maybe it is brass but it sure looks like copper.
My questions:
What is this shell called?
What is the name of the weapon was it shot out of?
What time period or war(s)?
And anything else you can tell me.
I was surface hunting for arrowheads today here in Oklahoma when I stumbled upon this spent casing. It is 93 mm long, and the opening where the projectile would have been measures about 37-38 mm. It says "HOTCHKISS PARIS" on the bottom. I did a Google search and found several Hotchkiss cannons as well as different types of ammo but I'm not sure exactly what I have here.
When I found it I saw it partially exposed underwater, and thought, "Thats crazy, that piece of copper looks like a huge bullet." I was kind of shocked when I picked it up and it really was a large casing. The patina really looks like copper, maybe it is brass but it sure looks like copper.
My questions:
What is this shell called?
What is the name of the weapon was it shot out of?
What time period or war(s)?
And anything else you can tell me.