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ance, all leather rotted away. Big dent in top. 143. GERMAN HELMET. Picked up at Chemin-des-Dames, France, May, 1926, by Col. Shoemaker. Only a small part of the chin-strap remains. 144. CIVIL WAR HAND-GRENADE. Painted red and black. In appearance, somewhat like a modern grenade. 145. CIVIL WAR HAND-GRENADE, MOUNTED ON STAND H. 12-1/2" Is equipped with a wooden shaft and four cartridge-paper "feathers" to aid in throwing. Label reads "No. 19. Grenade from Ft. Wagner. 1863. Gift of W. W. RICHIE, 1915 to HENRY W. SHOEMAKER." On paper wing, "Patented, Aug. 20, 1861." 146. WEB CARTRIDGE BELT. For Krag rifle. Period of Spanish War. 147. OLD RE-LOADING TOOL. Rusty. Calibre unknown. Possibly .38-55. 148. GAS SHELL FOR 75 mm GUN. L. 10-1/2" No rotating band, as this has never been put on, and with tin shipping head. Painted yellow. Part of a shipment wrecked on the New York Central Railroad near McElhattan, _en route_ for the loading plant. 149. EXPLODED 3-INCH SHELL. High explosive and probably German. Picked up between Arras and Baupaume by Col. Shoemaker in 1920. 150. SMALL BRASS CANNON-MODEL. L. (over all) 10-1/2" Wheels, axle, gun and trail are all made of brass. Bore, 3/8-inch, height, ten inches. Can be fired. These little cannon-models are rare. Period of 1812. 151. ANCIENT ORIENTAL HELMET. Probably Persian. Chain-and-plate mail neck guard. 152. WATERLOO RELIC HELMET. Prussian Cavalry. Bears the number 47. From Austin Collection. 153. PAIR OF LEATHER SADDLE HOLSTERS. Carried by Trooper Samuel Barker, 7th Cavalry, of Sugar Valley, in the Civil War. Will take the Colt 1860 or any other Army type percussion revolver, or the 1842 or 1836 Model single-shot pistol. 154. GERMAN SOLDIER'S BELT. L. 39" Has the familiar "Gott Mit Uns" buckle. Picked up in France, 1918, by Major P. M. La Bach, C. E., A. E. F. 155. CALTROP. XVII CENT. Used during the English Civil Wars. Hand forged with four needle-like points. Has at one time been painted black for preservation. 156. BARBED AMERICAN CALTROP. Four points. Made for the defense of Fort Muncy. These caltrops were scattered in the grass and on the trails to hamper the approach of Indians, and were frequently poisoned to cause infection. A rare Pennsylvania Indian War relic, in good state of preservation. Secured through Dr. Nevin J. Gray, former Assistant State Librarian, of Pennsylvania. 157. BLACKJACK. L. (including
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