Item Description
Original Item. One-of-a-Kind. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, known to the Lakota and other Plains Indians as the Battle of the Greasy Grass and commonly referred to as Custer's Last Stand, was an armed engagement between combined forces of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne, and Arapaho tribes and the 7th Cavalry Regiment of the United States Army. The battle, which occurred June 25-26, 1876, near the Little Bighorn River in eastern Montana Territory, was the most prominent action of the Great Sioux War of 1876.
This is a very interesting relic, a cartridge casing dug from the valley floor near the location of the Indian Village on private property owned by Steve Dancey. The casing measures roughly ½ x 1⅛” and has a large dent in the side as shown. There are no markings, but the bottom shows that the firing pin struck the primer and the cartridge was fired. The shell comes with a small card identifying it and a copy of a well-known painting of the battle. Given the shape of the shell, it could have been from a Colt Single Action Army, Spencer carbine, or Sharps carbine.
A very nice relic, ready for further research and display.
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- Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive devise, not available for export.
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