July 2020 Auction Ends Thursday, July 30th, 5pm Pacific
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/30/2020
One of the last surviving relics of the Battle of Little Bighorn, a used bullet shell casing expelled during the fight. Bullet casing was part of the collection of Stella Foote, and then part of the Alexander Acevedo collection, who auctioned the piece through Butterfield & Butterfield as part of Lot 113 in their ''Important Custer, Indian War & Western Memorabilia'' sale on 4 April 1995. Headstamp reads ''WRAC [Winchester Repeating Arms Company] 45-75 W.C.F. [Winchester Center Fire]''. Casing measures 2'' long and .5'' in diameter. Bent, and with a bit of yellow cloth adhered, matching the color of the uniforms of U.S. troops.
Bullet Shell Casing From the Battle of Little Bighorn -- From the Stella Foote Collection
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