Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Artillery
	by Harry Ridgeway

Research Center: Artillery3322-Blakely

Rifled artillery projectile, Blakely design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, pattern with smooth sides, copper cup sabot secured with rectangle post, wood fuze, Confederate rifled 6 pounder or 20 pounder, 3.67in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured and is believed to have derived from an English design, that of T. A. Blakely. The sabot system utilized was a thick copper cup, secured to the shell by an internal post. Shell is smooth sided, rounded nose, interior is segmented in star shape to facilitate fragmentation. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern may have been Confederate experimental, it would have been difficult to manufacture and used a lot of copper, which was in short supply, consequently its use was limited. Fuze employed was a wood time fuze, Jones Fuzes pg. 2, fuze hole is smooth and tapered, the simple to make fuze could easily be hammered into place. Projectile measures: diameter 3.6in., length 9.25in., excluding the fuze, weight not determined. Research Center: Artillery3322-Blakely, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 132. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3322-Blakely.html.

A2173...Rifled artillery projectile, Blakely design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, pattern with smooth sides, copper cup sabot secured with rectangle post, wood fuze, Confederate rifled 6 pounder or 20 pounder, 3.67in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured and is believed to have derived from an English design, that of T. A. Blakely. The sabot system utilized was a thick copper cup, secured to the shell by an internal post. Shell is smooth sided, rounded nose, interior is segmented in star shape to facilitate fragmentation. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern may have been Confederate experimental, it would have been difficult to manufacture and used a lot of copper, which was in short supply, consequently its use was limited. Fuze employed was a wood time fuze, Jones Fuzes pg. 2, fuze hole is smooth and tapered, the simple to make fuze could easily be hammered into place. Projectile measures: diameter 3.6in., length 9.25in., excluding the fuze, weight not determined. Artillery 3322 smooth side Blakely 3.67in., Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 132. Projectile measures: diameter 3.6in., length 9.25in., excluding the fuze, weight not determined. Fired sabot is partial. Wood fuze missing. Metal strong. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: Camden, South Carolina.

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All excavated artifacts have been recovered from private property with owner's permission.
All projectiles listed have been disarmed.

Most information on this page is from:
Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War, 1993 Edition. by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George.
Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, A Guide to Large Artillery Prjectiles, Torpedoes, and Mines, by Jack Bell.
Artillery Fuses of the Civil War, by Charles H. Jones.
Pictures are by the author, unless otherwise indicated.

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