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

Research Center: Artillery3551-Brooke

Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, forged iron smooth sides with blunt nose, mill base sabot, Confederate rifle, 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke 's design. This pattern was an early design, shell was manufactured from rolled or forged steel, later patterns were cast, the rolling seams are clearly visible leaving rough sections. This would produce a harder steel than cast iron, and might have been more effective against the ironclads, however it was probably too labor extensive and expensive to produce, so few were produced. The entire shell is one integral mass, the sabot was milled out of the base. Brooke's later designs employed independent copper sabot systems. Sides were smooth, top has only a slight convex curve, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 9.75in., weight 75lbs. Research Center: Artillery3551-Brooke, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 163. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3551-Brooke.html.

A0719...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, forged iron smooth sides with blunt nose, mill base sabot, Confederate rifle, 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke 's design. This pattern was an early design, shell was manufactured from rolled or forged steel, later patterns were cast, the rolling seams are clearly visible leaving rough sections. This would produce a harder steel than cast iron, and might have been more effective against the ironclads, however it was probably too labor extensive and expensive to produce, so few were produced. The entire shell is one integral mass, the sabot was milled out of the base. Brooke's later designs employed independent copper sabot systems. Sides were smooth, top has only a slight convex curve, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 9.75in., weight 75lbs. Artillery 3551 Brooke bolt mill base sabot 6.4in., Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 163. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 9.75in., weight 75lbs. Heavy milled sabot is intact. Metal solid, the forging or rolling seams are very visible on both sides and the top, these are crude manufacture flaws and not ground damage. Projectile is disarmed, solid iron casting never had a cavity or bursting charge. Recovered: Charleston, 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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