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	Civil War Artillery
	by Harry Ridgeway

Research Center: Artillery3552-Brooke

Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, short pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, ratchet disc sabot, rifled 32 pounder gun 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke 's design. The sabot system utilized was a copper disc held in place by ratchet ribs cast into both the heavy sabot and shell body, and secured with a center bolt, a manufacturing innovation allowing the parts made of different metals, copper and iron, to be prepared independently and assembled at the end. This pattern utilized two bourrelet rings, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is only slightly rounded, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 10.25in., with sabot, 9in. without sabot, weight 66lbs. Research Center: Artillery3552-Brooke, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 167. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3552-Brooke.html.

A0748...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, short pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, ratchet disc sabot, rifled 32 pounder gun 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke's design. The sabot system utilized was a copper disc held in place by ratchet ribs cast into both the heavy sabot and shell body, and secured with a center bolt, a manufacturing innovation allowing the parts made of different metals, copper and iron, to be prepared independently and assembled at the end. This pattern utilized two bourrelet rings, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is only slightly rounded, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 9in. without sabot, weight not determined. Sabot separated on firing and is missing. Metal is stable, projectile was recovered from wet ground and has been conserved. Projectile is disarmed: solid iron casting never had a cavity or bursting charge. Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 167.

A0840...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, short pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, ratchet disc sabot, rifled 32 pounder gun 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke's design. The sabot system utilized was a copper disc held in place by ratchet ribs cast into both the heavy sabot and shell body, and secured with a center bolt, a manufacturing innovation allowing the parts made of different metals, copper and iron, to be prepared independently and assembled at the end. This pattern utilized two bourrelet rings, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is only slightly rounded, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 10.25in., weight 62lbs. Sabot is fired showing 7 lands and grooves. Metal is stable, projectile was recovered from wet ground and has been conserved. Projectile is disarmed: solid iron casting never had a cavity or bursting charge. Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. January 1865 attack of USS Dia Ching. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 167.

A0841...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, short pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, ratchet disc sabot, rifled 32 pounder gun 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke's design. The sabot system utilized was a copper disc held in place by ratchet ribs cast into both the heavy sabot and shell body, and secured with a center bolt, a manufacturing innovation allowing the parts made of different metals, copper and iron, to be prepared independently and assembled at the end. This pattern utilized two bourrelet rings, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is only slightly rounded, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.36in., length 9.0in, shell body without sabot, weight 58.8lb. Sabot separated on firing and is missing. Metal is stable, projectile was recovered from wet ground and has been conserved. Projectile is disarmed: solid iron casting never had a cavity or bursting charge. Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. January 1865 attack of USS Dia Ching. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 167.

A1055...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, short pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, ratchet disc sabot, rifled 32 pounder gun 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke's design. The sabot system utilized was a copper disc held in place by ratchet ribs cast into both the heavy sabot and shell body, and secured with a center bolt, a manufacturing innovation allowing the parts made of different metals, copper and iron, to be prepared independently and assembled at the end. This pattern utilized two bourrelet rings, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is only slightly rounded, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 10.25in., with sabot, weight 66lbs. Sabot is fired showing 7 lands and grooves. Metal is stable, projectile was recovered from wet ground and has been conserved. Projectile is disarmed: solid iron casting never had a cavity or bursting charge. Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. January 1865 attack of USS Dia Ching. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 167.

A1056...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, short pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, ratchet disc sabot, rifled 32 pounder gun 6.4in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following John Brooke 's design. The sabot system utilized was a copper disc held in place by ratchet ribs cast into both the heavy sabot and shell body, and secured with a center bolt, a manufacturing innovation allowing the parts made of different metals, copper and iron, to be prepared independently and assembled at the end. This pattern utilized two bourrelet rings, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is only slightly rounded, this nearly flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 10.25in., with sabot, 9in. without sabot, weight 66lbs. Artillery 3552 Brooke bolt bourrelet ring ratchet disc sabot 6.4in., Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 167. Projectile measures: diameter 6.35in., length 10.25in., with sabot, weight 66lbs. Sabot is fired showing 7 lands and grooves. Sabot and shell were found together, sabot bolt was thin and was lost in restoration. Metal is stable, projectile was recovered from wet ground and has been conserved. Projectile is disarmed: solid iron casting never had a cavity or bursting charge. Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. January 1865 attack of USS Dia Ching.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.
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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