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

Research Center: Artillery3566-Brooke

Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, bourreleted ringed long pattern, copper ratchet disc sabot, Confederate watercap time fuze, Brooke rifle, 7in. 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 independent 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. Fuze employed was a Confederate Naval watercap time fuze, Jones, Fuzes, pg. 19. Projectile measures: diameter 6.95in., length 16in., weight 100lbs. Research Center: Artillery3566-Brooke, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 188. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3566-Brooke.html.

A0648...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, bourreleted ringed long pattern, copper ratchet disc sabot, Confederate watercap time fuze, Brooke rifle, 7in. 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 independent 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. Fuze employed was a Confederate Naval watercap time fuze, Jones, Fuzes, pg. 19. Projectile measures: diameter 6.9in., length 16.25in. (excluding fuze), weight 99lbs. Sabot is unfired. Confederate watercap fuze is missing, sleeve remains. Metal quality is solid. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: cache found Pee Dee River near Cheraw, SC, site where Confederate gunboat was scuttled. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 188.

A2438...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, bourreleted ringed long pattern, copper ratchet disc sabot, Confederate watercap time fuze, Brooke rifle, 7in. 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 independent 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. Fuze employed was a Confederate Naval watercap time fuze, Jones, Fuzes, pg. 19. Projectile measures: diameter 6.95in., length 16in., weight 100lbs. Artillery 3566 Brooke shell disc sabot 7in., Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 188. Projectile measures: diameter 6.95in., length 16in., weight 100lbs. Heavy copper disc sabot shows 7 lands and grooves, fired from Brooke rifle. Fuze intact and is removable. Metal solid. Projectile is disarmed, fuze is removable, open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 188.

A2626...Rifled artillery projectile, Brooke design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, bourreleted ringed long pattern, copper ratchet disc sabot, Confederate watercap time fuze, Brooke rifle, 7in. 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 independent 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. Fuze employed was a Confederate Naval watercap time fuze, Jones, Fuzes, pg. 19. Projectile measures: diameter 6.95in., length 16in., weight 83lbs, no sabot and chip missing from nose. Fired shell has a hammer head jammed into the fuze hole, presumably to make it perform as a bolt. Metal quality is solid with light pitting, shell is spiked, sabot missing. Projectile is disarmed, drill hole through the bottom. Recovered: not known. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 188.

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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