A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
| Ridgeway Civil War Research Center,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War |
| Civil War Artillery | |
| by Harry Ridgeway |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design Research Center: Artillery3600-Broun    Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3600-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, short pattern with single bourrelet ring, copper band sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle, 3in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile with a rounded nose, utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. 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 2.95in., length 7.5in., excluding the fuze, weight 8 to 9lbs. Research Center: Artillery3611-Broun, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 132.    Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3611-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, long pattern with single bourrelet ring, copper band sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle, 3in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile with a rounded nose, utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. 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 2.95in., length 8.0in., excluding the fuze, weight 9 to 10lbs. Research Center: Artillery3612-Broun, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 133.     Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3612-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, short pattern with single bourrelet ring, copper band sabot, copper time fuze, Confederate rifle, 3in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile with a rounded nose, utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. Fuze employed was a Confederate copper time fuze, two spanner holes, Jones pg. 41. Projectile measures: diameter 2.95in., length 7.5in., excluding the fuze, weight 8 to 9lbs. Research Center: Artillery3613-Broun, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 132.     Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3613-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile with segmented interior, long pattern with single bourrelet ring, copper band sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle, 3in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile with a rounded nose, utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. Interior cavity was cast with segmented grooves, an attempt to facilitate better fragmentation. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. 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 2.95in., length 7.5in., excluding the fuze, weight 8 to 9lbs. Research Center: Artillery3614-Broun, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 134.   Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3614-Broun.html. |
A0200.12...Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, fragments     These fragments are from 3 in Broun. Note that the head is very heavy. Broun shells seem to have all been "common" shells, and were fuzed by wood or Confederate copper time fuze. If copper time fuze was used, threading is only partial, it appears that they may have meant to use the small fuze from balls rather than the longer fuze usually used with rifled projectiles. The sabot had a tendency to break on firing, it was made thin enough to expand into the rifling, but the the torque was typically too great. Recovered: Shenandoah Valley, Virginia 1864 campaign, Third Battle of Winchester and Battle of Cedar Creek, by Harry Ridgeway. Ridgeway collection, Old Court House Civil War Museum, Winchester, Virginia |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, shortest pattern with single bourrelet ring, segmented interior, copper ring sabot, wood time fuze, rifled 6 pounder, 3.67 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This patternprojectile with a rounded nose, utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. 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. This short pattern was intended for the rifled 6 pounder. Interior of cavity is cast with segmented grooves, this was intended to produce more even fragmentation. Few of these were produced, most never made it to the field and were ultimately disposed of in the river at Selma. Projectile measures: diameter 3.6in., length 5.5in. (excluding fuze), weight 8.0lbs. Research Center: Artillery3621-Broun, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 136.    Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3621-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, long pattern with smooth sides, copper ring sabot, wood time fuze, Confederate 30 pounder rifle, 4.2 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile with a rounded nose, is smooth sided,. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. 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 4.1in., length 12.5in., weight 25lbs. Research Center: Artillery3631-Broun, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 198.    Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3631-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, long pattern with smooth sides, copper ring sabot, copper percussion fuze, Confederate 30 pounder rifle, 4.2 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile with a rounded nose, is smooth sided,. A lathe dimple in the base, and a casting sprue on the nose are usually noted. This pattern was produced late in the war as iron was in short supply, recycled material was often used and the metal quality of these projectiles is almost always poor. Fuze employed was a copper percussion fuze, Jones, Fuzes, pg. 52 and sequence. Projectile measures: diameter 4.1in., length 12.25in. (excluding fuze), weight 27.3lbs. Research Center: Artillery3632-Broun, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 198.     Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3632-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, solid bolt, long pattern with bourrelet rings and blunt nose, copper ring sabot, Brooke rifle, 7 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, 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 flat top was designed to deliver maximum impact against the Federal ironclads. Projectile measures: diameter 6.9in., length 13.5in. weight 120lbs. Research Center: Artillery3641-Broun, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 201.    Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3641-Broun.html. |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Broun design, Confederate manufacture, bursting projectile, long pattern with bourrelet rings and rounded nose, copper ring sabot, wood time fuze, Brooke rifle, 7 in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured following William Broun's design. The sabot system utilized was a thin copper band sabot, notched into the base of the projectile. This pattern projectile utilized a wide bourrelet band at the top, the sabot was slightly larger than the rest of the projectile and served as a second bourrelet, as a labor saving device, only the rings had to be accurately machined, the rest could be left rough. The top is rounded. 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 6.9in., length 16in. weight 100lbs. Research Center: Artillery3642-Broun, Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 202.   Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery3642-Broun.html. |
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