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, 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. |
| A1404...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. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 198.  Projectile measures: diameter 4.1in., length 12.5in., weight 25lbs. High band brass sabot shows 5 lands & grooves, fired from 30 pounder rifle. Metal solid with some chips around nose and some pitting, sabot is partial, wood fuze intact. projectile disarmed, drill hole through the paper section of the time fuze. Recovered: Mississippi defenses. |
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