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, 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. |
| A0167...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 Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 198.   Projectile measures: diameter 4.1in., length 12.25in. (excluding fuze), weight 27.3lbs. Fired sabot shows distortion from firing, but is intact, base chip exposes some of the fastening lugs. Copper percussion fuze was jammed into the fuze hole on impact. Metal solid with areas of pitting. projectile is disarmed: drill hole through the side. Recovered: not known. Ref: Bell, Heavy Ordnance, pg. 198. |
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