A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
by Harry Ridgeway
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Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War |
| Civil War Artillery | |
by Harry Ridgeway |
| Rifled artillery projectile, Hotchkiss design, Federal manufacture, bursting shell, pattern with flame grooves, flat top "case shot" lead balls, lead band sabot, Wright time fuze with Hotchkiss percussion fuze , Ordnance rifle, 3in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Andrew Hotchkiss. The pattern consisted of three parts, a nose section containing the explosive charge, a cast iron cup fitted on the bottom, and lead band sabot cast around the middle, on firing the cup would compress the lead band sabot expanding it into the rifling. Some of these shells were configured as case shot , filled with balls, or as "common", without balls. This shell is "case shot", explosive charge with lead balls, and with a time fuze was designed to detonate above the heads of troops in the open field. This pattern features a nearly flat nose designed to pack additional "case shot" balls. Three flame grooves added so that flame from firing would pass through the sabot and ignite the fuze. Bottom of shell is somewhat flat. Fuze employed was a 15 second Wright time fuze, Hotchkiss brass percussion fuze installed in the center, Jones pg. 28. Although thought to have been in production by the end of the war, none made it into the field by the time of the surrender. Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 6.75in. unfired, excluding fuze, weight 9lbs. Research Center: Artillery4329-Hotchkiss, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 170.     Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4329-Hotchkiss.html. |
A0054....  Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 6.75in. unfired, excluding fuze, weight 9lbs. Inspector mark, "JHS". Lead band sabot is not fired. Wright time fuze intact, percussion fuze removed when these shells were sold as scrap. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: surplus stocks. |
A1626...Rifled artillery projectile, Hotchkiss design, Federal manufacture, bursting shell, pattern with flame grooves, flat top "case shot" lead balls, lead band sabot, Wright time fuze with Hotchkiss percussion fuze , Ordnance rifle, 3in.    Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Andrew Hotchkiss. The pattern consisted of three parts, a nose section containing the explosive charge, a cast iron cup fitted on the bottom, and lead band sabot cast around the middle, on firing the cup would compress the lead band sabot expanding it into the rifling. Some of these shells were configured as case shot , filled with balls, or as "common", without balls. This shell is "case shot", explosive charge with lead balls, and with a time fuze was designed to detonate above the heads of troops in the open field. This pattern features a nearly flat nose designed to pack additional "case shot" balls. Three flame grooves added so that flame from firing would pass through the sabot and ignite the fuze. Bottom of shell is somewhat flat. Fuze employed was a 15 second Wright time fuze, Hotchkiss brass percussion fuze installed in the center, Jones pg. 28. Although thought to have been in production by the end of the war, none made it into the field by the time of the surrender. Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 6.75in. unfired, excluding fuze, weight 9lbs. Inspector mark, "TB". Lead band sabot is not fired. Wright time fuze intact, percussion fuze removed when these shells were sold as scrap. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: surplus stocks.Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 170. |
A1819...Rifled artillery projectile, Hotchkiss design, Federal manufacture, bursting shell, pattern with flame grooves, flat top "case shot" lead balls, lead band sabot, Wright time fuze with Hotchkiss percussion fuze , Ordnance rifle, 3in.     Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Andrew Hotchkiss. The pattern consisted of three parts, a nose section containing the explosive charge, a cast iron cup fitted on the bottom, and lead band sabot cast around the middle, on firing the cup would compress the lead band sabot expanding it into the rifling. Some of these shells were configured as case shot , filled with balls, or as "common", without balls. This shell is "case shot", explosive charge with lead balls, and with a time fuze was designed to detonate above the heads of troops in the open field. This pattern features a nearly flat nose designed to pack additional "case shot" balls. Three flame grooves added so that flame from firing would pass through the sabot and ignite the fuze. Bottom of shell is somewhat flat. Fuze employed was a 15 second Wright time fuze, Hotchkiss brass percussion fuze installed in the center, Jones pg. 28. Although thought to have been in production by the end of the war, none made it into the field by the time of the surrender. Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 6.75in. unfired, excluding fuze, weight 9lbs. Inspector mark, "JHS". Lead band sabot is not fired. Wright time fuze intact, percussion fuze removed when these shells were sold as scrap. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes empty interior. Recovered: surplus stocks.Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 170. |
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