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

Research Center: Artillery4618-Parrott

Rifled artillery projectile, Parrott design, Federal manufacture, bursting shell, "case shot", wrought iron sabot not pre-rifled, Federal Bormann time fuze with wrench double slot and "US", Parrott 10 pounder rifle, 2.9in. Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the prewar invention of Robert Parrott and John Read working together. The sabot system utilized was a wrought iron ring, referred to as the "Type I" sabot. Some of these shells were configured as case shot (approx 9.5lbs to 11lbs. with balls ), or as "common" (approx 8lbs. to 9lbs. 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. Fuze employed was a Federal Bormann time fuze, 3/4 second starting time, double slot, "US" on the fuze may indicate Washington arsenal, Jones pg. 23 upper right. Bottom of shell usually shows a casting sprue which was rough milled, there will often be casting flaws near the base. Note that the wrought iron sabot on Parrott shells is normally pre-rifled, this because the sabot was otherwise too stiff to take the rifling. It appears that the sabots on this pattern may not have been pre-rifled, suggesting that this is early production and only a limited number were produced and used in the field, before moving to paper time fuzed shells with pre-rifled sabots. Projectile measures: diameter 2.85in., length 8.375in. (excluding fuze), weight 9.5lbs. to 11lbs. Research Center: Artillery4618-Parrott, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 217. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery4618-Parrott.html.

A2168... Projectile measures: diameter 2.85in., length 8.375in. (excluding fuze), weight 10lbs. Sabot intact and does not show rifling. Bormann fuze is intact. Metal is solid, areas of pitting. Projectile is disarmed: drill hole through the side. Recovered: not determined.

A2934... Projectile measures: diameter 2.85in., length 8.375in. (excluding fuze), weight 9.5lbs. to 11.5lbs. Sabot intact and does not show rifling. Bormann fuze is intact. Metal is solid, shell has not been cleaned. Projectile is disarmed: drill hole through the side. Recovered: not determined.

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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