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

Research Center: Artillery5042-Read

Rifled artillery projectile, Read design, Confederate manufacture, bursting shell, long pattern with smooth sides, copper ring sabot thick cast pre-rifled and milled, wood time fuze, Confederate rifle, 2.9in. Projectile was Confederate manufactured during the war. Read developed this copper sabot, it was more flexiblethan the earlier wrought iron sabot. A smooth sided long shell was produced by both sides, this Confederate version is distinguished by a lathe dimple in the base, a casting sprue on the nose, and the smooth sides were finished by turning on a lathe. Copper ring sabot is tapered at the top and seated in a deep groove well inside of the iron base, ring was cast thick with pre-rifling, three lands and grooves for a Parrott type rifle, interior of sabot was milled to a thin edge. 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 2.86in., length 8.5in., weight 9.5lbs. Research Center: Artillery5042-Read, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 243. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery5042-Read.html.

A2409... Projectile measures: diameter 2.86in., length 8.5in., weight 9.5lbs. Copper sabot shows three lands and grooves, fired from a Parrott type rifle. Wood shipping plug intact. Metal is solid. Projectile is disarmed by drill hole through the side. Recovered: Kennesaw, Georgia.

A2450... Projectile measures: diameter 2.85in., length 8.75in., weight 9lbs. Copper sabot shows three lands and grooves, fired from a Parrott type rifle, fired sabot intact with significant base chip. Wood fuze missing. Metal is solid with some pitting. Projectile is disarmed, open fuze hole exposes empty cavity. Recovered: Virginia campaign.

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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