Misc. Dug Items
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Civil War Artillery
This page last updated June 30, 2009
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PC2498 20 Pounder Parrott Shell - Brass Sabot This excavated long body 20 pounder Parrott shell with type III brass ring sabot is in very good condition. The iron is stable with only minor pitting, and its sabot is complete. This shell would have used a Parrott zinc percussion fuse which is not present. This shell weighs 16.4 pounds, its diameter is 3.6 inches, and is 10 inches in length without the fuse. This example would have been fired from a Parrott 20 pounder rifle, 3.67 inch caliber. This shell has been deactivated and cleaned. It has an excellent appearance and will display very nicely. $325.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC2451 Confederate 12 Pounder Sideloader This Confederate 12 pounder side loader with iron side plug is in very good condition. The copper fuse is present and the iron side plug and its spanner holes are both visible. I have indicated in the additional pictures by marking the image in red exactly where the plug is. The iron is stable and in good shape with only minor pitting to include two dime size divots. Recovered in Spotsylvania County, VA., this case shot has been disarmed, cleaned, very lightly clear coated and is ready for display. Weight is approximately 9.2 pounds and is 4.50 inches in diameter. This is a very nice looking piece of Civil War artillery and will compliment any artillery or general Civil War relic collection. $415.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC924 1/2 Six Pounder Bormann Fused "Case Shot" This is one half of a six pounder Bormann fused case shot which beautifully shows the arrangement of its contents. The cross-section reveals the Bormann fuse made of tin and lead, the brass under plug supporting the fuse, the matrix of lead balls, and the wall of the iron shell. The best part about this case shot is that it was recovered in December 2006 from a construction site in downtown Richmond, VA. Also recovered at the site, which was, at that time, a big hole in the ground, were pieces of broken glass and various brass and iron objects including a curry comb. While scanning the side walls of this hole, the digger eyeballed an iron object protruding from the packed soil which turned out to be an entire 6 pounder Bormann fused case shot. Once the build up of dirt and rust was cleaned off, it was discovered that the iron was in overall pretty rough shape and the decision was made to saw it in half. Not surprising is the fact that all of the items were recovered below the City of Richmond "burn line" which was still visible along the walls of the hole. The case shot offered in this listing is one half of the exact one one that was eyeballed. Though it cannot be definitively determined that this case shot is Federal or Confederate due to the condition of the fuse, it is believed, given its recovery location that it is Confederate. This half case shot is approximately 3.54 inches in diameter and weighs 2 pounds. The iron has been clear coated so as to help preserve the remaining iron. Some of the surface iron shows cracks but has been stabilized by the clear coat. The matrix of lead balls are all very stable. This relic, direct from a hole in the Capital of the Confederacy, will make for a fine display. SOLD |
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PC2455 12 Pounder Solid Shot - Mac Mason Lettering This 12 pounder solid shot includes a portion of the lettering applied by Mac Mason indicating its type, its use, and where and when it was recovered. The shot is in pretty good condition and the area where chipping of the surface iron occurred is now stable. Recovered in Petersburg, VA in October of 1966, the ball has been clear coated to help prevent further deterioration and will display very nicely. As a Civil war enthusiast, relic hunter, artist etc....Mac Mason's beautiful artwork can be found on not only artillery pieces but on bullets, buttons, belt plates and other Civil War relics as well. Relics with his excellent penmanship are highly sought after and this solid shot, even with its obliterated portion, is still a very nice example. SOLD |
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PC2502 20 Pounder Parrott "Chill Nose" Bolt - Type III Brass Sabot This fired 20 pounder Parrott "chill nose" bolt is in very good condition. The iron has light to moderate surface pitting and has been lightly clear coated as a preservative. The type III low band brass sabot is present and clearly shows the 5 lands and grooves which were formed as it traveled through the cannon tube. Since these bolts were mainly intended for use against enemy cannon, the nose of these bolts were made smaller, and chilled to harden, so as to have a greater force upon impact. This example was excavated from Port Hudson, Louisiana. It's diameter is 3.62 inches, its length is 8.75 inches and it weighs approximately 18.8 pounds. $375.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC2456 12 Pounder Case Shot This 12 pounder case shot is good condition and was recovered in central Virginia. The iron is moderately pitted and has been lightly clear coated so as to preserve it. This case shot would have used a wood drive-in fuse plug with a paper time fuse. This example weighs approximately 10.8 lbs and will make an excellent addition to any artillery or general excavated relic collection. It has been disarmed and is ready for display. $225.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2442 2.9 Inch Caliber Read-Parrott "Case Shot" Shell This 2.9 inch caliber Read-Parrott "case shot" shell is in very good condition and was excavated in Fredericksburg, VA. It was personally inspected by to Peter George, co-author of "Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War", and according to him, the half inch grooves found on the sabot indicate that this shell was fired from a CS made Parrott rifle. The iron sabot and zinc fuse adaptor are still present and the overall condition of the iron is good showing only light pitting. It has been deactivated, cleaned and lightly clear coated so as to preserve it. This projectile will display very nicely in any office or den and will enhance any excavated general excavated relic collection. Weighs approximately 9.4 lbs. $275.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1973 Confederate 12 Pounder Iron Plug Side Loader Case Shot This excavated Confederate 12 pounder side loader case shot with iron side plug is in very good condition. The iron is in overall great condition and around the fuse hole are remnants of the straps that once held the wooden cup sabot in place. Sticking directly out of the fuse hole is what appears to be worn jagged iron stake which cannot be explained. I have shown it to several Civil War artillery experts and all were stumped as well. The explanation may be as simple as a piece of iron was inserted into the fuse hole for some reason, only known to the soldier, or previous owner, and never removed. There it remained for decades, buried in the ground, eventually becoming solidly affixed inside. It weighs 9.2 lbs and is 4.5 inches in diameter. This case shot would have used a copper fuse plug adaptor and would have been fired from a 12-pounder smoothbore, 4.62 inch caliber gun. It has been disarmed and is ready for display. $395.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2448 Confederate Read Shell This Confederate Read shell, recovered in Charleston, SC, is in fair condition. The mangled copper fuse certainly indicates that whatever it hit was pretty hard. The copper sabot is present and is in good shape. Near the base there is a drill hole which was never completed. It was eventually drilled through the fuse adaptor and is now disarmed. The shell has been clear coated and in white paint the digger has indicated where found. This CS Read shell is from a 35 year old local collection and will make an excellent addition to any excavated artillery or general relic collection. This artillery relic is disarmed and is ready for display. Approximate weight is 7.2 lbs and the length is 7 5/8 inches. $275.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2438 3 Inch Type I Hotchkiss Shell This 3 inch type I Hotchkiss shell is in very nice unfired condition. Originally manufactured without flame grooves, it was eventually retrofitted with flame grooves for Civil War use. Its lead sabot is in very good condition and this shell would have used a wood drive in fuse adaptor. An example of this shell (prior to retrofitting) can be found on page 165 in Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George's "Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War", Revised and Supplemented Edition 1993. Excavated in central Virginia, this shell has just been released from a 35 year old local collection. This artillery relic is disarmed and will make an excellent addition to any artillery or general relic collection. Approximate weight is 7.6 lbs and the length is 6 5/8 inches. $295.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2449 3 Inch Dyer Shell This 3 inch Dyer shell is in very good condition and was recovered in Central Virginia. The shell has been disarmed and coated to prevent further deterioration. The iron has light to moderate pitting and only a portion of the zinc fuse adaptor is present. The zinc alloy sabot is present and the four flame grooves are clearly present. This shell has just been released from a private collection out of the Charlottesville, VA area and will make an excellent addition to any artillery or general excavated relic collection. Approximate weight is 8 lbs. and 7 inches in length. $350.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2445 12 Pounder Case Shot With Bormann Fuse This excavated 12 pounder case shot, with a Bormann fuse, is in good condition and was recovered in Central Virginia. The iron is in good shape with only one inch circle area where there was some old flaking which is now stable. The early model Bormann fuse is intact but not readable. Under good lighting, a mold seam is visible on this Union projectile. In the additional pictures you will see an area surrounding the drill hole, opposite the fuse, where a black tar like substance has leaked from the hole. This substance, according to Peter George, co-author of "Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War", is part of the pitch or sulpher matrix originally poured into the shell which would harden around the case shot balls to prevent them from prematurely setting of the bursting charge. This shell has been disarmed and is an excellent example of Civil War artillery. It has just been released from a 35 year old collection from Charlottesville, VA. Approximately 9.2 lbs $225.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2439 3.8 Inch Hotchkiss Shell This excavated 3.8 inch Hotchkiss shell is from a just released 35 year old collection from Charlottesville, VA. The shell is in very good condition and is complete with the exception of its sabot. The base cup is solidly attached to the nose section which still has its brass fuse. Overall, the iron shows minimal surface pitting. According to the collector, the shell was recovered from Culpeper, VA. This artillery shell has been deactivated and will make an outstanding display relic. Approximately 9.8 lbs. $350.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2443 24 Pounder Coehorn Mortar Ball This 24 pounder Coehorn mortar ball is in fair condition and has just been released from a 35 year old Charlottesville, VA collection. According to the old typed card taped to it, this ball was excavated in Petersburg, VA. near Fort McGilvery. It has been deactivated and long ago was lightly clear coated so as to preserve it. The iron shows moderate pitting This artillery relic, with its old label, will display very nicely and is a great Civil War piece from Petersburg. Actual weight on digital scales is approximately 16.4 lbs. ( the label states 18 lbs but my guess is that an old pair of bathroom scales may have been used to measure its weight back when the label was made). $275.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2441 2.9 Inch Caliber Read-Parrott "Case Shot" Shell This 2.9 inch caliber Read-Parrott "case shot" shell is in very good condition and has just been released from a 35 year old Charlottesville, VA collection. According to the collector this projectile was excavated in Fredericksburg, VA. It has been deactivated, cleaned and lightly clear coated so as to preserve it. The iron sabot and zinc fuse adaptor are still present and the overall condition of the iron is good showing only light pitting. This projectile will display very nicely in any office or den and will enhance any excavated general excavated relic collection. Weighs approximately 10 lbs. $250.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2453 12 Pounder Solid Shot Cannonball This 12 pounder solid shot cannonball is in very good condition and has just been released from a 35 year old Charlottesville, VA collection. According to the collector this projectile was excavated in Petersburg, VA. It was clear coated for preservation purposes. There is moderate pitting in some areas of the iron and smooth areas elsewhere. This basic artillery smoothbore projectile will make an excellent display piece. Approximately 11.2 lbs. $150.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC439 Confederate Split Cannonball 12 Pounder - Polygonal Cavity This cannonball with a polygonal cavity, for a 12 pounder smoothbore 4.62 inch gun, was expertly cut in half. The shell's interior was cast with twelve polygonal shapes intended to create points of weakness for better fragmentation. More fragmentation equaled more destruction. This shell is the pentagonal (five sided) pattern measuring 4.52 inches in diameter. This design concept, attributed to Confederate Colonel John W. Mallet of Macon, GA., is believed to be influenced by segmented projectiles of British origin (Ref. Melton and Pawl, Guide To Civil War Projectiles 1994). There is a visible mold seam running along its equator. This split shell is in excellent condition and shows the well defined lines of each interior panel. It will make an excellent display piece. Ref. Dickey & George pg. 30 (interior Fig C-3 pg. 526). Both halves for $415.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC2363 Big 2.6 Inch Grape Shot This 2.6 inch large size grape shot would have been part of a 5.82 inch grape stand and fired from either a US/CS 24-pouinder Smoothbore or Boat Howitzer, Rifled 24-pounder, or 5.82-inch Rifle all according to the description found on page 104 of Jack Bell's "Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance". This grape is in very good condition and Bell further comments that "Grape stands and canister are rarer in this caliber and the 18 pounder caliber than other large caliber sizes." Weighs approximately 2.4 pounds and approximately 2.6 inches in diameter. $95.00 Order Information or Questions? |
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PC1865 US Navy Lead Canister or Grape Shot This US Navy lead canister or grape shot measures approximately 1.27 inches in diameter is in good condition. This example is fairly well rounded with a very pleasing white patina with a few dings. Lead shot of this size are rarely found and this one was recovered by the late James Renfrow, Sr. east of Richmond, VA. This would be a nice addition for any artillery collection. $55.00 Ordering Information or Questions |
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PC1783 Canister Shot and Fuse Parts This grouping includes 8 mostly 1-1.5 inch canister shot and various brass and zinc fuse parts. There are the remnants of Bormann fuses, a dated Schenkl fuse remnant, a brass plug etc...These items were all recovered by the late James Renfrow, Sr. of Richmond, Va. Mr. Renfrow had hunted various areas east of Richmond, VA. $75.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC1882 30 Pounder Parrott Shell Nose & Zinc Fuse Adaptor This 30 pounder Parrott shell nose fragment is still attached to its zinc fuse adaptor. Two pieces of the iron nose were found separately and have been bonded back together. The fuse adaptor is complete and was still attached to the iron when recovered. This artillery relic was recovered in the area of Petersburg, VA. and will make an impressive addition to any Civil War relic collection. $165.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC2136 Fired 3 inch Hotchkiss Shell Nose and Lead Sabot This Hotchkiss shell nose and sabot is a fantastic looking fired example. The nose is in very good condition and, while missing its base cup, it still retains the lead sabot which is securely attached. The Hotchkiss noses alone are typically readily available but finding a fired example with the sabot still attached is unusual. The sabots were typically thrown from the shell upon firing. As you will see in the additional pictures of this shell, the sabot is flared up from the bottom of the shell caused from the blast which apparently wasn't strong enough to detach it. At the top of the shell is the brass Hotchkiss percussion fuse, with its head measuring approximately 1.15 inches in diameter, it is still present though it is missing its anvil cap and other inner workings probably due to firing. These fuses were patented by B.B. Hotchkiss which was granted on February 24, 1863. This shell, with its base cup, originally weighed approximately 8 lbs. 7 oz. and was approximately 6 5/8 inches in length. This fine fired example weighs approximately 6.6 lbs. and is approximately 5 3/4 inches long. This shell is inactive and, at some point in time, it was very lightly clear coated. Recovered in the eastern Henrico area of Richmond, Va., this relic will look great in any any battlefield display in any den or office. $225.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC1975 3 Inch Dyer Case Shot with Pointed Nose This excavated 3 inch Dyer case shot is in very good condition. The iron is smooth with only very light pitting. Its sabot, a zinc alloy cup, shows four deep flame grooves is present and is slightly more pitted than the iron body. The zinc fuse adaptor is present with both spanner holes visible. It has been disarmed by having been drilled directly into the fuse adaptor. It appears that it was very lightly clear coated long ago. This particular example, with its pointed nose, is a harder to find and will make an excellent addition to any collection. $425.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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PC1725 US Coehorn Mortar Shell for 12 Pounder This excavated US Coehorn mortar shell for 12 pounder is in very good condition. The iron is very smooth with very mild pitting and shows a mold seam along its equator. The wood drive-in fuse hole measures 7/8 inch across and the weight of the shell is 8 lbs. This example has been cleaned, very lightly clear coated. Approximately 4.52 inches in diameter. $275.00 Ordering Information or Questions |
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PC1842 Hotchkiss Shell Nose with Brass Fuse Adaptor This brass fuse adaptor still retains the Hotchkiss shell nose and was recovered in the general area of Petersburg, Va. Blasted apart from the rest of the shell, the adaptor is in remarkably good condition with the iron nose is still securely attached. The adaptor measures approximately 1.94 inches in length and 1.16 inches in head diameter. This relic will make a an excellent display piece for any artillery collection. $155.00 Ordering Information or Questions |
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PC1263 Exploded Hotchkiss Percussion Fuse This item is what is left of a of an exploded Hotchkiss percussion fuse and is from the collection of Richard E. Clem of Maryland. The top part of the fuse has blown off as well as part of the cylinder. This artillery relic was definitely in the mix of war and will make for a great display piece for battlefield found relics. A relic hunter since the early sixties Mr. Clem dug these items in various battlefields and campsites in the area of Berryville, VA as well as Charles Town, WV. For more information about relic hunter Richard Clem click the link on his name above. $35.00 Ordering Information or Questions? |
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