Federal Spherical Case-Shot Shell for 12-Pounder Smoothbore Cannon
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Item: Federal Spherical Case-Shot for 12-Pounder Smoothbore Cannon
Gun: 12-pounder smoothbore, 4.62-inch caliber.
Construction: Cast iron.
Fuzing: Wood drive-in adaptor, for paper time fuze.
Approximate size: Weight: 11.2 pounds. Diameter: 4.50 inches. Fuze hole diameter at opening: 1-inch.
Condition: Excellent, excavated. The majority of the surface is smooth with one area of very light surface flaking, measuring approximately 1.5 x 2.1-inch. The flaking was stabilized through electrolysis treatment. The fuze adaptor is no longer present. Case-shot is visible through the fuse hole. The shell has been disarmed, treated with electrolysis and has no repairs.
Recovered: January 1980, Cold Harbor, VA area.
Comments: This type spherical "case-shot" for 12-pounder cannon is not typically available. According to the "Encyclopedia of Black Powder Artillery Projectiles Found in North America; 1759-1865, Volume II" by Colonel John F. Biemeck, on page 462, item 4.52-US-CS-07, "This case-shot was used during the Mexican War but was obsolete when the Civil War began. However, stocks remained in the Union inventory and were on hand in state Army and Navy arsenals when the (Civil) war began. The Confederates rethreaded some to accept the metal fuze plug".
The case-shot is from the collection of Glenn Trimmer. According to page 31 of his first journal, he recovered it during a four-day hunt while on leave from the US air force. A copy of this journal page is included in the additional images, and a hard copy (without arrows) will be included with the purchase. This documented case-shot will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC11982
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