Federal 2.9 Inch Parrott Brass Sabot "Case Shot" Half Shell
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Item: Fired Unexploded Federal 2.9 Inch Parrott Brass Sabot "Case Shot" Half Shell
Construction: Cast iron with a brass ring sabot.
Fuzing: Zinc plug/adapter with a paper time fuze.
Approximate size: Weight: 4.2 pounds. Diameter: 2.91 inches. Length: 8 1/4 inches.
Condition: Very good, excavated, with moderate exterior pitting. The interior surface is smooth and solid. After it was sawed in half, the entire exposed sawed surface was very lightly clear coated so as to prevent rusting. The exterior has been left untouched and remains in its raw "just dug" state.
Comments: According to Peter George, co-author of "Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War", this fired, but unexploded sawed-in-half shell nicely shows its interior contents of an asphalt/pitch matrix with lead balls. Also visible is its threaded zinc fuse adapter still containing its actual paper time fuze. Even a small remnant of black powder is still visible within the time fuze. Extending towards the shell base is the thin sheet iron flash tube which connected the bottom of the paper time fuze to the miniature tin can near the base. This can, filled with black powder, is clearly visible in this shell. This case shot half shell will be a wonderful educational display piece as well as excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery, battlefield, or general relic collection.
Recovered: Unknown
- Product Code:
- PC6911
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