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The Civil War Relicman,
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Winchester, Virginia
USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
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This page updated May 10, 2008 |
Artillery of the Civil War
All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
All artillery items listed have been disarmed and rendered inert.
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.
Smoothbore field caliber cannon balls, click to view item
| A1770 |
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Ball, solid shot,
smoothbore 6 pounder, 3.67 in. Recovered: Nashville TN |
Ref: D & G pg. 28 | Sold! |
| A1792 |  |
Ball, Confederate
polygonal diamond pattern, wood fuse, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62 in. Recovered: Petersburg, VA |
Ref: D & G pg. 30 (12 pounder diamond pattern) | $125 |
| A1936 |
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Bormann time fuse, Confederate manufacture | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 26 | $25 |
Civil War hand grenades, click to view item
| A1487 |
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Ketchum 5 pound hand
grenade Recovered: Port Hudson La |
D & G pg. 498 | Sold! |
Civil War canister, click to view item
| A1809 |
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Canister plate,
12 pounder Recovered: Vicksburg |
$75 | |
| A1810 |
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Canister plate,
12 pounder Recovered: Vicksburg |
$75 | |
| A1811 |
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Canister plate,
12 pounder Recovered: Vicksburg |
$75 |
| A1812 |
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Canister plate,
12 pounder Recovered: Vicksburg |
$75 | |
| A1813 |
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Canister plate,
12 pounder Recovered: Vicksburg plate shows distortion from firing |
$100 | |
| A1814 |
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Canister plate,
12 pounder Recovered: Vicksburg plate shows distortion from firing |
$125 |
Confederate Broun shells, click to view item
| A1900 |
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Broun shell short
pattern, copper band sabot, wood fuse, Confederate rifle, 3 in.
Recovered: Petersburg Va |
D & G pg. 132 (wood fuse) | Sold! |
Dyer artillery shells, click to view item
| A0390 |
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Dyer "common" shell, lead cup sabot, Dyer time fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3
in. Recovered: Battle of Brandy Station, Va |
Ref: D & G pg. 145 ("common" shell) | $300 |
| A1986 |
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Dyer zinc time fuse, "common" shot Recovered: Shepherdstown W Va |
Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 37, upper | Sold! |
Hotchkiss artillery shells, click to view item
| A1614 |
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Hotchkiss case shot shell, no flame grooves, percussion fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 166 | $300 |
| A0690 |
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Hotchkiss case shot shell, no flame
grooves, percussion fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3 in.
Recovered: Port Hudson |
Ref: D & G pg. 166 | $350 |
| A1620 |  |
Hotchkiss shell, with flame grooves, Hotchkiss brass time fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 167 (Brass time fuse "case" shot) | $325 |
| A1825 |
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Hotchkiss "case shot" shell, with flame grooves, brass time fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 167 variant, Brass time fuse "case shot" | Sold! |
| A1828 |
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Hotchkiss "case shot" shell, with flame grooves, brass time fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 167 , Brass time fuse "case shot" | Sold! |
| A2067 |
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Hotchkiss "case shot" shell, with flame grooves, brass time fuse,
Ordnance rifle, 3 in. Recovered: Port Hudson Louisiana |
Ref: D & G pg. 167, (brass time fuse "case" shot) (shell cut both halves) | Sold |
| A2197 |  |
Hotchkiss "case shot"
shell, with flame grooves, brass time fuse, Ordnance rifle, 3 in. Recovered: Kennesaw, Georgia |
Ref: D & G pg. 167 , Brass time fuse "case shot" | $200 |
| A2156 |
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Hotchkiss pointed nose
bolt, James 14 pounder rifle, 3.8 in. Recovered: Vicksburg |
Ref: D & G pg. 171 (3.8 in) | Sold! |
| A1958 |
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Hotchkiss time fuse adaptor | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 87 & 88 (not listed) | Sold! |
James artillery shells, click to view item
| A1888 |
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James shell, tie
ring base, James percussion fuse, James 14 pounder rifle, 3.8 in.
Recovered: Gauley Bridge, West Virginia |
Ref: D & G pg. 189 | Sold! |
| A1999 |
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Sabot fragments from 14 pounder James | Individual pieces, each $15.00 | $15 |
| All 8 pieces | $100 |
Confederate Tennessee sabot (Mullane) artillery shells, click to view item
| A1517 |
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Mullane bourreleted long nose shell, Type I copper sabot, wood fuse, Confederate
rifle, 3 in. Recovered: central Virginia |
Ref: D & G pg. 203 (long nose, long bolt, cupped sabot) | Sold! |
| A2009 |  |
Mullane
bourreleted short nose shell, Type I copper sabot flush mounted, wood fuse,
Confederate rifle, 3 in. Recovered: Richmond, Va |
Ref: D & G pg. 203 (short nose, short bolt, flush mounted) | $750 |
| A0897 |
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Tennessee
(Mullane) Type II sabot, long shell - Confederate Brooke rifle, 6.4 in. Recovered: Charleston, SC |
Ref: Kerksis & Dickey pg.136, See Bell pg. 426 for pattern different caliber | $1,800 |
Parrott artillery shells, click to view item
| A1569 |
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Parrott flat top bolt "Read / Parrott" wrought iron sabot,
Parrott 10 pounder rifle, 2.9 in. Recovered Vicksburg, southern fort |
Ref: D & G pg. 215 | Sold! |
| A1574 |
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Parrott shell, "Read / Parrott" wrought iron sabot, Parrott
time fuse, Parrott 10 pounder rifle, 2.9 in. Recovered: Vicksburg campaign |
Ref: D & G pg. 216 (Zinc time fuse, "case shot" shell) | $225 |
| A2189 |
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Parrott shell, Type II High band brass sabot, Parrott 10 pounder rifle, 3 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 225 | $300 Sale Pending! |
| A0073 |  |
Parrott flat top
bolt, Type III brass ring sabot, Parrott 20 pounder rifle, 3.67 in. Recovered: Secessionville, SC |
Ref: D & G pg. 229 | Sold! |
| A1870 |
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Parrott chill
nose "bottlenose" bolt, Type III brass ring sabot, Parrott 20 pounder
rifle, 3.67 in. Recovered: Port Hudson La |
Ref: D & G pg. 230 | $375 |
| A2082 |
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Parrott chill
nose "bottlenose" bolt, Type III brass ring sabot, Parrott 20 pounder
rifle, 3.67 in. Recovered: Port Hudson La |
Ref: D & G pg. 230 | $200 |
| A1875 |
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Parrott shell, high brass band prototype sabot Parrott 20 pounder rifle, 3.67 in. | Ref: sabot
style shown for 30 pounder Bell pg. 278 Ref: D & G not listed |
$600 |
| A1737 |
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Parrott zinc time fuse, with rounded flange | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 77, upper left | Sold! |
| A1739 |
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Parrott zinc time fuse, with rounded flange | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 77, upper left | $50 |
| A1740 |
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Parrott zinc time fuse, with rounded flange | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 77, upper left | $50 |
| A1741 |
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Parrott zinc time fuse, with rounded flange | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 77, upper left | $50 |
| A1976 |
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Parrott zinc time fuse, with rounded flange | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 77, upper left | Sold! |
| A1748 |
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Parrott percussion fuse, improved one piece design | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 84 | Sold! |
| A1966 |
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Parrott percussion fuse, improved one piece design | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 84 | $50 |
Confederate Read artillery shells, click to view item
| A1767 |
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Read smooth long shell, wrought iron sabot, wood time fuse, Confederate
rifle, 2.9 in. Recovered: Richmond |
Ref: D & G pg. 243 (iron sabot, wood fuse) | $375 |
| A1896 |
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Read smooth long shell, wrought iron sabot, copper time fuse, Confederate rifle 2.9 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 243 (iron sabot, copper fuse) | Sold! |
| A1897 |
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Read smooth long shell, wrought iron sabot, wood time fuse, Confederate rifle, 2.9 in. | Ref: D & G pg. 243 (iron sabot, wood fuse) | $400 |
| A1899 |
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Read bourreleted
shell, Selma manufacture, copper ring sabot, wood fuse, Confederate 3.25 or 3.3
inch gun Recovered: Bridgeport Alabama |
Ref: D & G pg. 269 | Sold! |
Schenkl artillery shells, click to view item
| A1397 |
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Schenkl long
shell, percussion fuse, Federal 20 pounder rifle, 3.67 in. Recovered: Petersburg Va |
Ref: D & G pg. 309 | $700 |
| A1733 |
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Schenkl long
shell, percussion fuse, Federal 20 pounder rifle, 3.67 in. Recovered: Petersburg Va |
Ref: D & G pg. 309 | Sold! |
| A1608 |
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Schenkl shell, percussion fuse, Rifled boat howitzer, 3.4 in. Recovered: Maryland Heights, MD |
Ref: D & G pg. 417 | $400 |
| A1438 |
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Schenkl percussion fuse
Recovered: Richmond Va |
Ref: Jones Fuses page 98 top | Sold! |
| A1951 |
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Schenkl percussion fuse, Army use for field projectiles. | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 98 | $50 |
| A1942 |
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Schenkl combination fuse, early pattern | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 104 | Sold! |
| A1944 |
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Schenkl combination fuse, early pattern | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 104 | Sold! |
| A1946 |
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Schenkl combination fuse, early pattern | Ref: Jones Fuses pg. 104 | Sold! |
| A2164 |
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Schenkl low band shell, Schenkl Navy percussion fuse, Federal rifled 42
pounder rifle, 7 in. Recovered: Charleston SC |
Ref: Bell Heavy Ord, not listed, pattern is similar to 6.4 in listed pg. 371 | Sold |
| A2176 |
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Schenkl shell, Schenkl percussion fuse,
Parrott 150 pounder rifle, 8 in. Recovered: Charleston SC |
Ref: Bell Heavy Ord, pg. 378 (actual shell photographed) | Sold |
Large caliber smoothbore cannon balls, click to view item
| A1702 |
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Ball, thin walled shell with lifting ears, wood fuse, smoothbore mortar, 8 in. | Ref: Bell Heavy Ord, pg. 55 (wood fuse, lifting ears) | Sold! |
| A1745 |
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Navy watercap fuse "1864" | Ref: Jones Fuses pg.10 (1864, small letters) | $100 |
| A1747 |
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Navy watercap fuse | Ref: Jones Fuses pg.10 | $60 |
Miscellaneous Artillery, click to view item
| A1989 |
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Box of five friction primers Frankford Arsenal | $250 | |
| A1475 |
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Package of 8 second paper time fuses, Allegheny Arsenal | Sold! |
Restoration and
disarming of artillery shells
All artillery items listed have been disarmed and rendered
inert.
Shipping of artillery shells and my show schedule:
Shipping shells almost anywhere is not a
problem. UPS accepts packages up to 150 pounds, this will take care of
most shells below 8 inch Parrotts and 13 inch round balls. Heavier than
that requires common carrier. Shipping can be expensive, I will quote
shipping at actual cost, I do not mark up additional profit on shipping
charges. I do attend most "national" shows (Virginia,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina). I can deliver any
shell to a show to be picked up at no charge. Please understand that I
only bring a small sampling of shells to sit on my table at a show, these things
are heavy and I don't like to bring shells to a show unless they are making a
one way trip. So while I may have many shells on my webpage, I typically
bring six or less to most shows. So if you see a shell you want, please
tell me you want it before I leave for a show, and I can bring it for you or
work a layaway with final payment to be made at the show.