Confederate Adjutant General button
The Civil War Relicman,
Harry Ridgeway
Winchester, Virginia
USA (changed hands 70 times in the Civil War!)
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Artillery
of the Civil War
James shells, (Federal)
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.
A1888
James shell, tie
ring base, James percussion fuse, James 14 pounder rifle, 3.8 in.
Tie ring base was originally intended to hold a rounded firing cup.
This is another example of an idea that did not work. The cup was intended to
direct the firing energy around the perimeter of the shell. The energy needed to
be in the center so as to spread the sabot so the cup was cut off, the bolts are
still present, and the ring was used as a tie ring for securing the powder bag.
James brass percussion fuse, "West Point" two part fuse, (Jones pg.
30).
James percussion fuse intact, sabot partially intact exposes wire reinforcement
under the sabot, non-fired example, metal quality solid, moderate pitting.
Recovered: Gauley Bridge, West Virginia
Diameter 3.7inch, length 7 inch
Ref: D & G pg. 189
Sold!
A1999
Sabot fragments from 14 pounder James
The type I James used a thin lead sheet sabot covering the birdcage.
The sabot tends to break in sections around the birdcage. Note also the remnants
of wire that held the sabot in place.
Individual pieces, each $15.00
All 8 pieces $100.00