A2167 Schenkl shell, "common" (standard), Schenkl percussion fuse, paper sleeve sabot, Ordnance rifle, 3 in.

	The Civil War Relicman, Harry Ridgeway
	Winchester, Virginia USA Civil War artillery bought and sold
	relicman.com

Civil War artillery, Relicman sales catalog

All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described.
All artillery items listed have been disarmed.
Any excavated relics have been recovered from private property with owners permission.

A2167     Schenkl shell, "common" (standard), Schenkl percussion fuse, paper sleeve sabot, Ordnance rifle, 3 in.

Schenkl employed a rounded base with seven ribs, on which a paper sleeve sabot was fitted, the paper would expand on firing and flutter away harmlessly, an innovative way to deal with unstable sabots. Nose on this pattern is pointed, it is a "common" or standard round and will not be filled with balls. Shell is usually equipped with a percussion fuse, intended to go against opposing cannon by striking the equipment. Schenkl Percussion fuse is marked "JP SCHENKL / PAT OCT 16 1861", (Jones pg. 98).   Metal quality is solid, light to moderate pitting, dated fuse is intact, ding is from impact. Recovered: Virginia campaign, not known. Shell measures: diameter 2.9in., length 9.0in.(excluding fuse), weight 8lbs.
Ref: Dickey & George Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 300      $325.