Here is a super rare Confederate projectile. This is the pattern that is illustrated and described on page 145 of the 1993 edition of the Dickey & George Artillery shell book. This is the shell that is believed to have been made by the Eason Brothers Foundry in Charleston, South Carolina. It is basically a Confederate made version of the English Britten shell. They are designed to be fired out of a rifled 12 pound cannon with a 4.62 inch bore size. They say that all known recoveries of these scarce projectiles have been noted along the Carolina coat. They state that they used a lead cup style sabot but this one and none of the other few I have seen have had one. I think it could have used a wooden sabot like the Confederate version of the Schenkl shells used. These have the concentric rings on the bottom portion which makes them different than the regular British made shells. They also have a open fuse hole that would have used a wooden fuse. It stands 8-1/2 inches tall. This one has been beautifully cleaned and coated for display and preservation. On the bottom of the shell, it has the painted notation of the shell and size as well as the location of recovery of James Island, South Carolina which is just outside of Charleston. They list it in the book as a rarity of 8 but personally I think that they are much more scarce than that. If they were that common I would have had more over the last 30 years of dealing and collecting. This one is a keeper!
Item #: C4143
Shipping Weight:
25 lbs
Your Price:$1,650.00 USD
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