CONFEDERATE 4.52” 12-POUNDER POLYGONAL CANNON BALL

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Item Code: ART1E

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In late 1862, Confederate Colonel John W. Mallet designed a new type of "internally segmented" exploding round ball which used a polygonal cavity inside the ball instead of the traditional spherical shape. Mallet’s ideas may have been influenced by the segmented projectiles of British origin.  The interior was cast with lines of weakness in the form of "pentagon" type sections so that it would fragment into twelve equal pieces. It is also found in "diamond" and "trapezoid" patterns.

This specimen is an excavated spherical shell of cast iron. The surface shows light pitting but has been nicely cleaned and waxed.  There is a 1” diameter tapered fuse hole.  This shell used a wooden adaptor and paper time fuse to ignite the charge. There is no fuse included.

Several available, all in similar condition.  [jet] [ph:L]

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