3-INCH DYER CASE SHOT

3-INCH DYER CASE SHOT

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Item Code: 2026-1286

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These were for a long time identified as Confederate “Burton” projectiles, as prominently noted on this one in old white paint. For the discussion and the corrected identification see Dickey & George (1993) p. 143-144. This is in very good condition, showing shallow, fairly even, overall corrosion and deep brown color with crusty surface to the iron. A fuze plug is still in place in the nose, showing as gray metal with white corrosion indicating it is the same lead and zinc alloy used in the base cup, which remains in place. This shows the usual narrow gap between its upper edge and bottom edge of the shell resulting from casting the base cup on piece of tinned iron applied to the bottom of the shell.

Dickey & George note that more than 110,000 3” Dyer projectiles were purchased by the US government and they were used in all theatres from 1861 through 1864, showing up also at Fort Fisher indicating use there in 1865. We note that the base cup shows just three flame grooves, all shallow and somewhat uneven, two of them also at a bit of a slant. Dickey & George note not only Confederate replacement and alteration of these sabot cups, but also crude flame grooves added by US artillerymen in the field, including some rounds recovered at New Bridge where the gunners had used knives or hatchets to cut grooves in the sabots of rounds they had been issued.

We also note that on the underside of the round some metal flanges are folded inside the cup, indicating this was likely mounted at some point as a finial on fence, a not uncommon fate for cannonballs, which would explain the relatively light corrosion from exposure but not ground action, with the base ring showing gray with some white, but no deep corrosion or losses, but some bumps on the bottom edge.   [sr][ph:L]

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