ARTILLERY RING GAUGE FOR 11-INCH SHELLS- “LARGE”

ARTILLERY RING GAUGE FOR 11-INCH SHELLS- “LARGE”

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Item Code: 2026-9444

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A solid metal artillery ring gauge for11-inch shells, i.e. case-shot, as used in the 11-inch Dahlgren guns. In contrast to the wood handles usually seen on shell gauges, and perhaps dating it prewar, the gauge uses a short handle forged as one-piece with the measuring ring, that is then turned form a ring making it easy to hang up or secure with a strap. That end ring is not fully closed up, so there is a slight gap, but it is not a break. The measuring ring is clearly marked with a large block “XI” on one side, followed by “Shell 10,87 large” engraved in script, indicating the actual measurement as 10.87-inches, and “large” perhaps indicating the shell was strapped, i.e., fixed to a wood sabot, with the diameter taking into account the iron straps. The “10,87” is then repeated on the ring handle.

This 11-Inch Dahlgren Shell Gun had a production run of 465 and is best known from the two used aboard the USS Monitor. It was carried in the turrets of other monitors as well, and on conventional warships, where it was mounted on a pivot. Shells weighed in at 133.5 pounds, and at maximum elevation the guns had a range of 3650 yards with a 20-pound charge of powder. This is largely smooth metal, gray in color with some thin brown and minor stains. Please see our photos and our other offerings for a gauge for the 11-inch shell, “small.”   [sr][ph:L]

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