U.S. / C.S. 12-POUNDER SOLID SHOT – GETTYSBURG FOUND

U.S. / C.S. 12-POUNDER SOLID SHOT – GETTYSBURG FOUND

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Item Code: 557-16

This is the most common solid shot projectile of any caliber used during the Civil War by both the Federal and Confederate forces. This is a solid iron cannon ball with dark brown tone and bubble corroded surface.

In use, the ball would have been secured to a wood sabot by two crossed iron straps. A powder bag would be tied to a groove in the base of the sabot. After attaching the powder charge, the round was referred to as fixed ammunition. The 12-pounder Napoleon smoothbore cannon firing a 12-pound solid shot with 2.5 pounds of powder at five degrees elevation had a range of 1,680 yards.

This is a relic of the Battle of Gettysburg as it has an older hand typed “GETTYSBURG” paper tag attached. No exact location was listed. The corrosion does not appear to have been an anytime recently dug item.  [stp] [ph:L]

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