EXCAVATED CONFEDERATE 3” ARCHER BOLT - SHILOH, TN

EXCAVATED CONFEDERATE 3” ARCHER BOLT - SHILOH, TN

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Item Code: 2026-519

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The design was likely produced by Dr. Robert Archer, a partner of Joseph Anderson, the superintendent at the Tredegar Foundry in Richmond, VA. Constructed of cast iron, this bolt specimen features a pointed nose or ogive. The bolt body gradually tapering with ridges to the base. The cast lead sabot was held in place by those ridges. Most likely fired from a 3” ordnance gun, this bolt lost its original, thick lead sabot. Placed behind the center of the bolt, the sabot expanded during ignition, to engage the cannon rifling. Often, the sabot would come apart during flight. Restricting usage while shooting directly over your own troops.

Used during the early part of the war, they were described as ineffective and often discredited for use. Seldom recovered from CW battlefields after 1862. The bolt has been cleaned and exhibits light to medium rust pockmarking on the surface. It wears a chocolate brown color, likely a clear sealant overall. The bolt is very nicely stenciled in white “CS/ 3-INCH/ ARCHER/ BOLT/ SHILOH”.  The bolt weighs in at six pounds six ounces and stands six inches tall. The lead ring sabot is missing from the iron body of the shell. Recovery location listed as the Shiloh, TN battlefield. This Archer bolt makes a rare addition to any Civil War field artillery display. [stp][ph:L]

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