CivilWarTalk.com - A free and friendly Civil War community.
CivilWarTalk.com
The Dispatch Depot at Civil War Talk  
  #1  
Old 06-06-2007, 01:10 PM
Mark Wadsworth's Avatar
Brig. General, Mod
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Orlando FL
Posts: 507
Default Grapeshot

Grapeshot :
A type of artillery round that has 9-12 mid sized balls, about 2/3 the size of a base ball. They were held in place by a case that was made of cast iron called a stand. This would break open when fired and would add to the ball to increase the number of projectiles going down range to break up troop formations
__________________
Mark Wadsworth

www.oldnorthstatesutlery.com
Digg this Post!Add Post to del.icio.usBookmark Post in TechnoratiFurl this Post!
Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are On


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:35 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0
Back to top
Bringing the American Civil War to Life. Copyright © 1999 - 2008, CivilWarTalk.com. Site Version 4.3
The American Civil War | Forum | Resource Center | Image Gallery | Links | Site Map | XML | Donations