Stiles/Akin
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- Apr 1, 2016
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
CROSS SECTION OF A CONFEDERATE 12 POUND CASE SHOT LEAD SIDE-LOAD ARTILLERY SHELL
The process used to construct this example is as follows:
After the casting was removed from the mold, the fuze and side-loader holes were finished and threaded, a dowel was inserted into the fuze hole to the opposite side, and the iron balls were inserted through the side-loader hole, followed by hot matrix.
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After the matrix cooled the dowel was removed, leaving a space for the bursting charge. Compared to canister, case-shot projectiles had a greater effective range when used as an anti-personnel weapon.
Such shells were used in every theater during the war.
Photo and info courtesy CivilWarArtillery.com