Strapped shot?

[archieclement]

Came across a reference of strapped shot being issued in years preceding the ACW. As don't think I'd heard reference of it before, was it used in ACW?

Site isnt allowing specific page.......was a artillery page for Fort Scott.

Excerpt from page not linking.

"Ordnance Books of the Army, Fort Scott is recorded having two 6-lb. field iron cannon, with carriages and equipment. The 6-pound field cannons must have been made before 1835 since the 1841 Ordnance Manual says that after that date, 6-pound guns were made of bronze. Fort Scott never had all the accoutrements for artillery required of the 1841 Ordnance manual. In 1846, the artillery ammunition on hand was: 20 6-pounder strapped shot, 53 6-pounder canister shot, and 174 6-pounder shot fixed."

 

[RedRover]

Came across a reference of strapped shot being issued in years preceding the ACW. As don't think I'd heard reference of it before, was it used in ACW?

https://www.nps.gov/fosc/learn/education/artcannon.htm

Yes.

From the US Ordnance officers manual, 1862.

Here's an 1849 description of Strapped Shot...

 

[archieclement]

So what is purpose of strapped shot, it seems it was rarest in forts 1846 inventory?

 

[RedRover]

So what is purpose of strapped shot, it seems it was rarest in forts 1846 inventory?

It just means the shot was strapped by tin straps to the wooden sabot, to which the cartridge bag was attached. Allowed for rapid loading.

Here's a couple replicas by Don Radcliffe...