AR188    Non Dug One Pound Ketchum Hand Grenade

Excellent non dug one pound Ketchum Hand Grenade. This is either a very early pickup or a Bannerman's piece. This particular one has great mold seams and flaws. The plunger is missing however, part of the original tail fin is still intact and removable.

Diameter 1.75"  L 3.75"

Reference: D & G Pg. 496

Recovered: Early Pickup or Bannerman's

Price: $795.00

AR146    10" Columbiad Thick Walled Shell Marked "D" Atlanta Arsenal

Very nice excavated 10" columbiad shell. This shell has strong metal and is very slick. There is one area that has light pitting but overall the shell is great. There is a nice mold seam that is visible and the shell is marked with a "D" for the Atlanta Arsenal. It doesn't get anymore confederate than this.

Recovered: Fort Fisher, NC

Price: $600.00

AR149    6.25" Smoothbore Ball for 32lb. Gun

Very nice excavated 32lb. Bormann shell. The metal is strong and has light to moderate pitting. It is very hard to find these 32's with the Bormann fuse!

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $600.00

AR145    4.52" Confederate Shell (No Sideplug)

Nice excavated 12lb confederate copper fused shell. This shell shows light to moderate pitting throughout. This is the type that didn't have a side loader plug. These are a little less common than the side loaders as well. Very nice piece with copper fuse plug intact!

Reference:    D & G Pg. 32

Recovered: Varina, Va.

Price: $425.00

AR116    Confederate 4.52" Case Shot Shell with Iron Side loader

Nice excavated 12lb confederate side loader. This shell shows moderate pitting. The copper time fuse is in excellent shape and the iron side loader plug is visible.

Reference: D & G Pg. 42

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $425.00

AR127    Confederate 4.52" Case Shot Shell with Iron Side loader

Nice excavated confederate iron side loader shell. The metal on this shell is strong and it exhibits light pitting. The fuse is in excellent condition and the iron side loader is visible. This shell has been cleaned and coated for your enjoyment.

Reference: D &  G Pg. 42

Recovered: Petersburg, Va.

Price: $445.00

AR144    4.52" Wood Fused Shell

Nice excavated wood fused shell from the City Point Explosion recovered many years ago. This shell is stable and has light to moderate pitting.

Recovered: City Point Explosion

Price: $195.00

AR133    20lb. Parrott Long Shell 3.62"

Nice excavated 20lb Parrott shell. This shell has strong metal and has very light pitting. The type I wrought iron sabot is intact. Part of the fuse is still remaining.

Reference: D & G Pg. 219

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $325.00

AR130    2.96" Stafford Shell (1864 Patent)

Very nice Stafford shell. This non excavated shell was patented before the war ended but none were ever used.

Reference: Melton & Pawl Figure III B18

Recovered: Surplus Stocks

Price: $265.00

AR129    2.95" Bourreleted Read Shell

Nice excavated read shell. The copper time fuse intact and is nice. The metal is strong and has light to moderate pitting. This shell has been cleaned and coated.

Reference: D & G Pg. 257

Recovered: Unknown

Price: SOLD

AR38    2.9" Parrott Shell with a Type III brass sabot

Nice excavated Parrott shell recovered from Kennesaw Mtn. The metal on this shell is strong. There is very light pitting in spots but overall this one is pretty slick. The parrott fuse is still in place. The brass sabot shows distortion from firing but is still in place as well.

Reference: D & G Pg. 226

Recovered: Kennesaw Mountain Ga.

Price: $295.00

AR80    2.94" Bourreleted Mullane Shell with Type I sabot (Short Nose)

Nice excavated Mullane shell. This shell was recovered from Brandy Station, Va. many years ago. The type I copper sabot shows distortion from firing but is still intact. The bolt and all three pins are still in place as well. There are remnants of the wood fuse in place. This shell was cleaned many years ago exposing the nice mold seam, however, it was never coated. This shell is Id'd exclusively to Pelham's artillery at the battle of Brandy Station, Va.

Reference: D & G 293

Recovered: Brandy Station, VA. (ID'd to Pelham's Artillery)

Price: SOLD

AR115    3.4" Britten Shell with Domed British Percussion Fuse

Nice excavated 3.4" Britten shell. This is the type with the domed percussion fuse. The shell has strong metal and shows light to moderate pitting. The domed percussion fuse is intact and dented as is common with fired shells. The lead sabot is intact showing rifling and one area shows impact. I have recently learned that this may have been part of a large cache of Britten shells that were recovered from Cedar Creek in the 1970's. This shell probably was fired by members of Pelhams artillery later in the war after he was killed at Brandy Station.

Reference: D & G Pg. 117

Recovered: Cedar Creek, Va.

Price: $725.00

AR98    Federal 2.9" Parrott Shell for 3" Parrott Gun

Nice excavated Parrott shell recovered locally with the wrought iron sabot. The metal is strong and has moderate pitting. The zinc fuse adaptor is partially missing. The digger's name and more information on this shell will be given to the buyer. This shell was recovered in a hole with another 12lb solid shot.

Reference: D & G Pg 216

Recovered: Harper's Ferry 08

Price: $225.00

AR106    Federal 24lb Bormann Shell

Nice excavated 24lb Bormann. This shell shows light to moderate pitting. The fuse and underplug are missing allowing you to look inside of the shell. The threads could be retapped allowing an underplug and fuse to be reinserted. This would make a fantastic piece to add to your collection.

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $235.00

AR111    CS 12lb Shell for wood drive in fuse

Nice confederate shell for the wood drive in fuse plug. This one still has a lot of the wooden sabot remaining. The fuse hole is not pointed directly upward. Instead it is tilted to the side a little more. The shell shows light to moderate pitting. You can still see where the straps were located holding the ball to the sabot. Neat confederate piece!

Recovered: Milledgeville Ga., Oconee River

Price: $325.00

AR101    CS 4.52" Pentagonal Pattern for Coehorn Mortar (Common Shell)

Nice example of a Confederate 12lb Pentagonal shell. You can feel pentagonal interior of this shell and see it with a light. This piece exhibits mild rusting and moderate pitting. These shells were cast with pentagonal segments in order to be more effective when exploding. These segments created lines of weakness and allowed the shell to break into equal parts.

Ref: D&G Pg. 30 (Pentagonal Interior)

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $285.00

AR59    12lb. Confederate Mortar Shell Cut in Half (Polygonal)

Nice example of a confederate pentagonal mortar shell. This one has been sawn in half exposing the interior of the shell. This particular shell has the pentagonal pattern. These were cast this way in order to make thin sections of the shell. Upon explosion, the shell would break into uniform patterns

Recovered: Surplus Stocks

Diameter: 4.52"

Ref: D&G Pg. 30 (Pentagonal Pattern)

Price: $400 for the entire shell or $225.00 per half

AR140    Confederate Time Fuse Adaptor for Rifled Projectiles

Excellent dug fuse that could be used in a shell.

Reference: Jones Fuses Pg. 41

Recovered: Unknown

Length 1.870"   Head Diameter 1.249"

Price: $75.00

AR139    Confederate Time Fuse Adaptor for Rifled Projectiles

Excellent dug fuse that could be used in a shell.

Reference: Jones Fuses Pg. 41

Recovered: Unknown

Length  1.861"  Head Diameter 1.237"

Price: $75.00

AR138    Confederate Time Fuse Adaptor for Rifled Projectiles

Excellent dug fuse that could be used in a shell.

Reference: Jones Fuses Pg. 41

Recovered: Unknown

Length 1.738"   Head Diameter 1.240

Price: $75.00

AR137    Confederate Time Fuse Adaptor for Rifled Projectiles

Excellent dug fuse that could be used in a shell.

Reference: Jones Fuses Pg. 41

Recovered: Unknown

Length 1.728"   Head Diameter 1.240"

Price: $75.00

AR136    Confederate Time Fuse Adaptor for Rifled Projectiles

Excellent dug fuse that could be used in a shell.

Reference: Jones Fuses Pg. 41

Recovered: Unknown

Length 1.752"   Head Diameter 1.216"

Price: $75.00

AR135    Confederate Time Fuse Adaptor for Rifled Projectiles

Excellent dug fuse that could be used in a shell.

Reference: Jones Fuses Pg. 41

Recovered: Unknown

Length 1.661 Head Diameter 1.246

Price: $75.00

AR53    Taylor Time Fuse Hood

Nice non excavated taylor time fuse hood. These were attached between the shell and the fuse. The idea was that the flames would be forced into the fuse holes and increase the chances of the fuse lighting when being fired.

Ref: Jones Fuses, Pg. 111

Price: $25.00

AR50    Large Style Hotchkiss Fuse with Partial Nose Fragment

Here is a nice excavated example of a large style Hotchkiss fuse. This kind of fuse would have been present on shells measuring 3.67" and above. This is not the ordinary 3" Hotchkiss fuse. This particular one is intact. It is surrounded by a nice section from the top of the nose. Nice educational piece showing how the fuse threaded into the shell. This piece measures approx. 2.15" in diameter and 2.4" long. The metal on this piece has been cleaned and coated.

Ref: Jones Fuses Pg. 88 lower left.

Recovered: James River

Price: $85.00

AR11    Federal Parrot Time Fuse Adaptor

Nice excavated example of a zinc parrot time fuse adaptor. This is the early war style missing the flange on the top lip. The paper fuse would sit right down in the hole and direct the flames into the powder chamber.

Measures 1.1" in diameter by 1.3" in length

Ref: Jones Fuses, Pg. 76

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $45.00

AR12    Federal Parrot Time Fuse Adaptor

Nice excavated example of a zinc parrot time fuse adaptor. This is the early war style missing the flange on the top lip. The paper fuse would sit right down in the hole and direct the flames into the powder chamber.

Measures 1.1" in diameter by 1.3" in length

Ref: Jones Fuses, Pg. 76

Recovered: Unknown

Price: $45.00