Item Number: F00279
Item Title: 13-inch Mortar Fragment
Price: $60
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Mortar Ball
Size: 13 Inch Caliber
Sabot: None
Fuse:
Book: Jack Bell Page 80
Location Recovered: Charleston, South Carolina Area
Description:One of the most popular shells for collectors is the 13-inch mortar ball. Even though they were used a good bit they are so deep that relic hunters can't find them so they are rare. This is a frag from one that blew up around Charleston, SC during the siege.
The surface reflects that is it a low country shell but it has been run and the iron is solid. The frag is $2.75" thick and weighs over 19 pounds.