Bullet And Shell Neat Shells

Below are some pictures of some shells we really like and wanted to share with our fellow collectors. We wecome any neat pictures you'd like to share. Send them to us!

Broun

CS 12 Pounder Broun Shell. See 1993 Dickey and George page 41 for details. See page 69 of Chuck Jones fuse book for fuse details.

Dahlgren

Dahlgren blind shell for the 4 inch Dahlgren boat howitzer. There is a brass pin in the nose to close the cavity case in the shell to lower the weight and increase the velocity. This shell was dug at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. See 1993 Dickey and George page 385 or Jack Bell page 211 for shell details.

Grenades and Landmines

Small 1.25 pound hand grenade from the Alabama River at the Selma, Alabama arsenal. Still contains the reminants of the wood fuse adapter and a bit of the paper fuse. See 1993 Dickey and George page 500 for shell details.

A CS 24 pounder shell fitted with a concussion fuse and side loader plug to load the power though. See page 124 of Chuck Jones fuse book for fuse details. See 1993 Dickey and George page 509 for shell details.

Hotchkiss

Beautiful 3 Inch Hotchkiss bolt in unfired and non-battlefield condition. See 1993 Dickey and George page 163 for shell details.

McIntyre

Incredible natural cracked example from an old museum collection of the exceedingly rare 10 inch McIntyre triple repeating shell. It's a shell in a shell in a shell for increase shrapnel. See 1993 Dickey and George page 66 for shell details.

Parrott

US 20 pounder Parrott shell with a type II sabot (Navy model) and a 2 piece percussion fuse. The fuse is not original to the shell. This shell was recovered from the battle of Double Bridges, La.; sometime referred to as Provencal. See 1993 Dickey and George page 227 for shell details.

Read

3.3 Inch Read bolt in excellent condition reportedly found in a cache of relics behind some Arkansas troops. There were 127 Gardner bullets, percussion caps, a ramrod, a block 'I' button, a CS rectangular plate along with some other items. See 1993 Dickey and George page 267 for shell details.

Sawyer

Sawyer bolt for the 3.67 inch Sawyer rifle. This shell was fired by Holcomb's Vermont Battery at the Battle of Port Hudson, La. The patent date is impressed into the bottom. See 1993 Dickey and George page 294 for shell details.

Schenkl

Long pattern Schenkl shell for the 3.67 inch caliber 20 Pounder Parrott rifle. This shell has the zinc Schenkl combination (combined time and concussion) fuse. This Schenkl found off of Monnettes Ferry Bluffs near Natchitoches. Tom Dickey was also hunting when the Schenkl was found and he found a nice 30 lb percussion shell. See page 103 of Chuck Jones fuse book for details of the fuse. See 1993 Dickey and George page 309 for shell details.

Selma

Broun
CS 12 Pounder Broun Shell. See 1993 Dickey and George page 41 for details. See page 69 of Chuck Jones fuse book for fuse details.
Dahlgren
Dahlgren blind shell for the 4 inch Dahlgren boat howitzer. There is a brass pin in the nose to close the cavity case in the shell to lower the weight and increase the velocity. This shell was dug at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. See 1993 Dickey and George page 385 or Jack Bell page 211 for shell details.
Grenades and Landmines
Small 1.25 pound hand grenade from the Alabama River at the Selma, Alabama arsenal. Still contains the reminants of the wood fuse adapter and a bit of the paper fuse. See 1993 Dickey and George page 500 for shell details.
A CS 24 pounder shell fitted with a concussion fuse and side loader plug to load the power though. See page 124 of Chuck Jones fuse book for fuse details. See 1993 Dickey and George page 509 for shell details.
Hotchkiss
Beautiful 3 Inch Hotchkiss bolt in unfired and non-battlefield condition. See 1993 Dickey and George page 163 for shell details.
McIntyre
Incredible natural cracked example from an old museum collection of the exceedingly rare 10 inch McIntyre triple repeating shell. It's a shell in a shell in a shell for increase shrapnel. See 1993 Dickey and George page 66 for shell details.
Parrott
US 20 pounder Parrott shell with a type II sabot (Navy model) and a 2 piece percussion fuse. The fuse is not original to the shell. This shell was recovered from the battle of Double Bridges, La.; sometime referred to as Provencal. See 1993 Dickey and George page 227 for shell details.
Read
3.3 Inch Read bolt in excellent condition reportedly found in a cache of relics behind some Arkansas troops. There were 127 Gardner bullets, percussion caps, a ramrod, a block 'I' button, a CS rectangular plate along with some other items. See 1993 Dickey and George page 267 for shell details.
Sawyer
Sawyer bolt for the 3.67 inch Sawyer rifle. This shell was fired by Holcomb's Vermont Battery at the Battle of Port Hudson, La. The patent date is impressed into the bottom. See 1993 Dickey and George page 294 for shell details.
Schenkl
Long pattern Schenkl shell for the 3.67 inch caliber 20 Pounder Parrott rifle. This shell has the zinc Schenkl combination (combined time and concussion) fuse. This Schenkl found off of Monnettes Ferry Bluffs near Natchitoches. Tom Dickey was also hunting when the Schenkl was found and he found a nice 30 lb percussion shell. See page 103 of Chuck Jones fuse book for details of the fuse. See 1993 Dickey and George page 309 for shell details.
Selma