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  1. 06-24-2023 #1
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    Artillery shell identification

    Found some grape/canister shot today & also picked up what I thought was a James shell fragment. The balls are rusty & magnetic.
    However the shell frag is not magnetic. It?s not lead & has some green on it. Could it be bronze?


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    I don't know squat about artillery, but didn't some shells have brass, bronze bands around them?
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    Yes, I found out it?s a brass sabot from a 100lb parrott shell.
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    It probably took two powder monkeys to carry the charge for that one!
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