How much ammo do you recognize in this old photo?

**cannonmn** · 02-10-2009

Here's a pic of the "State Arsenal, Richmond" that I can't recall seeing before. It is large so you need to scroll the frame around to see it all. The people in the photo seem to be salvaging bricks, the other things having no value to them I guess.

There are two huge jackscrews shown in the photo; all I can think is that maybe they were for artillery sling carts, since they are way too large a diameter for elevating screws.

http://www.shorpy.com/node/2456?size=_original

**danajhanson** · 02-12-2009

Cannonmn,

This picture is great...what is the correct answer?
How many types of shells are there?

DJH

**cannonmn** · 02-12-2009

Dana, glad you like it. Actually I just posed a rhetorical question to have something to write in the blank space, I did't try and ID all the stuff. I'd sure like to have one of those big bore stands of grapeshot!