Iron object.

[bartshop62]

Iron object in dirt on surface in the same area where I found my us parrott shell fuse in the American civil war battle site. What is this? Its solid on the top. Which is picture 4. How old is this?

 

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[Anduril]

^^ Few people know that the proper fictional name for the "Skipper" (of Gilligan's Island fame) was Jonas Grumby.

 

[DCMatt]

Maybe the inner burr from an old coffee grinder. Turn of the 20th C. give or take a couple decades.

 

[Robot]

The Bottom Part...Of...Civil War Schenkl Shell?



Federal Schenkl

DIAMETER: 2.92 inches
GUN: 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle
LENGTH: 9 3/16 inches
WEIGHT: 8 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Shell
SABOT: Papier-mâché'
FUZING: Schenkl percussion, brass


This was the most common Schenkl pattern purchased by the Federal Ordnance Department. There are seven vertical raised ribs on the tapered cone. Stamped on the brass percussion fuze is "J.P. SCHENKL PAT. OCT. 16, 1861." The actual patent date was October 15, 1861, patent #34,495. According to Abbot's Siege Artillery in the Campaigns Against Richmond, the Schenkl percussion fuze was 82% effective. This pictured specimen was recovered from the Gettysburg battlefield.



Civil War collectables sell for good money on line.

Schenkl fragments go for under $ 100.00 ( yours look good) with a full Shell around $2000.00.
Keep searching!

 

[Dougie Webb]

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[Robot]

Size Does Matter...When It Came To "Schenkl Shells" During The Civil War!

Here is a picture of one of the 3" shells produced during this period.

 

[CaptEsteban]

Bart,
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