Federal Schenkl Shell / Sold

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Federal Schenkl from Gettysburg – Inventory Number: ART 123 / Sold DIAMETER:  2.90 inches GUN:  3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle LENGTH:  10 1/8 inches WEIGHT:  8 pounds without sabot CONSTRUCTION:  Case shot SABOT:  Papier-mâché’ FUZING:  Schenkl combination time and percussion The rounded nose on this pattern indicates it is case-shot. Please note the original papier-mâché’ sabot on this non-excavated example. The lower zinc band, which helped decrease humidity-related swelling, is missing. Since the papier-mâché’ sabot fit so tightly in the bore, no flame could pass to light the conventional time fuze. A self-igniting fuze was used in an attempt to correct this problem. However, the combination fuze worked very poorly with only approximately a 55% success rate. This shell has seven raised ribs on the tapered cone. Inventory Number: ART 123 / Sold

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A corroded, black Federal Schenkl Shell with a tapered nose and cylindrical body, photographed against a white background.
A Federal Schenkl Shell, a spherical dark object with a central hole surrounded by smaller holes on one end, is photographed against a plain white background.
A Federal Schenkl Shell, cylindrical with a pointed end and rusted surface, possibly an old artillery projectile, is displayed against a white background. Marked as sold.
A Federal Schenkl Shell, a rusted cylindrical iron artillery projectile with a tapered front and blunt end, is shown against a plain white background.
The Federal Schenkl Shell, a rusted cylindrical iron artillery shell with a pointed tip, is shown lying on a white surface. Sold.

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