Gettysburg Recovered Cut Confederate Broun Shell / SOLD

Gettysburg Recovered Cut Confederate Broun Shell – Inventory Number: ART 460 / SOLD

Excellent condition.  The interior shows cross-sections of lead balls.  This Confederate Broun cut shell will not only be a fantastic educational tool but would be an excellent addition to any Civil War collection.

Lieutenant Colonel William Leroy Broun (commander of the Richmond Arsenal beginning in June 1863), is considered to be the developer of this projectile pattern. Since the copper sabot was designed to serve as a bourrelet, only one bearing surface was needed on the body of the projectile. The bourrelet and the sabot were machined on a lathe to the proper tolerance required. There are two saw cuts to aid in the expansion of the sabot into the grooves of the gun. Most fired specimens have the high, thin sabot blown off, revealing the slightly rounded base of the projectile body.

Inventory Number: ART 460 / SOLD