Union Schenkl Artillery Shell Recovered from Gettysburg Battlefield

Union Schenkl Artillery Shell Recovered from Gettysburg Battlefield - Inventory Number: GET 483

Union 10- Schenkl shell. These projectiles were manufactured in the Federal arsenals, following the design of John P. Schenkl. The sabot system consisted of a "forcing cone" paper sleeve, which was intended to expand into the rifling, then flutter away after firing. This example utilized a zinc fuse, which a section remains, but did not explode.  The body condition is very good with only light textured pitting.

This example was once part of the Shields Museum collection of Gettysburg. Ott Shields amassed one of the earliest and well-known collections of Gettysburg related artifacts, all found or purchased from local families. Shields was amongst other families in the area that also collected Gettysburg artifacts from the battle (Such as Rosensteel, Mumper, Ziegler, Danner, Wert, etc). In 1918 Shields opened his museum, which highlighted “The Shields Collection”. 

The museum operated until the early 1980s. In November of 1985, the collection was sold at auction in Gettysburg. The auction consisted of hundreds of lots and was attended by hundreds of Civil War collectors. This example had been retained in a collection since the sale and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.  

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Inventory Number: GET 483