Item Number: A00396

Item Title: Nice 20 Pounder Parrott Shell From Kennesaw

Price: $250

Shipping: Not included

Provenance: US

Type: Parrott

Size: 20 Pounder (3.67 Inch Caliber)

Sabot: Brass Ring Type III

Fuse: Zinc Time Adapter

Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 232
Melton and Pawl (Paperback Editon) Page 66 A-96

Location Recovered: Kennesaw Mountain Battle near Marietta, Georgia

Description:This is a nice example of a rarity 5 shell first showing in Vicksburg and Gettysburg and then fair amounts in the Atlanta Campaign battles. This particular projectile is from the Battle of Kennesaw where we know a good amount was fired at Little Kennesaw and Cheatham's Hill.

The iron on this example is in decent shape and does show some ground action but not badly. The shell could clean up a little better with some TLC. The sabot is very nice showing very good rifling and patina. The zinc time fuse adapter is only somewhat present due to ground action and disarming the shell via the fuse hole. It would probably not be too hard to clean out the fuse hole and threads if desired.

A very nice shell for the money, the shell is cleaned, coated and disarmed.