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Relic Discussion => Artillery => Topic started by: emike123 on April 27, 2012, 04:31:52 PM

Title: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: emike123 on April 27, 2012, 04:31:52 PM

Not fewer, but recent additions have trended smaller...

(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff458/emike123/DSCN0438.jpg)

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: CarlS on April 28, 2012, 09:44:22 AM

The baby shells are cool and hard to find.  Very few collections I've seen have more than one sub-2.9-inch rifled shell.  And that cannon ball is really cool.  Those are some nice ones you have.  Here is something for you to work toward  ;D :

(http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o556/Sitherwood/Forum_Images/babyshells.jpg)

Thanks to Jack Melton for the as always fine picture.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: ETEX on April 28, 2012, 10:57:58 AM

Carl, nice batch of shells in the photo. I can now see a photo war of artillery shells being posted.

Nice shell Mike.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: CarlS on April 28, 2012, 02:20:22 PM

Thanks.  Those were Tom Dickey's and Jack took that photo of them in his relic room in the late '80's.   You can see the case mounted on the back wall on the right near the door in this image:

(http://i1147.photobucket.com/albums/o556/Sitherwood/Forum_Images/dickey5.jpg)

Some of them in the case are 2.9 inch and 3 inch but they are short and rare and thus made it into Tom's case.  They are really neat.  Tom had 5 small Whitworth shells in there but the two of the style similar to Mike's look like from this image to be shells (flat nose profile) and not a bolt as Mike has.  So Mike has one not in this case it seems.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: emike123 on April 28, 2012, 02:24:50 PM

Mine is a shell.  It is missing the fuse.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: ETEX on April 28, 2012, 02:32:04 PM

Now that is a impressive photo of all the shells, bolts, and whateverelse you folks call the big bullets. That is one fantastic relic room. Thanks for sharing Carl.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: callicles on April 28, 2012, 03:24:35 PM

Wow!  Is that some sort of "war log" suspended over the table of shells?

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: Lowcountry83 on April 28, 2012, 06:16:17 PM

Very cool shells Mike... Way to get everyone's hopes up, making us think you were about to sell off your collection at half its market value in order to clear some space!

Stephen

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: CarlS on April 28, 2012, 11:20:16 PM

Callicles:  Yes, that is a pretty well known war log that now belongs to a member of this forum.  I don't recall all that's embedded in the wood but maybe the owner will see this and reply if they so choose.  I do recall it didn't have any baby shells like Mike showed us.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: callicles on April 28, 2012, 11:47:33 PM

Thanks CW,

I hope the owner of the war log will give us the details of what is lodged within it!

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: ETEX on April 29, 2012, 01:11:06 PM

Hey folks,

I cut 3 or 4 cords of firewood a year to burn and I hate to tell ya that is not a war log that is a war tree. That is one fantastic chunk of wood and I would love to hear what is embedded in that monster.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: Steve Phillips on September 23, 2012, 12:44:34 PM

I've been in Alaska for the last four months and did not see this post. The war log is mine along with most of Tom's other war logs. I think I counted 12 pieces in it but I think there are probably more. My collection is available to collectors to examine. Come count for yourself.
Steve Phillips 205-672-9310

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: John D. Bartleson Jr. on September 23, 2012, 01:49:37 PM

Anyone I.D. the fuse adapter in the spherical shell?
John

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: CarlS on September 23, 2012, 08:19:43 PM

John,

If you mean the ball on the middle shelf towards the right under the war log it looks like a Bormann ball to me.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: John D. Bartleson Jr. on September 23, 2012, 10:37:53 PM

Carl,
No, I meant the center shell that Mike first posted.
an unusual adapter.
John

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: CarlS on September 24, 2012, 01:39:07 AM

That is a slotted time adapter from Selma.  it looks very similar to the Brooke adapter but is for the 6 lber and 12 lber cannon balls.  Note the Selma "G" on the shell as well.  This fuse is on the bottom of page 49 of Chuck Jones book.

Title: Re: I've decided to downsize my artillery collection
Post by: John D. Bartleson Jr. on September 24, 2012, 07:30:36 AM

Cal,
   Thank you, that is a very unusual adapter.
Does anyone know who obtain the digital images or negatives of Chuck Jones's fujse/fze plates used to print his book?
Regards,
John