Civil War Canister Fired by 12-Pounder

[callicles]

Thought you guys might enjoy this.  For those who have not seen it, check out the video at the address posted below.

It is 17 rounds of canister fired from an original Civil War 12 pounder Napoleon for a study on battlefield archeology. Each canister shell contained 27 steel balls 1.5" in dia that were painted a certain color and then fired out onto a field from various cannon positions. The cannon's coordinates and the balls that were found were all documented using GPS Technology. The cannon was fired at various barrel elevations and at different levels of terrain. The data when analyzed will hopefully help archeologists determine where the cannons may have been placed during a historic battle.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k86XhYS8GJI

[ETEX]

Great video and hopefully some good data will be collected. Canister fired in your face would definitely ruin your day.

[bluelake]

Here is a mock-up of a naval 12-pdr Dahlgren boat howitzer canister round I made while doing research for my doctorate.  It used 1.05" lead shot in four tiers of twelve. 

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[Selma Brooke Gunner]

What is the filler that you are using?