Bullet and Shell Civil War Projectiles Forum
Relic Discussion => Artillery => Topic started by: CarlS on September 07, 2017, 12:48:00 AM
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Hello,
I'm wondering if I could get some feedback from my fellow collectors? If you have a 30-lber Broun can you tell me if it has a flat base or rounded base inside the sabot? We sold one with a rounded base but the ones in Bell's heavy artillery book and the one I have in my collection all have flat bases. The Brouns larger than 4.2-inch in the book all have rounded bases so I guess I'm also wondering if any large caliber Brouns have flat bases? Thanks in advance!
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The one I have in my collection came out of the Mobile area and has a rounded bottom. It is of the type shown in Bell's book on page 199.
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Carl, the answer depends on which version of 4.2"-caliber (30-pdr) Broun you're talking about. The 4.2" "Improved Broun" (Bell's page 199, found only in the Richmond VA area) has a perfectly flat base. The version shown on Bell's page 198, found only in the Mobile AL area, presumably made by Selma or one of its contractors has a somewhat rounded base... which more accurately would be called "low-convex."
Regards,
Pete
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Thanks guys. Looking at page 198 my old eyes thought it was flat as was the one on page 199.