Item Number: F00409

Item Title: 12pdr Confederate polygonal shell half section

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Provenance: CS

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This is a much better than most example of the Confederate polygonal cavity shell. There are a few variants but this is the most typical style that broke into pentagons. This was a great idea the Confederates had as it made it so every frag from the exploding shell was big enough to do serious damage.

This is a neatly cut half of a 12 pounder Confederate cannon ball cast with a core that created lines of weakness allowing it to break into consistent sized pieces. Commonly called a polygonal cavity cannon ball and also known as a Mallett Polygonal Cavity shell, this was a very effective design. It caused the shell to break into 12 equal pieces.