Iron "canister" shot, Civil War period (mid-1800s). in Winter Park, FL

$400 Iron "canister" shot, Civil War period (mid-1800s).

Iron "canister" shot, Civil War period (mid-1800s). six pound, 5" tall and 3-1/2" in diameter. Among the most effective anti-personnel ammunition during the Civil War was the "canister" shot, a cylindrical stack of about 28 small balls (grapeshot) with metal plates on either end, which, when shot from a cannon, would spread out and hit targets over a wide area. These items are rare today, especially more or less intact like this one, with smooth balls coated black to prevent rusting, also 1 of the round end-plates replaced with a wooden facsimile and used as a bookend. Pedigreed to our Auction #4 (lot 1060).Listing originally posted at http

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