Also known as: UXO safety, live shell.
| Rule | Do not touch, move, drill, clean, disassemble, or attempt to inert suspected ordnance |
|---|---|
| Response | Withdraw, protect the area, and contact local authorities |
| Scope | Complete projectiles, fragments, fuzes, and unknown metal objects with ordnance features |
Reference content is not disposal instruction
The encyclopedia documents historic construction and identification but does not provide render-safe, disassembly, drilling, cleaning, or inerting procedures. Photographs cannot establish that an object is safe.
Sources & further reading
- Hackley, Frank W. Civil War Explosive Ordnance. Revised November 10, 1960. U.S. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
- CivilWarArtillery.com research archive: manuals, reports, patent files, photographs, collection records, and research notes assembled by Jack W. Melton Jr. and Lawrence E. Pawl.