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CS Read Rifled 32 pdr Shell (p. 179)

A typical short projectile for a rifled and banded 32-pounder cannon.  The use of a wrought iron band is unusual.  The fuze in the projectile is the only specimen noted.  The body is of zinc, with a copper anvil cap.  Quite likely a Bourbon-James copy.
CS Read Rifled 32 pdr Shell (p. 179)
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