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| Shenkl
Shell $35 Open Edition DIAMETER: 2.92 inches, GUN: 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle LENGTH: 9 3/16 inches, WEIGHT: 8 pounds, CONSTRUCTION: Shell SABOT: Papier-mâché', FUSING: Schenkl percussion, brass This was the most common Schenkl pattern purchased by
the Federal Ordnance Department. There are seven vertical raised ribs on
the tapered cone. Stamped on the brass percussion fuze is "J.P.
SCHENKL PAT. OCT. 16, 1861." The actual patent date was October
15, 1861, patent #34,495. According to Abbot's Siege Artillery in the
Campaigns Against Richmond, the Schenkl percussion fuze was 82%
effective. |