Also known as: Brooke shell, Brooke bolt.
In the Half Shell Book: This subject is treated in Civil War Artillery Projectiles: The Half Shell Book, pp. 198-200.
| Class | Confederate rifled projectile |
|---|---|
| Fired from | Brooke rifles |
| Driving system | Copper sabot at the base |
| Calibers | Field sizes through heavy naval and coastal calibers |
Description
The Brooke projectile was the ammunition of the Brooke rifle, the Confederate banded gun designed by John Mercer Brooke. It was made as a solid bolt and as an explosive shell, its base fitted with a copper sabot that expanded into the rifling to spin the projectile and seal the bore.
Brooke projectiles were produced from field calibers up to the heavy naval and coastal sizes served by the largest Brooke rifles, and surviving examples are identified by the copper sabot and body form.
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Sources & further reading
- Melton, Jack W., Jr. Civil War Artillery Projectiles: The Half Shell Book. Blue Ridge, GA: Historical Publications LLC, 2018.
- Hackley, Frank W. Civil War Explosive Ordnance. Revised November 10, 1960. U.S. Naval School, Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
- CivilWarArtillery.com research archive: projectile identification pages, manuals, and reports.