CS 8” INCENDIARY SHELL.

CS 8” INCENDIARY SHELL. Finest non-excavated specimen known to exist. Possibly picked up from the staging area for the US troops on Folly Island, South Carolina, before they crossed Morris Island on the advance to Battery Wagner (which was the setting for the movie, “Glory”). Only one other specimen known to exist and it was excavated. This shell contains the largest fuse plug known from the war: 2.3” head diameter. The fuse in the center is an 1859-dated US Navy watercap fuse, many of which were captured by the Confederates in 1861. Marked on the side, “INERT”. Brass water cap fuse is removable. According to Jack Bell, author of Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, the bursting charge was sealed in the tin can, with a liquid incendiary mixture filling the shell cavity. This provenance indicates CS origin. CONDITION: Excellent. 4-55797 JM10 (1,750-2,750)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	2002	$1,610.00	CS 8” INCENDIARY SHELL. Finest non-excavated specimen known to exist. Possibly picked up from the staging area for the US troops on Folly Island, South Carolina, before they crossed Morris Island on the advance to Battery Wagner (which was the setting for the movie, “Glory”). Only one other specimen known to exist and it was excavated. This shell contains the largest fuse plug known from the war: 2.3” head diameter. The fuse in the center is an 1859-dated US Navy watercap fuse, many of which were captured by the Confederates in 1861. Marked on the side, “INERT”. Brass water cap fuse is removable. According to Jack Bell, author of Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, the bursting charge was sealed in the tin can, with a liquid incendiary mixture filling the shell cavity. This provenance indicates CS origin. CONDITION: Excellent. 4-55797 JM10 (1,750-2,750) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2005 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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