Confederate · Selma

20-pounder Selma Shell (FAOIIIa182)

This projectile has a segmented interior in the form of a six-sided prism.  Upon successful detonation, it was designed - ideally - to break the shell into equal-size fragments except for the nose and the base.  This specimen is unfired.  This specimen is extremely rare.  It is also found in a 3.5-inch caliber projectile.
20-pounder Selma Shell
© Jack W. Melton Jr.