Howitzer Shell, fragment

Object/Artifact

DescriptionArtifact 05-97 is a cast iron bombshell fragment is an upper portion of the shell. The exterior is smooth, the interior is pitted. There are two roughly straight edges while the rest are rounded.

Howitzer Shell, fragment picture number 1

Howitzer Shell, fragment picture number 2

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shell, Artillery

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shell, Armament

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

05-97

Dimensions

Width

3 cm

Length

10 cm

Dimension Notes

Roughly 3.0cm thick is 10.0cm long

Material

IronCast Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour BayLake Champlain

State/Province

VermontNew York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay

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Collection Item Record

Howitzer Shell, fragment