REVOLUTIONARY WAR IRON BAR SHOT, CYLINDRICAL-HEAD ("HAMMER") TYPE, RECOVERED IN THE CHAMPLAIN VALLEY, CIRCA LATE 18TH CENTURY

REVOLUTIONARY WAR IRON BAR SHOT, CYLINDRICAL-HEAD (

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A solid wrought- and cast-iron bar shot of the cylindrical-head form, comprising two drum-shaped heads united by a single rigid bar. Bar shot — "dismantling shot" — was anti-rigging ordnance fired from smoothbore cannon to rotate in flight and tear through an enemy vessel's masts, spars, sails, and rigging, or to disrupt formations of men ashore. The two weighted ends set the projectile tumbling after it left the muzzle, sweeping a destructive arc at close range.

This example conforms closely to the cylindrical-headed bar shot illustrated as figure 17 in George C. Neumann and Frank J. Kravic, Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution (Stackpole Books), p. 12, within a plate (figs. 14–21) of cannon bar shot ranging from 9¼ to 17 inches in length. Our piece falls squarely within that documented range.

REFERENCE

Neumann & Kravic, Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution, p. 12, fig. 17 (AMMUNITION, figs. 14–21).

PROVENANCE

Recovered from a campsite in the Champlain Valley — a principal corridor of Revolutionary War military activity.

DIMENSIONS

Head diameter: 3.25 in. each. Overall length: approx. 13 in.  Weight: 9 lbs. 10 oz.

CONDITION

Honest dug condition. Heavy, stable dark oxidation and earthen surface encrustation overall, with edge loss and pitting consistent with long ground burial. Structurally sound; both heads remain solidly joined to the bar. A handsome, displayable relic.     [ss][ph:L]

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