Another Split-Shot

Jim McDougall · 6th July 2024, 02:07 PM

These kinds of projectile are most interesting, but it seems not often discussed in general arms and ordnance dialogue in any detail. Is there a way to estimate age or period by the type of shot, manner of joining elements etc. ?

Were these used in any particular period over another, favored by certain forces such as ground troops vs. naval?

It seems, according to some references I have seen, these and chain shot while thought to be naval, and used to destroy rigging, these kinds of shot were often used with horrific anti personnel use even ashore.

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6th July 2024, 02:07 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,670	These kinds of projectile are most interesting, but it seems not often discussed in general arms and ordnance dialogue in any detail. Is there a way to estimate age or period by the type of shot, manner of joining elements etc. ? Were these used in any particular period over another, favored by certain forces such as ground troops vs. naval? It seems, according to some references I have seen, these and chain shot while thought to be naval, and used to destroy rigging, these kinds of shot were often used with horrific anti personnel use even ashore.