Huge Mortar Fragment

[romeo-1]

I found this mortar fragment yesterday near where I found the 1600s buckle. This mortar must have been massive! It is about 3 inches thick. I'm not sure of the sizes of mortars so I can't say how big this would have been.

 

[Championhilz]

That looks a frag from a 13-inch mortar shell fired from a 13-inch siege mortar - they were massive guns weighing 17,000 pounds. They could throw a 218-pound shell over 4,000 yards. I have found a number of 13-inch shell frags around Vicksburg over the years.

 

[DD-777]

Hope you weren't too far from your car Romeo...

 

[Iron Patch]

That looks a frag from a 13-inch mortar shell fired from a 13-inch siege mortar - they were massive guns weighing 17,000 pounds. They could throw a 218-pound shell over 4,000 yards. I have found a number of 13-inch shell frags around Vicksburg over the years.

Sounds like that gun was close to the size of Romeo's ever growing Colonial finding ego.

 

[romeo-1]

That looks a frag from a 13-inch mortar shell fired from a 13-inch siege mortar - they were massive guns weighing 17,000 pounds. They could throw a 218-pound shell over 4,000 yards. I have found a number of 13-inch shell frags around Vicksburg over the years.

Sounds like that gun was close to the size of Romeo's ever growing Colonial finding ego.

Boo YEAH!

 

[Colonial KirkPA]

Keep on kicking IP's a**!

Kirk

 

[Iron Patch]

Keep on kicking IP's a**!

Kirk

Did I ("MODERN" - in a Jon Stuart high pitched voice) ax you?

Keep the passion high my Kolonial digging friend.