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Advances in Civil War Weapons During the War: Hotchkiss Shells
I
moved to Sharon, Connecticut in 2001 and since then have slowly
been gaining more and more interest in its past. One of the
first items of interest was Benjamin Hotchkiss' "Explosive
Projectiles". As a result of his improvements, the Hotchkiss
Company supplied more shells for the armies of the North during
the Civil War than all makers combined.
IMPROVEMENT
IN EXPLOSIVE PROJECTILES, Patent No. 35,153, dated May 6,
1862. B. B. HOTCHKISS:
Be
it known that I, B. B. HOTCHKISS, of Sharon, in the county
of Litchfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain
Imments in Explosive Projectiles; and I do hereby declare
that the following is a full and exact description of the
same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making
part of this specification, and which is a longitudinal section
of what is known as the “Hotchkiss rifle projectile,” with
my improvement added. My improvement relates to the contents
or filling of the projectile, and to the adhesion of the same
to the inclosing part, and is applicable to all forms and
constructions of explosive projectiles. View
document
IMPROVEMENT
IN CONCUSSION-FUSE FOR EXPLOSIVE SHELLS, Patent No. 35,611,
dated June 17, 1862.B. B. HOTCHKISS:
Be
it known that I, B. B. HOTCHKISS, of Sharon, in the county
of Litchfield, in the State of Connecticut, have invented
certain new and important Improvements in the Percussive Mechanism
of Explosive Shells; and I do hereby declare that the following
is a full and exact description of the same, prepared with
a view to the obtaining of Letters Patent therefor. My improvement
is intended for use in connection with rifled ordnance, or
with some other means of throwing the shell in such manner
that the point which will strike the object first can be determined.
Its purpose is to cause the shell to explode with certainty
at the instant of striking any object, and to avoid all danger
of explosion at other periods. View
document
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