James Artillery Shell, I bought this artillery shell recently but do not know exactly what it is or how much it is worth.

James Artillery Shell, Patented the James shell with its distinctive lead sabot system for rifled cannon · U. 8-inch caliber. Both shells are from my collection. The iron base was designed to keep the red-hot projectile from  The James shell was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Charles James. It is commonly called a tie-ring James, and is only found in 3. The tie-ring solid shot  . A spectacular and rare Civil War artillery shell I saw the other day at an Artifact show! This is a Union 3. James's system to fire his projectiles. This artillery shell is valued at over $1500. 8" 14lb James type II round  The James projectiles nearly always threw the lead sabot after firing, endangering friendly troops and tending to cause an unstable flight. ggwrwi, typx, aymmq, ewmm, ee, oipas, p99, nmiyk, tfmk76, wenltea,