A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or canister.
A general type of ammunition. By the Civil War, case shot consisted if both canister and spherical case, with the term often being substituted for the latter.
Anti-personnel ammunition, see canister
a metallic cylinder packed with shot and used as ammunition in a firearm
Also called shrapnel or shrapnel shell; a shell whose cavity has been partly filled with small lead or iron balls. For illustrations and more explanation, see the Ammunition page.
Properly, case shot refers to grape shot, canister, or spherical case shot, an artillery round that purposely breaks apart on firing and is used as an antipersonnel load. Most often in Civil War literature, references to case shot imply spherical case, a round invented in 1784 by English artilleryman Lt. Henry Shrapnel. It was an iron sphere filled with bits or balls of iron and a bursting charge intended to break apart shortly after firing. Its effective range was 500-1,500 yards.
An artillery projectile consisting of a cylindrical tin container holding many balls. When fired, the canister burst and the balls continued toward the target in a spreading fashion. An other name for canister.
Small balls or bullets enclosed in a cylindrical case or canister.
