From Goose Drops to Spec Ops: A Pinfire Shotgun Shell from Fort York

Autor:	Blake C. M. Williams
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	History Archeology Spanish Civil War Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Special forces Battlefield Geography Planning and Development Excavation Shotgun Archaeology Historic site
Zdroj:	International Journal of Historical Archaeology. 20:720-729
ISSN:	1573-7748 1092-7697
DOI:	10.1007/s10761-016-0375-0
Popis:	In 2011, during a salvage excavation at the Fort York National Historic Site, Archaeological Services Inc. (ASI) recovered a pinfire shotgun shell cartridge. This unique small find tells a story of the ebb and flow of the firearms technology used by armed forces around the world. It also shows how the pinfire shotgun was likely brought to Fort York in response to the Trent Affair. This international incident during the American Civil War risked a return to hostilities between Britain and the United States and sparked a defensive rearmament across the colony of Canada. This artifact also highlights the military evolution of the shotgun from a hunting tool brought to the battlefield by ragtag militia, to cutting edge weaponry used by military special forces around the world.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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