Original Item. Only One Available. Driggs-Schroeder was the name of several naval guns designed by US Navy officers William H. Driggs and Seaton Schroeder for the United States Navy in the late 1880s, fitted on ships built in the 1890s. Some Driggs-Schroeder weapons were also adopted by the US Army. Driggs-Schroeder weapons included 1-pounder, 3-pounder (Navy Marks 2 and 3), and 6-pounder (Navy Marks 6 and 8) naval guns. All were rapid-firing, i.e. they used brass cartridges with fixed projectiles. They were among numerous models of these guns equipped on US Navy ships of the 1890s. Unlike some other manufacturers, Driggs-Schroeder did not design fully automatic 1-pounder and 3-pounder guns. Most Driggs-Schroeder weapons were manufactured by the American Ordnance Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, with some manufactured by Driggs Ordnance Company.

Unloaded or dummy grenades, artillery shell casings, and similar devices, which are cut or drilled in an BATF-approved manner so that they cannot be used as ammunition components for destructive devices, are not considered NFA weapons. This example is in total compliance and is NOT AVAILABLE FOR EXPORT.

These guns were initially produced by the William Cramp & Sons shipbuilding company, then a separate Drigg-Schroeder Ordnance Company was founded with Cramps' capital, which in 1896 was united with competing Hotchkiss Gun Company based in Rhode Island and the American Projectile Company from Massachusetts into American Ordnance Company headed by General Albert C. Ordway.

This is an outstanding example of a 6-Pounder round manufactured in January 1895 by the Driggs Ordnance Company. There is some minor cracking in the brass casing from age, but the projectile is still tight to the casing. The bottom of the casing is stamped:

U.M.C. Co.
DRIGGS ORDNANCE CO.
1-95
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BRIDGEPORT, CONN. U.S.A.

This denotes January 1895 manufacture for the Driggs Ordnance Co. by Union Metallic Cartridge Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The Driggs 6-pounder rounds are far more difficult to find than the Hotchkiss 6-pounder rounds. This example has a fantastic patina of age, and is one of the rarest Spanish-American War artillery rounds we have offered! The round measures 19 ⅛” tall with a 3” base diameter. 

Driggs-Schroeder 6-Pounders were famously used on the USS Olympia, the flagship of Commodore George Dewey during the Battle of Manila Bay in the Spanish–American War in 1898, along with several other vessels during the war.

Ready for display.

Totally inert, cannot be converted to an explosive device, not available for export. This item is completely legal within the USA. International Military Antiques, Inc observes all Federal, State and Local laws. Everything for sale on ima-usa.com is completely legal to own, trade, transport and sell within the United States of America.

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