Caseshot is a projectile used in ordnance for fighting at close quarters. It consists of a thin metal case containing a large number of bullets or other small projectiles, such as musketballs, stones, or old pieces of iron. Case-shot was formerly called canister, though the term now used occurs as early as 1625.
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- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
