US 12 Pounder Bormann Fuzed Case-Shot
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Item: US 12 pounder Bormann fuzed case-shot.
Construction: Cast iron with zinc fuze, lead case-shot balls, & asphalt matrix.
Approximate size: Weight: 9.8 pounds. Diameter: 4.52 inches.
Condition: Fair, excavated, with overall pitting. The Bormann fuze is present, but unreadable. The iron appears to have been painted black at some point in time and the paint has chipped in a few areas. The hole in the shell, directly opposite the fuze, is where the shell was drilled to remove the powder from the powder chamber. It is inactive and ready for display.
Comments: According to the artillery reference book "Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War", by Dickey and George, "After April 1862, almost every Federal 12-pounder Smoothbore shell fired had a Bormann fuze in it, making this the "most common" explosive shell of the War". This artillery case-shot will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection.
Recovered: Petersburg, VA.
- Product Code:
- PC5990
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