Confederate Time Fuze Adaptor for Rifled Projectile
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Item: Confederate Time Fuze Adaptor for Rifled Projectile
Construction: Cast copper.
Use: To support a paper time fuze while also forming a tight seal. The two spanner holes, visible on the top of the adaptor and to either side of the center hole, accommodated a wrench used to screw the device into the shell. Once the adaptor was in place, a paper time fuze, would be inserted into the center hole.
Approximate size: Head diameter: 1.25 inches; Length: 1.88 inches; 12 threads per inch.
Condition: Good, excavated. Dusty green surface patina. A small portion of its paper time fuse is still visibly lodged in place. There is mild denting and distortion but is otherwise complete. There are no cracks, breaks, or repairs.
Recovered: Cedar Creek, VA area.
Reference: Similar examples of this type of fuze adaptor are pictured in:
- "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War" by Charles H. Jones, pages 40 & 41.
- "Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War" 1993 edition, by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George, page 438, item 448c, page 448 item C, cross section.
- "Civil War Projectiles II Small Arms & Field Artillery with Supplement" by W. Reid McKee and M. E. Mason, Jr., page 148, item 11.
- "Field Artillery Ordnance 1861 - 1865", by Jack W. Melton, Jr., and Lawrence E. Pawl, page 46, item 25.
- "Civil War Artifacts" by Howard Crouch, page 117, item 3.
See above pages in the additional images.
Comments: This adaptor was acquired directly from a local Shenandoah Valley Virginia digger, and it will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC9047
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