Federal 12-Pounder Case-Shot with Bormann Time Fuze with Star & Asterisk
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Item: Federal12-Pounder Case-Shot with Bormann Time Fuze with Star & Asterisk
Gun: 12-pounder smoothbore, 4.62-inch caliber.
Approximate size: Weight: 11 pounds. Diameter: 4.49 inches.
Condition: Very good, excavated, fired, deactivated. The surface of the shell has minimal pitting and build-up. Its "single slotted" Bormann time-fuze is present and partially marred. Several hashmarks and the numbers "1", "4" & "5" partially visible. Also, there is a stamped star just below the number "4" and a raised asterisk in the slot. Directly opposite the fuze on the other side of the shell is a drill hole where the gun powder was removed. It has been treated with electrolysis and paraffin so as to preserve the iron and is ready for display. There are no repairs.
Recovered: Jefferson County, WV.
Reference: A similar Federal 12-pounder shell (not case-shot) with a "single slotted" Bormann fuze and marked fuzes are pictured in the following reference books:
- "Melton & Pawl's Guide to Civil War Artillery Projectiles", by Jack W. Melton, Jr., and Lawrence E. Pawl, page 32, Fig. III A-10.
- "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War" by Charles H. Jones, pages 21 & 22.
See above pages in the additional images.
Comments: The Bormann fuze is particularly unusual with having both an indented star and, with I refer to as a raised asterisk. The star may indicate an association with the Washington arsenal. 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". Learn more about case-shots and Bormann time fuzes by clicking their respective links above. This 12-pounder case-shot with Bormann time fuze was acquired directly from the digger and will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC11517
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