Federal 12-Pounder Case-Shot with Bormann Time Fuze
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Item: Federal 12-Pounder Case-Shot with Bormann Time Fuze
Gun: 12-pounder smoothbore, 4.62-inch caliber.
Approximate size: Weight: 11.4 pounds. Diameter: 4.49 inches.
Condition: Very good, excavated, deactivated. The surface of the shell is smooth with very mild pitting. Its Bormann time-fuze is present but marred. A mold seam is visible along a portion of its equator. Directly opposite the fuse on the other side of the shell is a drill hole where it was deactivated. There are no repairs and is ready for display. Learn about case-shots and Bormann time fuzes by clicking their respective links above.
Recovered: Culpeper County, VA
Reference: A similar Federal 12-pounder shell with a Bormann fuze, is pictured in the following reference book:
- "Melton & Pawl's Guide to Civil War Artillery Projectiles", by Jack W. Melton, Jr., and Lawrence E. Pawl, page 32, Fig. III A-10.
See above page in the additional images.
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 12-pounder case-shot with Bormann time fuze will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection.
- Product Code:
- PC11503
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