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Federal12-Pounder Case-Shot with Bormann Time Fuze

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Item: Federal12-Pounder Case-Shot with Bormann Time Fuze
Gun: 12-pounder smoothbore, 4.62-inch caliber.
Approximate size: Weight: 10.2 pounds. Diameter: 4.50 inches. 
Condition: Very good, excavated, fired, deactivated. The surface of the shell has minimal pitting. Its "single slotted" Bormann time-fuze is present and punched at about the "3 second" mark with the numeral "2" and a hashmark still visible. 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: Mount Jackson, VA.
Reference: A similar Federal 12-pounder shell (not case-shot) with a "single slotted" 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: The shell is particularly nice with its smooth surface. 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.

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Product Code:

PC11516

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Price:

$350.00

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ARTILLERY , NEW ITEMS , FEDERAL RELICS