Sectioned Civil War 12-Pounder Case Shell with Bormann Fuze
Guns International #: 100567339 Seller's Inventory #: 28743
Category: Collectibles - Civil War -
Seller's Information
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Seller: Joe Salter com
Company: Down East Antiques - Joe Salter
Member Since: 9/10/10
First Name: Garrick-March-Jim-Joe
Last Name: Salter
State: New Hampshire
Zip: 03031
Country: United States
Phone: (603) 732-4000
Fax: (603) 732-4200
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Seller: FFL Dealer
Return Policy: 3 day inspection and return policy on used guns.
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About Us: Joe Salter has been in the Antique and Collector Weapons business for 60 years as both a collector and dealer. Our company is based in Southern New Hampshire and we have had an internet based store front for the past 20 years. We are federally licensed and deal in all types of firearms and related material.
Description:
This is a halved spherical 12-pounder projectile that measures 4 1/4" diameter and has a weight of 4 lbs. 4 oz. (1.93 Kg). According to the previous owner's notes, this shell was originally dug at Petersburg, VA in 1970. The exterior of the shell has a lightly flaked brown patina with some orange surface rust consistent with a dug relic. The contents of the interior cavity have been reconstructed with a black resin matrix containing the lead ball shrapnel in place of the original sulphur based material, and a separate, slightly deformed Bormann fuze, as was originally fitted. The fuze used a helical black powder filled channel, graduated at certain points, to allow for burn times ranging from 1/2 to 5 1/4 seconds. The gunner would simply punch the disk open at the appropriate graduation which exposed the fuze channel. The shell comes with a nicely made wooden rest and would make a nice piece for display or as a decorative accent for a gun room or study.
SOLD
Manufacturer: Civil War
Model: Shell