Federal 12-Pounder Shell with Bormann Time Fuze

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Item: Federal 12-Pounder Shell with Bormann Time Fuze
Gun: 12-pounder smoothbore, 4.62-inch caliber.
Approximate size: Weight: 9.6 pounds. Diameter: 4.42 inches. 
Condition: Very good, excavated, fired, deactivated. The surface of the shell has moderate pitting and both shell and fuze have been lightly clear coated. Its "double slotted" Bormann time-fuze is present and appears to have been punched at about the 4-1/2 second mark. Several hash-marks are visible as indicated in the additional close-up images. There are no repairs and is ready for display.  
Recovered: Unknown.
Reference: A similar Federal 12-pounder shell with Bormann fuze, as well as an example of a "double slotted" Bormann fuze, 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-12. (Note: The example in the book has the raised dots in place of numbers on the fuze while the one for sale in this listing does not.)
  • "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War" by Charles H. Jones, page 23. (double slotted fuze only)

See above pages in the additional images.

Comments: This 12-pounder shell with Bormann time fuze will be an excellent addition to any excavated Civil War artillery or general relic collection.

Product Code:
PC11607

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