civil war shell fuse.

[calabash digger]

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[bootyhoundpa]

I would have tossed it too... cool find....

 

[Elton]

Shoot I would have junked it too. Looked like a old bolt to me for a car or something ..LOL

 

[doc holiday232]

Appears to be the inner portion of a USA Naval water tight paper time fuse---a very rare find.
Were you close to a waterway when you found it? Don't let anyone talk you out of it until you have determined its value.

 

[calabash digger]

im 40 miles from fort fisher and 2 1/2 miles inland so thats the mystery. my hunting partner said maybe the home owner fought at fort fisher and brought it back as a souvineir .dont know but its a big mystery, btw I dont sell my relics so no one is gonna get their hands on it.thanks for the info , it has an anchor on it and ord cant get the date from it.

 

[copper kidd]

Calabash you are tearing it up , save something for next year......LOL. I wouldn't have known what it was either. Being in Michigan , we don' t get much civil war finds. It's a good thing your buddy came along when he did.

 

[togg77]

Having an anchor proves that it is US Naval and being 2.5 miles inland is nothing. A 12 lb cannon with a 5 degree elevation will shoot flat for 1 mile--a big bore naval gun elevated will shoot for MILES. Some where around where you found this fuse you should find numerous lead balls since this was a paper time fuse canister shot.This munition was fired over the heads of opposing troops or fortifications and allowed to burst and scatter dozens of 69 caliber balls--these balls had more energy than a 45 colt--so they were deadly.You have a real adventure ahead of you--keep us informed.

 

[After-1-]

I would have put that in my Good Junk Treasure container------Nice double save-------after1--------

 

[calabash digger]

Having an anchor proves that it is US Naval and being 2.5 miles inland is nothing. A 12 lb cannon with a 5 degree elevation will shoot flat for 1 mile--a big bore naval gun elevated will shoot for MILES. Some where around where you found this fuse you should find numerous lead balls since this was a paper time fuse canister shot.This munition was fired over the heads of opposing troops or fortifications and allowed to burst and scatter dozens of 69 caliber balls--these balls had more energy than a 45 colt--so they were deadly.You have a real adventure ahead of you--keep us informed.

I will keep yhall informed this was found right smack dab in the middle of the old house ruins, I will keep an eye out for the lead. I left a couple of big iron pieces in the ground maybe I need to dig them might be the shell itself. how big were these shells

 

[togg77]

The shells could be anywhere from 6" to 11" in diameter and weigh up to 100 lbs.So those big iron signals could be part of a shell.

 

[Dang]

Cool. I too would have tossed it figuring it just part of a old ground sprinkler.

 

[timwied]

VERY COOL! I wouldn't have looked at it twice, recycle!

 

[calabash digger]

thing is worth over a 100 bucks too!

 

[doc holiday232]

That's why I told you to hold on to it until you determined the value. Keep us informed.