Ridgeway Civil War Research Center, A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
	Civil War Artillery
	by Harry Ridgeway

Research Center: Artillery1240-Ball12pdr

Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Bormann fuze disabled, Confederate drilled, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62in. Projectile was intended for the smoothbore 12 pounder "Napoleon". Many of the Confederate manufactured Bormann time fuzes were noted as failing, this was thought to have been caused by clogging or melting of the burn channel. To remedy some of the Bormann fuzes were removed altogether and holes drilled through the brass underplug to open up the fuze to enable it to burn better. It is speculated that this may have opened up the fuze too much, and the idea seems to have seen very limited use. Projectile measures: diameter 4.52in., weight 7 to 11lbs. Research Center: Artillery1240-Ball12pdr, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 40. Details click: http://relicman.com/artillery/Artillery1240-Ball12pdr.html.

A0901...Smoothbore artillery projectile, spherical ball, bursting shell, Bormann fuze disabled, Confederate drilled, smoothbore 12 pounder, 4.62in. Projectile was intended for the smoothbore 12 pounder "Napoleon". Many of the Confederate manufactured Bormann time fuzes were noted as failing, this was thought to have been caused by clogging or melting of the burn channel. To remedy some of the Bormann fuzes were removed altogether and holes drilled through the brass underplug to open up the fuze to enable it to burn better. It is speculated that this may have opened up the fuze too much, and the idea seems to have seen very limited use. Projectile measures: diameter 4.52in., weight not determined. Drilled fuze is definite strong example. Projectile is disarmed open fuze hole has been reamed exposing the empty interior. Recovered: Honey Hill, South Carolina Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 40.

This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.
All excavated artifacts have been recovered from private property with owner's permission.
All projectiles listed have been disarmed.

Most information on this page is from:
Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War, 1993 Edition. by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George.
Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, A Guide to Large Artillery Prjectiles, Torpedoes, and Mines, by Jack Bell.
Artillery Fuses of the Civil War, by Charles H. Jones.
Pictures are by the author, unless otherwise indicated.

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