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Authentic Civil War Artillery Shells & Cannonballs
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Petersburg Dug Civil War 6# Borman Pattern Cannonball With Fine Fuse
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This is a nice authentic dug 6# version of the Civil War cannonball. This 6#er ball would have been fired from the smoothbore 3.67 inch cannon. It is the pattern known to collectors as the Borman cannonball because he is the man that held the patent on the fuse. This one still has most of the original fuse intact at the top of the ball. These 6 pound projectiles were a mainstay of the Confederate artillery in the early days of the Civil War. They were later phased out because of the limited range of fire that the smoothbore cannon held against the more modern rifled cannon. It has been flushed out and disarmed for display and preservation purposes as have all of our artillery projectiles. The verbal history that accompanied this ball is that it was found years ago in the area of Petersburg. The Richmond–Petersburg campaign was a series of battles around Petersburg, Virginia, fought from June 9, 1864, to March 25, 1865, during the American Civil War. This one is a nice original 6# Borman cannonball that will be a solid addition to your collection.
Item #: C2404 Shipping Weight:
8 lbs
Your Price:$450.00 USD
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