Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann "Replacement" Fused Iron Side Loader 12lb Cannon Ball with Worn Provenance Tag Category_Rear Sight Assembly if they are there at

if they are there at all

which extends into the breech

so this was definitely one that could have been used

the Borgel case was a screw-back case design that proved to be ideally suited to the rigors of trench warfare

and the cylinder release are all marked with assembly number 539

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann "Replacement" Fused Iron Side Loader 12lb Cannon Ball with Worn Provenance Tag Category_Rear Sight Assembly if they are there atOriginal Item: One of a kind. This smoothbore projectile has a Bormann replacement fuze plug and an iron side loader plug. The Confederates discontinued the use of the Bormann fuze by 1863 and replaced it with an oversized copper fuze plug which screwed into the existing underplug threads. In an attempt to conserve lead, iron was used in the manufacture of the side loading plug. The Bormann replacement fuze plug is also found in a 6 pounder (3. 67