Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann Fused 12lb Cannon Ball - Battle of Missionary Ridge 21st Century The small planes

The small planes

They placed the monument in the midst of the 55 soldiers buried in the brigade cemetery

The rifling differed from the German original in details to accommodate various lots of 9mm ammunition then being acquired for service use

Patent leather chinstrap

Used in just about every Military campaign in the closing Victorian era making this a fine example with a nice patina

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann Fused 12lb Cannon Ball - Battle of Missionary Ridge 21st Century The small planesOriginal Item: One of a kind. This is a Confederate 12lb cannon ball with a Confederate 5 1 2 second Bormann fuze. This example was dug up at Missionary Ridge, Tennessee over 40 years ago! The ball measures approximately 4. 5 inches in diameter with a 14 inch circumference. Some of the markings on the fuze are legible. Overall condition is very good with fantastic eye appeal. SPECIFICATIONS: DIAMETER: 4. 52 inches GUN: 12 pounder smoothbore, 4. 62