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| Iron 12-Pound Borman Case-Shot Fragments & .69 Caliber lead balls - All Recovered Recently by Matt Longwith near the Cane Hill, Arkansas, Battlefield, from one hole ! A nice big mess of artillery related relics. |
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| Matt was quick to realize that it was likely that these parts were all from the same shell, that had likely traveled underground, before exploding. |
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| Inspection of the Iron Fragments revealed that they were indeed from the shell, and exhibited fractures that fit back together almost like pieces of a puzzle. |
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| With no doubt now that these parts all originated with the same 12-Pound Artillery Shell, Matt decided to clean the iron, and see how much he had if all were re-assembled. |
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| With the iron cleaned, and the puzzle like breaks, the body of the shell went back together very well. |
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| Well over Half of the original 75 Lead Case Shot Balls had also been recovered in the hole with the iron fragments. |
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| With the very top section of the shell that would have held the Borman Fuze missing, there was a good spot to put all those Case-Shot Balls. |
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| Yep, let's just tip that Nice 12-Pound Borman "Bowl" up, and fill it with Case-Shot . |
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| Heck, doesn't look very many of those Case-Shot are still absent. Note the crescent shaped shot at upper right. It would originally have been in the center of the shell, and was drilled thru - to allow for the insertion of just enough powder to "crack" the iron open. |
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| Matt's Reconstruction made a bunch of small artillery fragments, into a Super Display, that very well illustrates how a Federal 12-Pound Borman Fuzed Case-Shot Artillery Shell Worked. Very Neat Artifact & Excellent Job Matt ! |
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