BladeRunner
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Hi all.
Just wanted to show off my shell that I found at the beginning of May at a skirmish site where the yanks burned down a train trestle. The site has been hit hard over the years so I was shocked when I dug it up.
It's a Confederate 12 pounder with a copper time fuse adapter. Based on the weight, I was told it's a "standard" shell with only black powder inside which is more rare than the side loader versions with case shot.
It's been flushed, ran through electrolysis and given a wax bath for preservation. As rusty as it was, I thought it would be more pitted, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
You can definitely make out the mold seam around the center.
Thanks for looking. GL & HH.
Just wanted to show off my shell that I found at the beginning of May at a skirmish site where the yanks burned down a train trestle. The site has been hit hard over the years so I was shocked when I dug it up.
It's a Confederate 12 pounder with a copper time fuse adapter. Based on the weight, I was told it's a "standard" shell with only black powder inside which is more rare than the side loader versions with case shot.
It's been flushed, ran through electrolysis and given a wax bath for preservation. As rusty as it was, I thought it would be more pitted, but I'm happy with how it turned out.
You can definitely make out the mold seam around the center.
Thanks for looking. GL & HH.