Most of the fuzes that were applied to 6-pounders were a kind of powder
train time fuze, either with a wooden fuze adapter or a circular zinc alloy
Bormann-type fuze. The latter were also fitted with a deep-seated underplug
to support the fuze during firing, which is often mistaken for the fuze,
itself. Can you send a picture of the fuze element?
Carl
On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:15 AM, ROBERT Neyland <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Bob Neyland with Naval History and Heritage Command here. You need to have
> someone qualified as EOD look at it and determine if it is inert or
> presents a danger. As Bill, says it is likely that it still has material
> inside that could be a hazard. In the US, only Marine Corp EOD is allowed
> to inert these without destroying the piece. Other police and military EOD
> units are required to explode them. If you have a local Marine Corps base,
> they should have an EOD person who should be able to advise.
>
>
> If you want a Marine Corp contact, you can email me at
> [log in to unmask] If you are able to get it certified as inert,
> you will want to keep paperwork showing that it has been inspected and
> certified or made inert.
>
>
> Best Regards
>
>
> Bob Neyland
>
> ________________________________
> From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Moss,
> William <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 6:01 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Question regarding cannon ball
>
> Since the fuse is still in the bomb (not ball!), or grenade, there is
> still powder. If the powder is dry, it is still volatile and highly
> explosive. You should contact UXO specialists (US colleagues can probably
> suggest who, either local or state police, maybe National Guard) to have
> this taken care of.
>
> We contact the Canadian Army who disarms them for us and returns them for
> our collections. Police will simply show up with a bomb unit and explode it
> later on. Check out how authorities will proceed and see if you can get it
> back.
>
>
> William Moss PhD, FSA, RPA
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> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] De la part de Chris
> Garst
> Envoyé : 15 mars 2017 10:56
> À : [log in to unmask]
> Objet : Question regarding cannon ball
>
> Good Morning all:
> In our collections we have a 6# cannon ball that still has its fuse.
> We suspect it is still filled with gunpowder also. It was recovered during
> a metal detector survey last fall and may date to the Civil War era. We
> have been getting mixed messages regarding the safety of having such an
> item in our collection. Does anyone know about the safety and stability of
> such an item?
> Thank you
> Chris Garst
> Kansas Historical Society
>
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