Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann "Replacement" Fused Iron Side Loader 12lb Cannon Ball with Worn Provenance Tag 19th Century The webbing inside the liner

The webbing inside the liner has an even more interesting marking: HANOI OR BUST

The tips of the hammers are worn down from hitting the back of the firing pins

(Mark III)"

This Gebirgsjäger Officer peak visor cap is in near excellent condition with only a few very minor moth nips

but with such a huge bore

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann "Replacement" Fused Iron Side Loader 12lb Cannon Ball with Worn Provenance Tag 19th Century The webbing inside the linerOriginal Item: One of a kind. This smoothbore projectile has a Bormann replacement fuze plug, but is missing the 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, although this example appears to be lead. In an attempt to conserve lead, iron was used in the manufacture of the side loading plug. The Bormann