Cannonball fuse??

[relic nut]

Damnails and I hunted a known battle feild on private land today and we both found what we think are fuses. We found a good bit of fragment also. Would love a positive ID and any info. Thanks for your help.

HH, Relic Nut

 

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[duggap]

If you are talking about the ones shown with the quarter, those are not fuses. They look like a piece that comes out of a Hotchkiss. The man to ask is CBG, but he will need you to provide some exact measurements. Like how thick are they. Usually your fuses are brass, or, like a Parrot fuse I found, zinc.

 

[relic nut]

Thanks duggap, here are better pics with measurements. Hopefully Cannonball guy will school me.

HH, Relic Nut

 

[relic nut]

AR12 - Borman Fuse Underplugs - These iron underplugs were used in cannonballs to hold in the powder charge. The borman fuse was inserted directly above these underplugs.

From what Im seeing this is called an underplug and is part of a borman fuse

 

[CoilyGirl]

Here's a handy dandy little chart