Item Number: U00422
Item Title: Rare extra long pattern CS time fuse for case shot shells
Price: $145
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: CS
Type: Extra long tapered copper CS time fuse adapter
Shell Type: Case shot Read shells
Thread Diameter: 1
Thread Count: 12
Book: Jones bottom of page 40
Location Recovered: Chancellorsville
Description:At a bit over 2 1/4 inches long, this is longer than the normal CS time fuse adapter, presumably to take a longer and thus longer burning paper time fuse than the normal ones. This type is uncommon and found mostly, if not only, near Chancellorsville.
The Yankees foolishly abandoned Hazel Grove and Porter Alexander swooped into that superior artillery platform. From there he needed long range case shot shells to chase the Union forces back across the Rapidan. That is where these distinctive fuses are recovered.