Item Number: U00582
Item Title: Hotchkiss time fuse adapter for late war common shells
Price: $45
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Hotchkiss time fuse adapter for late war common shells
Shell Type:
Thread Diameter: 0.835
Thread Count: 12tpi
Book: Jones page 87
Location Recovered: Spanish Fort, AL
Description:Nice, brass time fuse adapter used in Hotchkiss common shells later in the war. The diameter at the threads was reduced so the wrong fuse type would not be mistakenly inserted into the shell.
This one has nice threads and would screw into a shell to complete it.