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Relic Discussion => Artillery => Topic started by: rommack on September 29, 2022, 02:15:54 PM

Title: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: rommack on September 29, 2022, 02:15:54 PM

A 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst shell, showing the case shot and the tar matrix that I dug at Port Hudson. Fired from union battery 14

Title: Re: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: emike123 on September 29, 2022, 03:57:42 PM

Nice.  Love how most of the candlestick fuse is there.  You need to go find the top section!

Thanks for posting up.

Title: Re: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: rommack on September 29, 2022, 04:34:08 PM

Thanks Mike , I had a little hard time trying to post pictures. Now I hope to put more relics on the site.

Title: Re: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: Lt12pdr on September 30, 2022, 09:02:33 AM

Nice !

Title: Re: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: R. J. in LA on September 30, 2022, 04:09:02 PM

Very nice Ronnie!

Title: Re: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: CarlS on October 06, 2022, 10:46:09 PM

Killer piece!  That would be one of my favorite finds.  Was the fuse shown separate the same one that was in the shell?  if so, amazing the cap came out that well.

Title: Re: 3.67 inch Sawyer soft burst
Post by: rommack on October 07, 2022, 07:52:00 AM

Carl, The top part and the fuse had blown 20 feet away from the shell body