Item Number: U00689
Item Title: Very hard-to-find CS Britten percussion fuse recovered from a sunken Confederate commerce raider
Price: $995
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: CS
Type: British percussion fuse for the 8in Britten
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Book: Jones page 116
Location Recovered: Hampton Roads area
Description:These British made percussion fuses were used in the big, 8in naval Britten shells as on ships like the CSS Alabama and CSS Florida. This one was recovered near where the CSS Florida sunk before it was put off limits legally and the wreck was subsequently effectively destroyed anyway.