Capphd Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Found CW relic hunting today. Anybody know what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Since I have no idea what it is , I will call it a fuse for a neutron bomb. It could be some type of corking item for all I know. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCR Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Perhaps a ram rod end knob. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L David Keith Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 It is the plunger case for a percussion fused artillery shell. Once the shell hits the ground or a solid object, inertia causes the plunger to move forward, which shears off the safety wire. This allows the plunger to move forward. An iron nipple has a percussion cap on it. This strikes the anvil cap which ignites the cap, sending a spark down the center tube and into the powder chamber, exploding the shell. Look for cutaway diagrams on civil war artillery shells. With luck, you may be able to find iron/lead shrapnel or the brass fuse.  4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capphd Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 15 hours ago, L David Keith said: It is the plunger case for a percussion fused artillery shell. Once the shell hits the ground or a solid object, inertia causes the plunger to move forward, which shears off the safety wire. This allows the plunger to move forward. An iron nipple has a percussion cap on it. This strikes the anvil cap which ignites the cap, sending a spark down the center tube and into the powder chamber, exploding the shell. Look for cutaway diagrams on civil war artillery shells. With luck, you may be able to find iron/lead shrapnel or the brass fuse.  Thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F350Platinum Posted February 20 Share Posted February 20 On 2/17/2024 at 1:36 AM, Valens Legacy said: Since I have no idea what it is , I will call it a fuse for a neutron bomb. It could be some type of corking item for all I know. See above - you were closer than you thought! 🤣 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 19 hours ago, F350Platinum said: you were closer than you thought! 🤣 I'll stick with my first guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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