Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann "Replacement" Fused Iron Side Loader 12lb Cannon Ball with Worn Provenance Tag Category_Rear Sight Assembly and the cylinder release are

and the cylinder release are all marked with assembly number 539

which extends into the breech

Both the eagle and the cockade are hand-stitched to the cap

and a few stress cracks from age

if they are there at all

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate States Bormann "Replacement" Fused Iron Side Loader 12lb Cannon Ball with Worn Provenance Tag Category_Rear Sight Assembly and the cylinder release areOriginal Item: One of a kind. This smoothbore projectile has a Bormann replacement fuze plug and an iron side loader plug. The Confederates discontinued the use of the Bormann fuze by 1863 and replaced it with an oversized copper fuze plug which screwed into the existing underplug threads. In an attempt to conserve lead, iron was used in the manufacture of the side loading plug. The Bormann replacement fuze plug is also found in a 6 pounder (3. 67