Item Number: A01084
Item Title: Nice 9in Dahlgren shell from Fort Fisher area
Price: $550
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Dahlgren spherical shell
Size: 9in
Sabot:
Fuse: 1864 dated USN watercap
Book:
Location Recovered: Fort Fisher area
Description:This is a really nice ball that must've been recovered on land. The watercap fuse unscrews. It was missing the centercap piece and I screwed in a replacement centercap by hand.
The 9in spherical projectiles are unique to the Dahlgren guns.