Item Number: U00585
Item Title: Hotchkiss percussion fuse slider from the Spanish Fort, Alabama area
Price: $15
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Hotchkiss percussion fuse slider
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Book: Jones, page 93
Location Recovered: Spanish Fort, AL
Description:This is a brass slider from a Hotchkiss percussion fuse. It was recovered in the Spanish Fort / Fort Blakely, Alabama area where there was a major battle right at the end of the war. The nice thing about this slider is that the safety wire is intact. This went through a hole in the bottom of the fuse body and was held in place with a small lead plug. Upon firing the setback caused this plug to break away and the slider was free to move as intended.