Web Reference: Percussion fuzes, which cause an artillery shell to explode on impact, were not used in cannons until rifled artillery became common. Rifling was needed ensure that shells landed nose-first, on top of the fuze. There are many cannonballs and other artillery shells recovered regularly. In March of this year, a substantial 8-inch mortar shell weighing 44-pounds was retrieved from the site of the 292-day Siege of Petersburg. This shell was safely detonated. Civil war cannon ball hollowed out that could be charged with powder to explode in flight. Measures 3" in diameter and weighs 2lbs 1oz From collection of frank t Pitts wartrace tn
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