Hi All,
For all the American Civil War (ACW) BOCN members, are the following 5 sec and 8 sec paper fuse boxes from the ACW period or later (perhaps prior???)?
If later, how late?
The "5 sec" package had printing on the front, but only the odd letter or two are still visible.
[Charles Jones book: "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War" does have a small section on the various paper fuse packaging (at the back), and does show a photo similar to these without any of the extensive stenciling]
[ As the ACW was between 1860-63 (from memory) how long after this were "black powder paper fuses replaced by the brass time ring ones? The M.75 9cm black powder time fuse was introduced around the 1873, so there is a 10 year gap period......any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!]
Thanks
Cheers
Drew
For all the American Civil War (ACW) BOCN members, are the following 5 sec and 8 sec paper fuse boxes from the ACW period or later (perhaps prior???)?
If later, how late?
The "5 sec" package had printing on the front, but only the odd letter or two are still visible.
[Charles Jones book: "Artillery Fuses of the Civil War" does have a small section on the various paper fuse packaging (at the back), and does show a photo similar to these without any of the extensive stenciling]
[ As the ACW was between 1860-63 (from memory) how long after this were "black powder paper fuses replaced by the brass time ring ones? The M.75 9cm black powder time fuse was introduced around the 1873, so there is a 10 year gap period......any thoughts on this would be greatly appreciated!]
Thanks
Cheers
Drew