Okay I didnt actually find this buuuutt

[CoilyGirl]

If I hadn't told my husband to swing his coil under a bush in a yard we were hunting with permission in he would have never found this absolutely pristine Schenkl fuse from The Battle of Nashville. It has a beautiful green patina all over and the inscription is perfectly readable.

 

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[bsloan]

Nice find, I've never seen one of those before.

Bill

 

[CoilyGirl]

Nice find, I've never seen one of those before.

Bill

Thanks Bill. We were pretty new to relic hunting so needless to say we were excited. When my husband started reading me what it said I thought he was joking!

 

[capt-zero]

I looked at page after page of pictures of these, and yours is the only one that looks brand new! Great find.

 

[CoilyGirl]

I looked at page after page of pictures of these, and yours is the only one that looks brand new! Great find.

Thank you Capt- Zero. I have no idea how a shell fuse would end up so intact like that. I don't know if these fuses were screwed into the projectile on site or not.Anyone know? Bueller?

 

[wheatfinder13]

Cool