Original U.S. Civil War Confederate 12 Pdr 4.52” Case Shot Cutaway Cannonball with Fuse Russian Artillery Issued to the US Army

Issued to the US Army Signal Corps in WW2

5th Special Forces Detachment A-245 was based here in October 1966

and the restored republic

the Japanese characters for 3 (san) and 7 (nana)

Prior to the creation of the Airman's Medal in 1960

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate 12 Pdr 4.52” Case Shot Cutaway Cannonball with Fuse Russian Artillery Issued to the US ArmyOriginal Item: Only One Available. Very well done cutaway display made from a Confederate cannonball. This is a 4. 52 Shell used with the twelve pound Napoleon Artillery Piece. The shell is fitted with a fuse, which is still present, and still filled with the original shot! This item was excavated, so the iron surface is pitted from being underground for well over a century. Lead zinc fuse band shows ground action on exterior, so no numbers remain