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CIVIL WAR “SPINNER” QUILL PRIMERS FOR NAVAL CANNONS
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Item Code: 2024-1521
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These Naval cannon primers are constructed using fowl quills; less likely to corrode around salt water. These are percussion, not friction primers. In use, these were ignited by the blow from a hammer-lock affixed to the gun, not by pulling a serrated wire through it.
Unlike the more common “L-shaped” quill primers, these have a flat disc on top to hold the ignition material. This style has its origins in the French & Indian and Revolutionary Wars.
The explosive mixture employed was quite similar to others of the day - mealed musket powder, mercury fulminate and finely ground glass (preferably French leaded glass).
The quills measure approximately 2” long with a 0.65” diameter disc.
An ingenious primer for Naval guns. [jet][ph:L]
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