CIVIL WAR 3-INCH RIFLE CANNON WORM

CIVIL WAR 3-INCH RIFLE CANNON WORM

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Item Code: 2026-9332

These double-helix iron implements were basic tools of an artillery crew serving a muzzle-loading cannon. Making sure there was no premature discharge of a new round by eliminating any embers left from a previous round was an essential safety step. Sealing the cannon’s vent with a thumbstall and swabbing out the bore with a sponge staff between shots in action was an essential part of artillery drill. The worm was a necessary auxiliary tool to actually extract any residual debris from the bore, a powder bag that failed to ignite, etc.

This one measures out for use with a 3-Inch Rifle, one of the most widely used Civil War field guns. The iron shows scattered shallow pitting, but retains a good deal of its black paint on the socket, which has a screw hole near the bottom to secure it on a staff, with the prongs showing some thin red rust that would clean where the protective paint had worn off from handling, but the metal is solid, with no bends or cracks and the points intact.

Artillery implements of any sort are scarce. This shows off well and could even be mounted on a replacement staff or partial staff for display alongside other artillery gear if desired.  [sr] [ph:L]

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