Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Enormous Spherical 10 Inch Mortar Shell with Inscription & Tong Ears Antique Guns the Foreign Legion fought in

the Foreign Legion fought in many critical battles on the Western Front

The cylinder and barrel wedge are marked with 09252

with some oxidation on the central emblem

and rear of the cylinder are marked with assembly number F 89

and the superior ballistic properties

Original U.S. Civil War Confederate Enormous Spherical 10 Inch Mortar Shell with Inscription & Tong Ears Antique Guns the Foreign Legion fought inOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely & absolutely enormous Civil War Confederate Spherical 10" iron mortar round, measuring approximately 9. 8" in diameter. A typical mortar shell with 'tong ears' was thinner and lighter than a shell of the same caliber for a gun. The fuze hole is much larger to take the long burning wood mortar fuze. Tong ears (holes); were used for lifting the ball and placing it in the tube so that the fuse would be