Confederate

Archer

 

DIAMETER:  2.94 inches
GUN:  3-inch rifle
LENGTH:  7 1/8 inches
WEIGHT:  7 pounds 10 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Shell
SABOT:  Lead band (missing)
FUZING:  Confederate Bormann time fuze

 3-inch Archer Bormann Fused
The Bormann-fuzed Archer did not have enough burn time for the range of rifled artillery due to its 5 1/2-second  time fuze and therefore was manufactured in extremely limited numbers.   It has four vertically placed flanges and a groove to help hold on the lead sabot, which is missing on this specimen.