Civil War Portfire / Sold

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Civil War Portfire – Inventory Number: ART 238  / Sold Portfires were used to light cannon aboard the wooden deck of a ship.   The portfire itself is similar to a flare. They were a composition of niter, sulphur and mealed powder driven into a case of strong paper. A full-length portfire could burn for about ten minutes and could not be extinguished by water. Portfires were used from the mid- 1600’s up through the Civil War. During the Civil War it was a backup option to igniting a cannon, usually during wet conditions. Measures 17 3/4″ in lenghth.   Inventory Number: ART 238 / Sold

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A Civil War Portfire, a long cylindrical tube, is displayed horizontally on a white background.
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