Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 10 inches
WEIGHT: About 26 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Lead Ring
FUZING: Percussion Fuze

This percussion fuzed specimen is slightly shorter and heavier than that shown in Figure 87.  This projectile was recovered from the 1863 siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi.