Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 10 inches
WEIGHT: About 26 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Case-shot
SABOT: Lead Ring
FUZING: Hotchkiss percussion, brass

Although fitted with a percussion fuze this specimen is, from its weight, could be a case shot, or has lead balls with the bursting charge.  The fuze is larger than the field caliber Hotchkiss percussion fuze; 7/8 of an inch across the top.  This specimen was recovered from the 1863 siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana.