Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER:  4.5 inches
GUN: Rifled 12-pounder Smoothbore, 4.62-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 9 1/8 inches
WEIGHT: About 17 pounds, base and sabot missing
CONSTRUCTION: Common shell
SABOT: Lead ring - missing
FUZING: Hotchkiss percussion

This specimen is fitted with an unusually large percussion fuze which does not have the corners beveled.