Confederate
Maury
DIAMETER: 7.9 inches
GUN: 8-inch Smoothbore
LENGTH: 9 3/4 inches
WEIGHT: About 98 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: None
FUZING: None
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Confederate
DIAMETER: 7.9 inches |
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| This is one of the series of Maury armor punching bolt for a smoothbore gun. The bourrelets insure a tight fit in the gun bore. In order to obtain maximum velocity, a channel is left in the center of the projectile, from top to bottom, to ease the pressure. This type of projectile was very effective when fired at point blank range. | ||||