Confederate

Tennessee Sabot, Sub-pattern II

 

DIAMETER: 4.4 inches
GUN: Rifled 12-pounder Smoothbore, 4.52-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 8 1/2 inches
WEIGHT: About 22 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Copper, reverse Tennessee Sabot
FUZING: Wooden Fuze Plug

This specimen has three deep "V" shaped notches in the sabot, with corresponding notches in the lower bourrelet, for flame grooves.