Confederate

Tennessee Sabot, Sub-pattern II

 

DIAMETER: 6.3 inches
GUN: Rifled and banded 32-pounder Smoothbore, 6.4-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 9 1/4 inches
WEIGHT: About 62 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt                       SABOT: Copper, Reverse
FUZING: None

 

This specimen has the usual two bourrelets of differing widths and a slightly convex nose.  This projectile was designed for armor punching against ironclad ships.  This specimen was recovered near Fort Sumter, South Carolina.