Federal

Parrott

 

 

DIAMETER:  4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 9 5/8 inches
WEIGHT: About 30 pounds 8 ounces
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt                    SABOT: Brass, Type 1
FUZING: None

A flat nosed bolt with the type 1 band.  This sabot was almost inevitably thrown with guns of this caliber.   The pictured specimen was recovered from the Port Hudson, Louisiana battlefield.   In an effort to help with the sabot taking the rifling a cold chisel was used between the sabot and iron base.  See this article from the Scientific American, October 8, 1864 issue that describes this process.