Confederate

Read-Parrott

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 8 1/2  inches
WEIGHT: About 24 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: Copper
FUZING: None
This rather short and light bolt is obviously from the same foundry as the shell shown in Figure 134.  This pictured specimen was recovered from Blakely, Alabama.