Confederate
Read-Parrott
DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 12 3/4 inches
WEIGHT: About 27 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Case Shot
SABOT: Wrought Iron Ring
FUZING: Wooden Fuze Plug
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Confederate
DIAMETER: 4.1 inches |
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| This specimen is quite long, Confederate iron band 30 pounders have been observed only with wooden fuze plugs, indicating that they were made early in the Civil War. This specimen number "121" was recovered from Petersburg, Virginia. | ||||