Confederate

Read-Parrott

 

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 9 7/8 inches
WEIGHT: About 25 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Case Shot
SABOT: Copper, Missing            FUZING: Wooden Fuze Plug
Projectiles of this caliber are seldom seen with wooden fuze plugs.  It is rather short for a 30-pounder explosive projectile.