Confederate

Read-Parrott

 

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 12 1/4 inches
WEIGHT: About 26 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Case Shot
SABOT: Wrought-Iron
FUZING: Wooden Fuze Plug

The Federal 30-pounder Parrott projectiles were never made with wrought-iron Read sabots.