Confederate

Read-Parrott

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 12 inches
WEIGHT: About 25 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Copper Ring
FUZING: Copper Fuze Plug, Paper Time Fuze
This specimen has a rabbeted sabot, fitting into recesses in the projectile base and was recovered on James Island, South Carolina.