Confederate

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DIAMETER: 5.7 inches
GUN: Rifled 24-pounder, 5.82-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 8 5/8 inches
WEIGHT: About 35 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: Wrought-Iron                            FUZING: None
This projectile has only one large bourrelet at its base as a bearing surface.  It would appear to be ballistically unstable.  Only a few specimens are noted in this caliber.  This specimen was recovered from Tennessee.