Confederate

Read

 

DIAMETER:  6.3 inches
GUN: Rifled and banded 32-pounder Smoothbore, 6.4-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 9 inches
WEIGHT: About 45 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: Wrought-Iron Ring
FUZING: None

This rather short and light bolt is fitted with a Read wrought-iron band.  It has one wide bourrelet at the base.  This pictured specimen was recovered from Vicksburg, Mississippi.