Confederate
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DIAMETER: 6.9 inches
GUN: Rifled 42-pounder Smoothbore, 7-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 10 3/16 inches
WEIGHT: About 50 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Wrought-Iron Ring
FUZING: Wooden Fuze Plug
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Confederate
DIAMETER: 6.9 inches |
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| This specimen is quite unusual in that it has a wrought-iron sabot. This projectile was recovered from the Mobile, Alabama, siege lines. | ||||