Federal

Parrott

 

DIAMETER: 7.9 inches
GUN: 200-pounder Parrott Rifle, 8-inch Caliber
LENGTH: About 16 1/2 inches
WEIGHT: About 135 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Brass, Parrott Type 1
FUZING: Wooden Fuze Plug
"Patent 1861" is stamped on the sabot.  This large sized projectile is unusual with a wooden fuze plug.  According to the number "150" painted on the shell this shell was recovered from Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, near Charleston.
Read about damage from a 200-pounder Parrott projectile at Fort Sumter, SC. from the
September 5, 1863 issue of Scientific American.