Confederate

Parrott

 

DIAMETER: 7.9 inches
GUN: 8-inch Brooke rifle
LENGTH: About 12 3/4 inches
WEIGHT: About 151 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: Copper
FUZING: None
The sabot of this projectile is a direct copy of the rabbeted Parrott pattern.  Probably manufactured at the Charleston, South Carolina, arsenal.  The projectile body is machined to bore size, leaving the ogive rebated.  This projectile was designed as an armor puncher.