Federal

Schenkl

 

DIAMETER:  4.3 inches
GUN:  4.4-inch Dahlgren Rifle
LENGTH:  About 8 1/2 inches
WEIGHT:  About 30 pounds
CONSTRUCTION:  Bolt
SABOT:  Papier-mâché', missing
FUZING:  None
A very rare projectile. Schenkl bolts were manufactured in very limited quantity.  Several of this pattern have been recovered from Port Hudson, Louisiana.