Confederate

Selma

 

DIAMETER:  6.3 inches
GUN: 6.4-inch Brooke Rifle
LENGTH: About 14 inches
WEIGHT: About 78 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Copper
FUZING: Missing
Another of the Selma series with pre-engraved sabot.  This specimen is quite unusual in that the center of the projectile body is heavily rebated, leaving surfaces at the base and top as bearing surfaces.  The pictured projectile is located in the West Point Military Academy Museum, New York.