Great Britain

Whitworth

 

DIAMETER: About 6.4 inches
GUN: 6.4-inch Whitworth Rifle
LENGTH: About 21 inches
WEIGHT: About 104 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: None
FUZING: Brass shipping plug in nose
A typical large caliber Whitworth projectile for a gun that saw very limited use.  This pictured projectile is located in the West Point Military Academy Museum, New York.  A few were recovered from a Blockade Runner near Fort Fisher, North Carolina.