Confederate

Brooke, Sub-pattern III

 

DIAMETER:  6.3 inches
GUN: 6.4-inch Brooke Rifle
LENGTH: About 12 3/4 inches
WEIGHT:  About 90 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: Copper, Brooke Ratchet Disc   FUZING: None

This shows where the lug on the ogive has been broken off.  This lug is seldom noted on projectiles of large size.  This specimen was recovered from Fort Fisher, North Carolina.