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Confederate
DIAMETER: 2.86 inches |
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| This pattern has iron case-shot balls and a lead plug sealing the side-loading hole. The copper sabot projects below the iron base. The projectile's cylindrical body is slightly larger than its nose. A similar specimen is noted that has an iron sabot. The threaded fuze plug was hastily cross-threaded into the nose, causing it to extend farther from the nose than usual. This variety of Read projectile is extremely rare. The reason that this isn't named a Read-Parrott is the fact that the copper sabot was cast first, placed in a mould, and the iron body was poured around it. Dr. Read patented this method and Robert Parrott didn't use this method when he manufactured his Parrott projectiles. | ||||