Federal
Dyer
DIAMETER: 2.94 inches
GUN: 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle
LENGTH: 7 1/8 inches
WEIGHT: 10 pounds 8 ounces
CONSTRUCTION: Case shot
SABOT: Lead cup
FUZING: Zinc fuze plug, paper time fuze
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DIAMETER: 2.94 inches |
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| This specimen does not have flame grooves. A pair of crossed tin straps were soldered to the iron base of the projectile through a hole in the lead base. This was an attempt to help correct the problem of the sabots falling off the projectile after leaving the cannon. This specimen was fired from a Federal 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle and recovered from the 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Click here for a cross-sectional view of a shell. For more information about the Dyer projectiles, we refer you to North South Trader's CIVIL WAR magazine, Vol. XX No. 6 (Nov.-Dec. 1993). | ||||