Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER:  3.57 inches
GUN:  20-pounder Parrott rifle, 3.67-inch caliber
LENGTH:  9 3/4 inches
WEIGHT:  20 pounds 3 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Case shot
SABOT:  Lead band
FUZING:  Hotchkiss brass fuze plug, paper time fuze
This is a long-pattern Hotchkiss projectile for the 20-pounder Parrott rifle.  This specimen was recovered near the site of the 1864 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain in Georgia.