Confederate
Read
DIAMETER: 2.96 inches
GUN: 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle
LENGTH: 7 1/2 inches
WEIGHT: 6 pounds 4 ounces
CONSTRUCTION: Shell
SABOT: Copper ring
FUZING: Copper fuze plug, paper time fuze
|
|
Confederate
DIAMETER: 2.96 inches |
|
||
| This is the most common recovered Read pattern projectile. This pictured specimen is unfired. A lathe dimple is found in the center of the flat projectile base. This pattern Read was designed to be fired from the 3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle having seven lands and grooves. This specimen is located in the West Point Military Academy Museum, West Point, New York. Note the original leather washer underneath the copper fuze plug, the leather washer helped seal the fuze plug against any bypass of the propellant charge. | ||||