Confederate
Read
DIAMETER: 3.22 inches
GUN: 3.3-inch Confederate rifle
LENGTH: 6 7/8 inches
WEIGHT: 8 pounds 1 ounce
CONSTRUCTION: Shell
SABOT: Copper ring
FUZING: Confederate percussion, copper anvil cap
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Confederate
DIAMETER: 3.22 inches |
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| Note the high-band sabot usually found on this Read pattern. This Read projectile was manufactured at the Selma Arsenal, in Selma, Alabama. This pictured specimen was recovered from Milledgeville, Georgia. At least one specimen was recovered from the 1862 Shiloh Battlefield in Tennessee where Watson's Louisiana Battery had four rifles of this caliber engaged. | ||||