Federal

Sawyer

 

DIAMETER:  3.56 inches
GUN:  6-pounder Sawyer rifle, 3.67-inch caliber
LENGTH:  7 1/8 inches
WEIGHT:  15 pounds 10 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Solid shot
SABOT:  Lead jacket
FUZING:  None
Sylvanus Sawyer of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, patented this style of projectile on November 13, 1855, United States patent #13,799. The patent date "Nov. 13, 1855" is stamped on the slightly concave lead base. Note the nice pattern of lands and grooves on the lead sabot from the 3.67-inch Sawyer rifled cannon. This specimen was found at Port Hudson, as have been most examples of this type.