Federal converted to Confederate

Schenkl

 

DIAMETER:  2.93 inches
GUN:  3-inch rifle
LENGTH:  9 inches
WEIGHT:  8 pounds 2 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Shell
SABOT:  Wooden cone (missing)
FUZING:  Confederate copper fuze plug, paper time fuze
This pictured Federal Schenkl was captured by the Confederates and sent to an arsenal where the original papier-mâché' sabot was replaced with one made of wood. The Confederates did not have the capability for manufacturing the papier-mâché' sabot. The purpose of the iron pin seen at the base of the projectile was to help secure the wooden sabot onto the tapered cone. The original Schenkl brass percussion fuze has been replaced with a Confederate copper time fuze plug.