Confederate

Selma

 

DIAMETER:  2.43 inches
GUN:  2.5-inch Blakely rifle
LENGTH:  7 1/4 inches
WEIGHT:  5 pounds 14 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Shell
SABOT:  Copper plate
FUZING:  Wooden fuze plug, paper time fuze
Projectiles of this pattern are traditionally named after their attributed site of manufacture: the Selma Arsenal in Selma, Alabama. In the groove between the high copper sabot and the cylindrical portion of the projectile body can been seen remnants of a hemp-like material. This material was originally greased, thus helping to serve as a lubricant for the cannon bore. This Selma pattern projectile has a copper sabot that is imbedded into the iron body of the projectile during casting by a means of a square or rectangle post. Examples of this pictured Selma pattern projectile are extremely rare.