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Confederate
DIAMETER: 2.94 inches |
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| Lieutenant Colonel William Leroy Broun (commander of the Richmond Arsenal beginning in June 1863), is considered to be the developer of this projectile pattern. Since the copper sabot was designed to serve as a bourrelet, only one bearing surface was needed on the body of the projectile. The bourrelet and the sabot were machined on a lathe to the proper tolerance required. This pictured example is a short variety; the longer version was approximately 3/4" longer. There are two saw cuts to aid in the expansion of the sabot into the grooves of the gun. Most fired specimens have the high, thin sabot blown off, revealing the slightly rounded base of the projectile body. The Broun projectile is found mainly on late-war battlefields. To learn more about the inventor click here. | ||||