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Confederate
DIAMETER: 2.16 inches |
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| This Tennessee Sabot pattern projectile is sometimes called the Mullane shell. The Confederate Patent Office refused to issue a patent for the Mullane projectile on the grounds that the design was anticipated by the patent of Dr. John B. Read. This pattern has a characteristic saucer-shaped copper sabot with a wooden dowel pin attached under it to aid in a uniform expansion. A small center bolt held the dowel and sabot in place. This pictured example is missing the wooden dowel. Specimens have been recovered from Augusta, Georgia, and near Selma, Alabama. The bronze Confederate 2.25-inch caliber mountain rifle weighed approximately 200 pounds. | ||||