Confederate

Spherical

 

DIAMETER: 3.55 inches
GUN: 6-pounder smoothbore, 3.67-inch caliber
LENGTH: 4 1/8 including sabot
WEIGHT: 3 pounds 6 ounces
CONSTRUCTION: Shell
SABOT: Wooden cup
FUZING: Wooden fuze plug, paper time fuze

 6-pounder Wood Fused Ball on Original Sabot
This specimen is non-excavated and rests on its original wooden sabot. The ball is fixed to the sabot by a ring or collar around the fuze opening and secured to the sabot with four tin straps nailed to the wooden cup. Note the crude mold seam around the ball, typical of Confederate-manufactured projectiles. Note also the deep groove at the base of the wooden sabot, where the cartridge bag was tied in place.