This is the long
variety with the type 2 low band. This sabot generally stayed on and was not thrown
off upon firing. It was a great improvement. A large number of
this type of Parrott projectile were fired into Vicksburg, Mississippi in
1863. For information about the inventor, Robert P. Parrott,
click here.
Read about the endurance of a 30-pounder Parrott rifle in Charleston, SC. from
the
April 30, 1864 issue of Scientific American.
April 30, 1864 issue of Scientific American.
