This Dyer projectile's nose is more tapered than the standard Dyer
pictured here. This rare
variation is found in both common shell and case shot. There are four flame grooves cast
into the sabot; note the lubrication and expansion groove above the sabot. Specimens have
been recovered from Vicksburg, Mississippi, and Jenkins Ferry, Missouri. Some Dyer
projectiles of this variety have been recovered with the brass Schenkl percussion
fuze.
