Description
This rarity of 10 on a 10 scale artillery projectile was manufactured by the English and exported to the American conflict and either side could purchase them, but the known primary use was Southern. The design follows Britten’s English patent employing a lead cup sabot with a counter bulge or large concave teat that extends beyond the bottom. There is a ring around the nose whose purpose is not determined. The interior is segmented to provide points of weakness for maximum fragmentation. The fuze hole was prepared for a lead fuze (type unknown). The projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 6in. weight approximately 8lbs.
Research Source: Artillery, 3415-Britten, Ref: Dickey & George, Field Artillery (1993 Edition), pg. 113.
