Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER: 4.1 inches
GUN: 30-pounder Parrott Rifle, 4.2-inch Caliber
LENGTH: 10 3/4 inches
WEIGHT: About 25 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Common Shell
SABOT: Lead Ring
FUZING: West Point style percussion

The use of Hotchkiss projectiles in guns of this caliber was uncommon.  This is an early specimen as it has an iron anvil cap for the percussion fuze.