Confederate

Brooke, Sub-pattern III

 

DIAMETER:  6.3 inches
GUN: 6.4-inch Brooke Rifle
LENGTH: About 15 inches
WEIGHT:  About 77 pounds
CONSTRUCTION: Bolt
SABOT: Copper, Brooke Ratchet Disc   FUZING: None

This specimen is somewhat unusual as it has no bourrlets, the projectile body apparently having been machined to bore size.