Confederate

Read-Parrott

 

DIAMETER:  2.94 inches
GUN: 
3-inch rifle
LENGTH: 
6 3/8 inches
WEIGHT: 
9 pounds 15 ounces
CONSTRUCTION: 
Solid shot
SABOT: 
Brass ring
FUZING: 
None

3-inch Read-Parrott Bolt
This is a crude copy of the 3-inch Federal Parrott chilled-nose bolt.  The brass sabot is shorter than its Federal counterpart and has no indentations.  Click here for the Union example.