Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER:  2.94 inches
GUN:  3-inch wrought iron (ordnance) rifle
LENGTH:  6 7/8 inches
WEIGHT:  9 pounds 2 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Case Shot
SABOT:  Lead band
FUZING:  Hotchkiss brass fuze plug, paper time fuze

 3-inch Hotchkiss Shell
The case-shot variety has a more rounded nose than the shell version in this pattern.  The Hotchkiss patent date is cast into the base cup.  Note the flame grooves needed to help communicate the propellant flame to the paper time fuze.  This specimen was recovered from the battlefield of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Click here for a cross-sectional view of the interior construction.