Federal

Hotchkiss

 

DIAMETER:  3.59 inches
GUN:  3.67-inch caliber rifle
LENGTH:  6 11/16 inches
WEIGHT:  12 pounds 14 ounces
CONSTRUCTION:  Solid shot
SABOT:  Lead band
FUZING:  None

This is the standard solid shot for the 3.67-inch caliber rifle.  This variety of projectile nearly always kept its sabot after firing.  A large number have been recovered from Vicksburg and Port Gibson, Mississippi.