Confederate
Brooke
DIAMETER: 2.94 inches
GUN: 3-inch Parrott rifle
LENGTH: 7 7/8 inches
WEIGHT: 8 pounds 12 ounces
CONSTRUCTION: Shell
SABOT: Copper ratchet plate
FUZING:
Wooden fuze plug, paper time fuze
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Confederate
DIAMETER: 2.94 inches |
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| This pictured projectile is named after its inventor, Commander John M. Brooke, C.S.N. and is commonly called a rebated Brooke. There are six ratchets in the copper sabot that correspond to the six cast-in ratchets on the shell base. A single square-headed bolt holds the sabot on. The purpose of the rebated section (reduced diameter) was to decrease the amount of surface area that needed to be turned on a lathe. Specimens have been recovered in Nashville, Tennessee, and in the Atlanta, Georgia, area. | ||||