Confederate

CS Tennessee Sabot Rifled 32 pdr Bolt (p. 132)

Tennessee Sabot, Sub-pattern II

This specimen has the usual two bourrelets of differing widths and a slightly convex nose.  This projectile was designed for armor punching against ironclad ships.  This specimen was recovered near Fort Sumter, South Carolina.
CS Tennessee Sabot Rifled 32 pdr Bolt (p. 132)
© Jack W. Melton Jr.