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CS Read Tear-Drop Bolt 24 pdr (p. 167)

This projectile has only one large bourrelet at its base as a bearing surface.  It would appear to be ballistically unstable.  Only a few specimens are noted in this caliber.  This specimen was recovered from Tennessee.
CS Read Tear-Drop Bolt 24 pdr (p. 167)
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