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Halfshells - Polygonal-cavity projectile (IIA4)
Halfshells - Polygonal-cavity projectile (IIA4)
Confederate
Spherical
This style of polygonal-cavity projectile was popular with the Confederate forces and was used extensively in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign in place of case shot. Go
here
for a complete specimen.
