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20-pounder Read Shell

The above pictured projectile was found at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.  When emptied, the case-shot material was found to consist of lead castings and bullets.  It has a thick copper ring sabot and a lathe dimple in the base.  It is similar in appearance to the Federal 20-pounder Parrott projectile pictured here.
20-pounder Read Shell
© Jack W. Melton Jr.