20 Pound Parrott Shell / SOLD

Description

20 Pound Parrott Shell – Inventory Number: ART 337 / SOLD DIAMETER: 3.63 inches  GUN: 20-pounder Parrott rifle, 3.67-inch caliber LENGTH: 10 1/8 inches WEIGHT: 18 pounds 1 ounce CONSTRUCTION: Shell SABOT: Brass ring FUZING: Parrott zinc fuze plug, paper time fuze This is an example of the 20-pounder (3.67-inch caliber) Parrott projectile. The long-pattern Parrott projectiles are common shell and do not contain any case-shot material. Many this style projectile were fired during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign. This pattern features a wrought iron ring sabot and is considered a Read-Parrott projectile pattern. Inventory Number: ART 337 / SOLD