This is a Confederate 10 pound Read artillery shell from the Civil War. This projectile was developed by Dr John Read, a physician from Alabama. This is one of the most widely used projectiles of that war, and could be used as a regular bolt, shell, case shot and a special chilled nose variant that was used to penetrate armor. This projectile was fired from a three inch rifled gun. It measures 2.9" in diameter, 8 1/4" in length and weighs 10.8 pounds. The brass fuse adapter is still in the shell. The body of the shell has some ground action and has pitting over the entire shell. I have no information on where it was excavated. This type shell was used in the field and saw naval and coastal use. This one will make a fine addition to your artillery collection.

Item # AA1095

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