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CS Tennessee Sabot Rifled 18 pdr (p. 128)

Tennessee Sabot, sub-pattern I

Very few rifled 18-pounders were in use.  This specimen is on the conventional Tennessee Sabot system with the disc secured by a bolt and three iron pins.  According to Dickey's numbering system, "32" items were recovered from Rose Dhu Island, Georgia.
CS Tennessee Sabot Rifled 18 pdr (p. 128)
© Jack W. Melton Jr.