Item Number: A01132
Item Title: 20pdr short pattern Parrott shell
Price: $325
Shipping: Not included
Provenance: US
Type: Parrott shell
Size: 20pdr
Sabot: Iron
Fuse: Parrott time fuse adapter
Book:
Dickey and George (1993 Edition) Page 219
Location Recovered: Chickasaw Bayou, just north of Vicksburg
Description:The short pattern 20pdrs are much less common than the long ones and all 20pdrs are uncommon because the 20pdr Parrott was a lousy cannon that had the unfortunate tendency to blow up in the cannoneer's faces.