Bidspirit auction | Civil War 20 lb Parrott

Civil War 20 lb Parrott Artillery Shell - Original Civil War-era 20 lb Parrott artillery shell, recovered in Mississippi. Heavy iron projectile with elongated cylindrical body and rounded nose, characteristic of rifled artillery ammunition used with Parrott rifles during the American Civil War. This example is represented as inert and shows extensive oxidation, surface pitting, encrustation and age-related wear from burial and recovery.