Ridgeway Civil War Research Center,
A virtual examination of artifacts of the American Civil War
Civil War Artillery

by Harry Ridgeway



Research Center: Artillery4011-Dyer
Rifled artillery projectile, Dyer design, Federal manufacture, solid bolt, experimental round, lead cup sabot with pre-cast flanges, Ordnance rifle, 3in.
Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Alexander Dyer. The sabot system utilized was an expanding lead cup around the base. This experimental pattern features the sabot with pre-cast flanges, later models did not include this feature. This bolt was designed with a flat nose, presumably to leave room for a fuze eventually, but the development never went that far. The size of this projectile suggests that it was intended for the 3 in Ordnance Rifle. However the three flanges suggest that this may have been designed to use in the Parrott rifle, however the diameter of the projectile is too wide to fit the smaller 2.9in. Parrott 10 pounder. This discrepency in the size may explain why this design was not advanced. Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 7in. (excluding fuze), weight 10lbs.
Research Center: Artillery4011-Dyer, Ref: Dickey & George (93 edition) pg. 149.

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A1244. Rifled artillery projectile, Dyer design, Federal manufacture, solid bolt, experimental round, lead cup sabot with pre-cast flanges, Ordnance rifle, 3in.

Projectile was manufactured in the Federal arsenals following the invention of Alexander Dyer. The sabot system utilized was an expanding lead cup around the base. This experimental pattern features the sabot with pre-cast flanges, later models did not include this feature. This bolt was designed with a flat nose, presumably to leave room for a fuze eventually, but the development never went that far. Projectile measures: diameter 2.9in., length 7in. (excluding fuze), weight 10lbs. Projectile is not fired, sabot intact. Projectile is disarmed, casting is solid iron without a bursting chamber. Recovered: surplus stocks.
Ref: Dickey & George (93 edition) pg. 149.


This is the "Ridgeway Civil War Research Center", a research tool for educational purposes only, and is provided at no cost to the reader. Some of the relics listed are retained in the author's collection, most reside in other collections and are not owned by the author. None of the items listed in this section are for sale, please refer to relicman.com sales listings for items offered for sale. This is a work in progress, I list items as I get to them, there are many patterns that are not listed yet, this list will be regularly updated as I get pictures and descriptions for more items. I will also correct mistakes, so if you see any please tell me. All items listed are believed to be authentic to the Civil War or as otherwise described. This information is available for research purposes, pictures may be used by permission only.
All excavated artifacts have been recovered from private property with owner's permission.
All projectiles listed have been disarmed.

Most information on this page is from:
Field Artillery Projectiles of the American Civil War, 1993 Edition. by Thomas S. Dickey and Peter C. George.
Civil War Heavy Explosive Ordnance, A Guide to Large Artillery Prjectiles, Torpedoes, and Mines, by Jack Bell.
Artillery Fuses of the Civil War, by Charles H. Jones.
Pictures are by the author, unless otherwise indicated.


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