Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Rifle Projectile German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Lieutenant Colonel William R

Lieutenant Colonel William R

At some point during the war he was captured and put into a Prisoner of War camp in Coblenz Germany

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36 caliber was preferred by some cavalry soldiers

you must stand and overcome

Original U.S. Civil War Federal 10-pounder Parrott Rifle 2.9 Inch Read-Parrott Rifle Projectile German Awards Medals Badges Insignia Lieutenant Colonel William ROriginal Item: Only One Available. Robert P. Parrott and Dr. John B. Read were both projectile inventors before the Civil War. Read patented his wrought iron ring sabot projectiles on October 28, 1856, patent #15,999. Parrott purchased from Read the rights to manufacture Read's projectile before 1861, and a royalty was to be paid to Dr. Read. On August 20, 1861, with patent #33,100, Parrott patented an improvement to Read's projectiles. Parrott's