Only the bottom portion remains intact called the "bulb." The lower end often was lead-filled; this one is solid brass. Marked on one side of the bulb is "3 in. / Rifle". The Pendulum-Hausse sight is a free-swinging sight attached to a section on the barrel near the breech end. The bulb was attached to a piece of sheet brass that had a graduated scale on it. A movable slider traveled along this scale. The heavy end bulb allowed the artillerymen to sight the gun in when rough ground was present and the trunnions uneven.

The Battle of Sailor's Creek or Sayler's Creek was fought on 6th April 1865, southwest of Petersburg as part of the Appomattox Campaign in the final days of the Civil War. Lee's Army hoping to hook up with Johnston's Army in North Carolina, were driven back by Union forces and Lee's Army having been cut in two, most Confederates surrendered. This engagement was considered the death knell of the Army of Northern Virginia. The sight appears to have been purposely broken in half by the retreating Confederate army. Only the "bulb" portion remains with about one inch of the brass scale attached. A rare and unique relic from the war's end!