679 Cannonballs found

[civilman1]

That is crazy...freakin' unreal,Only 677 more than I could say I found....Awesome dig,couldn't imagine comin' across something like that....Unbelievable find's guy's.....That wouldn't be a Coke in the gold pan if I was in your shoe's....Can't wait to read the "magazine article"......Again Congrat's....

[Gribnitz]

That surely has to be a record. Who can say they found 679 cannonballs with a straight face and mean it ? This has to be a record haul, one for the books for sure ! Congrats on that awesome find and I am sure a congrats is in order for one of the best finds of 2006 !!

[bcs123]

truly amazing congratulations on the cannon balls..i have yet to find one so i can only imagine how it felt to dig SO many

[bakergeol]

Well olde Abe you sure have a lot of balls.

I debated if I should post this BUT......
If these were found in Virginia no question but these were found
in the west. Is it a possibility that these are ball mill balls which were
used for grinding ore? Perhaps a weight and size investigation and a
reply by folks who are more knowledgeable on grape shot would be in order?


Great find
George

[Night Stalker]

Wow! You sure got balls...CANNONballs that is!!! I'm still trying to re-attach my jawbone...that is ONE fantastic cache you stumbled across!

I tend to agree with everyone else, keep about a hundred and sell the rest...maybe even give a few for Christmas presents (right Jeff)

GREAT FIND!

[EDDE]

that was my gut on that

Well olde Abe you sure have a lot of balls.

I debated if I should post this BUT......
If these were found in Virginia no question but these were found
in the west. Is it a possibility that these are ball mill balls which were
used for grinding ore? Perhaps a weight and size investigation and a
reply by folks who are more knowledgeable on grape shot would be in order?


Great find
George

[Silverfox]

Hi Guy,
Thanks for all the great comments.
Does anyone know how I could get these authenticated? There are no markings on them. I was doing some searches on the web to try and find some cannon balls that the Spanish would have used to compare them to, but I'm having no luck. Any help would be great. I will post the weight and measurements for the three different sizes that I have.
Abe

Update......
A couple of these were sent to an expert and I was told that these are 18th century Spanish cannon balls which were probably made for a cannon on a ship.

[gregd573]

Now that is too good.......!!! and exactly 679 more than I have ever found. i believe I would have to go with the general consensus on this and say that they would make great Christmas gifts for your TN buddies......great find, can't wait until i have to go buy a little red wagon" to haul my finds home in. HH....Abe.........gregd573

[civilman1]

Now you got me thinkin' on this one.....We'll wait!!

[Blackjack77]

Great finds!!
I'm constantly amazed at the
Tnet finds.
Hope their authentic!!
good luck & HH

[hollowpointred]

you must be in relic heaven! this should be an article in W&ET. awesome post! congrats!

[jeff of pa]

At first it appeared to be just an old shed, but after looking at it better it looked like an old Spanish Ammo Stop or storage shed. It had three windows with iron rails across them and below the windows were rifle slits / openings.

My Uneducated Guess From this Comment tells Me Cannonballs.

You need to Find out from what Period.

Get us some Pictures.

JEFF

[DigMO]

WOW! What an awesome find.Congrats and I hope you will post some pics from where you found them.

[River Rat]

W W, this is truly amazing. Congratulations!! My name is on the Christmas list too.

RR

[spanishsilver]

Awesome finds....