I may get this cannon ball from a friend of mine, whose father had collected Civil War stuff for years (mostly in or around Georgia, we are in our 50s so it have been awhile). It is solid and is 11lbs 8oz and is about 13 ¾ in a round. It have a grove cut around it ? My friend said that it is a 12 lbs Civil War cannon ball. Does it seem right to you guys (to have the grove in it)?. I do not collect Civil War stuff,but it is a neat item. He said that I could have it for 50 bucks.
Hi- It is solid and is 11lbs 8oz and is about 13 ¾ in( I recheck it and it is closer to13 1/2") a round. My micrometer will not open that wide. I think,I have a large pr. of caliper down in the barn,I will check in the AM. But is the grove ,which is cut all the way around it normal?
It is very Shiny, new looking. I have seen many cannon balls recovered and something about that one doesnt seem right to me, besides the obvious HUGE GRIND around it. Can you get some better pictures? Aside from that, yes, both sides used a solid 12lb cannon ball.
It may be real, but I would find out who put that grind all the way around it and why they did so.
I'd bet its a cannonball that was used as an improvised weight. The groove looks like it was handcut and would have been for a rope to go around the ball. Might have been used as a boat anchor.
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