Musket balls, better pic....

[makahaman]

Hi all I found these supposedly musket balls while water detecting in Hawaii, they aren't fishing lead!! I know what fishing lead looks like, I am resubmitting them to show the size. Approximately what era do you folks recon they were in use, one doesn't have a seam but the other 2 do. Where can I find information on the use of musket balls... Thanks for all of your comments in helping me date them...

 

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[CASPER-2]

balls with seams may be canister shot than musket balls
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canister_shot
balls used in canisters usually were made in haste and had seams
usually you would use the perfect balls for your rifles - small ball may be a pistol ball

 

[CASPER-2]

these are 2 with seams - that are supposedly canister shot - that I found down about 1 1/2 feet with my cz21 on land
earlier this year at a Civil War skirmish site