Musketball help

[EC.Mason]

I found these today close to a cemetary that dates from the Civil War. I presume they are musketballs, but the one is so small. Are they both musketballs, and if so what calibar?

 

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[GatorBoy]

Well there is no photo.. but the small ones could be Buck shot as part of a "Buck and ball" load.

 

[GatorBoy]

Do they look like this?

 

[EC.Mason]

Sorry about forgetting to post the picture. So what would the small one be buckshot of?

 

[GatorBoy]

Sometimes a musket ball was loaded with the addition of several small shot like those and fired together for extra damage and spread.

 

[EC.Mason]

So do you think these are from the Civil War era? Is the ball on the left an actual musketball or buckshot?

 

[GatorBoy]

You don't have any size reference in your photo but they appear small and are probably Buck from a Buck and ball load(civil war era) concidering the history of the site that you gave. They could just be buckshot pellets from a hunter.. can't be positive but the oxidation makes them look old...but I don't know the soil conditions where you are either.
I would focus on that area..and you will probably find larger caliber musket balls.

 

[EC.Mason]

Thanks again gatorboy! I will try to get another pic up soon with something to scale them to. I really appreciate the information.

 

[EC.Mason]

I would say thAt the one on the left is almost as big as the large one in your hand. The smaller one looks to be a bit bigger then the small ones in your hand. But again I will get a scaled picture up soon.

 

[GatorBoy]

Your welcome..good luck hunting.