A short hunt in field i found the lagest lead ball shot Rev.War era .76cal ?

[Deepdiger60]

The temps went down finally it was 65* this morning so i hit a field that was just cut hay the owner had no problem with it i only hunted 1 hour that's about all i can do for now , as always the iron lead and copper stuff a nice old bent SP fork Oneida 3 copper shot gun shells a 1941 wheat penny a piece of thick pottery and the biggest lead ball shot i have ever found and it was deep 8 inches i measured it at 11/16 or 157mm i can imagine the damage that one will do that,s like get hit with a .50 cal bullet ouch .Hopefully in a week or 2 ill be fixed and able to hunt all day again HH Dd60

 

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[leslie(nova scotia)]

yo D

From the land of the Bluenose....by the assortment of finds that area has a lot of promise. Thanks for letting us have gander youz!

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's one heck of an lead ball, looks in great shape too!
Love the hinge, is it brass or iron I wonder

 

[ivan salis]

dats a big one -- 69 is about equal to a 12 gauge shotgun deer hunting round ball slug --76 is about equal to a 10 guage shotgun ball slug for deer hunting in a modern gun --- yours is most likey from the rev war era musket--its huge

what size are the shotgun shellheads marked? those are brass ended "papershell" body type --they look like 12 and maybe 10 guage. seems to be 2 sizes

 

[colorado14ers]

Imgine if that hit you in the head !!!! Nice find there!

 

[Deepdiger60]

dats a big one -- 69 is about equal to a 12 gauge shotgun deer hunting round ball slug --76 is about equal to a 10 guage shotgun ball slug for deer hunting in a modern gun --- yours is most likey from the rev war era musket--its huge

what size are the shotgun shellheads marked? those are brass ended "papershell" body type --they look like 12 and maybe 10 guage. seems to be 2 sizes

That lead ball is the largest one i have found yet in a field that butts up next to the Historic Site from the mid 1600,s to the late 1700,s ,from left to right those shot gun shell heads are all paper shells still have paper inside when i removed all the dirt 1 Winchester 10 gauge new rival , 2 Winchester 12 gauge new rival ,

 

[Deepdiger60]

That's one heck of an lead ball, looks in great shape too!
Love the hinge, is it brass or iron I wonder

That hinge is brass and it still works Dd60

 

[Deepdiger60]

Imgine if that hit you in the head !!!! Nice find there!

Just the thought of getting hit with that anywhere makes me cringe !

 

[ivan salis]

at 76 cal it could be a round ball "pumpkin ball" type 10 gauge deer hunting slug --seeing that one of the shotgun shells is a 10 guage thats possible *-- but i still think its a old musketball myself , based upon the depth found at and history of the area you provided.

and out of either the musket or a 10 gauge shotgun --i would not want that thing coming my way.

brown bess's were 75 cal smoothbores

 

[VOL1266-X]

Dd, I've dug 3 or 4 of those .75 cal. balls in CW sites-both CS & US. A local relic dealer said they were used in a 1842 Musketoon pistol too. Great recoveries and HH.

 

[civilman1]

Dd, I've dug 3 or 4 of those .75 cal. balls in CW sites-both CS & US. A local relic dealer said they were used in a 1842 Musketoon pistol too. Great recoveries and HH.

That's like a modern day S&W 500.....I couldn't imagine the recoil from a pistol with that caliber .Great dig's Dd and thank's for sharing

 

[allen]

good job on that nice assortment of finds !!

 

[Deepdiger60]

Dd, I've dug 3 or 4 of those .75 cal. balls in CW sites-both CS & US. A local relic dealer said they were used in a 1842 Musketoon pistol too. Great recoveries and HH.

Thanks for that infro i never knew how many pistols and shotguns fired those size leads Dd60

 

[Woodland Detectors]

It's good to see your getting out Jim.
That is one big chunk of lead!
I hope all is well,

MMS

 

[Dixiedigger]

Congrats on the big lead