Amazing find in NE Ohio! Musket Ball. Poured stem still intact.

Fred Finder

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It looks like it has a rust spot on it. Does it stick to a magnet? If it does, it's probably something else, not a musket ball.
They used many metals including iron 😊 Being that it has a pour stem I'm going with Musket Ball.
 

Nice clear photos of the fingers, the item is a tad out of focus.
Not sure if the ball could be from a case shot?
Though it looks smaller than .65.
I would think a pistol. This was larger when I dug it up. It has shred some. Was "around" 1/5 inch.
 

I would think a pistol. This was larger when I dug it up. It has shred some. Was "around" 1/5 inch.
Metal doesn't tend to shrink. If it got smaller it lost material off the outside -- dirt, rust, etc.

I'm still thinking this is something other than a musket ball.
 

Metal doesn't tend to shrink. If it got smaller it lost material off the outside -- dirt, rust, etc.

I'm still thinking this is something other than a musket ball.
Assuming he is saying some of the “patina” sluffed off

Nevermind….reread your post. Yes, rust came off of it.
 

Sorry, not a musketball. Musketballs were made of lead, and occasionally of pewter when lead was not available. Musketballs were NEVER made of iron.
This is what dug musketballs look like.
 

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Looking at the pictures, I'd say that you've found yourself a rusted ball bearing. Good luck and keep hunting.
 


Congrats. It's not a musket ball. Or a rifle ball. Or a pistol ball. Or a cannon ball.

Your pictures suck.
Get the object out of your hand. Include a size reference besides your hand.

I don't see a sprue. Or lead. Or a soft metal.
Your piece looks more like slag or something.
Hard to tell through your blurred pictures and distracting fingers.

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