canister shot

[Dfxcobb]

found this other day throwning magnet . water too deep and cold to metal detect just wanted to show

 

[RustyRelics]

That's a beauty! I've been trying to find one for cheap on ebay but well...they ain't cheap any more, lol! Great find!

 

[RustyRelics]

By the way, that probably was shot out of a 12. Pounder cannon.

 

[Davers]

found this other day throwning magnet . water too deep and cold to metal detect just wanted to show

Sweet & not that rusty from being in the water w/o oxygen .

I have only a couple iron balls that I have not laid eyes on in years ( I think they were golf ball size or smaller but only slightly.

These came from just outside the Chickamaga Battlefield in 2000.

 

[Davers]

That's a beauty! I've been trying to find one for cheap on ebay but well...they ain't cheap any more, lol! Great find!

How much are people asking for this size ball ?

 

[RustyRelics]

How much are people asking for this size ball ?

Around $30-$45! It's ridiculous!

 

[Dfxcobb]

thanks all that is the only 1 i have found

 

[A2coins]

Sweeet

 

[Davers]

Around $30-$45! It's ridiculous!

Thanks for your reply.

I asked cause I won very very similar at a club hunt 'Said to be from the James River ( VA ) ?.

I like it , i'm not 100% sure of the provenance.

My point , when I picked up the prize & an 85 y/o Super Veteran Local Hunter said " Ill give you a dollar for that . " I said $10 & we both laughed.
GD man.

P.S.
This took place 2 years ago.

 

[RustyRelics]

Thanks for your reply.

I asked cause I won very very similar at a club hunt 'Said to be from the James River ( VA ) ?.

I like it , i'm not 100% sure of the provenance.

My point , when I picked up the prize & an 85 y/o Super Veteran Local Hunter said " Ill give you a dollar for that . " I said $10 & we both laughed.
GD man.

P.S.
This took place 2 years ago.

I picked up a grapeshot a few days ago, from a 32 pounder coastal gun. The guy wanted $65 for it. I offered $45 and he took it.



P.S. Sorry about the thread hijack!

 

[Davers]

Nice!
I'd hate to be on the receiving end of a volley of those bad boys .
GD

 

[BLK HOLE]

Dang that will leave a mark!

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

To correctly identify a Grapeshot ball or Canister-ammo ball, measure its diameter super-precisely with a digital caliper, then see if there's an exact match for it here:
Cannon bore, shot, and shell diameters for smoothbore guns

 

[ARC]

CBG... I tried to mg you... but your msg;s are full.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

AARC wrote:
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CBG... I tried to mg you... but your msg;s are full.​

My recent posts resulted in a flurry of messages, which I discovered this morning, and answered. (I've saved hundreds of old messages in my PM box.) Now there's room for more, so try again please.

 

[Dfxcobb]

the one i found measured right at 1.48 in + -.02