Cannon ball?

[Yukonbies]

Weight 18lbs,diameter little over 5",find close to war 1812 area,any more info please?

 

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[civil_war22]

War of 1812 cannonball would measure in at 5.17 in, be 18.3 pounds and have a range of .9 miles. So seems possible you may have a war of 1812 ball

 

[nsdq]

Does it have a fuse ? looks like it might

 

[Yukonbies]

Hi no fuse solid cast iron.

 

[civil_war22]

Solid shot 18 pounder like said above

 

[Yukonbies]

Thank you civilwar22.is it possible to say if its British or American?or they use same dimension cannonaballs?

 

[nsdq]

Neat find