✅ SOLVED Cannonball?

[Ancientpaths]

Any help on what and age? would be great. Found in local schoolyard about 12" deep. Size is just slightly bigger than golf ball.

 

[Retired Sarge]

Our very own TheCannonBallGuy has a very informative page, hopefully he'll bless us with his vast knowledge, by answering your post. In the meantime peruse his page for information. A big thing is accurate weight, dimensions, material made from etc. Electrolysis or knocking off of the rust, crud also helps.

SolidShotEssentialsMod

Then there is this.

Tables of Shot Information for Smoothbore Guns, Stands of Grape & Canister

Cannon bore, shot, and shell diameters for smoothbore guns

 

[smokeythecat]

At that size it would be a grapeshot. Check the local history and that may tell the tale. Lots of colonial and pirate activity on the coast from your area all the way south to Florida.

 

[Ancientpaths]

Thanks for the links. Very informative. Weighs in a .708 lbs and it measures 6.875 inches around.

 

[mirage83]

Yeah, case or canister shot would be my guess as well.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Welcome to the Tnet forums from Toronto Ancientpaths.

Nice find and even nicer that you have an I.D. of your cannonball.
Now all you need to do is find a local electrolysis expert in NS to restore/preserve it before it falls to pieces.

Dave

 

[Hawks88]

Congrats on the save and welcome to tnet from Niagara Falls.

 

[Reanm8er]

Welcome Ancientpaths, nice find!

 

[A2coins]

Cool find