Civil war relics or junk?

Bitdrop · Nov 7, 2015

Found these items today near Bennington, Vermont. One looks like it may be a cannon ball, but i'm not sure how old it is or what type it is. It also looks like it has a slight wooden ring around it (or used to have one). One item looks suspiciously like a sword. It also looks like it may have a metal sheath and the real sword would be under the rust. Whatever you can tell me would be great!

Thanks!

tamrock · Nov 8, 2015

Probably need some dimensions in order to figure out what this stuff is. I feel confident that one item is a dirty blue shirt.

ARC · Nov 8, 2015

Looks like remnants of sword and scabbard.

Bitdrop · Nov 8, 2015

The cannon ball is .56 kg (559 grams) and has a diameter of exactly 2 inches. The sword is 1 and a half inches wide and 24 and a half inches long.

Ant · Nov 8, 2015

I think you have junk CW artifacts except the ball might be a good one. I'm going on condition (no hilt "pummel, guard cross, grip handle"), valuable indicators though. It doesn't take an expert to come to that conclusion.