Truth
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Possum and I took a trip down to New Orleans at a Fort we’ve been hunting well a found a iron ball and really didn’t think much of it so I put it on WHAT IS IT?
Well guys TheCannonBallGuy was gracious enough to take his time to help me. First he told me to bring it outside and hit it with a hammer and get all that rust off of it because the numbers literally have to be exact so I did my best and gave him the measurements and weight. Well my electronic caliper’s batteries were going out, so my numbers where all screwed up, but he figured it out for me anyway. Here’s what he said.
“Truth1253 wrote:
> Ok I beat it with a hammer. 3.74 inches and 5.33 ounces.
The photo shows your de-encrusted iron ball from the old fort site is definitely NOT 3.74-inches in diameter. The photo of the caliper's LCD screen indicates the battery is going bad. Judging by the old "ruler" increments on the caliper, the ball appears to be a hair or two over 1.30-inches in diameter, maybe about 1.33-inches, which puts it "right in the ballpark" for a civil war era 24-Pounder caliber Howitzer cannon's Canister-ammo ball. The 1861 Ordnance Manual's "Shot Tables" precise-size-&-weight chart for Canister-ammo says your ball's digitally-measured weight of 5.33 ounces (which includes a teeny tad for the remaining rust-crust's weight) is also correct for being a cast-iron 24-Pounder caliber Howitzer Canister-ammo ball. The Manual says that size of Canister-ammo ball should weight .32 pound, which translates to 5.12-ounces. Add about two-tenths of an ounce for the remaining rust-dirt crust, and that;'s your ball's 5.33-ounces weight.
So, in my opinion, your find IS the one-out-of-a-hundred rusty iron balls that turns out to actually be a historical military cannon-ammo ball. Congrats! [emoji4]”
ITS THE REAL THING!!!!!
I found a genuine Confederate 24 Pounder Howitzer Canister Ball!!!!
The you so much to The Cannonballguy for having the knowledge and the time to confirm one one my dream finds. Thank you [emoji1317]
Well guys TheCannonBallGuy was gracious enough to take his time to help me. First he told me to bring it outside and hit it with a hammer and get all that rust off of it because the numbers literally have to be exact so I did my best and gave him the measurements and weight. Well my electronic caliper’s batteries were going out, so my numbers where all screwed up, but he figured it out for me anyway. Here’s what he said.
“Truth1253 wrote:
> Ok I beat it with a hammer. 3.74 inches and 5.33 ounces.
The photo shows your de-encrusted iron ball from the old fort site is definitely NOT 3.74-inches in diameter. The photo of the caliper's LCD screen indicates the battery is going bad. Judging by the old "ruler" increments on the caliper, the ball appears to be a hair or two over 1.30-inches in diameter, maybe about 1.33-inches, which puts it "right in the ballpark" for a civil war era 24-Pounder caliber Howitzer cannon's Canister-ammo ball. The 1861 Ordnance Manual's "Shot Tables" precise-size-&-weight chart for Canister-ammo says your ball's digitally-measured weight of 5.33 ounces (which includes a teeny tad for the remaining rust-crust's weight) is also correct for being a cast-iron 24-Pounder caliber Howitzer Canister-ammo ball. The Manual says that size of Canister-ammo ball should weight .32 pound, which translates to 5.12-ounces. Add about two-tenths of an ounce for the remaining rust-dirt crust, and that;'s your ball's 5.33-ounces weight.
So, in my opinion, your find IS the one-out-of-a-hundred rusty iron balls that turns out to actually be a historical military cannon-ammo ball. Congrats! [emoji4]”
ITS THE REAL THING!!!!!
I found a genuine Confederate 24 Pounder Howitzer Canister Ball!!!!
The you so much to The Cannonballguy for having the knowledge and the time to confirm one one my dream finds. Thank you [emoji1317]
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