COULD SOMEONE IDENTIFY THIS PLEASE!!!!????

[jaybreezy58]

I was doing a building check as part of my patrol route, and while walking around I happen to look down and spotted this in the parking lot nestled up against the curb. This past Wednesday night the DPW was flushing the hydrants out on the main road and the water trickles into the parking lot. I am in an area in Massachusetts where the Ponkapoag Indians lived (Paul Reveres hometown). Could anyone tell me if this is what i think it is or is it just a heavy ball of nothing??

Thank you!
Jim Briggs

 

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[CreakyDigger]

Looks like cannon shot to me....too big for a musket. May have been part of a grapeshot load.

 

[jaybreezy58]

Looks like cannon shot to me....too big for a musket. May have been part of a grapeshot load.

OF ALL THE PLACES...A PARKING LOT!?. I wonder if the hydrant flushing had anything to do with it....anyways my eyesight is bad, is there anything i should be looking for on this for verification??

 

[CreakyDigger]

OF ALL THE PLACES...A PARKING LOT!?. I wonder if the hydrant flushing had anything to do with it....anyways my eyesight is bad, is there anything i should be looking for on this for verification??

Make sure your measurements are good and look around on the internet for sizes that match. I don't think there are any musket balls larger than .75, so if that is a true inch I'd go with grapeshot.

There's lots of blokes smarter than I am on this site though, so maybe someone will weigh in with better information.

 

[jaybreezy58]

Make sure your measurements are good and look around on the internet for sizes that match. I don't think there are any musket balls larger than .75, so if that is a true inch I'd go with grapeshot.

There's lots of blokes smarter than I am on this site though, so maybe someone will weigh in with better information.

I dont even know what this measured at. i just put a ruler on it. But can you call me a bloke? I never have been called one before!!!.

 

[DizzyDigger]

I don't even know what this measured at. i just put a ruler on it. But can you call me a bloke? I never have been called one before!!!.

Not sure how to approach this in today's gender confused world.

If you came from the factory with your goodies on the outside, then
it's OK for him to call you a "bloke". I kinda sorta think it's a British
equivalent to "Dude".

 

[jaybreezy58]

Not sure how to approach this in today's gender confused world.

If you came from the factory with your goodies on the outside, then
it's OK for him to call you a "bloke". I kinda sorta think it's a British
equivalent to "Dude".

sweet! bucket list item checked off!

 

[uhfradarwill]

Not sure how to approach this in today's gender confused world.

If you came from the factory with your goodies on the outside, then
it's OK for him to call you a "bloke". I kinda sorta think it's a British
equivalent to "Dude".

Oh man. Now I'm triggered!! ;-)

 

[pepperj]

I dont even know what this measured at. i just put a ruler on it. But can you call me a bloke? I never have been called one before!!!.

Actually he didn't call you a Bloke.

Creaky stated:
"There's lots of blokes smarter than I am on this site though, so maybe someone will weigh in with better information."

 

[GeoW]

Lead or iron? Lead it's a Brown Bess round ball, Iron it's some sort of canister, or grape shot. Brown Bess used a 71 cal round ball, lead.

Note: The actual bore size of the Brown Bess was .75 but .71 was used at times as they were easier to load in a fouled musket.

 

[CreakyDigger]

Lead or iron? Lead it's a Brown Bess round ball, Iron it's some sort of canister, or grape shot. Brown Bess used a 71 cal round ball, lead.

Used to fire them every once in awhile. They would take .75, which I think was standard, but irregular rounds weren't all that uncommon, probably, back when troops molded their own.

 

[uhfradarwill]

Actually he didn't call you a Bloke.

Creaky stated:
"There's lots of blokes smarter than I am on this site though, so maybe someone will weigh in with better information."

You are correct. Is he calling me a bloke??
I'm triggered!! ;-)

 

[jaybreezy58]

Lead or iron? Lead it's a Brown Bess round ball, Iron it's some sort of canister, or grape shot. Brown Bess used a 71 cal round ball, lead.

I honestly don't even know. I can see some white on it ? How far ba k do you think this goes?

 

[jaybreezy58]

Used to fire them every once in awhile. They would take .75, which I think was standard, but irregular rounds weren't all that uncommon, probably, back when troops molded their own.

Do you think this is old??

 

[CreakyDigger]

Do you think this is old??

Impossible to tell for certain, but I do, yes. Take it to your local museum and see what they think.

 

[pepperj]

You are correct. Is he calling me a bloke??
I'm triggered!! ;-)

personally I would have been quite alright having him call me a bloke.

 

[gunsil]

Common ball bearing.

 

[smokeythecat]

Grape shot, mill ball or ball bearing, but kind of big for a ball bearing. All would have been made of iron.

 

[jewelerguy]

Common ball bearing.

I agree with gunsil

 

[NorILdigcollector]

Ball bearing.