Finally got out and got a cannon ball (+ more photos)

[woody50]

So, after much freezing and snow it finally warmed up, and after finishing up some 'woman directed interior work' I could finally go out and play. Did not really mean that the weather was good, but oh well. Found a farm house that had just been removed, so maybe.

The farm was not so old (18th century) but there were farms there on the site before that. After walking around a bit and finding a number of coins, I tried the canal side of the site. Got a few large signals, dug them and discovered a large piece of tinfoil, and a discarded frying pan. Then an old tea pot, so when I got another I though about just leaving it and the site.

Luckily I didn't. It was a fairly large cannon ball. The ball weights 15.4 pounds (7 kilo) and circumference 15.75 inches (40 cm). Was one of the nicest I have found, in any case it was perfectly preserved. I am guessing that it was dredged out of the canal and put on the side of the canal with all the other muck years ago.

 

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[woody50]

Re: Finally got out and got a cannon ball

Very nice find! And in excellent condition too. Man- I'd like to see the gun that ball was fired from. Wish you will find the gun too and post pictures soon.

Yes it would be neat to find the cannon, but I could not lift it out of the hole!
I don't really think this ball was ever fired, although a cannon was smooth inside still you should see something to indicate it was fired, or not?

I've Found a lot of cannonballs unmarked but I know they have been fired as I dive in a location where there was numerous battles Ship to shore on a Castle on the coast,lots of them still have the wooden plug in them with explosives so I wouldn't even mess around with them now,those battles went on from 1500 to just 1700 and the cannonballs look like new,plenty of flat ones as well though :P

Hi Furious... Interesting, thanks for telling us this.

 

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Re: Finally got out and got a cannon ball


Hi Furious... Interesting, thanks for telling us this.

Well, guys, after 13 years, I finally read this thread again. Was now busy with the cannon balls and saw that these measurements were not correct. In any case 40cm, where did that come from.

The correct measurements are a diameter of 4.96" and a mass of 15.87 pounds. Got a lot of smaller ones now, see the photo. They are still as clean as found, amazing to see they are iron. How is that possible. Will be selling them because I am not fighting anymore, too old.🙃

 

[Gare]

Nice going thanks for posting

 

[Digger RJ]

So, after much freezing and snow it finally warmed up, and after finishing up some 'woman directed interior work' I could finally go out and play. Did not really mean that the weather was good, but oh well. Found a farm house that had just been removed, so maybe.

The farm was not so old (18th century) but there were farms there on the site before that. After walking around a bit and finding a number of coins, I tried the canal side of the site. Got a few large signals, dug them and discovered a large piece of tinfoil, and a discarded frying pan. Then an old tea pot, so when I got another I though about just leaving it and the site.

Luckily I didn't. It was a fairly large cannon ball. The ball weights 15.4 pounds (7 kilo) and circumference 15.75 inches (40 cm). Was one of the nicest I have found, in any case it was perfectly preserved. I am guessing that it was dredged out of the canal and put on the side of the canal with all the other muck years ago.

Very Cool!!!! Congrats!!!!