I found a Cannon Ball...I think.

[digsafe1]

Any cannon ball experts here? 5" diameter approx 10-15lbs Solid Iron I believe.

 

[alderan33]

talk to cannonball guy. he can ID it in seconds. Might wanna post it under what is it so he will see it or message him.

 

[genlee]

How ironic I found one just like it and if Cannonball guy can ID yours then I am pretty certain mine is a cannon ball as well.. Mine has the same dimensions and approximate weight though I think it lends towards the 12 pound mark. I will have mine weighed today.

John

 

[huntsman53]

The CannonBall guy will need exact dimensions (with Micrometer) and exact weight (with Digital scale such as a Postal scale), so if you can get those before he see's the Thread post, will make identification a lot faster.


Frank

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Pardon me for simply cut-&-pasting one of my previous replies about the many-many metal balls that get posted with a request for identification.

During the past 150 years, multi-MILLIONS of round (and "round-ish") metal balls have been have been manufactured for civilian purposes, not as artillery balls. Some examples are:
Mining-&-Stonemilling Industry rock-pulverizer balls ("Mill-balls"),
large ball-bearings,
sports Shot-Put balls,
ornamental-ironwork balls (such as a gatepost-top),
and even cement-delivery truck tank-cleaner balls.

Therefore, we cannonball collectors needed a way to tell with CERTAINTY whether an "old-looking" metal ball is an artillery ball or a civilian-usage ball. So, to give our fellow collectors (and the public) the needed information, historian David Poche and I co-wrote an extensive education article with detailed instructions (and photos). You can read it online, for free, at:
SolidShotEssentialsMod

Extremely-precise weight and diameter measurements for cannonballs, Grapeshot balls, and Canister-ammo balls used in the US and Canada from the Revolutionary War through the Civil War can be viewed online, for free, at:
www.civilwarartillery.com/shottables.htm

 

[genlee]

Canonballguy thanks for the info, I have read the first link and am working on the second but it seems to be down.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Genlee, I miss-typed the link. I've now fixed the error. The link should work now.

 

[genlee]

Awsome I am pretty sure as in 85% sure mine is a Cannon Ball as it came from a site we currently hunting, besides the one I am posting about.



John