is this a musket ball?

wildcatman71

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My wife found this today in the field where we hunt arrowheads. It is very heavy for its size. It has a flat spot on one side as if it hit something. The pics are rough I know...I need to take more pics in natural light. Please tell me what you think. Thanks!
 

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littleneckhalfshell

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lead or iron? It looks like iron from the pictures, if so, then 'no' it is not a musket ball, they would be made of lead, but grape shot from a cannon would be iron, so it could still be related to the war.
 

vayank54

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From what it looks like on the dime it looks like it's about a .44 caliber. It looks like it has a seam of mold mark around the ball. It could be either a civil war pistol ball or a ball from a Kentucky or Pennsylvania rifle
 

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