✅ SOLVED Maybe button and some sort of iron ball

[sibbley]

Found what I think maybe a button. Thoughts?


If I lived somewhere that had a civil war battle I might think this was grape shot. Any thoughts?


Thanks for looking...

 

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[TheCannonballGuy]

Sibbley wrote:
> If I lived somewhere that had a civil war battle I might think this was grape shot. Any thoughts?

I think we need you to make precise measurement of the iron ball's very-exact diameter, and tell us the results. Then we will see if your measurement matches up with any of the known diameters of Grape Shot balls (or other Artillery balls) in the US 1861 Ordnance Manual's "Shot Tables" size charts. If there is no exact match-up for your ball's diameter in those historical data documents, it is definitely not an Artillery ball.

Cannon bore, shot, shell, canister, and grape shot diameters for rifled and smoothbore cannon.

Rifle Canister Cannon Bore Diameter Cannon – RifledPattern # of PiecesDiameter & Shot Material 1.7-inch Whitworth? 24 .65-inch lead shot 2.25-inch CS Mountain Rifle 27 .70-inch lead shot 2.6-inch 6-pdr.

www.historicalpublicationsllc.com

 

[sibbley]

Sibbley wrote:
> If I lived somewhere that had a civil war battle I might think this was grape shot. Any thoughts?

I think we need you to make precise measurement of the iron ball's very-exact diameter, and tell us the results. Then we will see if your measurement matches up with any of the known diameters of Grape Shot balls (or other Artillery balls) in the US 1861 Ordnance Manual's "Shot Tables" size charts. If there is no exact match-up for your ball's diameter in those historical data documents, it is definitely not an Artillery ball.

Cannon bore, shot, shell, canister, and grape shot diameters for rifled and smoothbore cannon.

Rifle Canister Cannon Bore Diameter Cannon – RifledPattern # of PiecesDiameter & Shot Material 1.7-inch Whitworth? 24 .65-inch lead shot 2.25-inch CS Mountain Rifle 27 .70-inch lead shot 2.6-inch 6-pdr.

www.historicalpublicationsllc.com

I will measure it when I get home. I don't really think it's an artillery ball. No reason for anything like that to be in my yard. That was just the first thing that came to mind when I pulled it out of the hole.

 

[sibbley]

It measures .89 inches.

 

[sibbley]

Weight: 1.7 oz

 

[CRUSADER]

The button is 100% 18th C Pewter with iron shank, normally reserved for Military Buttons but some Civilian were made like this as well, like yours. Shame it didn't have any letters/numbers on it, these are contemporary with the Rev War period (& a bit later).

 

[sibbley]

The button is 100% 18th C Pewter with iron shank, normally reserved for Military Buttons but some Civilian were made like this as well, like yours. Shame it didn't have any letters/numbers on it, these are contemporary with the Rev War period (& a bit later).

Wow, thanks for the ID. This just proves to me; you MUST dig all targets to find some old pieces.