Musket ball found on unexplored redoubt on private land

[hunterisgreat]

Found this .69” musket ball yesterday on the same redoubt I searched earlier this week. The redoubt itself is not on a single map or mentioned in any text I have found so far. It is positioned to guard a secondary approach to Charleston harbor by boat. The area was host to several civil war and revolutionary war battles. The British occupied the area during the revolutionary war, CSA during the civil war. Any way to tie this to either war? Smoothbore muskets were far more common in the revolutionary yes? Still searching for other stuff so should get more answers.

 

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[thrifty76now]

Great information and nice big ball.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Sweet!

 

[gunsil]

Sorry but there is now way to tie it to any or either war. There were many more round balls fired for hunting and target practice than were fired in either or both wars. People also hunted where battles took place before and after any military action and muzzle loaders were still used right up to the early 1900s in some areas. Always cool to find, but impossible to positively ID.

 

[hunterisgreat]

Sorry but there is now way to tie it to any or either war. There were many more round balls fired for hunting and target practice than were fired in either or both wars. People also hunted where battles took place before and after any military action and muzzle loaders were still used right up to the early 1900s in some areas. Always cool to find, but impossible to positively ID.

Because of the location I can likely rule out hunting. Target practice is more likely and it was imbedded in the redoubt itself so it likely came after the redoubt was constructed

 

[A2coins]

Could have came with fill dirt ya never know keep hittin that spot

 

[Whyme]

Nice find!

 

[port ewen ace]

havin' a ball

 

[CASPER-2]

PM sent

 

[l.cutler]

.69 was a common caliber in both wars. The French Charleville in the Revolution, and model 1816 conversion muskets and model 1842's all were .69 smoothbore. If it was British occupied during the Revolution, and CSA during the Civil war it would more likely be Civil war as the British used .75 brown besses. As previously stated though, no way to say for sure.

 

[Hawks88]

Nice save. Keeper for sure. Congrats

 

[Rookster]

Nice find.Congrats

 

[BTV Digger]

Nice find! Maybe from an old Brown Bess musket. Gunsil and others’ comments say it all though. These things had a long period of use and for a variety of reasons. I’ve found many over the years and have given up trying to date them. Old lead ammo is always a cool find in my book.

John