Musket Ball?

[SaginawIan]

Found at 5" in woods near where I found an 1857 coin last year. Is it that old? Is it for sure a musket ball?

Ian

 

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[TheDane]

Sure looks like a musket ball !!

Probably same age or older !!

Nice find !!

 

[retiredgun]

If not a musket ball it could be grape shot.

 

[wildrider]

lead or steel?

Lead could be a musketball or case shot from a cannonball.
Steel would probably be case shot from a cannonball.

What area of the country?

Burt

 

[l.cutler]

Looks a little small for a musket ball, maybe a rifle ball.

 

[divedigger]

looks too crude to be a musketball,I'd call it grapeshot

 

[hasbeen]

As close as I can scale it ,I get a diameter of approximately .575"

hasbeen

 

[SaginawIan]

It's made out of lead. I found it in Metro Detroit area in Michigan. I also found these at the same area if these help out at all. Stupid question, what exactly is grape shot?

Ian

 

[wildrider]

Since you said they were lead. Because of the seams, I'd say it is a field cast that someone never finished after it came out of the mold. Approx. date unknown without knowing the history of the area.

Burt

 

[Montana Jim]

Stupid question, what exactly is grape shot?

Ian

Remember... the only stupid question is the one you just asked...

Read the bottom of the page linked below... it explains "grape" and "canister" shot.

http://members.tripod.com/~ProlificPains/arty.htm

 

[l.cutler]

It could be very old, but I guess no way to prove it. The caliber and location is right for some of the old French fusils and trade guns, traded to the Indians by the French.

 

[Monty]

The other two bullets you have shown are of fairly modern design, one being a lead round nose and the other a wadcutter. Probably .38 Caliber I'll bet. Monty

 

[spartan69cs]

Is lead valuable

 

[wildrider]

Is lead valuable

I wish.

 

[Tricia]

Perhaps to anyone wanting to restablish alchemy.

Hey, if we can IM someone on another continent how come no one has figured out a simple way to turn stuff into gold?

Or the cure for the common cold?

Or where the socks disappear to in the dryer?

:P

 

[Montana Jim]

Perhaps to anyone wanting to restablish alchemy.

Hey, if we can IM someone on another continent how come no one has figured out a simple way to turn stuff into gold?

Or the cure for the common cold?

Or where the socks disappear to in the dryer?

:P

I have your socks Trisha... blech! :P

 

[Tricia]

Ha ha...so that's where they went.

 

[Monty]

I accuse my wife of having a one legged lover since she is always coming up with just one of my socks when she does laundry. Hope I'm wrong! M nty