musketball with markings????

[zoomie4713]

found this musketball which appears to have a pattern on it. maybe i'm just seeing things, but thought i would ask. was found on a site about 200 yards from a fort that was destroyed in 1753 by the french and indians. the killed most of the settlers and took some as captives to the pittsburg area. have found many plain colonial buttons near by.

 

[BosnMate]

I wish your picture was better. A little smaller, sharper photo would help also. Is the ball still round, or has it been fired. The pattern could come from something that it hit, or an imprint of the fabric it was patched with when fired, but the photo really isn't good enough for my old tired eyes to really see anything.

 

[zoomie4713]

Re: musketball with markings? better pict maybe

this may be a better picture

 

[Curious The George]

The common patching material way back when was homespun linen fabric. It makes one of the best patching material.

I'm going with it is the imprint of the patch when the ball was load in the barrel of what ever it was fired out of.

A good clear photo would be very helpful. Might be able to see if there is rifling marks on it or if it was fired from a smooth bore musket or shotgun.