My Kind of Iron

[romeo-1]

Mid-hunt post. Started late due to weather. Not a lot of options but found d a mowed field so started there. Find of the field is the chunk of a solid shot cannonball. Probably an 8 pounder. Always happy to dig this type of iron!

 

[dirtlooter]

yes, very cool iron. congrats

 

[Valley Ranger]

Nice! I've found a lot of Civil War related ones here in the States - great save!

 

[romeo-1]

Surprise find of the day. Button marked GS Taylor, Yarmouth. GS Taylor was a Master Mason in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in the 1870s.

 

[CRUSADER]

I thought by the title you meant Cannon-ball, just hoped it was a whole one. Still OK though.

 

[romeo-1]

I thought by the title you meant Cannon-ball, just hoped it was a whole one. Still OK though.

For me this is as good or better than a whole cannonball. At this particular site I've found 6 cannonball of all calibers as well as many mortar fragments and even half a bar shot. This site was the scene of a prolonged engagement between the British and French in the early 1700s. I can just imagine this 8 pounder being fired and hitting something hard enough to fracture. Good times!

 

[CRUSADER]

For me this is as good or better than a whole cannonball. At this particular site I've found 6 cannonball of all calibers as well as many mortar fragments and even half a bar shot. This site was the scene of a prolonged engagement between the British and French in the early 1700s. I can just imagine this 8 pounder being fired and hitting something hard enough to fracture. Good times!

Get it. All a matter of perspective, I would prefer a whole one....

 

[Inspector]

Nice piece of history with the shot iron & really great button, congratulations

 

[civilman1]

Piece's or a whole is good either way! Great dig

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[A2coins]

Wow thats really cool

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the nice relic!