Old Saratoga musket ball?

[No gold in NY]

I dug this musket ball yesterday less than a mile from where British general John Burgoyne surrendered to American general Horatio Gates. It has great patina and was three inches deep. I am wondering if the mark on it is a mold mark or from impact. I have other musket balls that are greatly distorted from impact.

Thanks in advance for your opinion.

 

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[pepperj]

Looks like the sprue marks on the ball.
Maybe this will explain it/or help you out.

https://sciencing.com/identify-revolutionary-war-musket-balls-7633630.html

 

[against the wind]

Congrats on the musket ball find.

 

[dts52]

Looks like the sprue marks on the ball.
Maybe this will explain it/or help you out.

https://sciencing.com/identify-revolutionary-war-musket-balls-7633630.html

Agreed.
dts

 

[Kurios1]

Looks like an old dropped musket ball to me. Nice piece of old history you have there.

 

[vpnavy]

Nice musket ball!

 

[scruggs]

Nice ole relic!

 

[smokeythecat]

Where they cut the sprue off. Good save, go get some more!

 

[Old Pueblo]

Nice find!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool musket ball recovery!