Part of Civil War case shot?

[smokeythecat]

Fairly heavy iron, it looks like it was stamped. It is 3" round has a small 1/8" or so "lip" around it. It is too thick for a CW ration can and way too thin to a piece to a stove plate. I think its part of a CW case shot canister. Confederate position near Winchester. This may have been the round that burned the house down. What say ye?

 

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[Tpmetal]

not sure, but i was ready to comment maybe a stove top before i finished reading. Did the case shot canisters have any markings you could look for??

 

[smokeythecat]

I don't think so and don't see anything outstanding on the piece.

 

[smokeythecat]

Ideas?

 

[ARC]

Could be the bottom of a bucket... but other than that ya got me.

 

[smokeythecat]

It's not rusted off of something. So whatever it is, it's whole. And that would have been the smallest bucket in the world.

 

[ARC]

It's not rusted off of something. So whatever it is, it's whole. And that would have been the smallest bucket in the world.

Arrrg i thought you meant 3 foot :P



Never saw the size :P

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I'm genuinely sorry to have to tell you, my friend, your find is definitely not part of a civil war Canister-ammo can.
First, no Canister cans had a lid with a 'lip" -- which we see on your disc.
Second, the disc's diameter excludes it from being a part of any Artillery ammunition.
2.9"-caliber (Parrott Rifle) Canister top-plate (and thicker bottom-plate) was about 2.75-inches.
3"-caliber (3-inch US Ordnance Rifle or CS 3" Rifle) Canister top-plate (and thicker bottom-plate) was about 2.85-inches.
So, your 3.0"-diamter disc would not fit into either of those Canister cans, nor even fit into the muzzle of either of those cannons.

Unfortunately, I do not know what the disc is -- only what it is not.

 

[smokeythecat]

Thanks. I have a firm ID now. Trash can bait!

 

[rick67]

Common size for a freeze plug.

 

[Fat]

Arrrg i thought you meant 3 foot :P



Never saw the size :P

I was thinking 3eggs in a bucket size.¿

 

[RustyRelics]

Here is a canister plate in my collection that once belonged to a local museum in Pennsylvania near Gettysburg. It's a hefty piece, no mistaking that!

 

[smokeythecat]

Rustyrelics, I assume it did not have that little lip on the other side?

 

[RustyRelics]

Rustyrelics, I assume it did not have that little lip on the other side?

No, just flat on both sides.

When you dig one, at least the bottom or top portion of one, you'll be surprised at the weight of it.

 

[smokeythecat]

Mine is light weight. Your description helps.