Port Hudson cannonball

[Tigerdude]

Columbiad cannon ball. 10 inch , weighs 101 lbs. port Hudson

 

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[billb]

Congratulations on your beautiful recovery

 

[Timbermaster]

Now that is an amazing find! Wow!

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

View attachment 2034231View attachment 2034231Columbiad cannon ball. 10 inch , weighs 101 lbs. port Hudson

Nice find! May I ask what year or era that would have been used? Civil war era? Older?

 

[PickTime]

KABOOM! Great find, congratulations.

 

[Tigerdude]

Nice find! May I ask what year or era that would have been used? Civil war era? Older?

Seige of Port Hudson, 1863

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Seige of Port Hudson, 1863

So where the hole is in cannonball, would that been poured full of black powder? What is the hole in cannonball used for? Thanks for sharing!

 

[Digger RJ]

View attachment 2034231View attachment 2034231Columbiad cannon ball. 10 inch , weighs 101 lbs. port Hudson

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Tigerdude]

So where the hole is in cannonball, would that been poured full of black powder? What is the hole in cannonball used for? Thanks for sharing!

Yes. It’s a shell designed to blow apart but it was a dud.

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Yes. It’s a shell designed to blow apart but it was a dud.

Thanks that's cool. I'm in amazement it weighs 101lbs. What's the diameter on a cannonball that size? I'm sorry for all the questions, I just dont see stuff like that in kansas. Thanks again.

 

[pepperj]

Congratulations on your cannon ball.
Biggest one that has been posted up in a longtime.

Just wondering how deep was it?
I'm sure there was grunting going on to get it recovered.

 

[Tigerdude]

Thanks that's cool. I'm in amazement it weighs 101lbs. What's the diameter on a cannonball that size? I'm sorry for all the questions, I just dont see stuff like that in kansas. Thanks again.

10 inches

 

[Tigerdude]

Congratulations on your cannon ball.
Biggest one that has been posted up in a longtime.

Just wondering how deep was it?
I'm sure there was grunting going on to get it recovered.

3 ft

 

[Gare]

Nice find

 

[Lenrac2]

Congrats!!