Pewter musket ball

[nsdq]

found this on a night hunt and posted it with other finds a few days ago,,, this still has a casting sprue and mold seams weight 114.3 grains dia is aprox .510-512 with the flaking of the pewter hard to get exact, the depth it was found close to 16 in ,, so the question is is it from the American Revolution or possibly latter ,,, the area i live in that has the French Indain war activity ,Amer Rev also known the troops have moved through the area to the Conrad Weiser home under Gen Washington .... let me know what you think and happy huntinn

 

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[Red James Cash]

The statue of king george,either in new york or boston(i forget which) was made out of pewter.It was pulled down and cast into bullets.If you were in need of bullets melting pewter most likely wasnt that uncommon,especially on the frontier,basically the frontlines in any given year back then.

 

[smokeythecat]

Pewter musket balls were definitely made and used back then.

 

[rick67]

The Size (yours is within the average for American),Mold Seam, and Casting Sprue is what I've read is what is used as proof to be Revolutionary Era.
Pewter was also used but couldn't find a weight formula listed for it.
My guess is you've got a "Revolutionary War Musket Ball"

 

[celtic fox]

never seen or heard of pewter musket balls