Cannonball engraving?

[Bryanhashemi]

One more for you guys. I dug up this cannonball in the same woods where I find a lot of civil war relics in savannah. Is it just me or do you see a confederate flag engraved on it? Not sure if its a yank or rebel cannonball. Have there been cannonballs with carvings in them before? Might be my eyes playing with too! Thanks!

 

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[wvwildman]

nice finds congrats i see what your talking about looks like a confederate flag

 

[Bryanhashemi]

So you see it to!

 

[wvwildman]

oh yeah stands out

 

[gsxraddict]

I don't see it. I see where you see an X but that looks like it was caused from the digging or cleaning.

Never in my life have I see an engraved cannon balls, and I've seen thousands.

 

[gsxraddict]

Not to take away from your awesome find...It's really fantastic to find a cannonball these days.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Hmm. That's how it came out. Havnt cleaned it. There's actually a border going around the x if you look closely. But I never heard of engraved cannonballs either.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

They are hard to find. I've found several though so I'm lucky I suppose

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Yah you're mind can play tricks on you wanting you too see what you think but it's not. I see the X too but that is it. Really awesome find glad too see some cannonballs still in the ground.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Thanks. Still trying to hold on to my gueess! Those engravings are the same color as the cannonball. Might not get this one!

 

[tennessee]

If it's a solid shot, clean it. The markings will stay if anything has been etched on it. Congratulations, and thanks for sharing. Like to see it after you clean it up.

 

[JmCraz8]

I definitely see the x if that's an engraved CSA flag that would be amazing, congrats!!

 

[Bryanhashemi]

I know. Thanks Jm

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Thanks tenn

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I take no pleasure in having to disappoint you, but absolutely NO cannonballs with engaving on them were ever issued to the soldiers. Also, soldiers didn't have metal-engraving tools, which is what is needed to engrave cast-iron, an extremly hard metal. Yes, you can make a tiny scratch-mark on it with a pocketknife, but no civil war era knife can dig into cast-iron enough to produce an engraving. To do that, you need an expensive superhardened steel engraving tool -- something no soldier would be carrying around in his knapsack.

However, a few engraved cannonballs do exist. They were created by a professional Engraver in Gettysburg PA, about 10 years after the end of the civil war, for sale to veterans and collectors who wanted Gettysburg battle souvenirs. They have the words "Gettysburg 1863" deeply engraved in flowery script. I've owned several in the past, but unfortunately I don't have a photo of one to post here.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

yeah...i knew it was a long shot. Thanks for all ya'lls help!

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Call me crazy but I'm still going to hold on to the idea...never know! Going to clean it up. If there is a boarder around it, what you think then?

 

[diggummup]

Clean it up and lets have a look see.

 

[Bryanhashemi]

Will do! Ill clean it up this weekend. And post