I found this round ball where some dirt has been being washed away anyone tell me anything about it please

[Robertd49]

 

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[rolandslone]

grape shot...maybe

 

[Robertd49]

grape shot...maybe

What is grape shot

 

[pepperj]

View attachment 2123347

Here is what they looked like together. (One version)

Loaded in a cannon.
Explained here

Grapeshot - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Robot]

I guess an accurate measurement of the size may show its origins?

QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing"), or simply "2 pounder gun", was a 40 mm (1.575 in) British anti-tank gun and vehicle-mounted gun employed in the Second World War.

nnon Bore Diameter​	Cannon – Smoothbore​	Kind​	# of Pieces​	Diameter & Shot Material​
4.62-inch	12-pdr.	Army	9	2.02-2.06-inch iron shot
5.3-inch	18-pdr.	Army	9	2.36-2.4-inch iron shot

 

[vpnavy]

I found this round ball where some dirt has been being washed away anyone tell me anything about it please...​

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[Gene Mean]

Give an exact diameter and weight and a couple more pictures and you will get an answer from Tnet. Did you find anything else in that area?

 

[smokeythecat]

Give the weight and what state it was found in. You would not find a Rev War cannon shot in Wyoming, but you might find an Indian Wars one there.

 

[Robertd49]

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Hi everyone I'm Robert Audirsch I'm new here but I have a thing for neat and unusual things that you don't see everyday and I came across this round sphere shaped object it was actually in a friend of mines yard where the rain has been washing away the dirt for several years now but it to me looks like some kind of piece of weaponry and as far as size goes I laid it on a tape measure and it's a 1/2 in. Widei would really like to know more about it and if it would be worth me having it checked out also where where I would go to have it checked out I live near Shreveport Louisiana

 

[Robertd49]

I guess an accurate measurement of the size may show its origins?

QF 2-pounder (QF denoting "quick firing"), or simply "2 pounder gun", was a 40 mm (1.575 in) British anti-tank gun and vehicle-mounted gun employed in the Second World War.

nnon Bore Diameter​	Cannon – Smoothbore​	Kind​	# of Pieces​	Diameter & Shot Material​
4.62-inch	12-pdr.	Army	9	2.02-2.06-inch iron shot
5.3-inch	18-pdr.	Army	9	2.36-2.4-inch iron shot

The ball itself is approximately 2 in in diameter and approximately and is approximately half inch height

 

[Robot]

Hi,
With this measurement it would show that it is a Grape Shot from a 12 pounder

4.62-inch

12-pdr.

Army

9

2.02-2.06-inch iron shot

 

[Robertd49]

Hi,
With this measurement it would show that it is a Grape Shot from a 12 pounder

4.62-inch

12-pdr.

Army

9

2.02-2.06-inch iron shot

So what would a gun like that look like and is there a collectors market on stuff like that

 

[Robertd49]

Give the weight and what state it was found in. You would not find a Rev War cannon shot in Wyoming, but you might find an Indian Wars one there.

It was laying on the ground where dirt has been washing away for years and it looked just like it does in the picture and I found it in a friends yard between two trees on a hill and I found it in Princeton Louisiana and there is actually an historical cemetery around the corner from here so would there be a collectors market for this stuff where would i get it checked out

 

[Robot]

Hi Robertd49​

A 12 pounder would look like this.

Grapeshot would look like this:

“A Withering Hail of Iron” Grape and Canister in the Civil War

My first interest in the Civil War came in the early 1960’s with the 100th Anniversary. At the time, I was in my early teens and unaware of collectors or

www.historicalpublicationsllc.com

 

[Robertd49]

So what does something like this sell for if anyone buys such things as this

 

[robertk]

The ball itself is approximately 2 in in diameter and approximately and is approximately half inch height

Hi,
With this measurement it would show that it is a Grape Shot from a 12 pounder

4.62-inch

12-pdr.

Army

9

2.02-2.06-inch iron shot

The measurements don't match. I think the first post has a typo --that ball is not 2 in diameter, it's a bit over a half inch. So it doesn't match the grape shot. It looks more like some kind of bearing or something to me.

 

[pepperj]

Cannon bore, shot, shell, canister, and grape shot diameters for rifled and smoothbore cannon.

Rifle Canister Cannon Bore Diameter Cannon – RifledPattern # of PiecesDiameter & Shot Material 1.7-inch Whitworth? 24 .65-inch lead shot 2.25-inch CS Mountain Rifle 27 .70-inch lead shot 2.6-inch 6-pdr.

www.historicalpublicationsllc.com

 

[Robertd49]

The measurements don't match. I think the first post has a typo --that ball is not 2 in diameter, it's a bit over a half inch. So it doesn't match the grape shot. It looks more like some kind of bearing or something to me.

When and in what have you ever seen an iron bearing

 

[ticndig]

mill or grinding ball

these are 5/8''

 

[robertk]

When and in what have you ever seen an iron bearing

I didn’t say it was a bearing, I said it looked like one. I think @ticndig got it.