🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Is this a musket ball? It’s the size of an average blueberry and heavy like lead with a hammered texture?

[DarthYoda333]

 

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[Gene Mean]

Cool find, pretty rough looking. Weigh it with a kitchen scale and get an accurate diameter if possible. You'll get an answer that way.

 

[DarthYoda333]

Cool find, pretty rough looking. Weigh it with a kitchen scale and get an accurate diameter if possible. You'll get an answer that way.

It weighs 9 grams? And I don’t think I have a caliper lol

 

[smokeythecat]

It sure looks like one, assuming it is made of lead or pewter, which was a last ditch substitute when they couldn't get lead.

 

[Beeps in my sleep]

It weighs 9 grams? And I don’t think I have a caliper lol

make a small scratch with a knife and see if the scratch it left looks shiny. That would indicate lead

 

[ncsuwolf]

make a small scratch with a knife and see if the scratch it left looks shiny. That would indicate lead

Id stick a magnet to it before you scratch it. Assuming it’s not iron, but good way to check

 

[DarthYoda333]

Id stick a magnet to it before you scratch it. Assuming it’s not iron, but good way to check

Well it’s magnetic but could it possibly be a rare iron musket ball? I know only a very small amount from 400+ years ago are iron but maybe?

 

[Jack873]

If it's made of iron, I'd say it's an old ball bearing.

 

[l.cutler]

Definitely not a musketball, two strikes against it, too small and attracted to a magnet.

 

[smokeythecat]

Yes, it's too small for a grapeshot also.