Lead Slug from 1700's French Fort

[mykmanon]

I found this large lead slug at the site of an abandoned French fort. The fort was occupied by the French from 1730 - 1790. Anyone know what this slug was fired from (if it indeed is a projectile).

Note the shoulder on the slug.

 

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[DCMatt]

Welcome to the forums!

Your ball appears to have a band around it. The only musket I know of that fired a banded ball like that was the British Brunswick. Not to say there weren't others...



Brunswick ball.

 

[ironhorse]

Matt nailed that one
here's one I have on a display case
not a pro pic but you get the idea

those suckers are scarce, I've only seen a few posted over the years

 

[mykmanon]

Sorry for not getting back sooner. Thanks for the info.
The ball with the band I have is egg shaped. It measures a bit over 1" in diameter and almost 1 1/2" long. Would that still be a New Brunswick musket ball? It must have been used in one helluva gun.

 

[bill_wabo]

That's a surprising and interesting find, hope you find other relics, good luck!

 

[Muddyhandz]

I have found several Brunswick balls and weighed a bunch to get an average of 36 grams each. They are heavy suckers indeed!
If you have a scale, try weighing it to see if it's close.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Sorry to have to contradict the ID... but Brunsick musketballs were perfectly-round except for the raised belt. The finder's ball looks oval-shaped in the photo.