✅ SOLVED Part of a cannon ball ??

[Randy769]

Again my weekend experts tell me this is part of cannon ball...but i need a little more convincing. It was found in a field that round balls and 3 ringers were found its 1/2 inch thick and curved...what do u think?

 

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[GaRebel1861]

Could be! Good luck.

 

[smokeythecat]

Easily.

 

[markp]

I would say yes it is

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

I'm sure it is an artillery shell fragment, because of its thickness. Pieces of broken iron pipe and iron cooking-pots are thinner than an artillery shell frag. You asked if it is a cannonball frag. Cannonballs are spherical. In your photos, it appears to be cylindrical-bodied (like a piece of pipe). So, if that is correct, it is a frag from a bullet-shaped shell (for example, a Parrott shell or a Read shell), not a spherical shell.

By the way... cannonball shell fragments can be from the Colonial Era through the Civil War. But no cylindrical shells were fired in combat in America until the Civil War.

 

[Randy769]

Thank you very much for taking the time and the explanation....I learn a little more on this site everyday

 

[agent132]

I have something extremely similiar looking both in iron appearance and thickness. Will be posting soon - hopefully some of you can let me know if its the same! (civil war arty frag or just a big ole H.O.I! - hunk of iron!)