cannon ball or something else

[treasureman]

I found this against a tree not too long ago. It has many flat sides like an octagon was very rusted however since leaving it with copper. Brass items the rust just fell off over a few months. Also beside it are what look like old bullets both have a flat impact mark. Any ideas what gun may have come from and is that a small cannon ball or something else ?

 

[Wally69]

Looks like one to me could be a shot-put ball though, they are usually 16lbs or 8.8lbs to be competition legal.

 

[treasureman]

its a small cannon ball if it is one wally. you must be getting the dimensions confused. its about 3.5cm cubed
its about the same size as this. civil war cannon ball

 

[AtomRat]

I don't know about a projectile.. I'm more thinkin a plum bob again

..wow now there's a cleaner photo it does look like a cannon ball

 

[treasureman]

That is just size comparison atom rat a smaller cannon ball from civil war. Looks almost identical in size to the one I found

This hand photo is my one. The previous hand post with ring is one I got off the net they look pretty much same in size.

 

[treasureman]

do you think it is from civil war era/

 

[Wally69]

Like my gold, I tend to think things are bigger than they really are. :8

If you found it near a navigatible waterway, you might have scored one, most early ships had a cannon. Not sure if early garrisons in Australia had much need to take one inland.

Only other option I could think of is a grinding ball from a ball mill or a jack from a ball game.

 

[treasureman]

lol
yes was found near a navigatible waterway. by a tree facing the ocean so it would make sense it was shot hit a tree and fell. wasnt behind a tree that would cancel out it being should from inland.

 

[Billy]

Cool find TM.
The smaller ones look like "SG's" out of a shotgun cartridge.

Cheers,
Billy.

 

[treasureman]

thanks billy yes i thought maybe shoptgun pellets
after some research armour piercing cannon balls like this 16th century...

 

[Avenged]

Not sinkers on the smaller ones? Can't tell if there is a hole in them.. though you did mention flat spots? Otherwise the smaller ones I'd maybe presume as being bullet pellets from possibly a shotgun? They seem small enough.

Good find though they are quite interesting to look at

 

[Billy]

thanks billy yes i thought maybe shoptgun pellets
after some research armour piercing cannon balls like this 16th century...

A link to the sizes, weights etc for the smaller ones: http://www.hallowellco.com/shot_size_chart.htm

Can't help with the big one but would be very cool if it was from a cannon!

Cheers,
Billy.

 

[KarlS]

It could be from ship's swivel gun. Most of small ships has them in 18 and 19 century. The projectiles were up to 40 mm diameter.
Karl

 

[rocketaroo]

agree, if its ammunition, then swivel gun seems most likely.

 

[treasureman]

amazing to be a cannon ball fom a swivel gun. i wonder whos ship it was from? flinders? cook? im only imagining lol