Dug Up Cannonballs Tennessee

[wildwill]

Some of the cannonballs are misshapen. Please let me know what you think. Thanks in advance.

[Blacksmith]

If you have the ability - like maybe with a set of dial calipers - you may want to provide diameter measures. That will help the knowledgeable forum folk to tell you what you have. I know they are sitting on a milk crate of standard size, but that would alleviate a lot of CSI gyrations. Thanks for posting.

[sundance]

I don't know much about cannonballs but could they be live - or are they solid shot? Were these found recently? Interesting items.

[wildwill]

They are solid shot and have been found recently. I just cleaned the dirt off them today.

[Brian from Columbus]

I can't speak for all of them, but anything that is out of round is NOT a cannonball. And if they were "recovered" together that doesn't lend any confidence that the others would be.

 

"Cannonballs" have to have specific diameters and weights otherwise they don't work very well and could have catastrophic results.

[72psb]

The ball in the 2nd row,3 o'clock looks to have a plug. It could also be a sprue cut or a rust spot,hard to tell. I would make sure it is not an explosive one.Black powder is some nasty stuff.