miamibeachcg
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- Mar 18, 2013
Hello forum,
I found 2 boxes of a antique milatary/nautical collection in a storage auction (like on the tv show) that contained some remarkable pieces (including a jar full of musket balls & rock flints, a 1890 sextant, 2 1700-1800 mallets or brandy/wine bottles, loose canister ball ammo from 3" to 6", etc..) - but the most rare piece I believe I have is a complete grape shot or canister. I've looked for others for sale & have only found reconstructed ones from ammo dug up or found.
Is mine the real thing? It looks like one of the balls in it is broken & made of wood or clay, which surprised me. But reading up on grape shot & related articles, I found that near the end of the war clay balls painted with zinc & other metals were used as the metal supply was used up - is that true?
Hopefully I can post a photo or two here.
I greatly appreciate any help with this.
I found 2 boxes of a antique milatary/nautical collection in a storage auction (like on the tv show) that contained some remarkable pieces (including a jar full of musket balls & rock flints, a 1890 sextant, 2 1700-1800 mallets or brandy/wine bottles, loose canister ball ammo from 3" to 6", etc..) - but the most rare piece I believe I have is a complete grape shot or canister. I've looked for others for sale & have only found reconstructed ones from ammo dug up or found.
Is mine the real thing? It looks like one of the balls in it is broken & made of wood or clay, which surprised me. But reading up on grape shot & related articles, I found that near the end of the war clay balls painted with zinc & other metals were used as the metal supply was used up - is that true?
Hopefully I can post a photo or two here.
I greatly appreciate any help with this.