dclarryk
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- Apr 9, 2019
Hi.
Does anyone know the the true size of the round ball used in the 69 cal 1842 Springfield smoothbore musket? I have a copy of the 1861 Army Ordnance manual that has a chart that says it is 0.685 inch, but it also says it weighs 730 grains. That weight cannot be correct, and makes me question the whole chart. Part of this chart is replicated in "Making Cartridges" by Patrick Reardon, a Watchdog Quarterly publication. I can't find any other corroboration of this number (0.685). Does anybody know any other reference to the 1842 69 cal ball true size?
Thanks,
-Lawrence
Does anyone know the the true size of the round ball used in the 69 cal 1842 Springfield smoothbore musket? I have a copy of the 1861 Army Ordnance manual that has a chart that says it is 0.685 inch, but it also says it weighs 730 grains. That weight cannot be correct, and makes me question the whole chart. Part of this chart is replicated in "Making Cartridges" by Patrick Reardon, a Watchdog Quarterly publication. I can't find any other corroboration of this number (0.685). Does anybody know any other reference to the 1842 69 cal ball true size?
Thanks,
-Lawrence