John Winn Lt. Colonel Joined Mar 13, 2014 Location State of Jefferson Mar 5, 2024 #2 You'll need to weigh them and get their diameters. They look like they might be steel. If so, they're not cannon balls. Upvote 0 Downvote
You'll need to weigh them and get their diameters. They look like they might be steel. If so, they're not cannon balls.
RedRover 1st Lieutenant Joined Dec 16, 2019 Mar 5, 2024 #3 Rock crushing hoppers used steel "mill balls." Cannon balls were iron. Upvote 0 Downvote
JOHN42768 Brev. Brig. Gen'l Trivia Winner Joined May 1, 2015 Location Upstate N.Y. Mar 5, 2024 #4 Welcome, enjoy Upvote 0 Downvote
scooter748driver 2nd Lieutenant Forum Host Joined Aug 26, 2021 Location North Carolina Mar 5, 2024 #5 Welcome from the Fort Sumter and the Fredericksburg forums. I'm no expert but from those pics they don't look like cannonballs. Others who are experts will be able to let you know though. Upvote 0 Downvote
Welcome from the Fort Sumter and the Fredericksburg forums. I'm no expert but from those pics they don't look like cannonballs. Others who are experts will be able to let you know though.
bamaman Sergeant Joined Mar 10, 2023 Mar 5, 2024 #6 scooter748driver said: Welcome from the Fort Sumter and the Fredericksburg forums. I'm no expert but from those pics they don't look like cannonballs. Others who are experts will be able to let you know though. Click to expand... They look like paper weights to me, Upvote 0 Downvote
scooter748driver said: Welcome from the Fort Sumter and the Fredericksburg forums. I'm no expert but from those pics they don't look like cannonballs. Others who are experts will be able to let you know though. Click to expand... They look like paper weights to me,
Manassas 1861 Sergeant Joined Dec 30, 2023 Location Somewhere on Henry Hudson's river. Mar 5, 2024 #7 Welcome to CWT, that's a mill ball. I bought one like that thinking it was a cannonball. Upvote 0 Downvote
scooter748driver 2nd Lieutenant Forum Host Joined Aug 26, 2021 Location North Carolina Mar 5, 2024 #9 You can't tell what it is from that picture. Unless you're talking about the pink bag. Upvote 0 Downvote
UCVRelics Brevet Brigadier General Forum Host Gold Patron Regtl. Quartermaster Shiloh 2020 Asst. Regtl. Quartermaster Antietam 2021 Regtl. Quartermaster Stones River / Franklin 2022 Joined May 7, 2016 Location Alabama Mar 5, 2024 #10 Welcome From THE Heart Of Dixie. They are mill balls. Upvote 0 Downvote
J Joey Cadet Joined Mar 4, 2024 Mar 5, 2024 #11 scooter748driver said: You can't tell what it is from that picture. Unless you're talking about the pink bag. Click to expand... You can't see the railroad hammer? Upvote 0 Downvote
scooter748driver said: You can't tell what it is from that picture. Unless you're talking about the pink bag. Click to expand... You can't see the railroad hammer?
Pollaco Brev. Brig. Gen'l Trivia Winner Joined Sep 15, 2018 Location South Texas Mar 5, 2024 #12 Put a yard stick or a ruler in with that "cannonball". Even a dollar bill would help show the true size. Upvote 0 Downvote
Put a yard stick or a ruler in with that "cannonball". Even a dollar bill would help show the true size.
scooter748driver 2nd Lieutenant Forum Host Joined Aug 26, 2021 Location North Carolina Mar 6, 2024 #13 Joey said: You can't see the railroad hammer? Click to expand... Oh I see it, just didn't know that it is. A quick search on eBay shows them priced at $30-40. You'll have to determine if it's worth keeping though. Upvote 0 Downvote
Joey said: You can't see the railroad hammer? Click to expand... Oh I see it, just didn't know that it is. A quick search on eBay shows them priced at $30-40. You'll have to determine if it's worth keeping though.
B bayonet 2nd Lieutenant Joined Nov 7, 2012 Mar 6, 2024 #14 scooter748driver said: Oh I see it, just didn't know that it is. A quick search on eBay shows them priced at $30-40. You'll have to determine if it's worth keeping though. Click to expand... Joey said: Think this is worth keeping? Click to expand... Guess it is if you work on a Railroad or collect model trains! Look up www.Railroadtalk.com or www.ChooChootalk.com Upvote 0 Downvote
scooter748driver said: Oh I see it, just didn't know that it is. A quick search on eBay shows them priced at $30-40. You'll have to determine if it's worth keeping though. Click to expand... Joey said: Think this is worth keeping? Click to expand... Guess it is if you work on a Railroad or collect model trains! Look up www.Railroadtalk.com or www.ChooChootalk.com
bankerpapaw Captain Joined Dec 26, 2007 Location Rome, Georgia Mar 6, 2024 #15 RedRover said: Rock crushing hoppers used steel "mill balls." Cannon balls were iron. Click to expand... I had a ball that I thought was a Civil War cannon ball. Come to find out I had an ore crushing ball. Upvote 0 Downvote
RedRover said: Rock crushing hoppers used steel "mill balls." Cannon balls were iron. Click to expand... I had a ball that I thought was a Civil War cannon ball. Come to find out I had an ore crushing ball.
B bayonet 2nd Lieutenant Joined Nov 7, 2012 Mar 7, 2024 #16 bankerpapaw said: I had a ball that I thought was a Civil War cannon ball. Come to find out I had an ore crushing ball. Click to expand... You and hundreds of others of us until the internet came along and research became more widely available to us. Upvote 0 Downvote
bankerpapaw said: I had a ball that I thought was a Civil War cannon ball. Come to find out I had an ore crushing ball. Click to expand... You and hundreds of others of us until the internet came along and research became more widely available to us.