Cannon Balls

[Joey]

Was wondering if these are worth anything

 

[John Winn]

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]

Rock crushing hoppers used steel "mill balls." Cannon balls were iron.

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy

 

[scooter748driver]

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]

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.

They look like paper weights to me,

 

[Manassas 1861]

Welcome to CWT, that's a mill ball. I bought one like that thinking it was a cannonball.

 

[Joey]

Think this is worth keeping?

 

[scooter748driver]

You can't tell what it is from that picture. Unless you're talking about the pink bag.

 

[UCVRelics]

Welcome From THE Heart Of Dixie. They are mill balls.

 

[Joey]

You can't tell what it is from that picture. Unless you're talking about the pink bag.

You can't see the railroad hammer?

 

[Pollaco]

Put a yard stick or a ruler in with that "cannonball". Even a dollar bill would help show the true size.

 

[scooter748driver]

You can't see the railroad hammer?

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.

 

[bayonet]

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.

Think this is worth keeping?

Guess it is if you work on a Railroad or collect model trains! Look up www.Railroadtalk.com or www.ChooChootalk.com

 

[bankerpapaw]

Rock crushing hoppers used steel "mill balls." Cannon balls were iron.

I had a ball that I thought was a Civil War cannon ball. Come to find out I had an ore crushing ball.

 

[bayonet]

I had a ball that I thought was a Civil War cannon ball. Come to find out I had an ore crushing ball.

You and hundreds of others of us until the internet came along and research became more widely available to us.