Cannonballs?

[Chase B.]

I recently found what seems to be 4 possible cannonballs, can anyone help me determine if they are cannonballs or not? I found them in St. James Parish, Louisiana.

 

[John Winn]

I'm going to say definitely not Civil War era. How much do they weigh ? I suppose they could be grape shot (weight will help determine that) but not cannon balls. The seam on the one you are holding really looks wrong.

I'm not familiar with pre-war, European artillery so can't say for sure if they might be something like that. Others here might be able to determine that. Weight, though, will be needed I'm sure.

 

[Chase B.]

I'm going to say definitely not Civil War era. How much do they weigh ? I suppose they could be grape shot (weight will help determine that) but not cannon balls. The seam on the one you are holding really looks wrong.

I'm not familiar with pre-war, European artillery so can't say for sure if they might be something like that. Others here might be able to determine that. Weight, though, will be needed I'm sure.

They weigh about three pounds each and the one that I'm holding has no seam, in fact, none of them do. I found these in water, that is just the part that was in the mud.

 

[John Winn]

Definitely not CW era or grape. Like I said, I suppose they could be for some really old European gun but I can't say on that. Maybe another of our members will be able to help regarding that possibility.

 

[Chase B.]

Definitely not CW era or grape. Like I said, I suppose they could be for some really old European gun but I can't say on that. Maybe another of our members will be able to help regarding that possibility.

Okay, thank you for your input!

 

[John Winn]

You're welcome.

One thing that's often mistaken for cannon shot is mill roller balls (used in mills to crush ore and the like). You might look into local history a bit and see if any sort of mill ever existed near where you found them.

 

[captaindrew]

Welcome to the forum @Chase B.

 

[Chase B.]

Welcome to the forum @Chase B.

Thanks!

 

[Larryh86GT]

Welcome

 

[JOHN42768]

Welcome, enjoy

 

[UCVRelics]

Welcome From The Heart Of Dixie. From the photos size and weight I'm going with @John Winn ore crusher ball which were used to to crush all kinds of things from coal to ore to limestone etc.