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M ELEY · 2nd March 2025, 12:50 AM

Ed brought up a good point indeed. Many so-called 'cannon balls' are actually mill balls used in tumblers to crush rocks into gravel. Then again, there are other suspects, like counter-weights, shot-puts, flag staff ends, iron rail ends, etc.

2nd March 2025, 12:50 AM	#4
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,138	Ed brought up a good point indeed. Many so-called 'cannon balls' are actually mill balls used in tumblers to crush rocks into gravel. Then again, there are other suspects, like counter-weights, shot-puts, flag staff ends, iron rail ends, etc.