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Old 17th June 2012, 11:04 AM   #1
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It is a present from a friend who have found it in his garden .
The weight is 12 Kilogrammes for a diameter around 15 cm.
It seems to be made from two parts.
So I would like to know if it is a cannonball .
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Old 17th June 2012, 12:30 PM   #2
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It is most likely a cannon ball. The mould was in two parts & where they join a seam can be seen - which is why you have what appears to be two parts joined, but in fact is one solid piece. The small circle is the part were there was an opening in the mould for molten metal to be poured in, this is usually called the "sprue", the sprue metal is ground down level with the circumference but is usually still visible, as on this example. Some balls have two sprues, opposite each other, these have come from a "gang mould" whereby more than one ball is cast from a mould.
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Old 17th June 2012, 03:28 PM   #3
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Perfectly enlightened by a cannon lover, like Adrian .
Very nice and authentic 24 pounder .
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Old 17th June 2012, 04:58 PM   #4
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It seems to be made from two parts.

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They, just like smaller balls for guns, were cast in molds, hence the 'seam'.

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Old 17th June 2012, 05:11 PM   #5
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Here Cerjak


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Old 17th June 2012, 06:12 PM   #6
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Thank you all for your good explanation.
It had be found near ARRAS ( north of France) With the weight and diameter is it possible to learn more about this cannon ball .It was used still which periode ?
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Old 17th June 2012, 06:19 PM   #7
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Thank you all for your good explanation.
It was used still which periode ?
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Hi Cerjak,


I am no expert in 19th c. items but I guess these balls were well still in use in the Napoleonic era, early 19th c., maybe even until the middle of the century.

And 'Nando: brilliant stuff about cannonball molds!


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What a fantastic find! Can you borrow a metal detector for next time you visit your friend?
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... It was used still which periode ? ...
Epoque Napoleonique, probablement.

Ah Michl, cross posts.
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... Although i heard that Napeoleonic cannonballs had an N mark on them. Probably only some .
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