Wrought (!) and cast iron cannon balls, 16th century

[fernando]

Thank you for sharing your conclusion, Ken.
... And i think Matchlock saw you toasting from up there .

[Will M]

The 24 pound cannon ball on the far right was fired in 1760 at a French fort on an island near Montreal Canada. The broad arrow marking was discontinued around 1800.
Left is a 24 pounder, a 12, a fuzed 24 and the 24 pounder from 1760.
The small cannon ball was found in a bag of coffee beans to add weight, my uncle gave it to me when he was with Nabob.

[fernando]

This is most of my collection by now; two large stone 'pelouros' (one Portuguese granite and one German limestone), a couple howitzer grenades, one German handmade (Peter Pögl), one dated (Herzog Julius) a couple for falconets and a few from the Peninsular War, including grapeshot. Te smaller ones are on top of a cabinet, to prevent cats from playing around with them.


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