.50 cal round ball for patched muzzle loader (pistol or rifle).
Could be 1800's or post 1960's when muzzle loader shooting and hunting become popular.
I did build a .50 cal Hawken rifle in the 1970's which used 0.470 diameter round balls.
It also doesn't have the whitish patina to indicate age.
.50 cal round ball for patched muzzle loader (pistol or rifle).
Could be 1800's or post 1960's when muzzle loader shooting and hunting become popular.
I did build a .50 cal Hawken rifle in the 1970's which used 0.470 diameter round balls.
It also doesn't have the whitish patina to indicate age.
How can it be a 50 cal round ball when it measures .74 None of my 50 cal rifles will allow a ball that large to go down the barrel.
I would think that it was for a .75 caliber. May actually measure .735 which would fit the 75.
Hard to determine how old it may be. Since there are still a lot folks who shoot black powder firearms.
How can it be a 50 cal round ball when it measures .74 None of my 50 cal rifles will allow a ball that large to go down the barrel.
I would think that it was for a .75 caliber. May actually measure .735 which would fit the 75.
Hard to determine how old it may be. Since there are still a lot folks who shoot black powder firearms.
Thx for the info. I know nothing about shot sizes etc. I found it on my property in wooded area ... I think it may be
1800s.. (at least I hope it is lol ) have found nothing else out there but shotgun shells, a piece of a plow and a nineties dog tag.
Look at the first photo again and NOTE the scale on the calibers, slide shows 0.4" then dial adds 0.075. Therefore, Diameter is 0.475 so with a patch it fits a .50 Cal bore.
Despite all the conjecture on this forum, there is zero way of knowing how old a round ball is, regardless of size, patina, whatever.
Georgeinsc ... is a .75 caliber an older caliber or a newer one ? Or is it still a common caliber used by black powder folks today?
There is definitely a way to date some musket balls. If I'm finding 1700's flat buttons, coins and colonial shoe buckles in a spot with musket balls, you can be pretty certain they're also from that era.Despite all the conjecture on this forum, there is zero way of knowing how old a round ball is, regardless of size, patina, whatever.
There is definitely a way to date some musket balls. If I'm finding 1700's flat buttons, coins and colonial shoe buckles in a spot with musket balls, you can be pretty certain they're also from that era.
There is definitely a way to date some musket balls. If I'm finding 1700's flat buttons, coins and colonial shoe buckles in a spot with musket balls, you can be pretty certain they're also from that era.
Nope, fact. It's called the preponderance of evidence. If every coin and relic in a spot is from the 1700's, then so is the musket ball.More conjecture.