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Is this a musket ball, grapeshot or anything else?

kobepayne

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Hi there. Could you guys help me figure out what this ball is? It is iron and a friend gave it to me without knowing what it is. It looks like something with story and history. Thanks.
 

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If you get get some calipers on it and some exact measurements that would help. If it's a musket ball, it's a big one, it could be grape shot, but I think a lot of iron balls thought to be shot are actually mill balls.
 
The history of where he found it might help. But iron balls have many non-military applications and it's possible that yours might be more for industry than enemies.
 
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