Exactly, 'Nando,
That's why I said 'Napoleonic era, early 19th c.', not confining it to the French army.
And I found a lot more interesting stuff on the site of the Canadian Anglo-Boer War Museum, backing up my theory about the period:
http://angloboerwarmuseum.com/Boer12...nnonballs.html
Btw, I underwent the toil
and copied everything here, so enjoy.
Your ball looks very authentic, Cerjak! I do not think it is a modern Chinese copy.
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