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

[Kmaddock]

Hi Fernando
The un identified item to me looks like the metal that solidified in the ladle as the pour of the molten iron was carried out.
After the metal total solidified the ladle was tapped out and this casting of the inside of the ladle was made?
When I made lead soldiers I would end up with the same shaped object of lead which I would throw back into the smelting container.
Sad to see the old matchlock posts coming up. I will toast himwith a glass of wine tonight.
Regards
Ken

[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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