today's relics -- musket ball?

[randy]

Dug a couple more buttons and a round ball of what I am assuming is cast lead or lead alloy (VDI +48). (The dime is just for comparison, did not dig that today).

Poking around the net it looks like other pictures of musket balls I saw, but seems a wee bit small? (about .55 inches). If it isn't a musket ball, not sure what it is . No Revolutionary War battles near this site that I am aware of, so who knows?

 

[coinnut]

Sure, that a Musket Ball thumbsup01 Not too small, since there are a couple of different calibers. No need for a Rev Camp or battle nearby either. Muskets were used by common people in everyday hunting for many years. Great find.

 

[del]

looks like one to me, common civilian muskets were probably around the .50 caliber size and some of the military ones were .58 , .63 , .69 , and .72 caliber . either way thats alot of hot lead punching a hole in ya .

Dan

 

[MNDigger]

Neat relic find! Looks like a musket ball to me even though I have never dug one! lol

 

[John M]

Yep a musket ball and a nice find.The buttons look good also.

 

[RickO]

I agree, a musket ball. Nice find... RickO

 

[jbowl101]

Yep, I'd say that's a musket ball. Looks like most of the ones I've found around here.
Nice find, buttons too!

Jamie.

 

[MassDirtFisher]

I have found some similar in size like the one you found. Nice find indeed. Congrats. Happy Hunting!