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Title: Musket Balls Post by: 150aceboy on January 22, 2010, 09:20:49 PM After recently finding my first lot of musket balls, i was wondering when these ceased to be used, and what period of time would they have mostly been used in.
Ace ;) Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: Legacy Hunter on January 22, 2010, 09:52:22 PM well done aceboy i never found any musket balls yet
debs Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on January 23, 2010, 09:57:42 AM well i can't realy tell the size of them from that Aceco,, but what i have got is this,
From left to right, the larger size . from a Brown Bess, Circa 1771, medium, Civil War period, 1648, small , 18th to 19th century, military colt, smaller, commoners pocket pistol, 19/ 20 century. yours could be medium or small maybe, Alan Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: 150aceboy on January 23, 2010, 11:48:37 AM Thanks Alan mate, thats fantastic stuff , helps a lot fella, very interesting , i'll measure them later and let you know the size ;)
Thanks again Al Ace ;) Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: Neil on January 23, 2010, 12:48:17 PM Heres a few I have found.
Neil Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: TheLoveDoc on January 23, 2010, 01:52:26 PM They are slightly bigger than a marble Alan..... hey Ace mate a few more and we can melt em down for fishing weights ;)
Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: 150aceboy on January 23, 2010, 05:24:01 PM Tell you what we'll do Doc mate, we'll melt yours to see if they work , that way i get to keep mine whole ;D ;D ;D ;D, only joking butty ;D ;D
Ace ;) Title: Re: Musket Balls Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on January 24, 2010, 10:03:13 AM Going on that then Neil, i'd say 18th to 19th century mate,
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