Collection Item Record

DescriptionArtifact 00-09 is a cast iron ball (cluster shot) measuring 1⅓in (3.4cm) in diameter and weighing 5.8 oz (162 g). These dimensions suggest two things. First, this projectile may have been fired out of an 18-pounder with 41 other balls of the same size in a round or canister. Second, the round may have been one of nine to come from a round of grape shot fired from a four-pounder