Cluster Shot
Object/Artifact
This artifact is a cast iron cluster shot (grape shot). The size and weight of the ball suggest that it came from a small caliber weapon, possibly a swivel gun. It could also be a piece of a 24–32-pound grape cluster.
Valcour Bay Research Project Collection
1776
Grapeshot
Shot
Ammunition
Armaments
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Inventory Number
I2022.0074
60.3 mm
16 oz
IronCast Iron
Fair
Conserved, needs reconservation.
Valcour BayLake Champlain
VermontNew York
Battle of Valcour Bay
