BUCK&BALL

[moose23]

Welcome from Beaver County PA

 

[Wildrangeringreen]

Thanks, and for all the warm welcomes. I took another 'good' look at these lead balls; there a flat ban around each ball looks to be made by the barrel bore. Ban width varies on each lead balls measuring from 1/16 -3/16 wide no rifle marks pretty smooth. Wow so that flat ban marking rule out 16 gauge shot-gun shooting a buck&ball load a shotgun shell which is like shooting a Sabot bullet thinking where lead ball or bullet does not touch the bore, please correct me if wrong.

the balls get that band even if they're in a smoothbore, unless the ball is ridiculously undersized. the tighter the fit, the wider the band, generally. the .65 balls could be from 16 bore guns, but the .69 are unlikely (unless really messed up from impacting the ground), as others said, you're probably looking at an older musket.

 

[WalkerMountain]

the balls get that band even if they're in a smoothbore, unless the ball is ridiculously undersized. the tighter the fit, the wider the band, generally. the .65 balls could be from 16 bore guns, but the .69 are unlikely (unless really messed up from impacting the ground), as others said, you're probably looking at an older musket.

Thinking 1842 Springfield .69 cal musket smoothbore. I just order a kit for this musket going to make it look old. Plans are put it in display case with all Item found relative to Fort Lane, OR. than donate it Gold Hill museum.

 

[Hawk54]

Welcome from Minnesota.

 

[Omahkapi'si]

Welcome from Alberta.