Cannonball? And other projectile

believe it or not a friend of mine basically found these dumpster diving!! Can anyone give me any info on them and tell me if I need to worry about the round one?

 

Yeah ,I wouldnt handle them ! Thats probably why whoever had them threw them away. Be careful.

 

Hey @springfld.arsenal ! I have a feeling these are old Civil War rounds. If it's solid shot there isn't much to worry about unless you drop one on your foot.

 

Looks like maybe the bullet shaped one is some kind of Hotchkiss. I am more worried about the round one with the plug

 

handle with care...

 

When I hear Hotchkiss, I think of this:


I guess that is not what you mean.

 

When you google DMNH the Delaware Museum of Natural History comes up but would a Natural History museum have Civil War relics

 

I was thinking the same thing.

 

Museums get given all sorts of things. These appear to have been 'deaccessioned', after all. But if they had a display on local natural history it could have included finds from local digs, that sort of thing. The American Museum of Natural History devotes as much space to the work of Franz Boas & others who did anthropological/sociological work as to dinosaur skeletons & wildlife dioramas. It's a broad brief.

 

I know. I still think of the car though.

 

I wouldn't mind having the car. Not sure what I'd do with the cannon.

 

Exactly. That is why I'd rather think of the car. Having been brought up in a vintage car loving family could have something to do with it as well.

 

Where is Springfield how dare he not check in when I need him

 

it's his wife who likes the bullets and bombs......maybe she should join up here !!

 

Yes item on left is indeed a Hotchkiss Patent projectile missing the lead sabot. Not sure of item on right. Due to certain clauses in our liability insurance I’m not commenting on what may or may not be inside. But COL John Biemeck, US Army ret. has written five books on ammo for muzzle-loading Artillery and will discuss those with you. I’m sure you can find him via Google, FB, etc, he lives in VA.

 

how's his insurance???