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This is a fine Confederate artillery piece! It is an original cannonball for the 4.62 inch cannon barrel. These were better known as the 12 pounder. This one has the excellent original Confederate copper fuse plug at the top. This was designed to hold the paper time fuse in the center. These paper time fuzes burned down like a candle wick and then caused the explosion to break apart the cannonball. What is also very nice about this piece is that it is the version that has the lead "sideloader” plug. This is where the iron case shot balls would have been loaded into the ball. It has the lead plug still vividly clear on the side. The shell has been disarmed for safety. It hasn’t even been thoroughly cleaned and coated for preservation and display. Now it displays superbly from all angles. This is a solid Confederate cannon projectile with the cool side loader plug.

This is a nice original excavated Confederate 12# cannonball. This is the classic style that was used by the Confederate artillery during the Civil War. The ball was fired from the 12# cannon that had a 4.62 inch diameter bore size. They used many of this style here at the Battle of Shiloh. Unfortunately we do not know where this one was excavated but it is a nice shell. The iron is in very nice shape for an excavated piece and has a fine look. It has been disarmed and then cleaned and coated for display and preservation. You can see traces of the mold seam running around the equator of the ball. This is a very nice looking Confederate cannonball for the money!

This is a nice original excavated solid shot version of the Civil War cannonball for the 12# field cannon. These solid shot balls were 4.62 inches across and were one of the most used and dependable projectiles of the Civil War. They would have been utilized to destroy enemy emplacements or fortifications. This one has a nice look with the usual pitting from the years in the ground. This is a good original Civil War solid shot cannonball for the price.

This is a great piece of history! It is an original Civil War cannon shell. This is the large size that was designed for the 8 inch cannon that was a mainstay for the heavy artillery units of the Civil War both aboard ship and in forts. This one is in nice shape and it still has the original fuse remaining at the top. This is the style fuse that is referred to by collectors as the naval watercap fuse. You can still see the remnants of the 1861 production date and a very small part of the “ORD” mark. The ball has some pitting after the years in the ground. It has been drilled and had the powder flushed out for safety and preservation. This is a wonderful addition and Civil War artillery projectile collection.

This is a cannonball you don’t often see offered for sale. It is an original 9# solid shot cannonball. This size of projectile was popular during the colonial era but faded out of favor by the time of the Civil War. There is one 9# Confederate cannon that survives from the Macon, Georgia arsenal so if you are an optimist this one could be from that gun. They went into smoothbore cannon that had a bore diameter of 4.2 inches compared to the 4.62 inch diameter of the more popular 12# cannon. Since they were phased out the balls are tougher to find. This one has a lot of build-up around it but still displays well and isn’t flaking. This is a nice solid shot 9# cannonball.

This is a tougher to find version of cannonball that you would expect. It is the wooden fused version of the 23# size of the round cannonball. They were designed to be fired out of the 5.68 inch diameter smoothbore cannon. You encounter 20 times more of the 12# wood fuse balls than you do these 24# versions. This one is in very nice shape and would probably clean up even better. It looks like when it was found it was washed off and coated. The fuse hole at the top of the shell still has the fuse intact and it has been drilled from underneath. The hole measures a little over ½ an inch across. This is a nice Civil War projectile.

This is a very tough ball to find. It is the solid shot projectile that was fired out of the 42 pounder smoothbore cannon. It has the diameter of 6.88 inches across. This one is flaking as you can see in the pictures. It needs to beexpertly cleaned and coated for display and preservation but we will leave that for you. This is a tough to find ball for a cheap price.

Here is one that you don’t often encounter. It is a wooden fused cannonball for 9 inch smoothbore cannon. It has the fuse hole open in the top of the shell. The iron appears that it would clean up quite nicely even though it still has the dirt on it after all of the years in the ground. Around the equator of the ball you can still see some of the mold seam. This trait is often referred to as being Confederate in manufacture. The last picture shows this big 9 inch ball beside the standard 12# wood fuse ball (not included) to give you some idea of how massive it is. This is a nice ball that should clean even better!

This is a tougher to find version of cannonball that you would expect. It is the wooden fused version of the 23# size of the round cannonball. They were designed to be fired out of the 5.68 inch diameter smoothbore cannon. You encounter 20 times more of the 12# wood fuse balls than you do these 24# versions. This one is in very nice shape and would probably clean yup even better. It looks like when it was found it was washed off and coated. The fuse hole is open at the top of the shell and measures a little over ½ an inch across. This is a nice Civil War projectile.

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