New Article at my website

[Nemo]

Ever been tempted to buy that thing you think is a cannonball at a garage sale or even a relic show? Pete George and I have put together an article on how to tell authentic from non-authentic solid shot. Pete was gracious enough to fill the article with his artillery expertise. I learned enough to be able to spot several fakes at the last Nashville Relic Show.

I have posted the article on my website under Solid Shot Essentials. Thanks for viewing and hope you learn as much as I did.

Dave Poche.

 

[brnn53]

Interesting info Dave as usual! Thanks!
Mike

 

[balenim]

Dave,

I have a question. I was thinking that I had read somewhere in the past that round shot (not cannister) had to be periodically rotated to prevent flattening. Is that correct or would that just apply to case shot? If that were the case, then it might be possible to find shot that might have some flattening.

Thanks,

baleniM

 

[Nemo]

If you think about it it's pretty neat that a question like yours can be answered in a few hours by an expert. In this case, I submitted your question about flattening "Round Shot" to Pete George. Here is his answer:

Hi Dave,

Cast iron shot won't "compress" during lengthy storage - and neither will
an iron shellwall. So the directive to periodically rotate to prevent
flattening must be referring to lead-bodied shot.

Best regards,
Pete G.

Thanks Pete.

Dave Poche

 

[balenim]

Pete,

Thanks for the response.

baleniM