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WMID-7c6c83: Post Medieval to Modern: Cannon ball
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Birmingham Museums Trust, Teresa Gilmore, 2012-10-24 12:11:00
Title
WMID-7c6c83: Post Medieval to Modern: Cannon ball
Description
English: A complete cast iron cannon ball, of 19th Century dating.

The cannon ball is spherical in shape. It has a maximum diameter of 105 mm (4.1 inches) and weighs 4 kg (2.2 lbs). The circumference is approximately 32 cm (12.5 inches).

The cannon ball is a mid to dark brown colour, with an even surface patina. Some traces of iron corrosion (rust) are present on the surface, but no lamination of the surface has occurred.

The dimensions and weight would suggest that this cannon ball is a British 9 pdr. As the name suggests these weighed 9 pounds when first manufactured and were fired from a smooth bore cannon. This sort of gun was in use with British and related forces for quite some time, but was particularly prevalent during the early nineteenth century.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Staffordshire
Date between 1800 and 1900
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1900-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 526170
Old ref: WMID-7C6C83
Filename: WMID-7C6C83.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/401176
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/401176
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/526170
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Object location52° 57′ 10.08″ N, 1° 57′ 36.72″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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