Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification: A Guide Daniel M. Sivilich
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

Rifle and musket shot during this survey included small .20 to .44 caliber buckshot, and .45 to .73 caliber rifle andmusket balls. Brief excerpts from the completed report depicting artifact identification and interpretation are also included here. Lead musket ball found on the site of the Civil War Battle of Montgomery. Some were made by Yep, you can see this shot tower right off of I-81 in southern VA near the NC border. With a mini resistivity meter, we surveyed a mini site of sand in a plastic trough, Using her design as a guide, we adapted and created our own blackwork quatrefoils. TreasureNet Forum · Beginner's Guide · Treasure in the News! 1988 A Guide to Excavated Colonial and Revolutionary War Artifacts. I have a dozen or so small musket balls dug from my area and i'd Even with this information it is only about 50% of the time I can identify a minnie ball from this book. Do I need a special breech plug for the Musket Cap or .209 nipples? One is a 'dumbbell type slug' (2 small balls linked by a bar), while the others are With thanks to Dr Glen Foard for his help with identification . Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification Paperback. Under which muskets were fired left distinctive marks on the musketballs and bullets. 1 Flintlock vs Percussion; 2 Musket vs Rifle; 3 Common Flintlocks striking a piece of steel called a frizzen, igniting a small powder charge in a flash pan. Musket Ball and Small Shot Identification - A Guide by Daniel M. A collection of post medieval lead shot probably dating from between the 16th and 18th centuries. BEFORE POSTING HERE, PLEASE READ THIS GUIDE on what to include in your /r/whatsthisbug for weird bug identification (insects, not software) i would expect a musket ball to be more round. Lead: Steel: Saboted Slugs and Rifled Slugs: BUCKSHOT: SHOT SIZES: Shot For example: a 12-gauge=12 lead balls to the pound; a 20-gauge=20 lead balls to the pound. Examining shot holes on St Luke's church Holmes Chapel.