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Gary's Detecting forum => General detecting talk => Topic started by: Smogboy on August 17, 2016, 06:31 pm

Title: Grapeshot.
Post by: Smogboy on August 17, 2016, 06:31 pm

http://s446.photobucket.com/user/Coljor/library/grapeshot
Grapeshot i had a friend section polish and micro photograph.

Title: Re: Grapeshot.
Post by: nailman on August 17, 2016, 08:56 pm

Thanks for posting just come back from a walking holiday on the Waterloo battlefield, that stuff was devistating against troops in mass ranks.

Title: Re: Grapeshot.
Post by: Smogboy on August 17, 2016, 09:22 pm

I would imagine they were very efficient at killing and maiming,some of the injuries must have been truly horrific.
Colin.

Title: Re: Grapeshot.
Post by: JBM on August 18, 2016, 09:54 am

Some small cannons fired a single shot less than 1" in diameter.

I found 5 of them unused in a small patch left by Oliver Cromwell soldiers a few years ago.

Title: Re: Grapeshot.
Post by: Smogboy on August 18, 2016, 10:38 am

Very Very nice, would love to find that.
Colin.

Title: Re: Grapeshot.
Post by: IDB on August 27, 2016, 02:56 pm

Most of my hunting is relic hunting so you find grape shot it is hard to think how terrible it was to be in front of that . The south had their own version they would take what was at hand old bullets,nails etc. and cut a hole in canon ball stuff powder and junk in fill hole with lead plug and fire away. It's a thrill to find one of those lead plugs.