Musket ball
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This type ammunition was used in a musket during the War of 1812.
A small round silver ball of lead, this musket ball is 2 1/8 inches in circumference. The surface is shiny and smooth with a visible cast mark is on the surface. The bottom of the musket ball has a small circular base of 1/4 inch which has a small hole slightly off center. - Date of Original
- circa 1812
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- X2010.5.1
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1554809112919 Longitude: -79.1942596435547
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the St. Catharines Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the St. Catharines Museum for any reproductions of this image
- Contact
- St. Catharines MuseumEmail:museumcollections@stcatharines.ca
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