Possible spanish cannonballs found

[aprilsharon13]

Found these lovelies. Can someone help me try to determine if they are solid shot or explosive? They are heavy, working on getting rust off. About 2 1/2 inches

 

[JWalker3]

WOw, great find. Where are you hunting to find an artifact like this, that may help in identifying them. As far a being explosive, old cannon balls that were explosive had a hole for the wrap they were fired with to ignite after being shot. If you find the hole, bingo. I would throw them in a fire far away from people or buildings and see what happens. But that's just the way I roll ! LoL My bet is that even if they had powder in them it is no longer viable to explode.

 

[BobOso]

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Found these lovelies. Can someone help me try to determine if they are solid shot or explosive? They are heavy, working on getting rust off. About 2 1/2 inches

looks like mill balls.You have crucibles and glass in the background, most likely a smelter or mill nearby

 

[stetam]

looks like mill balls.You have crucibles and glass in the background, most likely a smelter or mill nearby

Good call.

Steve

 

[Fredneck]

Mill balls wouldn't have those flat protrusions especially noticeable on the top of the one to the left. Would love a better look at that, looks similar a CS Bormann fuse. Could be small cannonballs, early grenades, or simply civilian decor doo-dads ?

 

[scoundrel]

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Found these lovelies. Can someone help me try to determine if they are solid shot or explosive? They are heavy, working on getting rust off. About 2 1/2 inches

I have found cannonballs in Florida and Panama. Those do not look like the cannon balls that I found. Mine were perfectly round. Or very close.

 

[BobOso]

Mill balls wouldn't have those flat protrusions especially noticeable on the top of the one to the left. Would love a better look at that, looks similar a CS Bormann fuse. Could be small cannonballs, early grenades, or simply civilian decor doo-dads ?

Mill Balls, notice the flat spot on the smaller one

 

[james45]

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Found these lovelies. Can someone help me try to determine if they are solid shot or explosive? They are heavy, working on getting rust off. About 2 1/2 inches

What detector are you using for relic hunting?

 

[Hotled]

WTG!