Cluster Shot, Lot of 7
Object/Artifact
Artifact lot W00-08 are a collection of seven pieces of cast iron grape shot found in close proximity to each other. W00-08.01 is about half smooth and half pitted and uneven. W00-08.02 is quite smooth, but an imperfections in the casting process made it uneven. W00-08.03 is smooth with a small hole and is slightly irregular in shape. W00-08.04 is an irregularly shaped, rounded shot with a small hole on it and about half of its surface is pitted. W00-08.05 is heavily pitted on one side with evidence of casting imperfections. W00-08.06 has a large hole and is somewhat irregular and craggy in shape. W00-08.07 is a small smooth metal fragment.
Valcour Bay Research Project Collection
1776
Grapeshot
Shot
Ammunition
Armaments
Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology
Archaeological Project Number
W00-08
2 cm
.001 roughly 2.0cm, .002 roughly 3.0cm, .003 roughly 2.0cm, .004 roughly 3.0cm, .005 2.5cm roughly, .006 3.0cm roughly, .007 1.5cm roughly
Iron
Cast Iron
Fair
Conserved