6 Pound Round Shot

Object/Artifact

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Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Name/Title

6 Pound Round Shot

Description

Artifact 01-05 is a cast-iron round shot. The label on this cast iron object is damaged and only the top of the "5" is visible. There is a British broad arrow cast into the shot's surface, indicating that this artifact was fired by a British vessel.

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Shot

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Ammunition

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Archaeological Project Number

Other Number

01-05

Dimensions

Diameter

86.7 mm

Material

Iron, Cast Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay