4 Pound Round Shot

Name/Title

4 Pound Round Shot

Description

Artifact W00-09 is a 4-pound cast-iron round shot. Historic sources suggest that none of the British vessels carried four-pound cannon, so this cast iron round shot was most likely carried by the American fleet.

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

W00-09

Dimensions

Diameter

79.8 mm

Material

Iron, Cast Iron

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Conservation

Notes

Conserved

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

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