Cluster Shot

Name/Title

Cluster Shot

Description

Artifact 00-09 is a cast iron ball (cluster shot) measuring 1⅓in (3.4cm) in diameter and weighing 5.8 oz (162 g). These dimensions suggest two things. First, this projectile may have been fired out of an 18-pounder with 41 other balls of the same size in a round or canister. Second, the round may have been one of nine to come from a round of grape shot fired from a four-pounder

Collection

Valcour Bay Research Project Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1776

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Shot, Case

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

00-09

Dimensions

Diameter

3.4 cm

Weight

5.8 oz

Material

Iron, Cast Iron

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Valcour Bay, Lake Champlain

State/Province

Vermont, New York

Related Events

Event

Battle of Valcour Bay