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I watched many a game of boccie ball in the park in Barcelona so it could still be ...?
15.5 lb lead solid lead cannon ball?
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I watched many a game of boccie ball in the park in Barcelona so it could still be ...?
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Gary: If it really is lead you should be able to mark it with your thumbnail, if it is an alloy or some other metal then it won't. Are there any mold marks on it?
Ft Garland is a neat place, I went there while on the trail of Kit Carson. He was in a lot of places over his lifetime and took part in a lot of our history.
Ft Garland is a neat place, I went there while on the trail of Kit Carson. He was in a lot of places over his lifetime and took part in a lot of our history.
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Reasons for a lead ball that don't include artillery...,
Ballast for a ship (but round might roll back and forth a bit in a rolling ship's lowest point.)...,
A counter weight (Colonial Williamsburg sports chains on the back of the gates to their properties that have round ball weights that then act along with the chain to close the front gate to the front yard automatically when the gate is released.)...,
15.5 lbs modern is ALSO 1 Arroba under the Old Spanish system which was used in Mexico and South America, and it's also 1/4 of the Old Spanish Quintal (give or take an ounce). So..., if it was dug up in an area that traded with Mexico or was once part of Mexico, perhaps we have a solution. ??? A weight for a large grain scale? (odd though it's not marked with a large "1" or an "A" or "1/4 Q" or something, eh)....
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Ballast for a ship (but round might roll back and forth a bit in a rolling ship's lowest point.)...,
A counter weight (Colonial Williamsburg sports chains on the back of the gates to their properties that have round ball weights that then act along with the chain to close the front gate to the front yard automatically when the gate is released.)...,
15.5 lbs modern is ALSO 1 Arroba under the Old Spanish system which was used in Mexico and South America, and it's also 1/4 of the Old Spanish Quintal (give or take an ounce). So..., if it was dug up in an area that traded with Mexico or was once part of Mexico, perhaps we have a solution. ??? A weight for a large grain scale? (odd though it's not marked with a large "1" or an "A" or "1/4 Q" or something, eh)....
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Malachi Leviticus Blue
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You think your unknown ball is a mystery?
Some believe NASA just found a canon ball on Mars.
https://bgr.com/2017/12/05/why-did-nasas-rover-just-find-a-cannon-ball-on-mars/
First thing I thought of was Gary's 15.5 lb ball
Some believe NASA just found a canon ball on Mars.
https://bgr.com/2017/12/05/why-did-nasas-rover-just-find-a-cannon-ball-on-mars/
First thing I thought of was Gary's 15.5 lb ball
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