Original American Revolutionary War Encrusted 4Lb Cannon Ball Recovered from Chesapeake Bay Near Fort McHenry Antique Guns In addition to this amazing

In addition to this amazing peaked visor hat is a type written invoice from ROYAL AUCTIONS dated JANUARY 22nd 1955” addressed to a John Robinson residing in Cincinnati

Although there were several variants with varying barrel lengths and sights made to customers' specifications

is beautifully done with the highest standards of metalworking

Cambrai and Beaurevoir

Original American Revolutionary War Encrusted 4Lb Cannon Ball Recovered from Chesapeake Bay Near Fort McHenry Antique Guns In addition to this amazingOriginal Item: Only One Available. Well, it makes a good story but the collector from whom this came swore up and down that it was recovered from the Chesapeake Bay after almost 200 years of being encased in solid hard silt on the bottom of the bay. It is a typical cannon ball of the era, measuring 3. 2 across making the mass of the cast Iron ball a 4 pounder. It is heavy, 2 3 of the surface is hidden in a large size clump of solid silt, 8. 5" across,