Original U.S. American Civil War Federal Spherical 42-Pounder Cannon Ball German Documents & Books / 1943 on the back

/ 1943 on the back

Blade Length: 12 3/8"

with just a bit of fraying

circa 1940

[9] In the process Das Reich and the 17th SS Panzergrenadier Division Götz von Berlichingen lost most of their armored equipment

Original U.S. American Civil War Federal Spherical 42-Pounder Cannon Ball German Documents & Books / 1943 on the backOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely Civil War Federal Spherical 42 Pounder iron cannonball, measuring approximately 6. 9" in diameter. This would indicate that it is a 42lb size. During the early part of the war, the Federal army lacked rifled siege artillery. To fill this gap, the army rifled existing smoothbore pieces with the system developed by Charles T. James. Firing shot and shells also designed by James, these newly rifled