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Offline Santa Dave

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Scary question--
« on: December 17, 2005, 08:09:59 AM »
There is an ad on Ebay-- for a mortar round and a piece of carriage.
He states it has tong holes in the 100lb round ball.
Doesn't that make it a 'mortar bomb' and probably not a thing to store in by the fire in your living room?
You guys seem to have all the answers!
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« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2005, 10:34:17 AM »
The Tong holes were for lifting the ball into the barrel. I imagin that a 9" iron ball would be very akward to say the least with out a means to lift it. Later,
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« Reply #2 on: December 17, 2005, 10:36:42 AM »
This is the place to ask the scary questions.  

The short answer is No.  The tong holes are for the two ends of the tong to grip the ball so it can be picked up.  The ball can be solid or hollow.  Weight compared to diameter is a good indication of density - answering the question of: "is it solid iron or hollow filled with ...".
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« Reply #3 on: December 17, 2005, 11:44:41 AM »
The first indication is tha with no reserve and only 6hrs. to go the price is still at .99 cents and it is listed in the civil war section.
   No 9"dia. iron balls listed in the Ord. manual so I don't know where he looked up the info.
   Mortars did not shot solid shot. Shells are hollow.
   Were it real, $300.00 or more.
   May be some kind of machine part.
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