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Revolutionary War original period item lot
What it includes:
Three musket balls, one canister shot ball, one pay document, one cannonball, three framed relics One powder horn. Two colonial daggers,/hanger swords.
About the small swords/daggers
The curved blade is 21 inches, and the other Spanish colonel has a 19-inch blade. The curved dagger/small hanger sword/ grip is bone and comes with a scabberd that looks to have been made on an engraving wheel. It was purchased from Rachele Mandel Gallery Swords
Framed items. Authentic Revolutionary War Fabric Piece from British Uniform w/ Button in Case Revolutionary War Era Game Pieces Domino, Stamp Act Dice, & Poker Chip with Case. Revolutionary War Era framed fork and pottery piece.
Cannonball battle of German town Found in 1987 near the Johnson house Would make great gifts for any collector Some wear from age, uniform case is missing the glass. See my other
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About the cannonball Cannonball from the Battle of Germantown, Revolutionary War 1777!This ball is approximately 9 5/8" in circumference, and about 3" wide weighing about 3 pounds.It has great patina. Near perfectly round.It was found in 1987 next to the Historic Johnson House pictured. A crane pulled up a 3-pound heavy British cannon, and many iron cannonballs out of an 80ft deep colonial well.The armament was dumped down the well sometime before or after the battle of Germantown, 1777. Approximately twenty miles north of the capital Philadelphia.
Now, there are a few theories how this happened:1.) The Americans had captured it broken in some way and had to think fast. They didn't want to leave it to the enemy and did not have the time, or powder to spike it (destroying the barrel). A well was nearby and a handful of men dumped it down.The same could be said if the British had to dispose of it, or re-capture it.2.) The trunion caps, nails, pins, and 67 cannonballs were all found in 1987 in the same well leading me to another idea:The cannon was cast under the reign of King George II: 1720-1760. These cannons were found all over the colonies under British rule with deep markings proving the cannon was the property of the King. If any unauthorized person had the cannon and anything that came with it, it was literally a death sentence. It was well known you would be killed on the spot if you were caught with it. Cannons were THAT important. Therefore, someone unauthorized dumped it in a place it would never be found.This also suggests the cannon balls were made in Britain. It is impossible to know outside the fact they are of good quality, and almost perfectly round.
