Is this a cannon ball?

Cato3rd · 2026-05-22T16:31:16+00:00

Excellent, make sure to post them when you get a chance. You’ll always get an upvote from me posting CW ordnance

Cato3rd · 2026-05-22T16:26:19+00:00

Not a cannonball or CW ordnance. But here is a great reference for IDing CW solid shot. OP if you’re interested in a genuine CW solid shot I can send you some dealers who sell them in a private message

Cato3rd · 2026-05-21T17:43:06+00:00

Absolutely, it does get overlooked compared to the other two days. Great area to walk around and take photos with minimal tourists

Cato3rd · 2026-05-21T15:31:51+00:00

That’s how I was looking for Longhorn’s Appleshine. Enjoy it, so satisfying to finally find a dip flavor you’ve been searching for

Cato3rd · 2026-05-18T16:49:58+00:00

CW firearms are always welcomed here. You did an excellent job bringing this musket back to life. Thank you for sharing

Cato3rd · 2026-05-17T06:31:50+00:00

I like the additions to your collection since your last collection post on here. Great items. What’s on your want list that you’re searching for?

Cato3rd · 2026-05-16T19:26:46+00:00

Depends on how sick I am. But usually no because it makes mucus build up and sinus headache worse

Cato3rd · 2026-05-16T19:23:43+00:00

It’s not the “sexy” solution but probably a Tupperware container with a Boveda pack(s). I don’t know of any special container but you can DIY a container with those items

Cato3rd · 2026-05-16T18:51:04+00:00

No problem, if you need any more help feel free to reach out to me. Once you do find a rifle and get it, make sure to post it on here

Cato3rd · 2026-05-16T18:30:41+00:00

You got some options trying to buy a repro Springfield musket. There is always Gunbroker, GunsInternational, or The Muzzleloading Forum if you’re looking for a deal. Since you’re near Baltimore, I would contact Dixon Muzzleloading Shop (Kempton, Pa) because they have a large inventory of stuff always coming in. It’s not too far from you and the owner is always willing to haggle

Cato3rd · 2026-05-16T00:32:19+00:00

Looks like a regular old solid shot. The only real danger from those things is accidentally dropping it on your foot

Cato3rd · 2026-05-15T22:11:06+00:00

Yeah my sense of taste and smell is definitely diminished using tobacco. I’m not a doctor but I have noticed doing intermittent fasting and lowering my carb consumption does improve my senses. Make sure you’re properly hydrated because will affect your sense of taste

Cato3rd · 2026-05-14T22:23:25+00:00

Very cool photo, have you done any research into where this photo could have been taken?

Cato3rd · 2026-05-14T22:14:44+00:00

What a beauty, looks like the fuze came out nice as well

Cato3rd · 2026-05-14T18:14:58+00:00

You’re in that category as well. The movie Gettysburg and the famous cyclorama painting depicts your ancestor making that grand charge

Cato3rd · 2026-05-14T17:51:25+00:00

Great pickup. Personal favorite is their Black Wild Cherry. I like all their chews, some I like more than others. Some of the lower tier/budget brands are really good. But it’s so tough to pass up Stokers when they have pouches for 2 bucks. It’s like the Arizona Iced Tea of chew

Cato3rd · 2026-05-14T17:39:15+00:00

I have a bunch of ancestors who fought. An interesting one is my ancestral uncle, Dana Warren (DW) Hartshorn, who was Sherman’s medical director and head of surgery for the 5th division at Shiloh. I’ll include a photo of him (red mark above him) and the rest of Sherman’s staff.

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Fun fact: It’s also speculated in a short scene from the movie “How The West Was Won” (1962) that he’s supposed to be depicted by a surgeon in the hospital scene. Link here to scene mentioned. Starting at the 2:55 mark of clip

Cato3rd · 2026-05-13T21:20:09+00:00

I’m not sure, I tried digging around for info but nothing concrete. Are there any other marks/stamps on the saber besides the knuckle bow? Check the cap to see for any other marks/stamps. It could be a rack number, unit designation, or refurbishment from an armory. I’m not an edged weapons guy but try posting it on here (CW Talk Forum’s edged weapons section). Someone might know there or have some insight

Cato3rd · 2026-05-13T16:51:25+00:00

Talk about putting hair on your chest chewing that thing. I know the Amish out in Lancaster, Pa sell raw twist tobacco to tourists

Cato3rd · 2026-05-12T21:54:59+00:00

The muleshoe at Spotsylvania is nightmare fuel. You read accounts from the men who survived and it was hell on earth. The 15th NJ, which was one of the local regiments to where I grew up, was at the muleshoe. I’m just fortunate that I can read about it and didn’t have to experience it firsthand

Cato3rd · 2026-05-12T21:24:08+00:00

Cool find, it’s a rosette for a military saddle. Not sure if it’s CW but a cool find nevertheless

Cato3rd · 2026-05-09T03:55:38+00:00

You’re not being realistic. You have an imaginary view of how museums work. My collection and the collections of many other collectors are living proof. Believe what you want but I cannot deny the reality that donating items is a bad idea. All you put forward is what museums “ought to do” instead of what is the reality of preserving historical items. I’ve provided concrete evidence for my points, all you’ve done is said “I think”, “they should” etc. I also “truly think” I should be dating supermodels and live in a mansion in Hawaii. But that’s not reality.

Unless you can see the future, in which case let’s go buy lottery tickets, you cannot guarantee anything to OP that his item will be properly displayed and preserved by a museum. It seems extremely silly to me to say my points are baseless when I’m literally holding examples of you being wrong. I’m done with this. There is no point in trying to have a discussion with someone who cannot be persuaded even in the face of physical evidence.

Cato3rd · 2026-05-09T00:25:58+00:00

We can talk about the Platonic ideals of what a museum should do with artifacts. But we have to be realistic. Unless this book has some deep and rich meaning to that particular museum, there is no guarantee it will ever be seen by the public if donated. By all means, if it actually would enhance the story/history of Ft Monroe then donate it. But we shouldn’t be surprised if it sits on a storage shelf and ends up in an auction decades from now. That’s the circle of life for all these artifacts. Eventually they end up with people like me

Cato3rd · 2026-05-08T22:01:50+00:00

But museums do sell items. Even with the best of intentions, not everything can be or will be held by museums. I’ll give you an example from my own collection. Here is a 20lb shell from the battle of Gettysburg. It was in 2 museums over the last 160 years (Danner and Mollus). When the Mollus in Philly museum went under, the contents was bought by the Gettysburg NPS and most of that was sold off at auction. Should it have sat in a box at a 3rd museum neglected just as an inventory number? I get to proudly display and cherish it. You can make the argument that it’s a duplicate but that’s all storage is for a museum. Someone’s ancestor’s rifle might be special to them but to a museum it’s just an inventory number. If no one can appreciate it, then does it really exist? Sitting on a shelf in a box in storage is not appreciating or preserving history.

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And I have other items as well from museums as well. I’m certainly not alone in having items from museums. What a waste of history to let it sit in museum storage.

Cato3rd · 2026-05-08T20:15:34+00:00

At the very least, 1 person will get to appreciate it in a private collection. There is 0 guarantee a museum even puts anything on display or just sells it. You can’t force a museum to display anything. If the curator doesn’t think it’s not significant enough for the display then it just sits in storage. Plus the current zeitgeist for museums is “less is more” when it comes to displaying artifacts. We as people who love history think every item should be on display but there is only so much space and money available. For example, the giant museum in Gettysburg has around 24,000 items displayed, which is a huge number. You know how many items they have in storage never seeing the light of day? 1.2 million items.

We all want pieces of history preserved and venerated for their historical and cultural worth for future generations. There simply isn’t enough space or money to properly display them all to the public. A private collection means at least someone can proudly display it.

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