Grapeshot
Description
- Sponsors
This item is a part of the 1812 History digitization project. This project was made possible with the support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.- Media Type
- Object
- Description
- This type of ammunition, known as a grapeshot, was used in artillery during the War of 1812.
A round black ball of iron with a pitted surface, this grapeshot has a circumference of 4 1/8 inches.
Grapeshot was made up of canvas bags that held a large number of iron balls similar to a shot gun shell. These rounds were used to defeat infantry and cavalry columns. - Date of Original
- circa 1812
- Dimensions
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Width: 10.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- X2010.3.1
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.155355684137 Longitude: -79.1944313049316
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the St. Catharines Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the St. Catharines Museum for any reproductions of this image
- Contact
- St. Catharines MuseumEmail:museumcollections@stcatharines.ca
Website:
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