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 is an example of ammunition used in artillery during the War of 1812.
Commonly termed a grapeshot, this round grayish ball of lead has a circumference of 3 3/4 inches. The surface is not smooth and ranges in color from gray, brown to rust.
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: 9.5 cm
- Subject(s)
- Local identifier
- X2010.4.1
- Geographic Coverage
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Ontario, Canada
Latitude: 43.1554809112919 Longitude: -79.1942596435547
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- Recommended Citation
- Image courtesy of the St. Catharines Museum
- Terms of Use
- Please contact the St. Catharines Museum for any reproduction of this image
- Contact
- St. Catharines MuseumEmail:museumcollections@stcatharines.ca
Website:
Address:1932 Welland Canals Parkway P.O. Box 3012 St. Catharines, ON L2R 7C2
Phone: 905-984-8880
