Original American Revolutionary War Encrusted 4Lb Cannon Ball Recovered from Chesapeake Bay Near Fort McHenry German Afrikakorp Characteristics include:

Characteristics include:

The First Expeditionary Division

by Angolia and Schlicht

The Assegai throwing spear was one of the most common weapons in Africa prior to the introduction of firearms

It measures 12” in overall length

Original American Revolutionary War Encrusted 4Lb Cannon Ball Recovered from Chesapeake Bay Near Fort McHenry German Afrikakorp Characteristics include:Original Item: Only One Available. Well, it makes a good story but the collector from whom this came swore up and down that it was recovered from the Chesapeake Bay after almost 200 years of being encased in solid hard silt on the bottom of the bay. It is a typical cannon ball of the era, measuring 3. 2 across making the mass of the cast Iron ball a 4 pounder. It is heavy, 2 3 of the surface is hidden in a large size clump of solid silt, 8. 5" across,