Cannon balls

[martin goddard]

Have you used cannon balls as part of the bases or markers  in your ACW gaming?


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

I did once, but it rolled off the table and hurt someone's foot 

Can I recommend small ball bearings instead?

[Stewart 46A]

Very good Simon

Stewart

[Bankinista]

Yes,
A small pile of cannon balls (or even ball bearings) makes a good ammunition marker for artillery.
Derek

[Leman (Andy)]

You can only really use them as spent cannon balls, maybe next to a casualty, as they were attached to a sabot prior to loading. I think I did use them once when I had some green stuff left over from some modelling,

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

Amen, Andy,
Generally the widespread use of sabots and all-in-one shot from the Napoleonic Wars has passed most people by...

[Leman (Andy)]

There is also the famous photo from the Crimea showing the valley strewn with spent cannon balls.

[Leslie BT]

Derek the best are craft beads.

[sukhe_bator (Neil)]

I've got into the habit of rolling my own with any left over Milliput etc. after a day's modelling... ideal for all those late Medieval non-standard calibres etc. You'd need a shedload though for something like this... https://collections.royalarmouries.org/object/rac-object-6177.html