musket ball

English

The musket balls in the container can be compared with cannon balls on the ground

Noun

musket ball (plural musket balls)

1. (firearms, historical) A spherical projectile suitable for firing from a musket.
   • 2023 February 8, “HS2 archaeologists uncover evidence of early Civil War skirmish”, in RAIL, number 976, page 24:

     Archaeologists excavating the site of Coleshill Manor in Warwickshire have uncovered the foundations of a medieval gatehouse, on which are around 200 marks and indentations from pistol and musket balls. A further 40 musket balls were removed from nearby soil, where the moat would have been located.