Original American Revolutionary War Encrusted 6Lb Cannon Ball Recovered from Chesapeake Bay Near Fort McHenry 20th Century European-Africa Middle Eastern Campaign with

European-Africa Middle Eastern Campaign with two battle stars

Includes sling swivel and swivel pin

used by the Germans in WW2 to protect an infamous and devastating weapon of the NSDAP War Machine

Virtually all wartime manufactured helmets have the production run number stamped into the shell

Original American Revolutionary War Encrusted 6Lb Cannon Ball Recovered from Chesapeake Bay Near Fort McHenry 20th Century European-Africa Middle Eastern Campaign withOriginal 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. 5 across making the m ass of the cast Iron ball a 6 pounder. It is heavy, half the surface is hidden in a large size clump of solid silt, 8" across,