Cannon and Mortar shells

[rivercat]

Hi All,
Some of the collection of mortar and cannon shells we have as part of the collection,
This one is made of stone and is dating back as roman and is on loan from the Rotunda collection
 

 

Again the larger one is roman from the same collection.
 

 

 

 

 
We have also quite a lot of modern stuff as well but I know you lads do not want to see this on here......
 
 

[shred]

Presumably the Roman ones were for catapaults and not cannon?  Or is this a different version of "Roman" than we yanks are used to?

In Rhodes a couple years ago, it was difficult to avoid tripping over giant stone balls that I assumed were from cannon.

[rivercat]

Presumably the Roman ones were for catapaults and not cannon?  Or is this a different version of "Roman" than we yanks are used to?

In Rhodes a couple years ago, it was difficult to avoid tripping over giant stone balls that I assumed were from cannon.

You would be right I guess it would have been for a catapult but would they have had some form of cannon back then that would have taken them an interesting point.

[A.Roads]

Great photos, most artillery museums seem to display relatively few projectiles, especially given that there are hundreds of different types & natures of British types alone, so its nice to see a decent quantity on show. Its also unusual to find really detailed descriptions of what is displayed - though it is a rather obscure subject that is clearly overshadowed by the ordnance & their carriages etc. With my own interest in artillery, mostly confined to British muzzle loading ordnance, it is obviously difficult to collect original guns, mortars & the like, due to expense, space, availability & threats of divorce - so I find collecting projectiles followed by fuses, ignition tubes, models, parts etc is a definite substitute, as would quite a few others I presume.
Adrian