Canon Balls

[Kimosubby]

I am currently completing the armed pinnace, Panart 1/16 scale and required some canon balls. Unlucky for me that my version of the kit did not supply any but at least I had the sizes required, being 4 and 6mm. Naturally a search of E bay was done but none showed up, neither was I finding any from model part suppliers at reasonable cost.
I later my search key words and finally came upon a) glass beads mixed bag covering the sizes wanted OR b) an engineering firm willing to sell small quantities of stainless steel bearings of the sizes. I obtained both for comparison, obviously the steel were best, but ss and very shiney. The beads were nearly round, but black and their holes would need filling.
I tried to blacken the ss balls with blackening chemicals, that failed, but it did slightly etch the surface so they took paint. Using Gesso Primer black, acrylic, I blackened and used them okay. Needless to say I still have a few glass beads 4 - 12mm range, and several ss balls left over for future projects.
The glass beads £3.30 (mixed bag of 200) and the ss balls £9.10 (50 of each size).

Aye, Kimmo

 

[AllanKP69]

Your question brings up another question, hope that is OK. What caliber guns were typically carried on an armed pinnace? Assuming it is at least a 12 pounder carronade as in the plans below, the diameter would be about 4.5" (7mm at 1:16). If you know any hunters, see if they have any #2 buckshot. (6.7mm) If it is some other caliber, you can find the scaled diameter and compare to a shot chart.
Allan

 

[tball4217]

and if i did that, we would know how many grains of black powder substitute it takes to destroy a model carronade..

and how much penetration the piece of lead would get.

 

[AllanKP69]

and if i did that, we would know how many grains of black powder substitute it takes to destroy a model carronade..

Tball
I am assuming the comment is supposed to be a joke of some sort, but if not, many hunters load their own cartridges and there is no danger in getting loose pellets from the sacks that they come in. Local shooting and hunting clubs are good places to check if you cannot find them elsewhere.
Allan

 

[Dry-Dock Models & Parts]

I am currently completing the armed pinnace, Panart 1/16 scale and required some canon balls. Unlucky for me that my version of the kit did not supply any but at least I had the sizes required, being 4 and 6mm. Naturally a search of E bay was done but none showed up, neither was I finding any from model part suppliers at reasonable cost.
I later my search key words and finally came upon a) glass beads mixed bag covering the sizes wanted OR b) an engineering firm willing to sell small quantities of stainless steel bearings of the sizes. I obtained both for comparison, obviously the steel were best, but ss and very shiney. The beads were nearly round, but black and their holes would need filling.
I tried to blacken the ss balls with blackening chemicals, that failed, but it did slightly etch the surface so they took paint. Using Gesso Primer black, acrylic, I blackened and used them okay. Needless to say I still have a few glass beads 4 - 12mm range, and several ss balls left over for future projects.
The glass beads £3.30 (mixed bag of 200) and the ss balls £9.10 (50 of each size).

Aye, Kimmo

Hi

You can find brass cannon balls here

Brass Accessories - Tiny nails, Belaying pins, Tiny cannon balls

Dry - Dock Models & Parts is providing high quality ship model fittings and parts

drydockmodelsandparts.com

 

[tball4217]

Tball
I am assuming the comment is supposed to be a joke of some sort, but if not, many hunters load their own cartridges and there is no danger in getting loose pellets from the sacks that they come in. Local shooting and hunting clubs are good places to check if you cannot find them elsewhere.
Allan

Im merely commenting on the fact that given the possible metal used in the model cannon or carronade,, if cast pewter, plastic, or even machined brass, the yield of each material is so disparet that some may not even survive an actual grain of gun powder or substitute..

not the standard VOLUME charge of a grain, but an actual grain of powder, as in grain of sand.

However, the majority of guns are sized that you would not be able to go past no 8 bridshot.