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French 6pdr Cannonball one of 4 found in 1979 by a french metal detectorist and cannonball collector.Purchased from that collection by myself in 2003 when it was put up for auction. These were found in the area between La Haie Sainte and Hougoumont exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst find from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall superb condition as these have been shotblasted to remove all corrosion. Typical french rough casting of the period. I have 2 for sale from that batch found in 1979. One will be supplied.

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Surely a unique find history for this piece

Found in the summer of 1998 by a British Tourist visiting the Battlefield. Not even armed with a metal detector or any digging equipment. Found just to the west of Lion Mound and cleaned using electolysis. The finish is just superb slightly glossy and rust free. It was purchased into my collection in 2006.

Exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Along with a short letter and map from the original finder.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil. However this one did not seem to want to stay in the ground any longer and decided to pop out to end up here. Truly a unique find.

Condition amongst find from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall superb condition.

If you own one 6pdr cannonball from Waterloo have this one.

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French 6pdr Cannonball one of 4 found in 1979 by a french metal detectorist and cannonball collector. These were found in the area between La Haie Sainte and Hougoumont exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst find from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall superb condition as this one has been treated to remove all corrosion.

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French 12pdr Cannonball one of 4 found in 1979 by a french metal detectorist and cannonball collector. These were found in the area between La Haie Sainte and Hougoumont exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst finds from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall good condition as this one has been treated to remove all corrosion. 12pdrs are a very rare find and this is one of only 4 that i have in the collection.

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Without doubt the pick of the 12pdrs in beautiful condition

French 12pdr Cannonball found in September 1979 by a french cannonball collector. This was found almost due south of the Lion Mound. exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst finds from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In stunning cleaned condition. In fact this one is so well preserved that you can still make out the cast line from the mould.

If you only own one 12pdr from Waterloo have this one.

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French 12pdr Cannonball found on the reverse slope behind the Allied Lines. This one was found by a Belgian Collector and Metal Detectorist between 1980 and 2005. It had flown straight over the ridge line and ended up way behind on the reverse slope not far from the Brussels road exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst finds from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall good condition as this one has been treated to remove all corrosion. 12pdrs are a very rare find and this is one of only 4 that i have in the collection.

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French 6pdr Cannonball found on the reverse slope behind the Allied Lines. This one was found by a Belgian Collector and Metal Detectorist between 1980 and 2005. It had flown straight over the ridge line and ended up  behind on the reverse slope very close to the right hand side of the the Brussels road exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst finds from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall good condition as this one has been treated to remove all corrosion.

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Here we have for sale one of those items that most historians claim was never used at Waterloo. It is known that the smallest calibre used on the Battlefield that day was 6pdr used by both French and British, Most historians disagree that 4pdrs or Grape shot was ever used during the battle but here we have one 4pdr found dug from the very same battlefield near Plancenoit. Perhaps one battery did open fire,Perhaps it fell from a surplus ammunition cart that question will probably never be answered. I have seen many items dug from the field and some are regimentally marked to units that were never thought to be there. That for me is the pleasure of these artifacts you just never know what will turn up next.

French 4pdr Cannonball found North West of Plancenoit. This one was found by a Belgian Collector and Metal Detectorist between 1980 and 2005.  exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst finds from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall good condition as this one has been treated to remove all corrosion.

This is the only one i have ever had and you are not likely to see another.

This one comes with the original map from the digger and a signed map and certificate of provenance. One of a kind

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French 12pdr Cannonball one of 4 found in 1979 by a french metal detectorist and cannonball collector. Incredibly this one is very slightly flattened indicating that at some stage of it's flight it struck something very hard either a wall, cannon or suchlike. These were found in the area between La Haie Sainte and Hougoumont exact location map will be provided with the certificate of provenance.

Cannonballs are now extremely rare finds and can only be found with deep scan metal detectors. On the day of the battle rain had made the ground very muddy and a lot of the estimated 42,000 cannonballs fired that day ended up deep in the soil.

Condition amongst finds from different areas of the battlefield varies a great deal with some items exhibiting lots of corrosion and some very little.

In overall good condition as this one has been treated to remove all corrosion. 12pdrs are a very rare find and this is one of only 4 that i have in the collection. One should remember that in 1815 the French used a different weights and measures system to Us and their Pound weighed more than ours. Therefore a French 12 pdr could end up weighing a fair bit more than our current 12lb weight.

This is a fantastic collectors piece and very unusual.