is there a way to preserve musket balls

[Con]

any way to preserve musket balls?

[jeff of pa]

I wouldn't think they need any Preservation.

[EDDE]

[kd8hf]

I would like to find one. I did find an old Hoe the other day and should clean it up and put some oil or
something on it to keep it from rusting more.

I'm waiting on the answer here on the preservation idea.

[warsawdaddy]

Bury them in the ground! Lead doesn't really need preserving.

[Zephyr]

Check out the link in the topic "Lead Rot"

http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.p...c,60922.0.html

[gldhntr]

other than tap water and maybe a soft bristle toothbrush to knock off dirt do not clean them as it kills any value they have......g

[Wetgreenie]

any way to preserve musket balls?

That depends,
If Musket balls are anything like Tennis elbow
Ouch, who'd wanna keep that.

I think I had a case of Disco Ball in 1979......

[PBK]

As previously stated, lead generally needs no special treatment, although it can develop a thin layer of white oxide over time— as seen, for example, on Civil War bullets. That said, here's a link to a page detailing lead conservation methods used by marine archaeologists:

http://nautarch.tamu.edu/class/anth605/File14.htm