I found a 12lb Whitworth Bolt!

[Keith S]

I don't post here much but I thought you guys would appreciate this. Recovered from a small creek in the Shenandoah Valley with my AT Pro. The Whitworth was a rare artillery piece used in the American Civil War. I have a video of the recovery but I'm not sure if it's OK to link it since my YouTube account is monetized?

 

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[Keith S]

What is it and what is it used for? Thats a weird find!

I edited the post with the info

 

[thrifty76now]

Which side was most likely to have used that type of shell? I have not seen one before.Great recovery.

 

[Keith S]

Which side was most likely to have used that type of shell? I have not seen one before.Great recovery.

The South. They were imported from England to the Confederacy.

 

[Ranger121]

Nice.....I've seen video of the Whit.....great historical save.

 

[parsonwalker]

The South. They were imported from England to the Confederacy.

It's dang RARE and almost deserves a banner mention. There were whit worth RIFLES as well - coveted by sharpshooters of either side. GREAT find, dude!

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

Tremendously cool!

#2 here

 

[Patriot Relics]

I was lucky enough to recover a Whitworth octagonal bullet but first time I've seen it's artillery counterpart. Thanks for the additional info Charlie.

 

[19cbb]

Here's the video... oh, and my banner vote for such an amazing piece of artillery!

 

[flatbutton]

It's dang RARE and almost deserves a banner mention. There were whit worth RIFLES as well - coveted by sharpshooters of either side. GREAT find, dude!

I Agree! The only dug specimen I ever saw belongs to a buddy of mine. It was found in the Wilmington N.C. area

 

[sutphin]

WHAT A FIND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratulations on the historically significant find.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Killer find and a fantastic video of the recovery too!

Cheers,

Buck

 

[UnderMiner]

Cleaned up it would fit nicely in a museum display!

 

[etex]

Banner find

 

[rovnrbl53]

Banner for me. I've only seen two others dug....both from same location in NVa.

 

[nsdq]

Holy Arty that is coooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool

 

[Tnmountains]

I saw the title and having only found one whitworth bullet knew this was special. I have not seen the Vid yet but assume it has the twist like the bullets? Congrats that is a great find!
Glad you have joined the t-net community.

 

[zaxfire69]

That is an amazing and rare find. Banner for sure!

 

[Keith S]

Cleaned up it would fit nicely in a museum display!

Thanks everyone It cleaned up quite nicely; the metal is superb with only 2 small areas (each smaller than a dime) of surface pitting. I ran it through electrolysis and a hot wax process. When I get home this evening, I'll post a photo of it cleaned up.

I found a nice Broun shell about 30 feet away on the opposite side of the creek; I'll put up a photo of that one as well.

Keith