Unfired musketballs

[reskinsrock]

My friend recently found a cache of about 15 unfired civil war musketballs. If you heat them up on the stove and tap off the corrosion and then put polyurethane on it will it make a differenc like it will like cannonballs

Is it safe

 

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[viper771]

The musket balls are just pure lead. They don't have powder in them. I usually leave the white stuff on there. YOu can use a toliet cleaner, and just let them soak in that a bit.. it will take the white stuff right off, and its easier to do. Just wear gloves Do you have any picts of your finds? HH!

 

[reskinsrock]

No sry no pics...have a digital camera but computer won't let me upload, I already had one on the stove to test the polyurathene.... dont try it... turned brown and the bullet sort of melted messed up the perfect bullet.... crap () ()
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[BuckleBoy]

Lead has a very low melting point. Just get the dirt off them with a toothbrush. The white stuff is the only thing that makes hundred year old lead authentic. Just wash them up, man. Forget the polyurathene.

 

[Jason in TN]

Hot water and dish detergent in a cup. Throw them in and let soak over night rinse the dirt off leave the white on them. They will last longer than you will.

 

[civilman1]

Lead has a very low melting point. Just get the dirt off them with a toothbrush. The white stuff is the only thing that makes hundred year old lead authentic. Just wash them up, man. Forget the polyurathene.

Excactly....White is good.....Congrat's on the find's...

 

[Gribnitz]

Don't take off the patina !! You take off the patina, you just have musket balls that could have been made yesterday. Just wash off the dirt with a little soap and water and a soft bristle toothbrush and don't scrub too hard.

 

[Postalrevnant]

Congratulations on that cache. I have not found and CW stuff yet. That's really cool.

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