SIX CIVIL WAR ARTILLERY SHELLS IN ONE DAY!!!

aquachigger

Hero Member
Jul 29, 2008
747
310
Maryland
🥇 Banner finds
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
My digging buddy HomeGuardDan and I had a great day on the river yesterday. It started out shaky because all of the rivers were high and muddy from the recent rains. Ended up having to dodge some lightening bolts and a few water snakes, but we had some luck nonetheless! Pictured are me and Dan plus the six Civil War artillery shells that we found. Five out of the six appear to be Confederate. They include 3-12 pounders, a Schenkle, a Read-Parrott, and a plain old Read. What fun it is to dig the big iron!

P6030004.JPG

Here's Dan caressing two of his babies as we were waiting out a storm.
P6030001.JPG

Here is the pile o' shells, mostly Confederate. Included are three 12 pounders, a Schenkl, a Read and a Read-Parrott.
P6030012.JPG

Looks like I'm going to be kept busy treating all of this iron we keep finding. Not that I'm complaining :laughing7:

Thanks for checking out the post...
 

Upvote 3

Gunrunner61

Silver Member
Jan 12, 2011
2,963
457
Dalton,Ga.
Detector(s) used
Whites MXT, E Trac, Garrett Pro Pinpointer
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Amazing finds congrat's....HH
 

Valley Ranger

Silver Member
Mar 24, 2011
2,515
1,368
Shenandoah Valley
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab Equinox 800, Garrett AT Pro (2), Makro Racer 2, Garrett AT Pinpointer (2)
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Six in one outing? Banner. Again. Congratulations!
 

HomeGuardDan

Bronze Member
Jul 15, 2011
1,677
2,473
Williamsburg, VA
🥇 Banner finds
5
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Man this was a fun trip...just when I thought 3 shells in one day was awesome...this happens. Cant wait for the next time bud!

The Captain
 

OP
OP
aquachigger

aquachigger

Hero Member
Jul 29, 2008
747
310
Maryland
🥇 Banner finds
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Man this was a fun trip...just when I thought 3 shells in one day was awesome...this happens. Cant wait for the next time bud!

The Captain

Too bad it's going to take me a week to recover. Getting old this one is...
 

savant365

Silver Member
Mar 28, 2007
3,918
71
Northwest Missouri
Detector(s) used
ACE 250
I bet it was loud in the woods today lol. I can just here it now "oh my God, another one! ... "Really, no way!" Congrats guys that's one heck of a day of detecting for anyone.

Charlie
 

JmCraz8

Bronze Member
Apr 2, 2011
1,623
693
Ohio
Detector(s) used
Currently using: XP DEUS, T2 SE and the Garret Carrot lol
Have used: Garret Ace 250, Garret AT Pro, Garret Pro Pointer
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Wowser lol nice finds!!
 

tennessee digger

Bronze Member
Sep 14, 2011
1,672
701
Nashville
Detector(s) used
Tesoro and Troy Shadow Fisher Gold Bug Pro Minelab Equinox 600.
That is truly amazing! Big congrats to both of you. Tennessee digger
 

jewelerguy

Gold Member
Jun 28, 2011
11,418
8,876
Oklahoma
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
White's XLT
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
very cool finds. no doubt you guys know far more about that stuff than I do... any chance of those exploding? as cool as they are, they would make me kind of nervous
 

OP
OP
aquachigger

aquachigger

Hero Member
Jul 29, 2008
747
310
Maryland
🥇 Banner finds
1
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
very cool finds. no doubt you guys know far more about that stuff than I do... any chance of those exploding? as cool as they are, they would make me kind of nervous

These we're pretty much all paper fused, so they are quite safe. Everything is rendered inert almost immediately upon retuning home and then they are just a hunk of hollow iron. These shells have already been done. Only a danger if you drop them on your bare toe.
 

K Zack

Sr. Member
Feb 2, 2012
493
81
West Michigan
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
1
Detector(s) used
Minelab- Explorer XS, Excalibur 800, Sovereign XS-2 Pro, Fisher 1280X
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
Fantastic Hunt, 6 in one Day, Incredible.
I also think it is a Banner Day.
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Happy Hunting
Kevin
 

BuckleBoy

Gold Member
Jun 12, 2006
18,123
9,688
Moonlight and Magnolias
🥇 Banner finds
4
🏆 Honorable Mentions:
2
Detector(s) used
Fisher F75, Whites DualField PI, Fisher 1266-X and Tesoro Silver uMax
Primary Interest:
All Treasure Hunting
Looks like you are headed to the Banner again. If they'll put two posts by you side by side up top...

But either way, that IS a banner day, and I have to congratulate you on those stupendous finds.


-Buckles
 

d2

Bronze Member
Mar 18, 2005
1,515
981
Arkansas
Detector(s) used
Tesoro/Cibola Garrett ATPro
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
Is there any way it could get any better? Y'all had a great day...d2
 

littlebill31

Full Member
Jul 2, 2011
199
10
Southern Delaware
Detector(s) used
Garrett Ace 350
Great finds again! Crazy finding the Confederate shells. I don't think I've ever seen that many in a collection, let alone all found at once.

If you ever get up towards the Delaware beaches, let me know.
 

gtoast99

Sr. Member
Jun 28, 2010
273
522
Virginia
🥇 Banner finds
2
Detector(s) used
Minelab GPX 5000
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
I was mad your three-shell day didn't make the banner. If this doesn't wind up on top, there is no justice. LOL

Huge congrats to both of you. Outstanding!!
 

Top Member Reactions

Users who are viewing this thread

Top