Hurt my back and cracked a ball...

[aquachigger]

...A cannonball that is. I've been out of commission for over a week with back problems. I just got around to cracking the cocoon off of one of the last cannonballs I found. I thought you all might get a kick out of it. Here's some pictures and a video of the event.

Picture from last post showing the eight balls I found in one day...



Here is a close-up of the ball with the thick cocoon before the the cracking...



And here it is Humpty Dumptyed...



Plus a quick video of me whacking away on the cannonball with a hammer...



I hope to be back digging by next week. Thanks for checking out my post.

 

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[peanut]

Man I love seeing your post, I've only dug three cannonballs myself, they were all on land, two twelve pound boreman case shot and a six pound solid shot! I'm proud to own them, keep the post coming!
Peanut

 

[Mzjavert]

I didn't know you had to break those things out of a shell. Looks almost brand new now that it's out of it's shell. Hope the back problems stay away.

 

[jeff of pa]

very Nice

You need to 'Splain though lucy ?

Did you say your going to run the one in the vid through electrolysis ?
Why ?

Looked good as was, once you took it out the shell.

 

[aquachigger]

Yeah, you're right. I prolly won't run it through. You have to with salt water shells, and I've done my share of them. They look smooth and shiny like this one, but this is a fresh water one. I'll just go ahead and cook it raw and see what happens.



QUOTE=jeff of pa;2912906]very Nice

You need to 'Splain though ?

Did you say your going to run the one in the vid through electrolysis ?
Why ?

Looked good as was[/QUOTE]

 

[olekyground]

Whew glad to hear it was a cannonball otherwise you would be in a bad situation!

 

[birdman]

Live action! Love it.

 

[jewelerguy]

wow that came out dang near like new

 

[mikefromIllinois]

Nice finds and another great video, thanks for sharing.

 

[cfdfire]

I believe the outer junk is called concretion,thanks for the video,tc

 

[aquachigger]

I believe the outer junk is called concretion,thanks for the video,tc

It is a concretion, but we ball hunters call it a cocoon. Gotta luv the cocoon!

 

[oldsalty19]

 

[metalev4]

I liked the video Beau. Beautiful solid shot.
-Evan

 

[Jason in Enid]

I'm right there with on the back pain! Nice finds on the projectiles, that one is SWEET!

 

[NolanTheExplorer]

If that thing had a fuse on it like the other one-in water or out for 150 years-bangin on it just wouldn't feel right to me.
Nice finds as usual.
If i were a farmer workin the plow, I would be more scared throwing em down the side of the bank and into the stream. The smart ones stood behind the oak trees.

 

[jamesbibb]

Thats cool Beau. Nice shot bud

 

[GTK96]

I always wondered, how do you use electrolysis for mineralized pieces?

 

[Kayleealways]

Lucky you didn't get killed. The powder can get wet and dry over years and still be active. Been several deaths from war items found. Great finds. Be safe.

 

[JanThorCro]

What kind of tree's do these fall from?

Seriously that's a very cool find. I liked the video as well.

 

[aquachigger]

I always wondered, how do you use electrolysis for mineralized pieces?

Here is one of my videos that should help explain the process a little.