Cannon ball with boremann fuse

[Mercer87nc]

Dug up a cannon ball in Virginia today and was wanting to know what you guys think it's worth. Believe it's a 12 pounder but feels heavier. The fuse is untapped or no hole has been punched in it to be fired. Any info would be appreciated.

 

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[digger460]

Read enough on here to be weary of touching something like that. Other's will chime in. Nice find tho!!

 

[cudamark]

You need to move this thread to the "what is it section".

 

[bluedotsigns]

yes required more info it should be "what is it section".

 

[Honest Samuel]

Call in the police and let them handle it.

 

[searching 4]

be careful with it, I've heard about cannon balls exploding even after a 100+ years, kind of hard to believe but yep it can happen

 

[gsxraddict]

Call in the police and let them handle it.

HELL NO.

The police will destroy it, they are clueless about them.

It's fine, no threat. Call your local relic dealers and ask them who will disarm it for you then pay them to disarm it, there are plenty of guys in Virginia who'll do it for you.

 

[gsxraddict]

be careful with it, I've heard about cannon balls exploding even after a 100+ years, kind of hard to believe but yep it can happen

I've read stories about people's I-Phones blowing up in their face too.

This shell is safe but you should get it disarmed by a relic dealer's associate. The biggest threat with civil war shells is naval shells that still have the fuse in them, as long as you don't drill them, they're fine. Those naval shells need to be drilled by an automated machine in a safe room.

But obviously your Boreman isn't a naval fused shell, it's fine.