🥇 BANNER 1812 WAR 24 POUNDER CANNONBALL FILLED WITH MUSKET BALLS

[CanDiver]

I got a really big hit in about 30ft of water. It took me about 1/2 to dig it out of the clay. When I started cleaning it I found the fuse!! Needless to say I kept it well soaked while I fulled the fuse out and while I was rinsing all the powder out of it I noticed it was full off musket balls. Also pictured is an oak gun powder barrel top with Regimental markings.

 

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[DocBeav]

I have to agree with the others....this is certainly a BANNER find! Congrats! Look forward to seeing it up top!

 

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[birdman]

I am voting banner for the rarity of the ball. Great piece for your collection!

 

[justdugcrazy]

Unbelievable JUST AMAZING!!!!!!! Congrats my friend on your find keep diving and digging and posting!!!!! :-)

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[romeo-1]

That is some kind of awesome!!!

 

[doc-d]

Truly awesome........I am amazed at how well preserved these finds are........
How deep in the silt was the cannon ball?

 

[pepperj]

Having a hard time deciding which one I like the most, both are great finds and the vote's is in for either. The recovery of the lid and the preservation of it, well that in it self is a great piece of recovered history worthy of any display in any collection weather it's an institution or private. Cold water and good mud is the key I'm guessing for the quality finds.

 

[BVI Hunter]

I have to vote banner on that due to the age, the depth you found it, and the barrel top. An amazing find! Am I correct in assuming you found the barrel top close by? If so, then this absolutely is a banner find - in my humble opinion.

I so agree!! great find!!!

 

[The Patriot]

You have my vote on banner... you don't see those complete like that too often...

 

[joeyfresh]

Spectacular finds Candiver. How are you going to keep the wood preserved now that it's out of the water?

 

[Ifoundit69]

Banner find for sure it deserves to be up there , dude that is a awesome find ! And the powder top with the regiment markings dang talk about a cherry on top ! Well done !

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Very cool find CanDiver!
Have you given any thought to emptying the musket balls out?
Are they possibly fused after submerged for almost 200 years?

Dave

 

[The Rebel]

Awesome Finds!

 

[CanDiver]

Thanks for everyones comments and votes! I am going out this morning to try to find something even better!

 

[rock]

Nice find and it looks good up top, congrats

 

[NewsMan]

Another "banner" relic that means little to me because there is no history attached. Everyone here talks about "saving history". My butt... y'all just save relics from certain death. Very few here post any HISTORY. It would be great if you all posted something that gives us the history without divulging where the items are found. Big freaking deal... you found a cannonball... I want to know the HISTORY and how it got to where it's at. Regardless, awesome find. I would suggest the barrel top is as cool, or cooler, than the cannonball itself.

 

[Limitool]

"Everyone here talks about "saving history". My butt... y'all just save relics from certain death."

The "HISTORY" is in the item itself... and then the many site experts here chime in with the HISTORY of the item. Here's a "News"flash.... Get back on your meds....!

Great finds Candiver!!!!!!! And good luck today.

 

[HenryWaltonJonesJr]

Everyone here talks about "saving history". My butt... y'all just save relics from certain death. Very few here post any HISTORY. It would be great if you all posted something that gives us the history without divulging where the items are found.

This is from Wikipedia, but has a bit of history. Not sure where CanDiver is, but it sounds like the great lakes. If this artifact is from this battle it would be 200 years, 11 days after it was lost! Either way it seems there was a lot of activity in the Great Lakes during the war of 1812. Learn something new everyday!

The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, in Lake Erie off the coast of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of British Royal Navy. This ensured American control of the lake for the rest of the war, which in turn allowed the Americans to recover Detroit and win the Battle of the Thames to break the Indian confederation of Tecumseh. It was one of the biggest naval battles of the War of 1812.

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Now Newsman, what do you think would happen if Candiver was to reveal to much information about where he has been finding his artifacts? It doesn't take alot of brain power to realize that that area would be swamped with divers. Next thing that would happen the "News people" like maybe YOU would have it on the box and then the state archaeologists would have that place shut down faster then you could emagine.
I am sure that Candiver, like most of us here on TN does his research and knows a great deal about the provenance of his finds, he just has to be carefull about letting too much info out there.
ZDD

 

[ironhorse]

Jeez Sounds like Bad"Newsman" got a bayonette up his butt or something, but that's just history son, no ones divulging where the bayonette is, but it's stinks, like your attitude