9" Dahlgren case shot cannonball!

gigmaster

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Headed to a potential cannonball site and it did not disapoint! On a previous trip I pulled up a nice shell frag using a magnet. On this trip I started magnet fishing again and pulled up a larger shell fragment loaded with case shot! I then pull up a solid shot 12lb whole cannonball! I had my friend James meet me so he could help with my snuba rig. I then dove down and recovered 90% of the Dahlgren 9" case shot cannonball! In addition I pulled up almost 200 case shot from the cannonball. Video of adventure here https://youtu.be/f9GdfC6vhQU
 

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Killer find, congratulations! :notworthy:
 

OBN

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Great find and I'm not a relic person at all!..:icon_thumleft:
 

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You look like a happy man priceless
 

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like the pics mine come out sideways and cant see how to rotate to fix
lol great job!!
 

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Man oh man. I thought I was CRAZY!?! WOO HOO! That's some awesome civil war history you pulled from the river there mate. The mother load of cannon balls! Excellent hunt, pics, and video. Simply amazing once again.:headbang:
 

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Absolutely outstanding find! Congratulations.
 

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