EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photos of cannonball and Bayonet

Ronin9868

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EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photo's of cannonball and Bayonet

Hi everyone,


I just thought I would post the finished product of the Bayonet and 12 lb Cannon Ball solid shot. They really came out great. ;D


I went out this morning to do a little relic hunting and to my amazement I pulled up a Civil War Napoleon 12 Pound solid shot cannon ball. :o :o Funny I should find this today because I went relic hunting the other day with Whippetdog and played a little joke on him by burying a piece of shrapnel to look like a whole cannon ball. :'( Then called him over to dig it. :'( :'( Wish he could had been out today to see this. ;D I cleaned it up a bit but will surely post it again when its finished. Thanks for looking and have a great Thanksgiving this week everyone!! ;D :D :o

HH Ronin9868
 

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Bavaria Mike

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

Awesome cannon ball! I would be interested in how you preserve it, I have a 4 lber I need to preserve. HH, Mike
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

Ronin

I was playing a trick on you. Pay backs are hell! Can I have my cannonball back now that the joke is done. Wait, give it to me after you clean it. :o

Ha Ha ha
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

I think you should change your screen name to "Artillery King"

Awesome find to add to your artillery collection. You have more than some museums. He really does, I have seen them. Since you have always been kind enough to let me hunt with you, maybe one day I will find one. I have found some schrapnel with you, just not the whole one yet.

Congrates that is a great find.

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

Whippetdog said:
Ronin

I was playing a trick on you. Pay backs are hell! Can I have my cannonball back now that the joke is done. Wait, give it to me after you clean it. :o

Ha Ha ha
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Okay buddy you can have it back. ;D Although after I cleaned it, I noticed is was just a musket ball.I have it on the side for you. :o I promise you will be digging your own in the next month or 2. No doubt about that!
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

EDDE said:
congrats on the hammer always room for one more in a tool box ::) ;D ;)
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YUP
one more for the box :o :o :o

Ronin, awesome find, buddy. How deep was it?

BDD...Kirk
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

Great find! Cannonballs are a relic hunters dream! I have been lucky enough to find three of them and I look at them every day and wonder about the last person before me to touch them. A rush for sure. I would like to see your whole collection of them if you ever have time to post em. :)
 

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birdman said:
Great find! Cannonballs are a relic hunters dream! I have been lucky enough to find three of them and I look at them every day and wonder about the last person before me to touch them. A rush for sure. I would like to see your whole collection of them if you ever have time to post em. :)
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All I know is that the last Yankee to touch this cannon ball was scared and angry. :o :-\
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

birdman said:
Great find! Cannonballs are a relic hunters dream! I have been lucky enough to find three of them and I look at them every day and wonder about the last person before me to touch them. A rush for sure. I would like to see your whole collection of them if you ever have time to post em. :)
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Hi Birdman, I have a photo of my collection less 4 cannonballs that I have just dug and not yet cleaned or disarmed. In the last year I have now dug 17 whole pieces. I am in a really good location and just found a spotwith infinite signals. I hope to post the rest in a week or so. Your right it is a rush for sure..

Roin
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

KirkPA said:
EDDE said:
congrats on the hammer always room for one more in a tool box ::) ;D ;)
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YUP
one more for the box :o :o :o

Ronin, awesome find, buddy. How deep was it?

BDD...Kirk
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Hi Kirk, This last one was 18 inches. the deepest ones where 2 feet down.

Ronin
 

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Bavaria Mike said:
Awesome cannon ball! I would be interested in how you preserve it, I have a 4 lber I need to preserve. HH, Mike
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Hi Mike,

Here is the photo of the preservation. Ill be glad to tell you how it is done if you need some help. Happy T Day!
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME!!!!!!

Ronin9868 said:
Bavaria Mike said:
Awesome cannon ball! I would be interested in how you preserve it, I have a 4 lber I need to preserve. HH, Mike
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Hi Mike,

Here is the photo of the preservation. Ill be glad to tell you how it is done if you need some help. Happy T Day!
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Ronin,
That is an AMAZING display!!! Just awesome!!! Those pieces came out fantastic. Love the background shot too.
Can you PM me with your method when you have a minute?
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving,
MM
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photo's of cannonball and Bayonet

Beautiful display, Ronin! 8) Congrats on all those finds!

Happy Thanksgiving! Nana :)
 

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Looks Good Roy!!!
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photo's of cannonball and Bayonet

nice collection there !!!!!!!!!!
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photo's of cannonball and Bayonet

That's an awesome collection and display Ronin. I'm surprised, after all the MDing of Civil War sites, that's there's still anything left! I have a couple of battle sites to detect myself, (One is from the battle of Knocknanus fought in 1647, the largest battle of the English Civil War fought on Irish soil) I've found musket balls but no cannon balls. I have done some research in the last year to see where the armies were camped and I'm heading back to those areas.
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photo's of cannonball and Bayonet

I've got one whole ball Ronin but if I put all the schrapnell together I might have a few more :) Excellent clean up and Awesome collection you have going.....What's the name of the Museum again ::) Happy Thanksgiving to you and your's!!
 

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Re: EARLY HAPPY THANKSGIVING FOR ME! After photo's of cannonball and Bayonet

Please tell me how it is done! Beautiful display and restoration of your balls, LOL. HH, Mike
 

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