Iron hook with cheeky little musket ball attached!

[BVI Hunter]

Found this hook while diving - did not know it was a hook but was intrigued by its shape. (it was originally almost total square in shape)

Anyway, after soaking it in acid to dissolve the coral, it soon became hook shaped and had what turned out to be a musket ball with it as well!

Amazing how long these two items must have been resting together, undisturbed, to get welded together by coral growth!

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[RelicMedic]

Very cool! Kind of looks like a knapsack hook. Larry Reynolds (youtube) would be able to identify it immediately. The guy is an early military guru!

 

[BVI Hunter]

Very cool! Kind of looks like a knapsack hook. Larry Reynolds (youtube) would be able to identify it immediately. The guy is an early military guru!

Thanks! I'll check that out!

 

[danimal03]

cool find. I used to dive wrecks and used to collect wreck items. too bad the musket ball broke off. I would 'Elmer's glue' it back together for display. where there is one relic there are usually more. good luck finding more. clearly an early site.

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice relics! The hook perhaps held a bag with musket balls.
How do you tell what's what when it's all dark? Does the crusty stuff break off easier?

 

[MrMikeJackie]

cool find. I used to dive wrecks and used to collect wreck items. too bad the musket ball broke off. I would 'Elmer's glue' it back together for display. where there is one relic there are usually more. good luck finding more. clearly an early site.

Nah! I doubt BVI is on a good site. He never finds anything.

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[BVI Hunter]

Nice relics! The hook perhaps held a bag with musket balls.
How do you tell what's what when it's all dark? Does the crusty stuff break off easier?

I soak all the stuff I know is iron in this;

Ospho Rust Treatment - Since 1947

then the last of the crust breaks off after.

 

[RelicMedic]

Just noticed the size...definitely not a knapsack hook!!! Lol. Oops

 

[Goldiver]

Pretty neat find!

Steve