Blood, Sweat and Tears...I Really Had to Work for this One!!!

[romeo-1]

I got back out to the shoreline this morning for a couple hours, inspired by Steelheadwill. I started detecting a new area and after about an hour found a tight concentration of musket balls. I made quick work of the musket balls and being that I was about three miles from the car and it was looking like rain, started heading back to the car. I walked down to the low tide line and found the two bottles. On my way back up the beach I found the button which is actually the first button I've found on the entire stretch of beach.

About two miles from the car I nearly tripped on it. A third of it was above the mud and has probably sat like that for the past 300 years! My first thought when I found it was "I am not hauling that back to the car"...but of course I couldn't leave it behind. I started the long trip back to the car...with my 36 POUND CANNONBALL!!! This is the 4th cannonball from this beach and the largest so far. I was tiring quickly so I took off my sweatshirt and fashioned a sling...and dropped the frigging thing on my finger! It bled and I'm going to lose the fingernail...but it was worth it!

 

[ironhorse]

what a honker!

I always said I wanted a site that I could take the finds home in a wheelbarrow, and you got one!

I'll bring a wagon when I head over

 

[Benjamin52]

Really cool cannonball!

...I would still prefer keeping my fingernail rather than a useless cannonball tho, sorry no offens intended..

Great find still

 

[MinelabSwinger]

Really cool cannonball!

...I would still prefer keeping my fingernail rather than a useless cannonball tho, sorry no offens intended..

Great find still

This cannon ball could be worth hundreds perhaps thousands of dollars. Well worth the price of 1 fingernail.

 

[IWillFindTheGold]

Amazing! A friggin' cannonball. This hobby never fails to impress. Great find! By the way, sorry to hear about your finger, but remember this: It's a lot less of an injury that one might otherwise incur at the end of this weapon!

 

[romeo-1]

Amazing! A friggin' cannonball. This hobby never fails to impress. Great find! By the way, sorry to hear about your finger, but remember this: It's a lot less of an injury that one might otherwise incur at the end of this weapon!

That is exactly what I was thinking!

 

[MaineRelic]

WOW ! 36 pounds ! That thing is awesome A story your Kids grandkids Will be telling when others admire the shot. " Carried it 2 miles and lost a fingernal when he droped it on his hand ! " The crazy old coot ! Nice job ! And a BIG salute to you ! MaineRelic

 

[steelheadwill]

Awesome!!
They don't come much bigger, only 42.
Looks to be pristine as is.
My surface beach finds are often in better condition than the deep ones.
The iron and brass Admiralty Kedge I discovered was partially exposed, and the exposed portion was in better condition.
You will need something strong to display that one ,
It would really look good on a pedestal of some sort.

That is a fantastic relic
Full size congratulations and a Banner vote from me

 

[Iron Patch]

Amazing! A friggin' cannonball. This hobby never fails to impress. Great find! By the way, sorry to hear about your finger, but remember this: It's a lot less of an injury that one might otherwise incur at the end of this weapon!

That is exactly what I was thinking!

BREAKING NEWS....

Man injured 300 years later from unstable Battle ordnance!

 

[steelheadwill]

Amazing! A friggin' cannonball. This hobby never fails to impress. Great find! By the way, sorry to hear about your finger, but remember this: It's a lot less of an injury that one might otherwise incur at the end of this weapon!

That is exactly what I was thinking!

BREAKING NEWS....

Man injured 300 years later from unstable Battle ordnance!

 

[cntrydncr1]

great hunt. sorry you got hurt though. I love the bottles.

 

[romeo-1]

A group shot for comparison...4, 12, 18 and 36.

 

[birdman]

Fingernail be damned! You have a 36 pounder!

 

[The Patriot]

few differnt ones, a bar shot and a mortar shot with cannon and your collection will be complete

 

[romeo-1]

few differnt ones, a bar shot and a mortar shot with cannon and your collection will be complete

I think I've found enough mortar frags in this area to put together a ball or two!

 

[Woodland Detectors]

I would love to have one of those Cannonballs in my living room!

Nice find!

 

[steelheadwill]

Sure I'm not the first to say You got a lot of balls,
ooh ooh, bronze cannon next please

 

[romeo-1]

I would love to have one of those Cannonballs in my living room!

Nice find!

So would I...I just got to convince the wife!

 

[Twin Digger]

Nice. I found a bottle like the one you show. But no Balls yet.. But our area is pretty rare to find something like that.

Nice!!

Twin Diggers

 

[HISPAN]

Nice CannonBall ....congrats!
H