Civil War 12 Bormann cannonball!!!!

[Ronin9868]

Hi everyone,

Got to hunt a little today after work and found a live 12 pound Bormann fuse Civil War cannonball. You can imagine the tone my detector set off on this bad boy. This one will be going out tomorrow to be decommissioned. I have a friend that has the equipment to inert them. they do so by drilling a hole in the side and flushing out all the powder. By next Friday I should have all my shells back and will photograph and post them for TN. Thanks for looking.

Hh- Ronin9868

 

[Digginman]

WOW, Ronin. What a great find!!!! You are on a roll with the great relics I like to find.

Congrats!!!

DM

 

[Ronin9868]

WOW, Ronin. What a great find!!!! You are on a roll with the great relics I like to find.

Congrats!!!

DM

Research.. reasearch.. research.. And I pray alot.

 

[wildrider]

Super! I remember when I found my 6 pounder.

I'm happy for ya man! Way to go.

Burt

 

[timbuckII]

WOW! Nice find!
TC

 

[LadyDigger]

Well Dang.........what a find!!! Ahhh, not sure I would want to find one of those, with my kind of luck...it would blow up!!! LOL

Question: How do you know it's still loaded? I'm not an ammo expert, (I just know that you treat any weapon like it's loaded), just incase I dig up one........one of these days!

 

[wildrider]

Well Dang.........what a find!!! Ahhh, not sure I would want to find one of those, with my kind of luck...it would blow up!!! LOL

Question: How do you know it's still loaded? I'm not an ammo expert, (I just know that you treat any weapon like it's loaded), just incase I dig up one........one of these days!

It's not in pieces. Literally.

Shell's expode and throw shrapnel all over like a hand grenade. They were used as anti personnel weapons. Shrapnel consists of remains of fuse, pieces of the shell and generally .69 caliber round balls that filled the shell.

Shot's are solid balls and were good for knocking down buildings, walls, etc.

This is a shell. The round light colored (zinc) is a time fuse. It is punched, so that flames from the firing will ignite the small amount of powder in the fuse and then it ignites the powder in the shell and it explodes.

BOOM !

Hope that helps.

Burt

 

[timbuckII]

Well the bad boy is away to be decommissiond. I should have them all back by next Friday. Ill be sure to post and also show how they were disarmed. Here is a photo of the others I have not recieved back yet. The open shell is a display of what actually is inside the Bormann.

How'ja get those puppies so clean?

TC

 

[Ronin9868]

Well the bad boy is away to be decommissiond. I should have them all back by next Friday. Ill be sure to post and also show how they were disarmed. Here is a photo of the others I have not recieved back yet. The open shell is a display of what actually is inside the Bormann.

How'ja get those puppies so clean?

TC

Hey TC,

I used a couple different methods. Lye and Zinc to loosen and a dremmel to finish. Takes a bit of time but well worth it.

 

[timbuckII]

Looks like time well spent.

Thanks, TC

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yes, they sprout up with time and love

 

[deedeelou]

OMG, Ronan!!

Did you find that all in one place?

This is SO COOL!

 

[deedeelou]

SWEEEET!

Thanks for sharing!

 

[wildrider]

Real nice display of your artillery. Way to cool.

Burt

 

[{Sentinel}]

Nice collection there buddy. You have a small museum going on!!!! It is a beautiful site.

 

[Treasure Detector]

OHhhhhhh Mannnnnnn....
Don't you have to work?
They sure do look nice.
I have been tied up with weddings and graduations.... I'm getting the itch real bad now...
Danny

 

[Ronin9868]

OHhhhhhh Mannnnnnn....
Don't you have to work?
They sure do look nice.
I have been tied up with weddings and graduations.... I'm getting the itch real bad now...
Danny

Hey Danny,

Only takes 15 min to dig up one. For that ill make time...

SCRATCH THAT ITCH!!

 

[Treasure Detector]

I hear you...

I would be happy for an old coin about now. Keep on getting it, you are doing the right thing.

 

[{Sentinel}]

Yeah, I love them old coins...

 

[fieldboy se va]

Re: Found 1 like that in 1990 near williamsburg sweet sweet find

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