Civil War ketchup post...

[aquachigger]

Okay... here is some stuff I have been finding lately up to yesterday and don't think I have posted yet. I think I'm up to 26 artillery shells so far this year. Make sure you check out the "bug" at the end if nothing else...

Here is an over all shot of my finds...



This is what an artillery shell looks like "fresh from the water"...



Here is a similar one that I cleaned up today...



Close up of the fuse. Notice the patent date...



Here is a musket butt plate that has been partially melted in a fire...




And my first and only arrow head this year...



And lastly the "bug". OMG!!! I have seen so many of these this year. It's a giant leech. Luckily for me he looks fat and sassy otherwise he'd be attached to me and draining my blood. Man, I hate those guys. And he was resting on a relic in ambush just waiting for a digger to come by.... KILL IT WITH FIRE!



Okay... one more. Me with a "Doughboy" helmet fresh from the river...

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Not bad bro! I like the helmet amd the shells are not bad either...if mine cleaned up anywhere as purty as your Schenkl then I am going to be a happy papa.

Dan

 

[aquachigger]

Not bad bro! I like the helmet amd the shells are not bad either...if mine cleaned up anywhere as purty as your Schenkl then I am going to be a happy papa.

Dan

It looks pretty much the same except for the fuse. It's a nice 'un!

 

[thesetectr]

Man that is awesome! I have to ask, where are you located!?

 

[jamesbibb]

Nice mix of shells beau- hotchkiss, shenkel, read, etc, NICE

 

[cwhunter_1]

I'd love to find one shell in my hunts, but my luck it'd go BOOM!!!! Keep em comin.

 

[aquachigger]

Man that is awesome! I have to ask, where are you located!?

Live in Maryland, but hunt up and down and all around. Retired and travel as far as my imagination allows.

 

[thesetectr]

Oh nice man. I live in Frederick Maryland. Im trying to find acouple new places to go around here. Do you have and suggestions?

 

[aquachigger]

Oh nice man. I live in Frederick Maryland. Im trying to find acouple new places to go around here. Do you have and suggestions?

I don't get over that way much. I usually have to travel a ways to get to lesser hunted spots. Lots of competition around this area for decades.

 

[BaronH]

Those artillery shells are very cool, Ive never seen one before.

 

[ticm]

Man I hope there are no leeches in that helmet.

Great finds!

 

[baywalker]

Very kool ,somebudy got in a lot of trouble for losing his cover.

 

[baylorhall]

How do you clean those?

 

[TheInspector]

Awesome relics, I am hoping to graduate to relic hunting soon, but I was most surprised to learn from your post title that they had ketchup during the Civil War.

I also like the date on that artillery shell.
OCT 16 1861.
Exactly 96 years before my birth.

 

[Wldbil]

As always... Great Finds

 

[aquachigger]

How do you clean those?

I put them through electrolysis first and then it's a matter of slow and methodical picking and tapping at the stubborn rust. I then boil them in hot wax. Here is a video of my electrolysis set up I use on all my iron.

 

[aquachigger]

Awesome relics, I am hoping to graduate to relic hunting soon, but I was most surprised to learn from your post title that they had ketchup during the Civil War.

I also like the date on that artillery shell.
OCT 16 1861.
Exactly 96 years before my birth.

I was trying to do a little play on words with "catch up", but I figure most people just think I'm an idiot. Prolly not far off That's cool about the Shenkl date and your birthday, but I hope you aren't suggesting....

 

[stewielouie]

That shell is fantastic, who would think that it would have cleaned up that nice.

 

[MKnTenn]

How much longer before you open your museum to the public? I'd like to see it. And i'm not going to say GL, it might jinx you. oops i guess i did. Leaches? Holly snikes! I thought that was in africa. HH

 

[gforce1972]

How Dangerous are these at this point? Maybe you could share some tips of what to do, not do when finding a shell or canon ball??