Colt rifles lost in Calaloisa Hatches,Florida

[motell6]

Rare 8 shot Colt rifles are said to have sunk in a river,in their zinc line greased filled cases,about 1830,30 in all,but ya never know could be more or less...if they havent been located this sounds like a good treasure to search for, as it is inland and may be no more than 30ft down .

 

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[TheHarleyMan2]

I read about those years ago and read as much as I could. I think from my recollections they were thrown overboard due to being pursued??

It would be cool to find them!!!

 

[motell6]

I think I have enough imformation to search the approximate location, I plan on searching for these Colts soon. If they havent been picked already they would make a nice historic find, and bring decent auction prices.

 

[JoeDirtxtc]

If you haven't been out to search or have not found anything I will be in Florida in a few days and I would love to tag along. Just let me know through a pm or a reply if you would like to join forces and explore.

 

[kinigit]

Check other posts on the same. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/florida/295597-30-them-were-lost-caloosahatchee.html

Looks like it has some story in it and probably not still there. Also doesn't grease filled cases sound a bit like overkill just thinking of more recent storage methods.

 

[maipenrai]

This story has already been posted and the conclusion is that there is nothing there, except a good story! Im too lazy to go through all the threads, but its here, somewhere, maybe in one of the Fla treasure stories.