CW Relics*Nice piece of a James Shell* **Cleaning the James shell Part 1**

[MonkeyBoy]

Went out yesterday with my buddy and walked for MILES across a site loaded w/ frags and shot bullets.. In the pictures.. the lead on the top are all dropped or fired bullets, the big chunk in the center is a piece of a James shell, the pieces on the sides are Parrot.. including two chucks of the nose with the fuse threads visible and some large cannon ball pieces. The two lead round balls at the bottom are lead grape shot. Pretty good day out and some interesting pieces of iron..

HH Everyone!!!

MonkeyBoy

 

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[DD-777]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Great digs Monk - would love to find me some artillery "chunks"...

 

[johnreb1980]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Nice finds.

 

[phantomfinder]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

WTG ...

 

[Roadquest]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Great day MonkeyBoy, a part of America history in your hands.

Clayton...Roadquest

 

[CRUSADER]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Good hunt. I bet those chunks would sting a bit if they hit you.

 

[Urban Grund]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Great finds! My Father loves anything Civil War.

 

[collector01]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Great finds, man you guys know how to make me jealous, Ill find me a civil war site someday but until then keep showing me your awesome finds thanks. HH!

 

[ringfinder]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Great looking bunch of iron you got there, nice looking CW bullets also. Looks like you found yourself
a great site to hunt for many years.

HH,Ringfinder

 

[treasurefiend]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Great finds!!!!

 

[Bavaria Mike]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Nice CW finds! HH, Mike

 

[civilman1]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

I don't mind these iron find's at all Mark but sometime's you have to dig it all.....Congrat's on the Jame's Shell and other's!!

 

[Hutch911]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Nice finds like the James piece you don't see many of them.

 

[Dman]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Neat relics
Dman

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

I don't mind these iron find's at all Mark but sometime's you have to dig it all.....Congrat's on the Jame's Shell and other's!!

Thanks Joe.. I love the iron.. as long as it's not some piece of farm scrap!! Now.. what do I do with 30 lbs of iron frags ;-)

MB

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

Nice finds like the James piece you don't see many of them.

Thanks! I pretty new to the artty pieces.. just started digging it last year.. all the sites I hunted before were camps of the battle sites produced no good iron.. so I had no idea what the Jame frag was until my buddy saw it.. live and learn!!

MB

 

[Hutch911]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

If you got frags you should find a complet shell I read somewhere that 1 of 10 rounds fired where duds. you can get them disarmed in Winchester by Harry Ridgeway he did mine.

 

[civilman1]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

I don't mind these iron find's at all Mark but sometime's you have to dig it all.....Congrat's on the Jame's Shell and other's!!

Thanks Joe.. I love the iron.. as long as it's not some piece of farm scrap!! Now.. what do I do with 30 lbs of iron frags ;-)

MB

Keep the good piece's and one's you don't have and sell the other's for some battery money/gas money...I've seen them anywhere from $5-$25 for just the Borman's

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

If you got frags you should find a complet shell I read somewhere that 1 of 10 rounds fired where duds. you can get them disarmed in Winchester by Harry Ridgeway he did mine.

If I should be so lucky to get a whole shell.. this place has been hunted for years.. the saving grace is it is huge.. there are still frags scattered all over...

MB

 

[MonkeyBoy]

Re: Civil War Relics.. Bullets and Artty Pieces *Nice piece of a James Shell*

I have the piece of James shell in my electrolysis bath today.. it is already really nice looking. I will post a followup picture once it is done and waxed.

MB