Found cannon shot

[DEDfish]

Hello New to the forum........atleast to post...I have visited this site many times to check out everyones cool finds.
I live in Columbia SC .....I went detecting today along the congaree river close to where Sherman crossed to take the city .
I dug up a cannon shot ....was basically wondering if its safe to clean it up.......or could it possibly still explode?

I dont have a digital camera...so a pic of it would be slow coming......anyway...I was quite happy with my find today....much better than my weekend at an LDMA camp.......got more rain that gold .

 

[viper771]

yeah, be careful! If you do some reseach and google it, you may find out more info. You don't wanna blow yourself up. Talk to birdman about it, he can give you some info.

 

[Harry_Morant]

Unexploded ordnance is not for the amatuer - even the experts get stung - bad. This is the incident Gribnitz referred to:

July 29, 2006 Lawrence Christopher of Dalton, GA was severely injured while deactivating a Civil War shell. He is known as the Grandfather of Relics, and is well respected among diggers and collectors. A man of extraordinary faith, as his web site reflects.
We ask for your prayers for his recovery and for his family as they endure this time of stress and worry. At this time Lawrence is in Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga, TN. He is in a coma, has lost an eye and fingers, among other injuries.