Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!! (in ground pics added)

[gxray]

I had some free time this afternoon so I headed out to one of my favorite sites to hunt for a few hours. First I found a few keys and a pocket knife . Then a knapsack hook with the disc missing. I got another signal next to the hole and there was the disc. I meandered around a bit digging some miscellaneous junk. Then I got a large mixed signal on the old Nautilus and after a foot of digging, I was saying to myself ..."please be another Hotchkiss shell"... 4 or 5 inches deeper and I scraped iron at the bottom of the hole. I could see a rounded edge and then after a little hand digging , i rubbed the item and saw the white lead. I knew then what I had ....Another Hotchkiss shell !! I carefully dug around it and got it loose and pulled it out of the hole. I was exstatic. I had found one here about 3 weeks ago. This is my third Hotchkiss Bolt and fourth intact CW shell this yr. I carried the shell back to the car and continued to hunt (hoping for another shell) I found the nose of a parrot shell and a small cannonball frag , a large piece of lead shell sabot, a round piece of sheet brass with nails all around it...more junk so i called it a day. The sponge rust popped off the shell very easily revealing a nice shell.

Thanx for looking and HH y'all

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Re: Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!!

That is a nice one Good job digging CW artillery shell and other relics !

 

[KRAZYHORSES]

Re: Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!!

nice shell!! how many pounds are they? they look like they are a good size have fun good luck and keep digging krazyhorses

 

[Tnmountains]

Re: Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!!

I can not believe you found another one. Fantastic find and in great shape. I think you had another very good day. Who would have thought 3 of them let alone one!

 

[gxray]

Re: Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!!

nice shell!! how many pounds are they? they look like they are a good size have fun good luck and keep digging krazyhorses

This 4 inch Hotchkiss Bolt weighs about 10-12 lbs (just my guestimate)

I can not believe you found another one. Fantastic find and in great shape. I think you had another very good day. Who would have thought 3 of them let alone one!

I couldn't believe it either , but I will be back to try to find another one.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Re: Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!!

Wow, Banner in my book!
Congratulations!

If I remember right, it was Mr. Persistence that helped you on the last one!

 

[gxray]

Re: Great Day CW hunting...Persistence Pays AGAIN!!!

Wow, Banner in my book!
Congratulations!

If I remember right, it was Mr. Persistence that helped you on the last one!

thanx, Mike...your memory is correct. I'm hoping Mr Persistence and Lady Luck will assist me on another one.

 

[HISPAN]

interesting ammunition

 

[Mr Tuff]

i bet that one had the goodie pouch sagging, sweet shell MR TUFF

 

[civilman1]

Great save there,and you found 3...that right there could buy you a couple more detector's easily.Me,I don't sell anything CW related.Good stuff

 

[Dman]

Awesome finds. What is the brass disk? I found similar to the one you found.
Dman

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice Finds GX. You should have more CW shells than many museums by now. I have never found a complete Hotchkiss shell. WTG & HH, Quindy.

 

[umrgolf]

Wow, great shell.. a shame finds like this don't get more attention

 

[colorado14ers]

can i meet this "Mr.Persistence"? he owes me some stuff . Anyway, epic finds!!!! Those are all cool finds!

 

[Tnrelicman]

Thats a great find, and man your lucky that thing wasn't 6 foot down, that nautilus wouldve found it lol.....those machines are DEEP!!!!
I agree with mike, thats a banner vote in my book any day.

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Man ! Great Find ! Something like that would make my year. The picture in the hole if Too Cool. I'd have that hanging on the wall at work.

Congrats,
HH
BB

 

[spitfire55]

Good job!