Huge musketball spill

[The Patriot]

Well managed to get a full days detecting with a couple friends from out of town...hit a spot from years back that had some more clearing done.
171 musket balls in 1 hole..beating my previous record of 109..plus thimble, buttons, 3 pieces of flint, 2 complete shoe buckles, 1 Geo II....all from french site

 

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[lenmac65]

That's a lot of lead! Very cool.... Congrats!

 

[HCW]

I love it. Lead is probably the strongest signal you can dig. That must have been an overload.

 

[Relicific]

Seems like these soldiers left in a hurry.
That’s a lot of musketballs

 

[GoDeep]

What's your theory on why so many in one spot? Perhaps in a pouch that was dropped?

 

[pepperj]

Congrats on the spill.
How many different calibers are there in the spill do you estimate?

 

[jewelerguy]

all in one hole must have been in a cloth bag at the time of loss but seems odd that they are different sizes. Strange but really cool

 

[Noah_D]

I bet that was LOUD. Congrats! ...and you topped it off with a nice old copper.

 

[Digger RJ]

Nice!!!!! Congrats!!!!!

 

[Wildcat1750]

Probably stashed in some long deteriorated bag or container, then left behind under circumstances we will never know!

 

[GeoW]

What's your theory on why so many in one spot? Perhaps in a pouch that was dropped?

That would have burned up..

 

[The Patriot]

Congrats on the spill.
How many different calibers are there in the spill do you estimate?

There are 4 that I can see..I dont have the pellet ones in there as That is another dig...likely lost or forgotten about..they call them being different sizes Buck & Ball..typical for 18th century..