I found a really nice civil war display piece

[BenVa68]

I was detecting a union camp last weekend and I found this. It was just laying on the ground and I couldnt see the anything in it but it gave a solid 19 on the nox which usually means bullet so i dug at it a little with my digging tool and there it was. How it lasted almost 200 years is a mystery to me but I took it home, washed it and gave it 3 coats of thompsons water seal. The termites started scrambling out and my wife about had a fit but in the end I have a really nice display.

 

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[Tony in SC]

Cool piece!! I found what looked like an old nut. When it dried out and cracked a bullet poped out.

 

[Digger RJ]

Cool!!! Congrats!!! Nice to see them like that

 

[BenVa68]

Cool piece!! I found what looked like an old nut. When it dried out and cracked a bullet poped out.

Was it a piece of wood or an actual nut? I always check trees when im in a known civil war site. But this is the first bullet ive ever found in wood.

 

[EQ8]

Who would have thought termites liked lead?
Nice find!!

 

[Mudflap]

Super neat find! Will make a nice display. That round probably took out the first several termites too.... grin

 

[Tony in SC]

It was wood, looked like root wood? Shaped like a nut.

Was it a piece of wood or an actual nut? I always check trees when im in a known civil war site. But this is the first bullet ive ever found in wood.

 

[devldog]

Congrat's on a very nice display piece indeed. A bullet found in wood is a pretty rare piece. I found one back in the 80's and it was a thrill once I saw what it was as I'm sure you were. Great looking piece of History there. Well Done.

 

[civilman1]

Congrats Ben I have a pistol bullet in the one I found.Very cool!!

 

[Trezurehunter]

I'd say that's a very nice display piece Ben. Great find (except for the termites)..