I got alotta balls

[CASPER-2]

hit salt waters off a Rev War fort for a little while today - a few different calibers
I think finding them is cool - relics to me

 

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[RJ55]

Was almost scared to open this one lol. That's quite a few musket balls.

 

[CASPER-2]

these are NOT cleaned - this is how most of them come out of saltwater- they usually have a black powder coating
that comes right off after you pull them from the scoop

 

[Old Dude]

I like finding them as much as old coins too Casper. Very nice haul!

 

[plymouthian12]

Love finding those that place still produces them wonder how many are still there

 

[CASPER-2]

Love finding those that place still produces them wonder how many are still there

didn't find them "there" - have only been "there" once this year and that was in winter
I have a handful of spots I get them at - place I was at - ive gotten over a 100 - from small pistol to huge
69 cal. - have gotten a few CW style 3 ringers too

 

[Scrappy]

That's awesome. Gotta love musket ball

 

[NEPADIGGER7]

Great job Casper they look awesome!

 

[Brother Al]

Yes you do sir. Rotfl

 

[CASPER-2]

Yes you do sir. Rotfl

 

[johnnyblaze]

If you could only see the story of where they came from..

Ahh to ponder..

~Blaze~

 

[CASPER-2]

If you could only see the story of where they came from..

Ahh to ponder..

~Blaze~

the fort was used from late 1700s thru civil war - they made changes many times to the fort over those yrs
balls could be from Rev - 1812 - or CW - during Rev war British did make an attempt to capture by sea with row boats and were turned away
don't know if any of these could have been fired in their direction - could be just from target practice - maybe shooting at seagulls
but think they are possibly 200 yrs or older

 

[The Rebel]

Nice balls, LOL!

 

[aa battery]

for once i will not make a dumb reply. nice finds

 

[N.J.THer]

I still love finding Musket Balls...I usually don't find that many in one hunt but if one or two turn up I consider it a successful hunt even if nothing else is found.

Congrats!

NJ

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Nice collection of musket balls! That's awesome the way they come out of the salt water. The one I dug in soil turned white

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Agree, that you do.

Casp, it reminds me a lot of the site I've been working over the recent two years. Curious what calibers you are finding the most of. I go back and forth between rev war use and 1600's naval use at my site (mostly .70 and .55 balls) I saw a barrell of naval shot that had been recovered in a wreck in the Caribbean stuffed with .50/.70 lead balls and was labeled by the archie's simply as shot. Then at a maritime museum here in VA, they have barrels staged in an interpretive exhibit with the same.

My site was a colonial landing/trading point from the 1600's but also saw Rev War activity. I and those I brought with me have now found 700-1,000 of these balls scattered all about, with some in heavy concentration and others solo.

Thoughts?

Dan

 

[Erik in NJ]

You got one serious set of balls there, man!!

 

[shoague]

I prefer lead to brass. You got the right ones

 

[treblehunter]

Good job! :-)