garren
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I would have never dreamed I would get an intact James shell from a hay field 16" deep with a 5X8 coil. I can't believe I found an artillery shell, period!
I also found a round iron ball nearby. I guess its safe to say it's grape shot given this location?
I have a few questions...Its hard researching from a hotel and I cant go cleaning on this shell here.
Will this have a fuse? or is there a James with a solid nose?
I was under the impression that all James' had to be drilled to make them inert. Are any solid?
Was the James Confederate, Union or both?
**Updating - Nov 2016 with a pic of the finished shell.
I also found a round iron ball nearby. I guess its safe to say it's grape shot given this location?
I have a few questions...Its hard researching from a hotel and I cant go cleaning on this shell here.
Will this have a fuse? or is there a James with a solid nose?
I was under the impression that all James' had to be drilled to make them inert. Are any solid?
Was the James Confederate, Union or both?
**Updating - Nov 2016 with a pic of the finished shell.
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