ITS A BOOMER!!!!!!!!1

[Ronin9868]

IT'S A BOOMER!!!!!!!!1

Hi everyone,

Got to hunt a little today after work and found a live 12 pound Bormann fuse Civil War cannonball. You can imagine the tone my detector set off on this bad boy. This one will be going out tomorrow to be decommissioned. I have a friend that has the equipment to inert them. they do so by drilling a hole in the side and flushing out all the powder. By next Friday I should have all my shells back and will photograph and post them for TN. Thanks for looking.

Hh- Ronin9868

 

[birdman]

Re: IT'S A BOOMER!!!!!!!!1

Fantastic collection. I found a large one in Germany but it had a wooden plug in it. I drilled a small hole with a cork screw and got the powder out. I think if it was was a little more modern I would have been to scared to mess with it.

 

[Hardy]

Re: IT'S A BOOMER!!!!!!!!1

DANG, BE CAREFUL NICE ARTIFACTS

 

[Capefearsman]

Re: IT'S A BOOMER!!!!!!!!1

wow!!!! i wonder if 140 year old powder that has been buried still poses a hazard? id hate to find out the hard way!!! its a great find! congrats!!

Yes, People have been killed by 140 year old shells, By trying to drill through the the shell to disarm them. Although most powder is damp, have found some in shells that goes off as if it were brand new.
That shell should clean up nice!

 

[Ronin9868]

Re: IT'S A BOOMER!!!!!!!!1

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to post a picture or two of the finished products. All the dangerous shells have been cleaned and disarmed and are now being enjoyed on display. Here are todays photo's.

HH- Ronin