✅ SOLVED Large Bullet (I think) Found - How old is it and what type of gun fired it?

[FindSomeGold]

I found this earlier in the week while free-diving in the general vicinity of Memory Rock, West End, Bahamas. I've heard of Civil War wrecks and stuff like that in the area.

Is it Civil War old, or more modern?
Where do you think it came from?
Should I clean it up (lemon juice?) or leave it as-is?

Thank you!

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Looks WWII. Looks like the front cap of a dummy bomb. Found a couple back in the 70's....middle section was made of wood.

 

[Mekong Mike]

Yes, a dummy practice bomb, WW2 era.

And yes, the bahamas has a lot of civil war history. Many confederate ships would dock in nassau after the blockade of southern ports. Blockade runners would try to sneak through with supplies. Union and confederate spies were all over nassau, new providence island. Union ships were not allowed in the bahamas due to england supporting the south. It was a safe haven for confederate sailors.

 

[FindSomeGold]

Way cool, thanks, guys! Is it worth anything? Should I clean it?

 

[Minrelica]

I was not expecting to see something that large.. haha.. Way cool

 

[Kieth-Tx]

Personally....since it is of little monetary value....i would clean it up and use it as a paper weight! I enjoy seeing things I have dug and I am sure you will get many comments about it! Nice find BTW!

 

[Minrelica]

That thing looks big enough to use as a door stop

 

[dennco2000]

That is a cool find, thanks for showing.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Actually, it is not a "dummy practice bomb." It is a World War 2 (and somewhat later) aircraft-dropped smokemarker for Search-&-Rescue operations. It was made with a wooden body for use over water. The body is wood so that it would float while releasing the smoke. A primary use was marking the position of downed pilots or a sunken ship's crew in the water, so that rescuers in other ships could find them. (The Search-plane finds the survivors in the ocean, and drops the smokemarker, whose tall smoke-cloud leads other ships to the survivors.)