Schenkl Shell 2.27.16

Saving Tennessee History · Feb 27, 2016

fano169 · Feb 27, 2016

Can that still explode ?

trapperart · Feb 27, 2016

Way cool

smokeythecat · Feb 27, 2016

Nice find. If thrown in a fire it would probably explode. Most people get them defused by experts.

Saving Tennessee History · Feb 27, 2016

This one unfortunately did not have the fuse. It was full of mud. I also found a piece to the cannon in the same hole. We think these were possibly buried while in retreat.

Gaspipe · Feb 27, 2016

Wow great find I know 30 years ago that would be a good find, but in this day and age that is a great find. Beautiful , intact in my opinion a banner find. I cant recall seeing one posted in

??. Congrats

parsonwalker · Feb 27, 2016

What a beauty! Schenkl shells have long been considered among the most dangerous to defuse (outside of navel shells) because they were so well constructed, often powder is still dry after all these years. man, I envy you. What a sweet dig.

Isaac · Feb 27, 2016

Wow. What a great find!!!

Sooper Dave · Feb 27, 2016

Amazing find! You get that in TN?

Saving Tennessee History · Feb 27, 2016

Yes, it was dug in Tennessee.

alabama11 · Feb 27, 2016

Great find.

A2coins · Feb 27, 2016

Gotta be freakin kiddin wow that is crazy Good job.. Thanks for sharing!!!!!

UnderMiner · Feb 28, 2016

fano169 said:
Can that still explode ?

This is actually highly unlikely, but it can happen.
We all recall the story of Sam White and his 75-pound Civil War naval cannonball now, don't we... :sadsmiley:

Virginia Man Killed In Civil War Cannonball Blast | Fox News

Saving Tennessee History · Feb 28, 2016

These two were found in the same hole, one on top of the other.

sutphin · Feb 28, 2016

DAMNNNNNNNNNNNN WHAT A HAEL OF A FIND , CONGRATS ..

Gaspipe · Feb 28, 2016

Saving Tennessee History said:
These two were found in the same hole, one on top of the other.

wow again even better seeing that . thats got to be super uncommon

jeff of pa · Feb 28, 2016

Nice Find !
Too bad you didn't tell us the story in your First post .
I would have liked to read about the site the hunt, the other finds & the shell in detail.

I'm Nosy :thumbsup:

Saving Tennessee History · Feb 28, 2016

Sorry, I try not to post many details on location out of respect for the property owners.

It was a normal day besides digging the shell. Nothing else much to note. This location has seen decades of relic hunting.

I used the White's V3, Gain 4, Single 7.5kHz Frequency, 10Hz Band, in Relic Mode with ground tracking locked. It was over a foot in the ground and rang up as a solid high tone, probably due to both large iron objects laying on top of each other in the hole.