handful of cw lead and an eerie find

[diggervet]

went out with my son yesterday to a heavily hunted site and came back with a handful of lead (one of which is still in the wood from the tree it hit).
My son found a small pile of wires that were part of the friction primers used to fire the cannons. Seemed kind of eerie because they were in a small pile and each one represents a firing of the cannon. How many people were on the receiving end of what each one of these little wires represents? I love this hobby because it makes time dissolve. Hope everybody has a good hunt!

 

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[ekeisler]

Wow! Great finds diggervet!

 

[CRUSADER]

Lucky you found those, I would have chucked them as chicken wire I had no clue, congrats

 

[VOL1266-X]

Cool relics DV. Found the stem but never the wire HH, Q.

 

[beez0404]

Now that is a day of hunting that would surely put a smile on my face. I do have to admit however I probably would have tossed the wire things into my junk pouch not knowing what they were.

 

[TNGUNS]

Some hardcore history right there. You made a great point with the friction primer wires as well. I love hunting the CW relics, but it is easy to forget the carnage, suffering, and hardship the war brought to our country. Congrats

 

[dirtlooter]

love the history and the questions of the past that the finds bring

 

[vpnavy]

Great finds! Thanks for sharing...

 

[HomeGuardDan]

nice finds...I think the same with percussion caps. Years ago I located a firing line...caps everywhere in a line of about 100 yards. The occasional dropped bullet and dropped cap as well but more interesting, every once in a while a hard impact bullet (most certainly embedded in a tree that since rotted)

 

[toddsumm1]

There is definitely more to be found. Nice finds

 

[Davers]

Great Finds Guys ..
A good day in my book.

 

[dirtdigginfool]

Awesome finds !! and I agree with a few of the other peeps...I probly woulda just chucked them in the pouch for scrap, not knowing what they were. Appreciate the pics and associated story...and yes, I have ALWAYS wondered...who was on the other end of that fired bullet ? Did it pass through flesh, sinew and bone...for us to find 150 years later? Like TNGUNS sez...it is easy to forget the hardship. Thanks again..enjoyed it great post...ddf