Fugio
Sr. Member
- Feb 25, 2016
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- 488
- Detector(s) used
- Legend, AT Pro, Garret Pro-Pointer AT
- Primary Interest:
- All Treasure Hunting
I know what your thinking: Another cannonball? I sure hope so! I was just out detecting with a friend of mine on an exposed river bed in an old New England town. My buddy was detecting and got a huge signal and called me over. I figured it was junk, but he had to dig. What emerged I could not believe; what looked like a HUGE cannonball. Weighing over a hundred pounds it was difficult to remove from the unbelievably thick clay it was embedded in. We finally got it out of the hole and back to my buddies house where we hosed it off and had a closer look.
Rough measurements indicate a diameter of 10" and a weight of 128 pounds. There is a threaded fuse hole as well, the only hole on the ball. Now the weight may be a little off as there was still some sludge and muck inside. As I cannot find any reliable tables for this size ball, my only question is, is it even possible this is a cannonball(assuming better measurements could verify this)? As always, thanks for your input guys!
Rough measurements indicate a diameter of 10" and a weight of 128 pounds. There is a threaded fuse hole as well, the only hole on the ball. Now the weight may be a little off as there was still some sludge and muck inside. As I cannot find any reliable tables for this size ball, my only question is, is it even possible this is a cannonball(assuming better measurements could verify this)? As always, thanks for your input guys!