Shipwreck Find - What is it????

philipknaggs

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Dec 23, 2010
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Hi Guys!

Diving on a 1800's Englich Shipwreck last weekend.
Found musketballs, copper nails, Brown-Bess Trigger Guard, sheathing etc...

Now, also found this small brass piece. Have no idea what it is.
However, it does have a raised part that has a hole, leading me to believe that it was on a rope or string. One end seems to have been crushed at some point. Important to note that there was a lot of rust "inside" the tube. So iron was in there at some point, and whatever was in there has been rotted away.

What could this possibly be???
 

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Could it be a brown Bess? Looks similar to this one? :icon_thumright:
Broken Knee
 

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Iron Patch said:
philipknaggs said:
Iron Patch said:
Broken knee said:
I think it is a ramrod holder. :icon_thumright:
Broken Knee

Yes, a very cleaned one.

I treated it with electrolysis after recovery, then shined it up!!!


Yes you did. ;D It's too bad what salt water does to finds but what can you do.

Thanks Guys, mystery solved. Ramrod holder it is!!!!
Thanks again!!!
 

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philipknaggs said:
Iron Patch said:
philipknaggs said:
Iron Patch said:
Broken knee said:
I think it is a ramrod holder. :icon_thumright:
Broken Knee

Yes, a very cleaned one.

I treated it with electrolysis after recovery, then shined it up!!!


Yes you did. ;D It's too bad what salt water does to finds but what can you do.

Thanks Guys, mystery solved. Ramrod holder it is!!!!
Thanks again!!!
Now go find the coins! HH :icon_thumright:
BK
 

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now go find the gun it cane off of..........NGE
 

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I guess you have it solved, however; my first thought was a Bosun's whistle/pipe.
 

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