Canister shot

[Duane Pringle]

Found 9 of these today metal detecting a local battle field. I have searched parts of this battle field will search a new area tomorrow.

 

[redbob]

18 more and you'll have a full load, good job.

 

[Duane Pringle]

I cant believe it my kids had a good time I am going to search another erea tomorrow. These were all found in a 50 yard erea right in the middle of battle field next to river. These were in a field checking the other side of river tomorrow.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Great find !

 

[RebelHeart]

That's pretty awesome! I worked with a guy that found about a dozen Minie Balls in his backyard (in Pennsylvania) when he was digging out a fish pond. That's just good stuff.

 

[Michael W.]

Very Nice!!

 

[Private Watkins]

Keep digging...!

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

will search a new area tomorrow.

Good luck, and be sure to post what you find tomorrow.

 

[bdtex]

I cant believe it my kids had a good time I am going to search another erea tomorrow. These were all found in a 50 yard erea right in the middle of battle field next to river. These were in a field checking the other side of river tomorrow.

Which battle?

 

[DixieRifles]

Relics hunters don't give out the location of the search sites!!

Great find. Are these 1/2 inch dia?

 

[Patrick H]

Scattered out, as if having been fired? Or more or less together?

 

[Duane Pringle]

Found one more ,this morning and half of a old horse shoe. These were scattered out as if from being shot and this location is part of the battle of Carthage missouri there were several battles that occurred at different sites during this all day action. Did not find anything across the river but a bunch of buried trash its the flood plain side. These seem to be 1 inch may be a little bigger they are pitted badly.

 

[bdtex]

Relics hunters don't give out the location of the search sites!!

Great find. Are these 1/2 inch dia?

"Which battle?" can cover a lotta ground. Besides,I assume it was on privately owned property which not just anyone has access to.

 

[Patrick H]

Oh, yes, the battle of Carthage. Maybe your canister was fired under the direction of Henry Guibor.

 

[Duane Pringle]

Hopefully there is more in this erea ,now that I have a metal detector I can find more this metal detecting is addictive and my kids loved it.

 

[Duane Pringle]

Here is canister shot cleaned and put some petroleum jelly on them to help preserve them. Is the bigger ball in picture grape shot its from this battle to it weighs about a pound has a seam and is about 2 inchs in diameter?

 

[hrobalabama]

Do you know the difference between "grape and canister?"

 

[Duane Pringle]

No! just size?

 

[Duane Pringle]

My canister pieces from this weekend added to my collection.

 

[Duane Pringle]

The collection keeps growing!!