Berrow Beach Finds 18th Dec

[The Ferret]

Hi guys
Just got back in from the Beach, Been out today with Chef Geof and Steve.
This Is what I found but I will need some items I'd Please
19 Musket Balls? Chef any clue yet mate?
2x 1 shilling 1948 - 55
2 x 5p
5 x six pences from 1933 to 1954
£1 coin
Nice Button ID PLEASE
2 x Three pence
9 x Half p's
5 x 1p
1 old half penny 1930
2 x 2p's
4 x bullets
Primus Stove Key?
Ring has little stones around ID if Poss please
A long Brass twisted metal thing ID please
and an old Penny
Cheers
The Ferret

[Chef Geoff]

Well done Morley, that's a brilliant haul. I only got two old pennies a sixpence and 27p in decmal, oh and 12 musket balls, plus bullets, bullets and more bullets
Done a bit of reading, weighing and measuring and the musket balls seem to be from cannister shot, 78 of them packed into a cannon and fired like a shot gun....ouch!
The tell tale sign is that some of them still have a casting sprue, which you wouldn't have if they were for a musket and there are small flattened areas on more than two sides on some of them, this is were they have hit against each other when fired. Not finished researching yet but with them being made of lead rather than the later iron, tends to date them pre 1880.
The thing that doesn't quite fit is that they are or were quite close, relatively, and really should be much wider apart, so whether this means that they were actually aimed down towards the beach, this is one way they were employed as on normal ground this would widen the killing area as they would bounce up at a wider angle.

Looking at all your finds it makes me wonder as to who the hell said that the Garrett Ace was no good on wet sand

[The Ferret]

Cheers Geoff for the info about the Balls very interesting indeed. Was a good day, started to find more coins further towards the church but ran out of time .
what you think about that Button, its kinda heavy for its size too.
Cheers
Morley

[The Ferret]

Is this the type of gun that fired the shot?
www.hmdb.org/PhotoFullSize.asp?PhotoID=174767

[peanut]

thats a nice haul ferret, well done mate !

[The Ferret]

Cheers Peanut
Was a good day, Chef That was a artilery drive band but rare to find in that length 7.5 Inches 
Cheers
TF

[Chef Geoff]

I think the case shot could be from any calibre of cannon but yes that one is of the right era. Does the two ends of the belt look as if they match?

[The Ferret]

I think the case shot could be from any calibre of cannon but yes that one is of the right era. Does the two ends of the belt look as if they match?

Morning Chef Just had a look but not very sure if the 2 ends match But i have just noticed a little stamp mark BCO
Cheers
Morley