davidlhyde63366
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You beat me to it. Cool find? Things that make you go......hmmm errr... BOOM! Glad no one was hurt.
Wow. Food for thought.
It takes a lot to make one go off. Think about it, they were carried in the back of wagons on rutted out dirt roads. I have heard of a lot of people getting them drilled out and keeping them.
Doesn't the black powder become unstable after a number of years ?
Not really. It usually degrades in a harmless manner. It can still go off, but not easily.
good to know.
I remember reading about this when it happened . I didn't realize it was so long ago .
https://www.warhistoryonline.com/news/civil-war-2.html
Not really. It usually degrades in a harmless manner. It can still go off, but not easily.