Bullet and Shell Civil War Projectiles Forum

Relic Discussion => Artillery => Topic started by: Lamar on June 21, 2022, 08:33:59 PM

Title: Smells funny to me ...
Post by: Lamar on June 21, 2022, 08:33:59 PM

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/civil-war-era-land-mine-turns-up-at-soil-plant-in-howell/ar-AAYIdAh?ocid=iSEM_G_Homepage&li=BBnbfcL

Why would a CW landmine be buried, presumably to get them damn Rebels, in New Jersey?

I've learned to never believe a word these "we're gonna blow this up to save your arse" experts spew.

Title: Re: Smells funny to me ...
Post by: speedenforcer on June 23, 2022, 09:30:28 AM

it sais in part " in a soil shipment, police said"  no telling where the soil came from

Title: Re: Smells funny to me ...
Post by: alwion on June 24, 2022, 07:19:32 PM

https://sports.yahoo.com/possible-civil-war-vintage-landmine-214157000.html#:~:text=Daren%20DePonte%20holds%20a%20possible,been%20about%20160%20years%20old.     so is it even an explosive device?

Title: Perhaps the guy in this video could chime in!
Post by: Lamar on June 25, 2022, 03:03:06 PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XCGKrqw_wc