Hi all - you most certainly do not want to contact the police or a military
base, unless it is the Marine Corps, or your object will be destroyed. A
previous post by Bob Neyland, Head, Underwater Archaeology, NHHC detailed
this very issue with regard to UXO. The Marines can deal with this without
destroying your object if you can find someone at one of their bases to
take this on. The more important issue here is that the object will
deteriorate significantly without immediate and appropriate conservation.

Regards,
Claudia

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On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 8:33 AM Pete Gregory <
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> I likely have missed parts of this discussion, but unexplored ordnance is
> not uncommon
> across the South. Cannon balls, mortar rounds are dangerous . You should
> contact the
> State police or or the closest military base as ask for assistance. We
> have found stray rounds on surveys due to  overshots from gunboats, lost
> rounds about camps, and
> Advance/retreat routes.  Survey on military bases should make sure that
> the areas are
> Free from live rounds, even practice rounds can be dangerous.  Trip lines
> for simulations can lead to injury as well. Careful articulation on base
> with environmental offices and the appropriate personnel  should be
> maintained. Survey personel should be trained
> by military about hazards.
>    Curated ordnance should be unloaded, not an easy task. Collectors are
> hurt when they try it!  If the artifacts need curation , conservation
> experts need to do it.
>       Pete Gregory
>       Williamson Museum NSU
>        Natchitoches, La.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On May 24, 2019, at 7:13 AM, Davis, Daniel B (KYTC) <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > Oh yes. They are unexploded ordnance. If you are on or near a military
> base, they will have UXO personnel to dispose of things like ammunition (or
> any of the other interesting explodey things you may find on a base).
> Outside of that, you should contact your local police department. They will
> either have the personnel for disposal of UXO or they will be able to find
> the appropriate military techs for disposal.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Schuyler, Robert L
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 4:35 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Preservation/safety issues for archaeologically recovered
> firearms
> >
> > What about un-fired bullets excavated? Can they still be dangerous? What
> should you do with them if so?
> >
> >
> > Robert L. Schuyler
> > University of Pennsylvania Museum
> > 3260 South Street
> > Philadelphia, PA l9l04-6324
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY <[log in to unmask]> on behalf
> of [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2019 4:01 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Preservation/safety issues for archaeologically recovered
> firearms
> >
> > I would recommend contacting Nichole Doub -  ([log in to unmask]) Head
> Conservator at the MAC Lab who has dealt with loaded guns and conservation
> - maybe get it x-rayed to determine if it is loaded.
> >
> > Silas Hurry
> > Historic St. Mary's City
> >
> >
> >> On May 23, 2019 at 11:13 AM "E. Nadia Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> I work for a CRM firm and yesterday one of our crews uncovered a
> >> heavily corroded but seemingly intact revolver from beneath some
> >> architectural debris. I believe it's late 19th/early 20th-century in
> date.
> >>
> >> Does anyone have any ideas on how best to preserve this artifact?
> >> Could any potentially unfired bullets in the cylinder present a safety
> >> hazard? We are not quite sure how to proceed so any input is
> appreciated.
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Nadia Kline
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