Author Topic: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing  (Read 3875 times)


Offline Avlrc

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Re: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2013, 02:52:51 AM »
Yeah, I when I go fishing in the ocean I usually get sea sick, hangover, & sunburn. When fishing locally I catch chiggers,  wood ticks, & poison.

Nice find for sure. You can bet it has not been messed with. ;D

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Re: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2013, 03:15:20 AM »
He had better either put it back in the mud or get it to a museum for immersion treatment or it will fall apart rapidly. Trade gun?

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Re: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2013, 03:43:19 AM »
Yes, it's looks to be a trade gun to me too.  I was surprised at the length of the barrel, it's longer than most I've seen, really neat piece of history.

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Re: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2013, 03:59:26 AM »
PPatch has it right.  If the finder doesn't get it to a museum that knows how to take care of this historical find, he'll have a pile of rust, mud and rotten wood crumbs.  Did he record the location of his find?  Chances are ther is more than that trade gun on the spot.

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Re: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2013, 01:26:40 AM »
I caught a 1" steel cable with the anchor last time we went out. !@*%&@ near pulled me out of the boat! :o
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Re: Why can't I find things like this when I go Fishing
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2013, 07:10:53 AM »
The choice for preservation some years ago was polyethlene glycol. It was poured into a long tray and the item was immerseded in it until replacement and sealing took place. Time in the tray depends on the item and its fluid content. After stabilization a wax preservative was applied to seal the surfaces. Poly used to be carried by a good hardware store and may still be. Chemical supply houses would have it.
The idea that there may be more material in the area that you found the gun is a good one and should be followed up on. For this, contact the local university history or archaeology department. They could conduct a survey of the bottom and send down divers to look for posssibilities. This could be an isolated find, or it could be a sunken boat owned by Indians, or even voyageurs. In any case, it is a great find and rivals anything I have seen recovered on land, or in the sea.
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