This actually happened back on February 18th, but several newspapers had the story yesterday. I had the story back then. Sam White spent much of his life looking for Civil War relics and became an expert at defusing ordnance. He was trying to disarm a 75 pound, 9 inch naval cannonball.
This is a follow up on the story. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms will not complete their investigation until later this month. Two dozen nearby homes were evacuated for two days after the explosion while experts collected ordnance and detonated the live ones.
I should also mention that he had a website at the time of his death where he sold defused shells. I went to it that day, but, by the next day it was no longer in operation.
You Better Think Twice About Messing Around with These Old Relics. --Old B-Runner
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