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Spazito

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Wed Sep 13, 2023, 03:00 PM Sep 2023

These muskets were underwater for 150 years. It took 12 years to save them [View all]

When Donna Teasdale opened the lid of an old crate that had been hauled up in a fishing net, she knew she had caught a big one. Twenty big ones, in fact. It was a case of Enfield muskets from the time of the U.S. Civil War. But for anyone to appreciate the incredible find, Teasdale would have to keep them from falling apart.

https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2263184963514

Very interesting video, imo.

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Very cool video! Thanks. 70sEraVet Sep 2023 #1
You're very welcome... Spazito Sep 2023 #2
Really cool! Easterncedar Sep 2023 #3
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