Likely Parrott shell found at Kennesaw Mtn.

[Picket]

Trail project at Kennesaw Mountain battlefield turns up an artillery round from the Civil War. It's a mystery as how it came to rest there. https://civil-war-picket.blogspot.com/2022/03/trail-project-at-kennesaw-mountain.html

[NMVolunteer]

They have robots, why not just have a robot with a drill cut into it, and just spray high-pressure water into it until the powder is completely out?

[Dan Kohli]

They have robots, why not just have a robot with a drill cut into it, and just spray high-pressure water into it until the powder is completely out?

Although it pains me to hear that it was destroyed. The impact fuse does add a lot of difficulty to defuse. How I understand it drilling into the shell could cause heat or sparks which could cause the black powder charge to ignite. If I remember correctly some amateur collectors died or were sent to the hospital due to drilling into the shells.