Our Curator of Collections Research suggests that your local National Guard unit is likely to have someone trained to deal with live ammunition or munitions if you find them (the ammunition, not the Guard) in your collections. We have asked the local Police Department to remove and disarm ammunition, and even had them unload an 1870s cannonball once. The Guard or the police may need some fast talk to preserve any part of the artifact, but human life and limb should take precedence in our opinion. Get expert help - the stuff is dangerous. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C. L. Dill, Museum Director State Historical Society of North Dakota 612 East Boulevard Bismarck ND 58505-0830 P: (701)328-2666 F: (701)328-3710 E: [log in to unmask] Visit our Web site at: http://www.state.nd.us/hist/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -