you will think i am lying but it was still black...no rust at all...and it had a small circle in the side...like a plug...they said it had not detonated...i had tried it as a shot put several times as it fit my hand well. I did not think much about it since i had been to the nearby battleground museum many times and it looked like the ones there, but i wonder if i could have sold it on ebay now?........oompa
i made them promise to put "donated by oompa" on the exhibit...