1/18/2011 - Blackbeard's Sword & Lead Sheathing

Bleackbeard's Sword?Photo by Wendy Welsh of the North Carolina Board of Cultural Resources.Nobody knows and probably never will know if this is Blackbeard's sword. That is part of the fun and frustration of digging up old stuff. It is almost always a mystery. The best you can do is take all of the clues you can find into account and figure out which scenario best fits the evidence.Often it is a