NORTH TOPSAIL BEACH, N.C. — Armor-piercing rounds dating back to World War II have surfaced on a North Carolina beach after Hurricane Florence.
One of them was a 23-pound anti-tank round.
[PHOTOS: WWII projectiles surface at N Carolina beach following Florence]
A volunteer firefighter found them on Topsail Island Beach, along with a pile of shrapnel and machine gun rounds.
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Bradley Dixon said he had two experts look at the rounds, and determined that they are not dangerous.
Dixon said he plans to offer all the items to local a museum.
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