Man Used Live Civil War Explosive as Paperweight for Years

Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office A Texas man discovered that the unusual object he had been using as an office paperweight for years was actually a live Civil War artillery shell. Texas native Steve Martin received the artifact from his son, who found it while on a fishing trip. Martin kept the heavy object on his desk, where it became a conversation starter for curious co-workers. “Everybody that comes in there wants to pick it up and look at it and handle it. We all thought, ‘Well, it’s some…