Pirates leaned their muskets between the tongs of musket-rests like the one shown in this X-ray photo, Clifford said.

The newly recovered cannons, found just 2,000 feet from the shore, range from 4 feet long and 500 pounds to 8 feet long and 1,500 pounds. They probably will join the traveling exhibit after being examined at the Brewster laboratory, Clifford said.