The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said it is investigating a bizarre discovery in De Leon Springs, where deputies found a wooden coffin filled with an arsenal of weapons including knives, nunchucks, a crossbow and a ball-and-chain.



The coffin was found by a Florida Fish and Wildlife officer Thursday afternoon in a wooded area along the 5300 block of Lake Park Road, off State Road 11 in De Leon Springs.



The FWC officer notified the Sheriff's Office, and a deputy arrived to find the coffin lying upside-down near the tree line. There were no signs of damage to the coffin, the deputy said.

The deputy opened the coffin to find the following items inside:



Black crossbow Black ball and chain Set of nun chucks Metal pair of forceps Ball with metal spikes Black hoodie Small red square punching bag Black leather pouch Double-sided axe with handle Baseball bat with numerous screws attached Small black sheath Scissors, silver in color Wooden handle with attached metal hook Wooden handle with attached metal knife Plastic tube with black handles Wide black metal hook Black folding knife 2 black arm weights Broken yellow dart Silver baseball bat Small wooden handle with attached knife Black metal crowbar Silver antenna Black metal hooks Black sword sheathe Silver metal chain Black handle with attached long knife Wooden handle with attached rusted knife blade Black stick with attached chain Single metal hook 2 wooden metal hatchets Silver boat anchor Black fire poker Black metal crowbar Pair of blacksmith pliers Silver metal sword blade with missing hand grip Wooden blocking stick Metal hammer Double sickle handle Single handle sickle Large pair of black metal tongs 2 wooden axe handles Wooden sword

The deputy did not observe any signs of blood, hair or anything that would indicate foul play. Many of the items appeared to be old and rusted, and were likely inside the coffin for a while.



The coffin and its contents were taken in as evidence by the Sheriff's Office, though an incident report described the case as closed.

