VOL1266-X
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- Jan 10, 2007
- 5,589
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- Detector(s) used
- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
- Primary Interest:
- Relic Hunting
CSA Camp-Bullets, Enfield with "57"Base, Plate from US Saddle-New Pic of 57 Base
Dman (Mr. C.S.A. Buckle) and I invited Josh to hunt a different Gen. John Hunt Morgan Camp with us today. They could hunt only 3-4 hours because of their respective businesses needing attention so we started at 9am. We ended up with the usual round balls (.31 to .69 cal.), .58 cal. 3 ringers, and a couple of Enfields. Josh had the best find today with a .577 cal. Enfield with a "57" stamped in the base. That was his first base marked Enfield. He also dug the oval brass guard plate in the center of the first pic. These guard plates were affixed around the seat of the saddle so rawhide could be run through the slots to tie on bedrolls with rawhide. No doubt Morgan Troops "appropriated" the McClellan saddle from some Union Troopers.
Dman and Josh are shown in the 2nd pic. Not a bad day on a short hunt with 16 displayable relics from a Confederate Camp that has seen more than it's share of hunters. Note to F75 Users-Today, if it read "12" or higher on the display and was 9-12 inches deep, we dug the signal and most of the time it was a bullet. Good Hunting from all 3 of us and Happy Holidays from Tennessee, Quindy.
NOTE-I added a pic of a .577 cal. Enfield with the "57" molded into the base if you have never seen one. Josh carried his bullet home with him and this one is from my collection. As soon as Josh dug it, I cleaned the dirt from the base to see if it had a base mark. Morgan Camps have some Enfields with base marks. The "57" is the most common to find.
Dman (Mr. C.S.A. Buckle) and I invited Josh to hunt a different Gen. John Hunt Morgan Camp with us today. They could hunt only 3-4 hours because of their respective businesses needing attention so we started at 9am. We ended up with the usual round balls (.31 to .69 cal.), .58 cal. 3 ringers, and a couple of Enfields. Josh had the best find today with a .577 cal. Enfield with a "57" stamped in the base. That was his first base marked Enfield. He also dug the oval brass guard plate in the center of the first pic. These guard plates were affixed around the seat of the saddle so rawhide could be run through the slots to tie on bedrolls with rawhide. No doubt Morgan Troops "appropriated" the McClellan saddle from some Union Troopers.
Dman and Josh are shown in the 2nd pic. Not a bad day on a short hunt with 16 displayable relics from a Confederate Camp that has seen more than it's share of hunters. Note to F75 Users-Today, if it read "12" or higher on the display and was 9-12 inches deep, we dug the signal and most of the time it was a bullet. Good Hunting from all 3 of us and Happy Holidays from Tennessee, Quindy.
NOTE-I added a pic of a .577 cal. Enfield with the "57" molded into the base if you have never seen one. Josh carried his bullet home with him and this one is from my collection. As soon as Josh dug it, I cleaned the dirt from the base to see if it had a base mark. Morgan Camps have some Enfields with base marks. The "57" is the most common to find.
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You guys are going over that place with a fine tooth comb.
Y'all know how to have fun and are a lot of laughs . 
