VOL1266-X
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- Jan 10, 2007
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- Fisher 1266-X, F75 X 2
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- Relic Hunting
Last 2 Scouting Trips: 1st=CW Relics, Today=I don'T Know
Finally, the late may-like temperatures that we enjoyed in March and early April gave way to more seasonable temps. In fact, we had frost in middle Tennessee this morning. On Monday, I went back to a site near a U.S. camp where I had dug campfire lead, 8 round balls, and a hoof pick recently. The relics from the Monday hunt are on the top row. I think I’ll be able to talk Dman, Tenn. Josh, and Tenn. Digger into a hunt there when the hay is cut. The grass and clover was already too high to hunt on Monday but I wanted to check it out now. The blacksmith made hoof pick shown in the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] picture is in Crouch’s book on page 141 and Sekypaleo (Bill) dug one like it last weekend on his hunt.
I scouted a farm near the Cumberland River today where I have dug relics and the 1794 LC recently. I am still searching for a U.S. CW camp that I know is nearby. The bottom row of the first pic contains my finds from this morning. The brass spigot was a surprise and I’m unsure of age. The circular brass piece has “Lunkenheimer Cinc. O.” on it and “Pat date Aug.’70 Apr. ‘74” on it in old font. Lunkenheimer made valves and steam whistles according to my search. I’m unsure of whether it’s 1870 or 1970. I do know it almost caused a cardiac event because it looked like a rosette at first. The iron clamp looks old but maybe Creskol and kuger can help. The lead ball with the untrimmed sprue measures .492” which may be more Colonial than CW and the lead does not appear to have the purity of CW balls. At this point, this site seems more like an old home site than CW.
The 4[SUP]th[/SUP] pic is from a previous hunt. I was puzzled with the folded lead but Tenn. Digger thinks it’s a homemade flint holder for a flintlock musket. The flint was placed between the folded lead and clamped to the hammer. The lead may be a field replacement for 2 hard leather pieces that the flint was placed between when the musket was new. A little help from Colonial hunters would be welcomed.
I snapped the pic of the Ducks and Canada Geese enjoying a nice Tennessee morning on the landowner’s pond as I drove past in the field after my morning hunt. HH, Quindy.
My 2012 CW relics to date=291
Finally, the late may-like temperatures that we enjoyed in March and early April gave way to more seasonable temps. In fact, we had frost in middle Tennessee this morning. On Monday, I went back to a site near a U.S. camp where I had dug campfire lead, 8 round balls, and a hoof pick recently. The relics from the Monday hunt are on the top row. I think I’ll be able to talk Dman, Tenn. Josh, and Tenn. Digger into a hunt there when the hay is cut. The grass and clover was already too high to hunt on Monday but I wanted to check it out now. The blacksmith made hoof pick shown in the 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] picture is in Crouch’s book on page 141 and Sekypaleo (Bill) dug one like it last weekend on his hunt.
I scouted a farm near the Cumberland River today where I have dug relics and the 1794 LC recently. I am still searching for a U.S. CW camp that I know is nearby. The bottom row of the first pic contains my finds from this morning. The brass spigot was a surprise and I’m unsure of age. The circular brass piece has “Lunkenheimer Cinc. O.” on it and “Pat date Aug.’70 Apr. ‘74” on it in old font. Lunkenheimer made valves and steam whistles according to my search. I’m unsure of whether it’s 1870 or 1970. I do know it almost caused a cardiac event because it looked like a rosette at first. The iron clamp looks old but maybe Creskol and kuger can help. The lead ball with the untrimmed sprue measures .492” which may be more Colonial than CW and the lead does not appear to have the purity of CW balls. At this point, this site seems more like an old home site than CW.
The 4[SUP]th[/SUP] pic is from a previous hunt. I was puzzled with the folded lead but Tenn. Digger thinks it’s a homemade flint holder for a flintlock musket. The flint was placed between the folded lead and clamped to the hammer. The lead may be a field replacement for 2 hard leather pieces that the flint was placed between when the musket was new. A little help from Colonial hunters would be welcomed.
I snapped the pic of the Ducks and Canada Geese enjoying a nice Tennessee morning on the landowner’s pond as I drove past in the field after my morning hunt. HH, Quindy.
My 2012 CW relics to date=291
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Breezie
Still some great relic hunting going on in TN! I'm looking forward to winter here! hahahaha! 
