Hunting in the Louisiana Swamp

BuckleBoy

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...well, not quite. But the deep mud and stinking standing water in the cane rows of our straggler field, plus the relentless mosquitos made it seem like a swamp, missing only the vegetation and water snakes.

We did pretty well in our last hunt. Shanegalang dug his first Civil War button, a GS Eagle in decent shape with a stand-up shank. Here is a photo of the button, just dug:

eagle in hand.jpg

And a photo of the happy finder. The photo was taken at 8:30am after we had been hunting since 5:30. 90% humidity and a feels-like temp of close to 100.

eagle happy finder.jpg

Shane has already posted his good finds, so it's my turn. I got a Civil War knapsack triangle. I've dug the hooks before--all styles--but not found one of these, so I was pleased with it. Also got two barrel taps and a nice Georgian-era drawer pull. Added a ramrod tip to the collection too (top right). Got a couple whatzits, some clay marbles, some nasty toasted wheat pennies, and a clay pipe stem. Was pleased to get a tombac lid to a gunpowder can (center bottom).

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The following photo (originally posted by Ironman in this thread: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/w...ound-civil-war-camp-today-powder-can-cap.html) shows a similar powder can he dug. The threads around the rim of the one I dug were a dead giveaway, in spite of the fact that the screw-in bottom of it was broken off.

mid 1800s powder can stopper.jpg

And photos of mine:

powder can stopper front.jpg
powder can stopper back.jpg

I also realized that I had dug the missing piece to one of the barrel taps during a previous hunt. Fits together perfectly:

complete tap.jpg

Here is a photo of some of the stuff Shane has pulled recently.

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The long relic (in many pieces) at the top is the arm from an old scale, similar to this:

Shane's scale.jpg

All in all a fun hunt at the straggler field, and nice to see some mid-1800s and Civil War for a pleasant change of pace from the colonial stuff.


And with that, the Canefield Bandits will sign off until next time. But I'll leave ya with a little Southern Louisiana Eye Candy. :)


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Cheers,


Buck
 

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VOL1266-X

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I am still amazed with the vast assortment of finds the Bandits are STILL RECOVERING!!! Great hunts BB. The CW period finds seem to be increasing. HH, Quindy.
 

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Is the last pic a tavern ? house ? or what ? Good luck with it and am looking forward to a post on it .





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Man you have some sweet old relics there. Gotta love those finds.
 

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Fascinating finds and great saves!
 

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LOL!When I seen the pic of the can,I said....."Hey,I have seen that somewhere before!!"Great digs bud!
 

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Awesome finds. Congrats!
 

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That barnyard looks like a great place to hunt,nice assortment of finds.I really like the barrel tap you found in two pieces.One of the reasons is I make my own wine,red and white,cheers.:icon_thumleft:
 

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awesome assortment of relics Buckle boy, that would make a nice conversation piece in a display case
 

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Nice finds... You guys are brave to get out in that heat. Even if you do go out early!!!
 

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[h=2]Louisiana???? I am gone a year and now you are in Louisiana and a Bandit?? Great finds. Any day you have a shank on a button is becoming a good day. Looks like you guys are having fun. I like that house. I imagine it was quiet opulent in it's day. We call that a fixer upper : )[/h]HH
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While we were in New Orleans we visited that Site,,awesome vacation,hope you find a lot of treasures,,HH

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Really like the spots you hunt , but where did you go for lunch? no pictures?
 

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Louisiana???? I am gone a year and now you are in Louisiana and a Bandit?? Great finds. Any day you have a shank on a button is becoming a good day. Looks like you guys are having fun. I like that house. I imagine it was quiet opulent in it's day. We call that a fixer upper : )

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You've missed a lot then LOL. Yeah, I moved. The IRON Brigade is no more...although the former members of the IB still make some great finds. Came down here and started a new team with a great guy and good friend. Thanks for checking in, and glad to see you on the forums again.

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Buckles
 

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You've missed a lot then LOL. Yeah, I moved. The IRON Brigade is no more...although the former members of the IB still make some great finds. Came down here and started a new team with a great guy and good friend. Thanks for checking in, and glad to see you on the forums again.

Cheers,


Buckles


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It is great to be back. I am currently on a large Confed picket line with pictures to follow soon. It is great seeing you and your new adventures . I will check in with the famous iron brigade and keep taking notes . You guys were like Mentors or was it Minatours. Ha it is late.
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LOL!When I seen the pic of the can,I said....."Hey,I have seen that somewhere before!!"Great digs bud!


Yeah, you did. :D I borrowed it without asking, but gave credit where it was due! Great that I actually figured out what the find was. It's so odd to dig something made of tombac that isn't a button. Except for a school bell, I don't have anything else that's made of that material besides a few flat buttons.

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Great Finds
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Looks like so much fun down there! Nice nice finds and I love that old home! Nice job!
 

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Really like the spots you hunt , but where did you go for lunch? no pictures?

Ahhh we will have to start posting some photos of the food. Most days its Jambalaya or pulled pork sandwiches. :) We've started to call it First Breakfast, Second Breakfast, and Third Breakfast. Typical First Breakfast at 4:30 or 5am: Boudin or smoked sausage, cheese grits, and eggs. Second Breakfast at 9am: Sometimes just cold drinks and homemade beef jerky, or giant cajun boiled shrimp or pork cracklins. Third breakfast--really lunch lol (if we're dealing with the 100 degree heat well, and taking lots of breaks in hunting): at 1pm pulled pork or jambalaya.

-Buck
 

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