I beleive this a well perserved civil war brass compass..cant beleive the condition.

[jhumbert40]

I beleive this a well perserved civil war brass compass..can't beleive the condition.

Not sure if this is a civil war... Looks like one .. Was on the out side perimeter of the Gettysburg PA ...battle grounds...found 4 inches in ground wrapped up in what I beleive was some sort of plastic which was well sealed....was a great find... Still excited...

 

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[treblehunter]

Cool, nice find!

 

[jhumbert40]

Thanks..hope it is real.... Looks it for sure.. the place I found it is the war of Gettysburg PA out side the battle grounds... Going back there soon... Lot more artifacts to uncover... Found an old fort further into the woods.... Looking for the big gahunna the usa belt buckles or any one for that matter...

 

[Roadrunner007]

You just May have found a Real Treasure....Congrats on that Find!

 

[WildWildBill]

Unbelievable! That has got to be a tough, rare find if I ever saw one! Can you say BANNER?

 

[bigfish313]

Great find!

 

[jhumbert40]

Thanks... Still shocked..my best find so far...just don't have much history on it yet... Hope to find out more about it..if any one knows please shed some light on it..thanks

 

[bigfish313]

Google "waltham compass marked u.s"

 

[NOLA_Ken]

A bit newer than that I'm afraid.... It's a Waltham pocket compass, they were made for aviators mostly and it will date to the WW1 era. Still a really cool find!

http://pbarp.homedns.org/compass/ scroll down to pocket compasses and you'll see yours.

 

[l2hunt]

what a great find, nice going!

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Still in great shape for being in the ground congrats!

 

[cjon455]

Wow, that is in great shape!

 

[park pirate]

Awesome find..

 

[masterjedi]

Great find! Look here...

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[Old Dude]

Yeah, pretty sure Civil War soldiers didn't have plastic around, lol...and yes, before someone gets their panties in a bunch, I realize some 10 year old kid in 1978 could have stolen one of dear old Dad's prized possessions, wrapped it in a Sunbeam bread bag and hid it. I would imagine anything found outside Gettysburg would make your heart skip a beat, especially when you found that one square foot in the whole state that you CAN dig in!

 

[mihmar79]

nice one!

 

[gunsil]

One military site says WW2, your first clue should have been the plastic. Sorry no baggies in the 1800s.

 

[I-DIG-IT]

Nice digs. anyways

 

[dirtlooter]

very cool, very nice, awesome find

 

[ivan salis]

might not be plastic but maybe rubber instead?-- union troops had rubber ground liners ... to keep them from contact with the cold wet ground