OutdoorAdv
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- Apr 16, 2013
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XP Deus,
GPX 4500,
Equinox 800,
AT Max
- Primary Interest:
- Metal Detecting
I got a full day of swinging in yesterday and found a few keepers. I plan on expanding the pit I've been sifting so in preparation for expanding it, I wanted to prioritize which way to expand it first. So I spent the first half of the day with my T2 and the 5" coil and worked around the pit. Got a really nice small Draw Knife for hewing logs... got it in electrolysis last night and it turned out nice. I dug most of the iron signals to find the nails and see what else is in that section... in doing so, a few cool pieces of glass turned up, including the nice early 1800's blown bottle neck. I also got a interesting piece of slate from the pit that I will post pictures of below. I did so well with the 5" coil I decided to check out a few other areas with it. An area I've hit hard with many machines, outside the pit, but in a higher iron section. This area is where I've been pulling pieces to the Calvary shoulder scales, so I was hoping to find another scale piece to it. Instead, the amazing condition Civil War General Service coat button turned up. About 10 feet away I got another one and DESTROYED it with my digger. I widened the hole and sifted the dirt, but couldn't locate any of the front of it. My digger hit it on the back and pushed the face into the dirt. Was a bit frustrated with myself, but these were mixed iron signals with nails in the holes, so my pinpointing was off on some.
I dug this cool chamberstick finger loop. Its cast brass and has file marks on the bottom, which makes me think its pretty old. Apparently this was a target that disappeared on me before. It was right next to a thick stalk, so I couldn't get the coil over it making it an erratic signal. I had a plug right next to it from a couple weeks ago and it probably sounded like deep iron then. I crushed the stalk and got my coil over it this time.... so out it came.
The iron almost stole the show yesterday. I got the stirrup into electrolysis last night and it turned out great. Wish it was whole. After electrolysis it appears that maybe it was silver plated at one point. There is silver in the pattern grooves on the side. I searched for the rest by digging all iron in the same area. The snaffle bit piece turned up, but I didn't find anymore of the stirrup.
Fresh out of the dirt. Was a nice way to start the day.
That washed out thing in the top right of the group picture is actually a rock. Typically I wouldnt pay much attention to this, but it was in the pit and its not like the typical "natural" rocks that I find in there. It looks hand carved to me. There are even some tooling marks on the side of it where it looks scraped. Any idea what it might be? Could it be a knife blade honing rock? On the side view it looks like one side has an area thats worn away more.
This was a hunt I had a couple weeks ago! I didn't post since it wasn't all that much... so I figured I'd tack it on the end here. A nice knee buckle and a prefect Williams Cleaner... also a nice star pattern colonial button.
I use my T2 with the 5" coil pretty often in this pit and had some incredible results with it yesterday, and in the past. The new Deus I got is amazing, but we really need a SMALL coil for it. Smaller than the yet-to-be-released 6x9"... a small 5" or 6" round coil would be unfair on that machine! The Deus has amazing separation, but when there are multiple targets under your coil in different dimensions, even fast separation cant keep the machine from being confused. I plan on getting the 6x9" when it releases, but it's still 9" in one direction, so I don't see it separating that much better than the 9" round one. We will see... and hopefully they can squeeze all those electronics into an tiny 6" coil at some time.
Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
I dug this cool chamberstick finger loop. Its cast brass and has file marks on the bottom, which makes me think its pretty old. Apparently this was a target that disappeared on me before. It was right next to a thick stalk, so I couldn't get the coil over it making it an erratic signal. I had a plug right next to it from a couple weeks ago and it probably sounded like deep iron then. I crushed the stalk and got my coil over it this time.... so out it came.
The iron almost stole the show yesterday. I got the stirrup into electrolysis last night and it turned out great. Wish it was whole. After electrolysis it appears that maybe it was silver plated at one point. There is silver in the pattern grooves on the side. I searched for the rest by digging all iron in the same area. The snaffle bit piece turned up, but I didn't find anymore of the stirrup.
Fresh out of the dirt. Was a nice way to start the day.
That washed out thing in the top right of the group picture is actually a rock. Typically I wouldnt pay much attention to this, but it was in the pit and its not like the typical "natural" rocks that I find in there. It looks hand carved to me. There are even some tooling marks on the side of it where it looks scraped. Any idea what it might be? Could it be a knife blade honing rock? On the side view it looks like one side has an area thats worn away more.
This was a hunt I had a couple weeks ago! I didn't post since it wasn't all that much... so I figured I'd tack it on the end here. A nice knee buckle and a prefect Williams Cleaner... also a nice star pattern colonial button.
I use my T2 with the 5" coil pretty often in this pit and had some incredible results with it yesterday, and in the past. The new Deus I got is amazing, but we really need a SMALL coil for it. Smaller than the yet-to-be-released 6x9"... a small 5" or 6" round coil would be unfair on that machine! The Deus has amazing separation, but when there are multiple targets under your coil in different dimensions, even fast separation cant keep the machine from being confused. I plan on getting the 6x9" when it releases, but it's still 9" in one direction, so I don't see it separating that much better than the 9" round one. We will see... and hopefully they can squeeze all those electronics into an tiny 6" coil at some time.
Thanks for looking and happy hunting.
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