Took a Punt...

CRUSADER

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Today I wanted to try a field next to a low yield Roman Site, in the hope I could track down another area on this somewhat barren farm. We had tried it years ago & crossed it off the list but I wanted fresh more experienced eyes on it. Sadly that plan was a bust. We then went close to the low yield Roman Site & I got 1 scrappy.
Our last ditch effort was on a close-by low yield Saxon Site. I would have been happy with 1 pin-head or strap-end. Seems as though we have stripped the site of its goodies....

4.5 hours:

1 Scrappy (not pictured)
1 Jetton
1 Blank Silver Shilling
Broken Spec Buckle
Bit of a Medieval Purse Bar
17th C Button
Tudor Button
Scarce (I didn't know they existed) 8th Royal Veteran's Battalion 1804-15 Button:
''The 8th Royal Veteran Battalion was raised in 1804 at Fulham and served at Cumberland Fort and on Heligoland. It included officers from the New South Wales Corps who returned to England in 1810. In 1815, 4 companies transferred to the new 2nd Royal Veteran Battalion and the 8th battalion disbanded. A new 8th battalion was formed from fit out-pensioners at Chelsea Hospital. It served on Jersey and disbanded in 1816 at Portsmouth''
[FONT=&quot]Veterans battalions were made up of men no longer fit for front line service, the name had previously been 'invalid battalions' but this was deemed derogatory and changed[/FONT][FONT=&quot].[/FONT]
 

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dirtdigginfool

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Crusader, even for a “low yield” hunt, I’m still amazed at the artifacts and relics you pull... love the hand forged items, made with pride and care, the reason they’re still here for you to find. Great stuff, thanks for sharing, Ddf.
 

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Crusader, even for a “low yield” hunt, I’m still amazed at the artifacts and relics you pull... love the hand forged items, made with pride and care, the reason they’re still here for you to find. Great stuff, thanks for sharing, Ddf.
They were both very low yields sites, the hunt wasn't low yield as such, other than not getting our target finds.
We can now walk away from this farm & concentrate elsewhere.
 

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A “low yield “ day for you would be a killer hunt for me
 

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They were both very low yields sites, the hunt wasn't low yield as such, other than not getting our target finds.
We can now walk away from this farm & concentrate elsewhere.

With your recent hunt there you can be sure to cleared enough to move to other sites. With a rare button and a blank silver you didn't came home empty handed. I had worse days than that. :thumbsup:
 

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Very interesting post. Great finds. Would love to have a day like that. Congrats!
 

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Your low yield hunts make me drool over the keyboard! :notworthy:
 

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A nice military button like that makes for a great day.
 

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A nice military button like that makes for a great day.
It's amazing to think what this no longer fit for battle soldier did in the Napoleonic Wars to get hurt & then he worked at either Fort Cumberland at Portsmouth or a Island Fort off of Germany (Helioland). Then he (presumably or at least his jacket) ended up over 140 miles away from the nearest of these 2 locations - why!? Retirement maybe? Where his family originated? We will never know, but I'm now part of his story, & a keeper of a cool piece of History.
 

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