Silver, and a pistol

[CCDAMEEK]

Ha, Got Ya. It's only a cap pistol.....

After a long absence from being able to do some digging, I finally got out to an 1850's home site here in upstate New York.

Dug up only one wheatie, a 1925. Also a 1961 & two 1964 memorials.

Coolest find was the 1960's cap pistol, intact and after cleaning up, the cartridge wheel swings out, and the trigger assembly still works!

The silver finds are a small old ring marked 'sterling', and a 1943 U.S. quarter.

Other items in photos: Gold plated ball point pen, a Model-T tire valve cover, and a dog tag.

Glad to be back in the swing of things again.

 

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[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[NickL78]

I found the EXACT same silver ring about to months ago!! I did research the ring a bit. I forgot the name of the company but I believe it was made between 1920 & the late 50’s. The company is know for costume jewelry and one of its largest customers was Disney. Oh yeah, That 1925 wheat is pristine !!Congrats on the finds!

 

[JeffInMass]

Nice way to get back at it- Congrats!

 

[Dirty Digger Doug]

The cap gun is cool. Congrats on the finds.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Very productive hunt, congrats!

 

[Trezurehunter]

Nice finds. I like that Cap gun.

 

[smallfoot]

Good to see you out detecting Chip! Nice finds! Was there anything else in writing on the cap gun besides made in hong kong? It held up well.

 

[terrafirma]

Nice finds!
Thanks for the I.D. on the valve cover. I have dug a few of them over the years (all crushed like yours) and didn't know what they were.
Thanks again and happy hunting!

 

[ArfieBoy]

Interesting and cool finds. Silver is always nice... and the cap gun is just too cool! Thanks for sharing.

 

[CCDAMEEK]

I found the EXACT same silver ring about to months ago!! I did research the ring a bit. I forgot the name of the company but I believe it was made between 1920 & the late 50’s. The company is know for costume jewelry and one of its largest customers was Disney. Oh yeah, That 1925 wheat is pristine !!Congrats on the finds!
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Well that's pretty cool! I would lean more towards the 1950's, Made by "Romega Inc. in Rome, Georgia USA. Like you, not much information can be found on the company.
And the 1925 wheatie is the cleanest I've encountered, BUT, it actually came out of the edge of a stone driveway, and it is slightly bent, with Abe looking directly at it!

 

[CCDAMEEK]

Good to see you out detecting Chip! Nice finds! Was there anything else in writing on the cap gun besides made in hong kong? It held up well.

Nope, no other writing or even manufacturers marks on it that I could find, and I looked everywhere! I did locate a couple during research, and it appears that originally the metal had been nickel plated. Coming out of the ground there was no sign of any plating anywhere.