Seated Silvers, a PISTOL and a Rare Railroad Lock!

[calabash digger]

Very nice!

[lenmac65]

Very interesting post. Congrats on all the great finds.

[BuckleBoy]

Buckleboy you cease to amaze me your dedication your hard work and your luck to eyeball a treasure. I have found my share of locks and I have received restored them are there any markings on the whole cover and is it made of brass?

hello my friend, just go out walking in a plantation quarters site and you’d be amazed at what you’ll find just by eyeballing. Lock is made of brass and missing the keyhole cover piece which I’m going to try and find.

[Truth]

hello my friend, just go out walking in a plantation quarters site and you’d be amazed at what you’ll find just by eyeballing. Lock is made of brass and missing the keyhole cover piece which I’m going to try and find.

Well if you don’t find the brass keyhole cover that was made for that one I do have one laying around thought I’d give to you. Buckleboy you have been a guy that I admire because you detect a lot and as always searching like myself. My problem is we don’t have any plantation quarters that we can just go on and we don’t have fields for farming like you do and I guess what I’m trying to say is do you know
The farmer and get permission to metal detect his feels or you’ve been knowing them for so long it’s no big deal? Either way I admire your fines when I see you you got something I know you got something and congratulations to you. If you don’t find the original brass key cover I’ll send you a picture of one that I have that I found that didn’t have a lock but there’s nothing more beautiful then after you do that electrolysis and your lock is black as it can be and there’s that beautiful brass piece in front I love it. If you have I have any pointers that you could share with me I appreciate that so with that I hope you have a good day and I’ll be waiting to see what you find next.

[Florida Finder]

Excellent finds and thanks for sharing!!

[BuckleBoy]

Well if you don’t find the brass keyhole cover that was made for that one I do have one laying around thought I’d give to you. Buckleboy you have been a guy that I admire because you detect a lot and as always searching like myself. My problem is we don’t have any plantation quarters that we can just go on and we don’t have fields for farming like you do and I guess what I’m trying to say is do you know
The farmer and get permission to metal detect his feels or you’ve been knowing them for so long it’s no big deal? Either way I admire your fines when I see you you got something I know you got something and congratulations to you. If you don’t find the original brass key cover I’ll send you a picture of one that I have that I found that didn’t have a lock but there’s nothing more beautiful then after you do that electrolysis and your lock is black as it can be and there’s that beautiful brass piece in front I love it. If you have I have any pointers that you could share with me I appreciate that so with that I hope you have a good day and I’ll be waiting to see what you find next.

hello my friend, I just go and ask the farmers. Gotta track em down and ask, and it helps if you know a friend or a friend of a friend. But I’ve never been told no down here when I asked. I didn’t grow up down here just went to farmers’ shops and said hello. Hope this helps buddy.

[against the wind]

Some very sweet finds,
Congratulations

[Truth]

hello my friend, I just go and ask the farmers. Gotta track em down and ask, and it helps if you know a friend or a friend of a friend. But I’ve never been told no down here when I asked. I didn’t grow up down here just went to farmers’ shops and said hello. Hope this helps buddy.

I appreciate the tip BuckleBoy and I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you

If this will help in any sort of way It broke off the lock buttt if you can do anything with it I can mail it to you

[IDXMonster]

What a GREAT post! The effort it takes to get good video, take pictures, put the back story together on the items....fantastic stuff! That was like reading a book, but better! What an amazing thing it would be if everybody’s more productive hunts were so well documented and posted. THIS is the kind of post that genuinely makes people interested in detecting. Huge PROPS on the whole thing BB!

[Сергей]

what beautiful glass and beads, it took about 1 century as they were lost and worn ...!!!!

[BuckleBoy]

I appreciate the tip BuckleBoy and I’ve learned a lot from you. Thank you

If this will help in any sort of way It broke off the lock buttt if you can do anything with it I can mail it to you

Hello my friend, I appreciate the offer but please keep it yourself. You dug it! It’s from the reign of Queen Victoria (VR means Victoria Regina). Cheers!

[BuckleBoy]

What a GREAT post! The effort it takes to get good video, take pictures, put the back story together on the items....fantastic stuff! That was like reading a book, but better! What an amazing thing it would be if everybody’s more productive hunts were so well documented and posted. THIS is the kind of post that genuinely makes people interested in detecting. Huge PROPS on the whole thing BB!

hello my friend, thank you so much for your considerate and thoughtful reply! This is the reason why I sometimes sit on finds for a few weeks to ensure a proper ID and cleaning, and to do research. I also prefer digging to posting on forums, so when I get a day free I dig more! This sometimes causes a back-up in dirt-covered finds sitting all over our house ��

but that said, I prefer to make posts like this that get people thinking about the history rather than just the value

[BuckleBoy]

what beautiful glass and beads, it took about 1 century as they were lost and worn ...!!!!

thank you friend, I like the glass and beads as well ��