Incredible Civil War Finds....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

[lovedigging]

Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Had to go to the dentist today so when I was done, I thought that I'd go out and hunt for a few hours at a spot where I found 2 camps in previous hunts. Wow! Am I glad I did! I found the ring within 5 minutes of turning my machine on. It is obviously hand carved, no interior markings, yet there are "carve" marks. I decided to hit that area hard, and within 20 yards I dug my first spencer bullet of the day. From then on, I literally was digging every 2 minutes. After 3 hours I had dug, non-stop, it was getting dark when i hit a great signal and dug the buckle. All in all I dug 23 spencer bullets, a ring, a buckle, 2 flat buttons, numerous spencer casings,lots of melted lead.. One of the cooler bullets (I thought) was a half melted 3 ring bullet. All of this stuff came from a very small area, approximately 20 yards x 20 yards. It literally looked like I had taken a tractor in there and plowed to plant a garden from all the holes that touched each other... Before I could completely cover the area I ran out of daylight so I hope to get back there soon to see what else is left...

 

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[VOL1266-X]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

I would be back out there with a flashlight. Super site!!!!

 

[(())RandY(())]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Wow great finds!!

 

[{Sentinel}]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

I can really appreciate these finds! Great little honey hole it looks like you have!

 

[Baldingboy]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Go to Wal-Mart and buy some Outdoor lights that will create daytime conditions...........camp there and hunt aroung the clock.

Sounds like a Winner of a place to hunt!

 

[ivan salis]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

smoking hot -- I need a spot like that!!!

 

[Findone]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Sounds like an awesome site! I wouldn't been able to sleep last night worrying about someone else finding MY site.
Good luck, and get back there asap.


Take the day off from work, and if anyone says any thing, tell them Leon said you could. lol

 

[goldencoin]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

sweeeeeeeeeeeeet

HH
-GC

 

[dcooper1]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

GREAT FINDS.........AGAIN!!!!!

Can you post a close up of the shiny new buckle?

 

[Ron B]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

"""Go to Wal-Mart and buy some Outdoor lights that will create daytime conditions...........camp there and hunt aroung the clock. """

One thing about life, as long as we are living anyway "there's always tomorrow!" Lol!
Besides, it's a good thing to have something to look forward to!

Great---Great Finds!
GRB

 

[Derek752]

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Dude !!!!!!! WOW !!!!!

Amazing day of digging !!!!

The ring is BEAUTIFUL and that buckle is pristeen !!!!

Has your heart bpm returned to normal ? are you breathing again

I'd get back there TODAY and hunt that site for all its worth !

Cant wait to see your next post

D.

 

[Kiros32]

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Yeah please post a closeup of that buckle. That thing looks amazingly well-preserved

 

[JimBeHuntin']

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Wow ... congratz on some nice finds ... that's a great spot ~ Jimmy

 

[RUDY2003]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Incredible diggins'!!!!
Thats a Fantastic site....

 

[romeo-1]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Did you dig the buckle? It sure looks clean!

 

[lovedigging]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Thanks for all the replies... I dug the buckle and everything else in a 20 yard by 20 yard square. Their was alot of small rocks in that area so some of the things were only a couple inches deep. The buckle was four inches deep and when I found it, It was upside down laying on a huge flat rock, Not sure if this helped it or not but most of the wear seems to be on the back...

 

[troyx5]

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Looks like the real thing to me. Shoot even the buckle makers (hanover brass etc..) can't tell a real from fake buckle. Back in the day they did not mark them "repo" and then they did with raised lettering. Most would just grind it off. Now that they are imprinted it is a little harder. The only way to actually tell if it is a fake is to find the mold that the repo buckle makers used and see if it has the same imperfections. Good job on the hunt!

 

[tymcmurray]

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Where I come from, we call thAT SPECTACULAR!!!

 

[civilman1]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

Tc....Probably one of the best dug sword plate's I've seen,Great Job The ring is something else though,a little bit more personal.Excellent day and good job on the Spencer's and button's.Congrat's and HH!!

 

[Bridge End Farm]

Re: Incredible Civil War Find's....sword buckle, spencer bullets, ring, buttons

awesome digs ty for sharing some history with me