Old House AND Civil War Site: Dman Dug a Ring!! Updated With Stirrup Part!!

[VOL1266-X]

Earlier this week, tennessee digger (Donnie) graciously shared one of his sites with us. Unfortunately, we didn't have much over an hour to hunt it before sunset as we had hit a Kentucky CSA site earlier that day. He urged us to go back whenever we liked as he had left that site in his rear view mirror. I might add that his trunk was also filled with 9 U.S. plates and many bullets and silver coins recovered by him and his wife Julia when he left-LOL.
Since we couldn't talk him into returning to the site today, Dman and I arrived there about mid-morning. Donnie said there had been an old home there that he felt dated to circa 1900. CW relics had been recovered in the house area and in other areas of the very large field where Winter Wheat was growing.
Dman fired up his SE and started in the trashy house area while I took my F75 and began searching for any hot spots in the field. It took me over two hours but I finally got into a small concentration of fired bullets, dropped bullets, and several pieces of campfire lead. We talked to BB and Shane a couple of times as they were hunting in LA today too. Today's finds from our Tennessee hunt are in the first pic.
The best finds today were Dman's sterling silver man's ring and the "badge". The writing on the wings of the badge read "Goodyear Highway Patrol Eagle Club". We were baffled by this one as was BB. Any info. is appreciated.
I dug the U.S. bayonet scabbard tip and had a wide variety of bullets. The last pic is of my solo hunt at a CSA camp yesterday.
Check out Buckleboy's article entitled "Great Finds-Luck or Skill? " published in the March issue of W & E Treasures magazine. It's a good one!! HH from Dman and myself, Quindy.

Update-I forgot to put the cast brass part I dug in the pic we made at Dman's house. We knew it looked like something we should know and it was. Thanks to BB who identified it as the brass side and broken part of the top of a stirrup.

[tomjiggy]

Way cool finds

[rebelrouser]

it was super to see your post tonight.you did good.i hope you get out and find some more.it is great to hear Dman out again.i will look tomorrow and see what the Miner has to say lol.

[ModernMiner]

So a wing and a ring for Dman today.
Nice job on the relics guys. Congrats on the CW relics Q.

-Dug-

[Nana40]

Cool finds in there, you two! What do you think about the notion that the wings may belong on a bicycle?
I love to hunt in the nails. I think I like the challenge of finding tiny keepers in between the iron.

WTG on the finds!!

Nana

[Ken in Georgia]

Nice finds and cool ring

[MKnTenn]

Some nice finds, seems like ya'll find tear drops every where you go, i love digging them. HH

[VOL1266-X]

Way cool finds

Thanks for looking T.J. HH, Quindy.

it was super to see your post tonight.you did good.i hope you get out and find some more.it is great to hear Dman out again.i will look tomorrow and see what the Miner has to say lol.

Oh MM will have some kind of comment for sure Don. HH, Quindy.

So a wing and a ring for Dman today.
Nice job on the relics guys. Congrats on the CW relics Q.

-Dug-

Thanks MM. That Dman is the "Ringmaster" and earned his "wings"-LOL. Q.

Cool finds in there, you two! What do you think about the notion that the wings may belong on a bicycle?
I love to hunt in the nails. I think I like the challenge of finding tiny keepers in between the iron.

WTG on the finds!!

Nana

I hate the nails Nana. I'd rather hunt the woods and fields. It will soon be snake time so get out while you can. HH, Q.

Nice finds and cool ring

Thanks for looking Ken and HH.

Some nice finds, seems like ya'll find tear drops every where you go, i love digging them. HH

It's mashed a little and I really didn't believe it was a tear drop but our friend John Freeman in OK said it is as he's dug many from the St. Louis Arsenal in that at area. Tenn. Josh dug one at the same camp and it was one for sure so I guess it is. Thanks MK, Quindy.

[ModernMiner]

it was super to see your post tonight.you did good.i hope you get out and find some more.it is great to hear Dman out again.i will look tomorrow and see what the Miner has to say lol.

Would I do that?

[TheGeorgiaCanuck]

Goodyear Highway Patrol was a line of bicycles made by Goodyear. Some were also motorized. Could be a kid's badge or nameplate. Whats the back look like?

[kuger]

Well,yall got a little something for your efforts Quindy!!!Way to be persistent!!!


I dont get W&E,anymore but will have to see BB's article....we have spoke on that subject many times.Def. something to it,as far as CONSISTENCY,everybody gets a little lucky every now and then,but I beleive the majority of "Luck",is involved with getting the permission.This is one of the few facets that is not in our complete control.Many times I have spent many hours in research of a particular area,only to refused permission....seems to happen more as of recent .The average hunter has no idea,how much time goes into making great finds time after time,and how many hunts produce little to nothing.

[Woodland Detectors]

Great to see you all are getting out Q.
Nice saves

[tomjiggy]

Kuger, I have to agree with you. A lot of work goes into this hobby(if properly done) and a lot of times we are shut down in the end(primarily due to those who don't properly operate). I ran into an elderly man at Kohls a few months back and struck up a conversation with him about the hobby. Bottom line is he didn't feel comfortable allowing just anyone to detect on his property as he had a run in with a detectorist who FAILED to ask permission. I haven't seen him since, but he did tell me that his property was settled before the Civil War AND that there had been a CS encampment on his property. His grandfather kept a semi complete journal....regardless of whether he was truthful or not, and I find no reason to disbelieve him, I will probably never know for sure due to one bad encounter with another detectorist.

[VOL1266-X]

Goodyear Highway Patrol was a line of bicycles made by Goodyear. Some were also motorized. Could be a kid's badge or nameplate. Whats the back look like?

Thanks TGC. I'll make sure Dman replies to you as he has the relic at his home now. HH, Quindy.

Well,yall got a little something for your efforts Quindy!!!Way to be persistent!!!


I dont get W&E,anymore but will have to see BB's article....we have spoke on that subject many times.Def. something to it,as far as CONSISTENCY,everybody gets a little lucky every now and then,but I beleive the majority of "Luck",is involved with getting the permission.This is one of the few facets that is not in our complete control.Many times I have spent many hours in research of a particular area,only to refused permission....seems to happen more as of recent .The average hunter has no idea,how much time goes into making great finds time after time,and how many hunts produce little to nothing.

Cody, I will make sure you see the article as I have an article entitled "Ten Ways To Get Kicked Off Your Hunting Site" in the same issue and will be getting extra copies. I'll mail you a copy. HH, Quindy.

Kuger, I have to agree with you. A lot of work goes into this hobby(if properly done) and a lot of times we are shut down in the end(primarily due to those who don't properly operate). I ran into an elderly man at Kohls a few months back and struck up a conversation with him about the hobby. Bottom line is he didn't feel comfortable allowing just anyone to detect on his property as he had a run in with a detectorist who FAILED to ask permission. I haven't seen him since, but he did tell me that his property was settled before the Civil War AND that there had been a CS encampment on his property. His grandfather kept a semi complete journal....regardless of whether he was truthful or not, and I find no reason to disbelieve him, I will probably never know for sure due to one bad encounter with another detectorist.

T.J., my article in the March issue of W & E deals a lot with the comments you just made. Thanks for your reply, Quindy.

[Dman]

Goodyear Highway Patrol was a line of bicycles made by Goodyear. Some were also motorized. Could be a kid's badge or nameplate. Whats the back look like?

Looks like the back has solder marks for a pin.

[BuckleBoy]

Well, the torrent of rain chased us out of the fields WAY too soon today (about 2:30) So there WILL be a post tonight.

I have looked for that Goodyear badge again, and turned up nothing...but I will try again after I get these finds cleaned.

Thank you for the Tennessee Public Broadcasting spot on my article. It's always nice to see something you wrote in print. Your article in that issue was great. Something that EVERY detectorist needs to see.

Cheers,

Buckles

[rtde3]

Love those kinda sites Q! Almost like the ones we have been hunting up here lately.
Those wings are pretty cool! Nice hunt over all for you guys!

[Hutch911]

Cool finds!!

[johnnyblaze]

Nice saves



Blaze

[VOL1266-X]

Well, the torrent of rain chased us out of the fields WAY too soon today (about 2:30) So there WILL be a post tonight.

I have looked for that Goodyear badge again, and turned up nothing...but I will try again after I get these finds cleaned.

Thank you for the Tennessee Public Broadcasting spot on my article. It's always nice to see something you wrote in print. Your article in that issue was great. Something that EVERY detectorist needs to see.

Cheers,

Buckles

We must remember that Tnet members don't know your real name and wouldn't make the connection between you and your article when they read it in W & E. I look forward to seeing your post from the hunt next Friday? Maybe double CSA buckles for you and Shane?-LOL. HH, Q.

Love those kinda sites Q! Almost like the ones we have been hunting up here lately.
Those wings are pretty cool! Nice hunt over all for you guys!

Rob, Doug and I were scratching our heads on the wings. He had actually left the house site and was almost 200 yards into field headed to where I was digging the lead when he dug them. He was kinda nervous when I straightened them for him. I have learned that if you are going to try and straighten a brass part to do it when dug and not later. It's a big risk and may still break. HH, Q.

Cool finds!!

Thanks Hutch and I'm expecting to see some more nice CW cav. finds from you real soon. HH, Quindy.

Nice saves



Blaze

Thanks J.B. We are not recovering the quality finds that you have been digging lately but are still out there looking. They will come sooner or later. HH, Quindy.