2 months finds on my farm

[brnn53]

2 month's finds on my farm

I have only been relic hunting for about 2 months now. Long ago my grandmother told me that Yankees had camped on the farm. Guess she was right!
Mike

 

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[KenPa]

Re: 2 month's finds on my farm

WOW nice assortment

 

[Gribnitz]

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Oh my! A genuine bowie knife! That is the bomb man. Ebay posts all sorts of fakes as genuine and you got yourself one right from the action! Good job man, treasure that one. Not many of those to find! Your a lucky guy to have a spot like that !

 

[muddyknees]

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Just goes to show you should listen to grand ma. nice stuff like the knife.
muddyknees

 

[snake35]

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Great finds, I love the bowie!

 

[lonewolfe]

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Very nice!

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[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

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B,

outstanding group of artifacts.

And I'm sure there is more out there.

Thanks for posting.

have a good un..........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[romeo-1]

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That Bowie is sweet! Would it affect the value to have a handle put on it? I was thinking a nice deer antler...

 

[debistogs]

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Great finds Brnn!!!

 

[PHANTOM35]

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I SEE A KNIFE , THATS VERY COOL.WTG.... KEEP THESE PIC'S COMING.

 

[Dharmacy]

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Too add a handle if done right, without altering the original blade, and using the correct materials should not affect the value much. It should be done in a manner as to be easily changed back to the original condition tho. The handle for this knife would have probably been a turned wood handle, stacked wooden discs, or in the rare case if this was a lasso bowie made by Mclroy Hunt in Macon Ga, it would have a solid brass handle.

D.

 

[brnn53]

Re: 2 month's finds on my farm

Thanks for the great replies! I thought the knife was Confederate as I had seen one at the Manassas museum that was very similar but I wasn't sure if it was a Bowie. Yes, I feel very lucky to be able to hunt these fields within walking distance of my home. I never heard of a skirmish here but the fired Spencer shells and some fired round balls have me wondering what happened here. There are so many drops and camp lead. The spoon was found at over 12' and the 3 ringer was right beside it. I dig any "large" sounding iron and the knife certainly was. My dad told me that when he was a boy they would use the minies for fishing weights and could find them in one of the fields. Unfortunately, during WW2, a P-47 crashed right there and the whole area is full of aluminum that rings in everywhere from gold to silver. Very frustrating! Lucky for me there are 2 other fields that are giving up some of the better finds. I went out today and found another knapsack hook and buck ball but nothing else worth relaying. I'll keep ya'll posted.
Mike

 

[trk5capt]

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Very Nice Haul On The CW Relics, You Have A Great Site There, Congrats. trk5capt...

 

[Gribnitz]

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I never heard of a skirmish here but the fired Spencer shells and some fired round balls have me wondering what happened here. Mike

Most probably there wasn't any action there. You are probably just finding fired bullets from practice firing. They didn't have much to do in camp besides shoot thier guns and play cards IMHO a camp is even better than a skirmish site. They may have stayed there for an extended period of time in 'huts' which just means they had more time to drop things. They would often discard 'trash' in the huts when they packed up and left. Or it could have been just an overnight camp site. Either way, you have a great spot to play on. I would hunt that place in all metal and see what turns up.

 

[Leon]

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Very nice finds, WTG!!!
I thought Bowie Knife when I first saw that thing, but I would have figured the handle section would have followed the edge of the wood on the handle. After reading the replies, looks like it may just be a Bowie knife, what a find. I don't think I've ever even seen one, except for on TV until now... Very cool...
Continued Good luck with the site, & Happy hunting~

 

[Leebo in SC]

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Very nice finds. Love the knife.

Lee

 

[Nana40]

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WoW! Beautiful finds, Mike! You are very fortunate to have that site to hunt!

Love them finds!!!

Keep 'em coming!

Nana

 

[jeff from east pa]

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great relics grandma knows her stuff. that bowie knife is great. If it were mine I would not add a handle because if someone see's a remade handle they may believe the rest is not civil war period. That bowie has great character by itself. Great stuff!!

 

[Eu_citzen]

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Grandma is always good to aske even if she ain't you grandma!
I would go out hunting more after such finds..Nice work there man..

 

[Judy C]

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Great finds! I also agree leave the knife alone. It's "barebones" is a tribute to it's authenticity.