I went back to the field for 3hrs yesterday where I've been finding the Isaac Campbell Knapsack Loops and wasn't disappointed! Although I sure would've liked to have dug something other than knapsack loops and a solitary British Military badge. The ground was frozen at least 2 - 3" and the temp was 28F with a strong wind, so I ended up carrying a lot of frozen clumps of dirt home with me. I was getting a solid hits at 80 - 81 every 20 - 30 feet and each time it was another knapsack loop. The loops was all I was finding until I finally got a 91 - 92 on the surface and out popped my 5th British Military badge found at this site!
It's a bit bent... ok it's a lot bent but I'll still take it! It's not as heavily constructed as the other badges that I've found here, it also has the remains of a small brass wire in the back. This is what makes me think it was possibly part of a knapsack.
A good friend suggested that someone my have been 'recycling / reusing' British Military Knapsacks here in the 19thc. This would certainly explain the large amount of 'loops'. I found 20+ yesterday and over 40 for the site... but no hooks, why have I not found any hooks? I ventured into the heavy growth at the side of the field where I was detecting and took pics of some unusual stone foundations. I think it may have been a barn and a house at some point, it's definitely as old as the house to the west of here on the hill. I plan on getting back again on Sunday morning, depending on how frozen the ground it of course!
Thanks for looking,
Dave
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