Bullet, Buckle, and a snaffle bit

[Dan in VA]

Hey Tnet,

Checked out a new site today now that the weather is cooperating. I will definitely be going back soon as it seems very promising. Anyways, I found a tiny buckle that maybe was part of a shoe? And I know nothing about bullets either. Then there's this iron thing about 7 or 8 inches long with a ring on the top, any idea what it might be? It was buried pretty deep, at least a foot down. The site is on farmland that saw some limited CW activity (confederate artillery camped here for 1-2 days) and dates back to the early 1800s or possibly much earlier. Thanks ahead of time for the help/comments.

 

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[RelicHunter97]

Re: Bullet, Buckle, and an iron whatsit

the iron thing is a horse bit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_(horse)

 

[MaineRelic]

Re: Bullet, Buckle, and an iron whatsit

Yep Snaffle bit ! Good find ! MaineRelic

 

[Dan in VA]

Re: Bullet, Buckle, and an iron whatsit

the iron thing is a horse bit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_(horse)

Thanks guys!!

 

[FortBedfordbob]

Nicely done !

 

[sneaky6]

Definitely a CW bullet. Not sure what type. Looks like you have found a nice place to dig!!

Happy Hunting,
Sneaky6

 

[Charlene]

Nice VA finds! Keep swinging.