Civil War Bonanza, brass, lead and Iron.

[metalev4]

After an extremely busy summer, I finally prioritized a weekend to go digging. My brother Scott and I hit an old military camp site and were able to locate a nice little trash/burn pit with a good variety of finds. After striking out on a couple of other spots, we decided to take a digging break and do some shooting. While setting up a can, Scott eyeballed a GS eagle kepi button under a bush. He kicked away the dirt and another came to light. Experience told us that uniforms were likely burned there and further exploration gave us confirmation. The spot was overrun with square nails, which would have made detecting difficult and likely prevented surface hunters from locating any of the nice brass. The site gave up a handful of eagle buttons including a Cavalry cuff, which would have been heavily gilted if not for the fire. A perfect "B" came to light which was a nice surprise. Kepi Insignias are one of my favorite Civil War finds and are somewhat more personal as they designated belonging to a particular company. The find of the hunt was likely the Civil War store token which reads Standingers 116 Broadway, NY with an 1863 date on the reverse. I have not researched the token much so any additional information would be welcome. The perils involved in its journey west might be book worthy, however all we can do is imagine the adventures of its carrier. Other interesting finds included a set of "multi purpose gunners pincers" (according to Crouch), burnt hardee pin, burnt crossed sabres, powder flask top and what looks to me to be a scalpel blade and broken bone handle. Overall a great time and much needed break for responsibility. The small brass piece with the hole is a mystery find as well if anyone has any ideas. Thanks for looking and good luck out there.

 

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[A2coins]

Holy crap that is a lot of finds for one hunt cant even imagine Great job!!!Thanks for sharing your finds and story!!!

 

[relic nut]

Wow!!! That's definitely a virgin spot. I'd spend every free second I had there. Congrats!

HH RN

 

[joeyfresh]

Man Evan, you always find some great brass and the token is super cool. Thank goodness eagle-eye Scott had his eyes peeled. Thanks for sharing

 

[david680]

Nice Finds! STAUDINGER'S / 116 / BROADWAY N.Y. (TC-267698) New York, New York (New York County), U.S.A.

 

[metalev4]

Man Evan, you always find some great brass and the token is super cool. Thank goodness eagle-eye Scott had his eyes peeled. Thanks for sharing

Thanks Joey,
I definitely work for it, but it's worth it. If I can't dig colonial relics, at least I can dig quality civil war brass. Hope to dig with you this winter.

 

[Aquila]

cool finds.

 

[VOL1266-X]

Excellent start to Fall relic season MTV4! WTG, Q.

 

[trapperart]

Congrats on a nice assortment of finds

 

[sovereign76]

Hello how do i add finds to site

 

[OutdoorAdv]

Awesome hunt Evan I'd love to see those "multi purpose gunners pincers" after electrolysis. They don't look too pitted and I wouldn't be surprised if they pivoted on the pin after being zapped. ha Those Kepi Insignias are my favorite... very personal. I'm going to guess after the kepi button was eyeballed, you guys never got around to do any shooting. ha Looking forward to the next post and hope you can get back out soon.

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice haul Evan, love that token and the company letter.

 

[Tommy G]

Wow, you take a break and find a hoard of uniforms and buttons. I take a break, and just find chiggers and ticks! Congrats on some amazing finds!

 

[Davers]

A great CW Hunt , Thanks for the Pictures & Text.

 

[metalev4]

The pincers are in the tank now Brad. I will send you a pic as soon as they are finished. I think they will turn out pretty nice, little pitting like you said. Thanks for the comments.
-Evan[
QUOTE=OutdoorAdv;5119159]Awesome hunt Evan I'd love to see those "multi purpose gunners pincers" after electrolysis. They don't look too pitted and I wouldn't be surprised if they pivoted on the pin after being zapped. ha Those Kepi Insignias are my favorite... very personal. I'm going to guess after the kepi button was eyeballed, you guys never got around to do any shooting. ha Looking forward to the next post and hope you can get back out soon.[/QUOTE]

 

[Gridwalker306]

Congrats man, that's a great bunch of CW relics. I'd be camping there.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

I see you guys came home with another nice haul of relics including a couple of cool finds. Love that token and hope you can ID it, and please post when you do. I know those "newer" finds have you fired up for digging in the colonial fields this winter.

 

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[sutphin]

HELLUVA NICE BUNCH OF CW FINDS.

 

[metalev4]

I see you guys came home with another nice haul of relics including a couple of cool finds. Love that token and hope you can ID it, and please post when you do. I know those "newer" finds have you fired up for digging in the colonial fields this winter.

You said it Bill, I'm ready for my yearly flat button. Can't wait to visit for some Virginia ham, grits and a fresh cut colonial field. Hope your season starts strong.