BobinSouthVA
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These are results of a few hunts on one of my favorite properties this past week (give or take a few days)
The CS Richmond Rifle butt plate is probably my favorite (with the button a close second). I found an 1841 Mississippi rifle butt plate about 10 feet away, so I was looking for more gun parts but did not expect to find another piece of a gun. Thanks for the guys at the WII forum getting these ID'd for me.
This area has given up quite a few civil war relics which sort of has me perplexed. as far as I know there was no activity here. The land was farmland until reconstruction during which it was divided among the slaves (sharecropping land I believe) and 3-6 homes existed. They were abandoned after the turn of the century, fell into decay, demolished and no sign remains. The digging is very challenging as my SE completely nulls for large areas over the home sites. I have to go very slow and dig everything. of course, tons of pocket watch pieces and harmonica reeds as well. Looks like the watch piece is carved PEA.
The Hampton Normal Institute button is the second great button from this site. The Hampton Normal Institute was where they sent the Native American children to be "Normalized"
Hampton University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The silver thingy was a happy site (been on a silver drought) but I'm not sure what it is. It is intact but just bent a little. looks like it slid onto something?
Thanks for looking and HH
The CS Richmond Rifle butt plate is probably my favorite (with the button a close second). I found an 1841 Mississippi rifle butt plate about 10 feet away, so I was looking for more gun parts but did not expect to find another piece of a gun. Thanks for the guys at the WII forum getting these ID'd for me.
This area has given up quite a few civil war relics which sort of has me perplexed. as far as I know there was no activity here. The land was farmland until reconstruction during which it was divided among the slaves (sharecropping land I believe) and 3-6 homes existed. They were abandoned after the turn of the century, fell into decay, demolished and no sign remains. The digging is very challenging as my SE completely nulls for large areas over the home sites. I have to go very slow and dig everything. of course, tons of pocket watch pieces and harmonica reeds as well. Looks like the watch piece is carved PEA.
The Hampton Normal Institute button is the second great button from this site. The Hampton Normal Institute was where they sent the Native American children to be "Normalized"
Hampton University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The silver thingy was a happy site (been on a silver drought) but I'm not sure what it is. It is intact but just bent a little. looks like it slid onto something?
Thanks for looking and HH
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