FIELDS FROZE SOLID....So 8 hrs of shore hunting....LEAD SCUD MISSILES !!!!

[AQUA]

HEY GUYS AND GALS

This is a combined 3 hunts totalling 8 hrs.

Tried the fields today.. 2 of them and both frozen solid.... so went to plan "B" and investigated a new beach.

Started off slow then Ed hit a musket ball which I thought was odd for this location..... then I started coming across the BIG LEAD SCUD MISSILES.

They are big and heavy..... I wouldn,t want to be the one shooting them off my shoulder. Ed picked up 12 of them today. Dunno why there was so many of these big caliber bullets there.
And the spot had been hunted within the last couple days also...there was holes dug everywhere.

ED found 1 old worn copper and I had 3.... only 1 that had any detail is the 1859 Canadian ONE CENT... looks like it has the BIG 9. 1 year off the key date of first mint.
Too bad the ink wells top is missing ....think this beach may be in need of a return trip.

Had 2 buttons but not from this new beach....one pewter...it has writing on the back ...any ideas ??

What kinda gun would these big bullets come from ?

 

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[AQUA]

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[Iron Patch]

I knew you would ID that button for me !!!!!!!! tyty

I remember you saying about back markings on a previous button or lack of ... so was really intrigued when I seen the writing.

I seem to be on a roll with buttons that are in bad shape.

This one was about a mile from the 1st one.

Unless you can see something on the front you will never know for sure because various regiment buttons also used that same backmark.... but if I had to guess I would say Marines button.

 

[AQUA]

Unless you can see something on the front you will never know for sure because various regiment buttons also used that same backmark.... but if I had to guess I would say Marines button.

Just too another look at it ..can,t see anything...too worn I guess.

It is a little bit bigger than the 1st Marine anchor button.

 

[Iron Patch]

Just too another look at it ..can,t see anything...too worn I guess.

It is a little bit bigger than the 1st Marine anchor button.

Then throw it in the junk bucket and look for the next!

 

[AQUA]

Then throw it in the junk bucket and look for the next!

Nah...I,m a horder of detecting junk

But I will look for another one !!

 

[Iron Patch]

Nah...I,m a horder of detecting junk

But I will look for another one !!

So what do you keep the junk in, if not a bucket?

 

[Jyverb64]

Nice finds and I feel your pain I had to chisel out a couple of my finds and took one home still in the frozen mud

 

[MaineRelic]

Plan B is better than no place to hunt Aqua ! And you sure cannot complain with how the salt has treated you this winter ! Nice finds from the salt again ! You should be getting the big rain we got last night by now ! Should drive that frost out of the fields for YOU ! MaineRelic

 

[AQUA]

So what do you keep the junk in, if not a bucket?

I got a couple button trays like you got....so I,ll keep em in that and swap out the bad ones for the good ones after they are full.

Gotta do something with all my junk someday too..lol......hate hrowing it away....always fun even just looking threw the junk sometimes.

 

[AQUA]

Nice finds and I feel your pain I had to chisel out a couple of my finds and took one home still in the frozen mud

haha...that is dedication right there !!!! Fields will be open after todays rain ....I THINK

 

[AQUA]

Plan B is better than no place to hunt Aqua ! And you sure cannot complain with how the salt has treated you this winter ! Nice finds from the salt again ! You should be getting the big rain we got last night by now ! Should drive that frost out of the fields for YOU ! MaineRelic

YUP...We are getting the rain now...just glad it is not snow...wind outta the nor'east it coulda been snow !!

I can,t complain about hunting so far this winter...the salt shores have been very kind to me...found more good stuff in 3 months than I did all last year. Just sucks that a lot of the finds are destoyed by the salt water.

 

[Msbeepbeep]

Leave it to you AQUA to find the unusual ! Congrats!

We have rain for 3 days so what hasn't thawed will float away! Lol!

Tell Ahab8 to put that treasure chest back that's what I'm gonna dig up when I get out after the down pours!

 

[AQUA]

Leave it to you AQUA to find the unusual ! Congrats!

We have rain for 3 days so what hasn't thawed will float away! Lol!

Tell Ahab8 to put that treasure chest back that's what I'm gonna dig up when I get out after the down pours!

TY Msbeepbeep

Looks like at least 2 days of rain here...ground will be thawed for sure....but ya..maybe it will be all flooded next..lol..wouldn,t that be something !!!

Haha .....I,ll tell Ahab to move over...so that means we will see you posting a big ole treasure soon !!!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Hey Buddy, those are some big bullets. I have a few, I think the are like a 69 cal.
ZDD

 

[AQUA]

Hey Buddy, those are some big bullets. I have a few, I think the are like a 69 cal.
ZDD

HI ZDD


I looked at the 57 cal online...they look much smaller than mine...

But I don,t know..I,m still learning all this stuff........the 69 cal looks a lot closer to the size .

 

[joeyfresh]

I love your determination man. Can't wait to see what you pull out when you get in the fields.

 

[ironhorse]

HI ZDD

I looked at the 57 cal online...they look much smaller than mine...

But I don,t know..I,m still learning all this stuff........the 69 cal looks a lot closer to the size .

So would you say that they are the same size(diameter) as the large musket balls you have? Or are they smaller? assuming they are 69 caliber( the musket balls)

 

[Ahab8]

TY Msbeepbeep Looks like at least 2 days of rain here...ground will be thawed for sure....but ya..maybe it will be all flooded next..lol..wouldn,t that be something !!! Haha .....I,ll tell Ahab to move over...so that means we will see you posting a big ole treasure soon !!!

Ms Beep if you can help me dig that bad boy up right now I will split it with you. But you have to carry it out :-)
I was actually marking my signals on the snow covered field and writing the depth too as I was gonna go back and dig them. First damn attempt at digging a hole I have a temper tantrum and destroy my shovel. Maybe I need some anger management classes (as long as it doesn't interfere with my treasure hunting time)
Next weekend I will be posting something!!!!!!!! It may be a pile if junk but it will be something. As long as my house is still here. I live on a river and were getting hammered with rain

 

[AQUA]

So would you say that they are the same size(diameter) as the large musket balls you have? Or are they smaller? assuming they are 69 caliber( the musket balls)

The large musket balls I have are a little bit larger in diameter...by about 2 mm.

Sry...not questioning your knowledge as I am positive you know 100x more than me on this stuff...but the bullets I see for the 57mm are in shell casings and they just look liike the leads are a lot smaller than these.

NEWBS

But this is how ya learn !!! (I learn )

 

[AQUA]

I love your determination man. Can't wait to see what you pull out when you get in the fields.

Thats what happens when not working and get shackwhacky easily.....waiting for lobster season to start.

What better way to pass the days....and the wife bought me a detector each of the last 2 Christmas,s....so pretty hard for her to complain.

Rained here all day...so think the fields will be ready by tuesday.