Pulled a all nighter and got a bullet trifecta with a beautiful Victory

[Truth]

Man I couldn’t not sleep finished my work about 2 tried to go to sleep but the brain was on overtime, so I already knew I was going swinging at the break of dawn. Drank a pot of coffee and watching calabash videos and left a hour early to go to the swamps. I hit “honey hole island swamp” again. It amazes me how the only 20x40 shell, palms and roots dry spot out of a 1000 acres of swamp never lets me down. I got a 3 ringer, a Burnside 2 ringer that I’ve never seen before, a nice round ball, what I think might be a heel plate and the only Victory nickel that I ever gotten that wasn’t red it’s beautiful.

Just woke up so back to work and I might be doing this ALL OVER again. Lol I love my crazy life. I found a lot of V nickels last year but this on is my favorite Thank you for looking

 

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[lairmo]

Nice buddy! What is the caliber of the 2 ringer? (I've never found one)

Looks like a Burnside Carbine, but I'm not sure...

 

[Possum]

Way to go my brother!!! Congrats and lets hope the weathers good for Tuesday!!! "D"

 

[Digger RJ]

Very Nice!!! Congrats!!!

 

[Patriot Relics]

Hopefully the swamp is hiding a few more relics, nice digs

 

[huntsman53]

If you find that much stuff on a 20x40 dry spot, who knows what you might find in the water around it!!?? Of course, you might want to watch out for alligators.

 

[Truth]

Nice buddy! What is the caliber of the 2 ringer? (I've never found one)

Looks like a Burnside Carbine, but I'm not sure...

I believe it is I looked it up .56 cal My first one.

 

[Truth]

Way to go my brother!!! Congrats and lets hope the weathers good for Tuesday!!! "D"

I am gonna lie possum I miss the hell out of your brother I don’t care if it’s raining we’re going!!!! I’m going to get the book to you if anything else so will be on the same “page”when we go hunt down locations. Great book and not long with plenty of pictures which is why it’s the second book I’ve read in my life.

 

[Truth]

Hopefully the swamp is hiding a few more relics, nice digs

I hope so VMI it’s limited space

 

[Truth]

If you find that much stuff on a 20x40 dry spot, who knows what you might find in the water around it!!?? Of course, you might want to watch out for alligators.

Well this time I had to go where there was no easy lower hanging fruit I was in the middle of think short palms.
I had the six-inch on, but it’s still hard swinging and hard digging with the roots but it paid off. It just sucks because it’s such a small area no telling what’s in that swamp water of history that was overtaken.
Then again no telling what’s in the swamp water that may eat you. The other day two wild boars ran right past me I just kept swinging I had my .45, but that water is a different game it’s just water and tall thick blades of grass and muck, plus the odds are high that something in there will kill you and or eat you. I guess that’s why you hear of beach detecting and river detecting but not swap detecting. It would be impossible to walk through the stuff the only reason why the spot is higher was because this was where a small cemetery used to be and when the railroad bought the land they moved the plots so it’s a little higher with white shells you have to drive about a mile and a half along the railroad tracks and when a train comes it’s only about 8ft away from you and it’s loud and flying. I learned that today lol

 

[Schuder3]

My kind of Hunt! Like a fishing hole on low water. Great work.

 

[Whyme]

Very cool finds! That V nick is in great shape! Congrats!

 

[dognose]

pretty cool.

I would imagine that would be hard digging in some areas of the swamps for sure. But the rewards are high it looks like.

 

[Inspector]

Good hunt, nice bullets and V, Congratulations on all the saves

 

[Davers]

I like the patina on those bullets , 'look's like a 54 Burnside , the ball is likely for a 58 ML , & A .58 Machine made minnie

I'm really guessing & just trying to improve my Bullet Id skills.

You know best but here I have to watch for the CSX Police on road that close to the tracks (unless it's to a Home site ).

It's fun hunting near RR Tracks 'Every time a train comes I pause to let the Engines go by & Count how many there are like I used to as a Kid, & enjoy the Graffiti art on the cars. It's also cool when Amtrak Zips by every now and again , I also enjoy a good night hunt , they are very peaceful , and the night makes me go slower & focus on the ground that's lit up.

Full Moons are fun to once your eyes adjust.

Beware and 'Cap' anything you can not ID ' like Possum or a Real Possum being curious, lol
I did see the Movie Southern Comfort & only drank the Liquor to stop the shakes . Barf!!!

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congrats on the relics and old V!

 

[Truth]

Congrats on the relics and old V!

Thanks Professor

 

[Bharpring]

Great hunt! You need to pound that place before the warm weather. Gators move slow in the cold weather and the maccasins bread in the spring. Rattlesnakes are always dangerous but not in the water. Ticks are already out here so I'm sure they are there as well, bug spray helps with those and the sand nats.

 

[tomhighland]

Great finds. Can't wait to see what you get when you push the edges of the clearing where the undergrowth has encroached over the years. Old aerial and topographic maps are great tools. I've found an abandoned farm that wasn't there in 1931 ( topo) but was fully established in 1954 ( earliest aerial for my area). Only 2 structures in existence now out of six. If your cemetery was a family plot and not for the parish it won't be far from a homesite.

 

[Kace]

Man I couldn’t not sleep finished my work about 2 tried to go to sleep but the brain was on overtime, so I already knew I was going swinging at the break of dawn. Drank a pot of coffee and watching calabash videos and left a hour early to go to the swamps. I hit “honey hole island swamp” again. It amazes me how the only 20x40 shell, palms and roots dry spot out of a 1000 acres of swamp never lets me down. I got a 3 ringer, a Burnside 2 ringer that I’ve never seen before, a nice round ball, what I think might be a heel plate and the only Victory nickel that I ever gotten that wasn’t red it’s beautiful.

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SSSAAAWWWEEEEETTTT!! I'm glad you share your life here with us T!

Great Finds!

Kace