Ration can-ration can- ration-Wait EAGLE on it! Hit the jackpot
Had a long weekend hunt. Went to several spots. Had received a new place to dig, and didn't find much at first - ration can piece, another CW ration can piece, oh wait, another ration can piece. They after awhile starting picking out a few bullets. Didn't check the bullets out but 1 was tiny and the other HUGE.
Down the road wait for it - ration can piece, another ration can piece, then half a pontiled mustard bottle. Things are looking up. Then went across the street and found a shallow privy. Got a CW waistbelt keeper, one bullet, ration can pieces, then a whole ration can, then decided to look around the base of tress (and I wish to thank all of you for leaving your shotgun casings where they fell). At the third tree got a HECK OF A RATION CAN PIECE SIGNAL, at which point I just dug everything and stopped looking at the controls on the machine. Out pops a ration can with an EAGLE on it. I'm thinking OMG an EAGLE BREASTPLATE. And it's near perfect! Didn't hit it with the shovel, all the lead is still there, no rips tears or shreads.
So I move lower into the field and got - gasp- more ration can pieces. There were these two saplings. Loop barely fit between them and got - wait for it = gasp- another good ration can signal. Dug a big scoop of dirt because I like to keep ration cans, and out of the earth pops up first the belt loop holders and then the rest of a completely intact
CIVIL WAR "CHRISTMAS" Officer's spur. Goof Grief! The information stamped on the inside states "PATENTED DEC 24 1861". There is also a makers mark but I can't read it.
The bullets were a Washington Arsenal 58, smashed minie, minie cut right in half, picket bullet, and a .69 Garibaldi (Confederate) bullet.
Got other bits of lead, top of a oil lamp dated 1858 and some flat buttons and melted lead. Can winter wait some more? I want to go dirt fishing again.
Had a long weekend hunt. Went to several spots. Had received a new place to dig, and didn't find much at first - ration can piece, another CW ration can piece, oh wait, another ration can piece. They after awhile starting picking out a few bullets. Didn't check the bullets out but 1 was tiny and the other HUGE.Down the road wait for it - ration can piece, another ration can piece, then half a pontiled mustard bottle. Things are looking up. Then went across the street and found a shallow privy. Got a CW waistbelt keeper, one bullet, ration can pieces, then a whole ration can, then decided to look around the base of tress (and I wish to thank all of you for leaving your shotgun casings where they fell). At the third tree got a HECK OF A RATION CAN PIECE SIGNAL, at which point I just dug everything and stopped looking at the controls on the machine. Out pops a ration can with an EAGLE on it. I'm thinking OMG an EAGLE BREASTPLATE. And it's near perfect! Didn't hit it with the shovel, all the lead is still there, no rips tears or shreads.
So I move lower into the field and got - gasp- more ration can pieces. There were these two saplings. Loop barely fit between them and got - wait for it = gasp- another good ration can signal. Dug a big scoop of dirt because I like to keep ration cans, and out of the earth pops up first the belt loop holders and then the rest of a completely intact
CIVIL WAR "CHRISTMAS" Officer's spur. Goof Grief! The information stamped on the inside states "PATENTED DEC 24 1861". There is also a makers mark but I can't read it.
The bullets were a Washington Arsenal 58, smashed minie, minie cut right in half, picket bullet, and a .69 Garibaldi (Confederate) bullet.
Got other bits of lead, top of a oil lamp dated 1858 and some flat buttons and melted lead. Can winter wait some more? I want to go dirt fishing again.
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That would be one of my favorite all time finds. It's perfect. Nice hunt man and hope you can get back there and swing some more.
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