Round ball, Mercs, IHP, and need a ring/thimble ID (copper colonial?)

[Scrappy]

1600's? 1700's 1800's thimble?

Got out for an hour after torrential rain and hit my colonial spot.

Had a nickel hit and out popped what appears to be a ring or thimble. It was deep and seems old. Copper that was symmetrically cut then had the ends brazed together. Identification help would be greatly appreciated!

Next came a fired roundball. It's historically significant because there was supposedly a skirmish during the revolution on this land, but it had never been verified nor written down by witnesses. Just legend. It's not proof, but it makes you wonder...

Last came a couple of Mercs from different holes. The choppy signals made them tough finds but alas, I prevailed...

Last was the IHP. I had a 1902 last week and out came another today.

Enjoy and happy hunting.

 

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[UnderMiner]

Nice silvers and musket ball! Any specifics you can tell us about that mysterious Revolutionary War skirmish?
Your find sure gives credence to the legend being based on truth.

 

[lowcountry]

nice!! Love colonial stuff!!

 

[basque-man]

Great looking saves! Well Done!!

 

[Vino]

Nice finds Steve!!
Thats and old thimble.
Without a top.

 

[Erik in NJ]

Nice finds! That ball is pretty round for being fired. What is the diameter? The thimble looks like an 1800s honey comb pattern. It's a nice one, maybe you can get a copper-smith to restore it for you

 

[worldtalker]

I would take a stab and say that thimble is..................flat.


Silvers are flat too.


GOD Bless

Chris

 

[creade]

Great bunch of finds! What a great hour! Love the thimble great roundball history

 

[Loco-Digger]

Dang Scrappy don't you ever have an off day? Nice finds

 

[cjon455]

There's some good finds steve, what'd that take ya, 12 minutes to find that?, lately all I've been doing is wishing, driving, and getting big fat zeros, lol.

Sigh.........

Nice job!

 

[Scrappy]

Nice finds! That ball is pretty round for being fired. What is the diameter? The thimble looks like an 1800s honey comb pattern. It's a nice one, maybe you can get a copper-smith to restore it for you

Thx Eric. The roundball is resting on the flat spot so it's not visible. Looks like a soft hit of I were to guess...dirt perhaps...and 200+ years later I dug it up!

Musket balls are one of my absolute favorite finds.

 

[Scrappy]

Nice finds Steve!!
Thats and old thimble.
Without a top.

Thanks George. I'd love to get some date range on that thimble, I'll IM Buck and Bill perhaps. To me it feels pretty early. A total laymans guess would be 1700's.

 

[treblehunter]

That is a (probably) what they call a tailor's thimble, only reason I might know that was because I found one that people ID here on the site. Yours is quite a bit different than mine.
They are open on each end because tailor's are so fast, jk lol Mine had an end that was made for cutting the thread.

Nice finds brother, as usual.

 

[Carolina Tom]

Nice finds Scrappy. That site just keeps giving up nice stuff. Congrats.

 

[park pirate]

Damn nice finds...

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Steve - as requested, I'm giving you my opinion on that interesting thimble. I suppose it could be one of those open-ended tailor's thimbles, but it's a little different than ones that I've dug on colonial sites. Below is a sidebar from one of my recent articles that shows discusses these types of thimbles, and hopefully that will give you a little bit more info. As far as age, I don't believe yours is as old as the ones below that are from the late 17th or 18th century. Based on the other finds recovered at your site it's likely to be 1800s, or possibly even the early 1900s. Another possibility is that, based on its design, it could be what's called a "finger guard" which is little more than a shield attached to a ring to help keep the guard in place. They're also more open on one side which yours appears to be. A cool find regardless, but I can say for certain that it's definitely post-colonial.

 

[Scrappy]

Steve - as requested, I'm giving you my opinion on that interesting thimble. I suppose it could be one of those open-ended tailor's thimbles, but it's a little different than ones that I've dug on colonial sites. Below is a sidebar from one of my recent articles that shows discusses these types of thimbles, and hopefully that will give you a little bit more info. As far as age, I don't believe yours is as old as the ones below that are from the late 17th or 18th century. Based on the other finds recovered at your site it's likely to be 1800s, or possibly even the early 1900s. Another possibility is that, based on its design, it could be what's called a "finger guard" which is little more than a shield attached to a ring to help keep the guard in place. They're also more open on one side which yours appears to be. A cool find regardless, but I can say for certain that it's definitely post-colonial.

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Hi Bill. Thanks for the information. I was hoping earlier but it'll still be a nice item to display for the site's organization. On another note come visit us northern boys sometime. My doors always open!

Steve

 

[Scrappy]

That is a (probably) what they call a tailor's thimble, only reason I might know that was because I found one that people ID here on the site. Yours is quite a bit different than mine.
They are open on each end because tailor's are so fast, jk lol Mine had an end that was made for cutting the thread.

Nice finds brother, as usual.

Thanks Brad. It was actually my favorite find Of the day. This site has slowed down quite a bit but it's still offering up some interesting finds. I can't wait to straighten and display the thimble/finger guard!

Steve

 

[46Wheat]

Nice digs

 

[Msbeepbeep]

There's more unwritten history, than recorded! On just that account AWESOME FINDS!!!!
Thimble is unique, lots of great finds!

How do you tell if the musket ball is fired or not?

Thimble is probably fitted so it doesn't slip off when used.