🥇 BANNER So I found a sword!!!

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JustKeepDigging

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May 2, 2013
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Jupiter, FL
🥇 Banner finds
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Detector(s) used
PRL-1 Whites, Tesoro Sand Shark, Excalibur II
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Metal Detecting
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I'm going to reverse my original assessment and vote banner. I'm not much of a sword and relic guy, so my original thoughts that this sword isnt a banner find was probably due to lack of experience. It may be ironic that I am a custom knifemaker by trade, and not very educated in swords. After reading all of the posts, I've gotten a good education. Three feet deep! Perhaps we should have a separate banner just for tenacity!
 

the cloth it was found in was in fact a "sack" * according to the finder -- (most likely just a rotted old run of the mill burlap feed sack) likely it was thrown away --so no photo..
 

Nice Find... I have dug in Jupiter area and northward along the coast since forever and no a little about area history. I am interesting in seing a photo and your description of the material which was wrapped around the sword. I can offer you some inteersting information regard the era when the sword was used here in Florida, but prefer to do so through private mail. If you wish to gain further knowledge then send me a Private Message.

SD
 

I have some special information too. PM me and maybe we can get together at the site and talk about it 8-) j/k
 

the cloth it was found in was in fact a "sack" * according to the finder -- (most likely just a rotted old run of the mill burlap feed sack) likely it was thrown away --so no photo..


He said:

It was buried in some kind of sack. The sword did feel sticky before I cleaned it, so that may be the oil? The cloth it nasty though. I have it sitting outside currently. Tried my best to find some info on it but it's just a plain old rotted gross sack.

If you look at my finds posts at all, You know I would have pics of that " nasty " sack :laughing7:
This is why I cannot understand why he hasn't yet :tongue3:

We have some Amazing members here. If someone posts pictures of a nasty old Sack here,
it wouldn't surprise me if someone would be able to give some info on it.
 

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That goes without question. .Anything pertinent to the find Alway gets posted. See soil color change when I found the locks, buckle shield and musket hammer.
 

Excuse me for asking but I'm at work and can't read all the posts , What's the story on the sack ?
 

I must point out a typing error in my previous reply. I meant to say the sword has the German-Austrian style of D-shaped guard, but I typed a P instead of a D. Because there is such a thing as a P-shaped guard, the error was an important one -- and I apologize for it. I've now edited that post, changing the P to a D.
 

Just because this sword is from the 1850's doesn't mean it was buried back then. There are many reasons why it may have been buried at a much later date. Inheritance dispute, the sword was stolen, someone's kid was playing pirate and buried it and so on.

I'm giving this guy the benefit of a doubt. As for the demand to see the rotted sack, well that's just silly. No one here is THAT good at identifying old sacks. If it had any sort of markings on it, he would have mentioned that fact. Let it go and congratulate the man for his amazing find.
 

He said:



If you look at my finds posts at all, You know I would have pics of that " nasty " sack :laughing7:
This is why I cannot understand why he hasn't yet :tongue3:

We have some Amazing members here. If someone posts pictures of a nasty old Sack here,
it wouldn't surprise me if someone would be able to give some info on it.



Just a "heads up" folks...Be very careful if you are wanting to see the sack...DO NOT Google-image "nasty sack" with the Safesearch filter off...It will ruin your day!

:laughing7:
 

Just simply amazing! :thumbsup:
 

Just a "heads up" folks...Be very careful if you are wanting to see the sack...DO NOT Google-image "nasty sack" with the Safesearch filter off...It will ruin your day!

:laughing7:

lololol
 

Sweet recovery. I've often wondered what could be found in some of my hunting area's with a true deep-searching unit like yours. Now I guess I know.
 

Found it in the woods about 3 feet deep. Found using my Whites Industrial PRL-1 which goes pretty deep so I use it for going hunting in the woods. I honestly thought it was an old pipe of some sort but I guess not! It's marked "1851" "Mitteh" anyone have any info on that? Had no luck online.

east coast? awesome find!
 

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