Sword pommel, dagger cross-guard and other relics.

[Aureus]

Well, despite the constant thunderstorms managed to get out for a few short hunts on the week end. Here are some of the finds.

Got my very first sword pommel. Was extremely deep but I managed to pull it from under the roots. A very solid and heavy piece.






An other dagger or sword cross-guard. Very similar in size to my last one ( http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/541626-sword-dagger-guard-some-silver-more-finds-early-site.html) but the motif is cast rather than carved. My previous guard had a fox head as a design this one seems to have three beavers on each side (unless I'm seing things).







A very unusual iron tool that looks like an iron spurtle. Feels very old. Found not far from my trade axe so might be fur trade related as well. Despite it's age it's well preserved which is unsurprising knowing the conservation state of other iron relics from this site.







A beautiful musket flint. Obviously dropped and in a perfect unused condition. Never found one before that small.




And I'm not sure what it is item. Thought at first it might be a broken iron arrowhead but had some interesting suggestions from other members of the forum saying it might have been a musket or pistol related.Since I have found an iron pistol butt stock a few feet away it sure is possible.





Thanks for the comments.

 

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[dirtlooter]

very cool finds, love them

 

[Z.K.]

The last thing is a very rare hematite petrified sea horse. The spurtle is great and would conserve well.

Lastly, the pommel and guard are fantastic; congrats! I do see what looks to be a conga-line of beavers in the second pic of the guard, and so I'll have to agree with you. It's a bit funny and I'm not totally convinced, but given the way beaver pelts radically shaped North America it would make sense that they ended up in contemporary design. But dancing??

You continue to do great work up there, well done!

 

[Kurios1]

Holy Beavers! Yeah, they do resemble beavers. You might not be nuts after all! Great bunch of relics. Very unique and interesting finds. Well done.

 

[Gridwalker306]

That's some mighty fine relics! Great post...

 

[Old Pueblo]

Truly incredible finds. That stuff is old!

 

[vpnavy]

..: NICE ASSORTMENT of FINDS Aureus :..
Thanks for sharing!​

 

[Scrappy]

Excellent finds again man. That dagger guard is on my list. And that's a beautiful flint - I had the luck of finding a spill rounds balls and flints (Ahab put me right on them), the flints remain one of my favorite finds.

Congrats

 

[CASPER-2]

 

[Aureus]

very cool finds, love them

Thank you.

 

[Aureus]

The last thing is a very rare hematite petrified sea horse. The spurtle is great and would conserve well.

Lastly, the pommel and guard are fantastic; congrats! I do see what looks to be a conga-line of beavers in the second pic of the guard, and so I'll have to agree with you. It's a bit funny and I'm not totally convinced, but given the way beaver pelts radically shaped North America it would make sense that they ended up in contemporary design. But dancing??

You continue to do great work up there, well done!

Thank you Ken. I'm not 100% sure neither but as you said, knowing how important were the beaver pelts at that period it's very possible.

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Looks like you've hit the jackpot as far as weaponry related artifacts are concerned. Love that pommel!!

 

[trapperart]

Very nice finds congrats

 

[Steve in PA]

Nice finds! You were definitely on an edged weapons roll there.

 

[Aureus]

Holy Beavers! Yeah, they do resemble beavers. You might not be nuts after all! Great bunch of relics. Very unique and interesting finds. Well done.

Lol. Thanks, I wasn't sure.

 

[Westfront]

Congrats! That site gives a bunch of nice relics. Like that petrified sea horse too. Looks also like a furniture decoration broken at the mounting hole. Sea horse is rather to the point.

 

[Ahab8]

Excellent finds again man. That dagger guard is on my list. And that's a beautiful flint - I had the luck of finding a spill rounds balls and flints (Ahab put me right on them), the flints remain one of my favorite finds.

Congrats

Yep right in front of me lol. Gorgeous flints jumping out of the dirt into Steve's hands. Those are some crazy nice relics that most will never recover my friend. That flint is awesome. I've only dug one and I love that thing

 

[Aureus]

That's some mighty fine relics! Great post...

Thank you.

 

[Aureus]

Truly incredible finds. That stuff is old!

Thank you.

 

[Aureus]

Excellent finds again man. That dagger guard is on my list. And that's a beautiful flint - I had the luck of finding a spill rounds balls and flints (Ahab put me right on them), the flints remain one of my favorite finds.

Congrats

Thank you.