I believe pepperj is correct. I don't see any seams on this bottle but I do see a small pontil scar with straw marks throughout. A Tooled rolled lip with a collar just above the shoulders. This is an old one, very crude. I agree with his date range, 1850's or earlier.
Check the dates and town of manufacturing on those coke bottles. A few years back I drove an hour into New Hampshire to a farm where I bought a box of antique bottles out of a barn for 20 bucks, they were never in the ground. One of the bottles was a DEC 25 1923 "Christmas" Coke bottle, but...
It's the right size and you found it on church grounds. Swing by a church and ask, they might be able to confirm; members of the clergy are quite savvy when it comes to the history of religious artifacts.
Keep in mind, when a person anoints themselves with holy water they only dab their finger...
This is a really cool find. From this info the v shaped stock was French design.
The Continental Navy The French Colonial Troops & MarinesThe British Royal Navy – George Washington Inaugural Buttons
I worked in Yellowstone in the summer of 94. Of all the places this moron could've dug he picked this one, he deserves jail time for stupidity. The rangers are literally everywhere in this park. I was cleaning a couple trout in an obscure spot on Yellowstone lake when I looked up and one was...
I live in Rehoboth Ma. inside the southwest corner of the Bridgewater Triangle. This is one of those old New England spooky towns where a lot has been preserved thanks to its historical significance. A few miles down the road is the Freetown State Forest, Anawan Rock, The first public school...
I detected Miami beach 2 summers ago, the sand is very clean; but I'm used to detecting RI. and Ma. beaches which are much more of a challenge. Between The Clevelander Hotel and the end of the strip is where massive amounts of people layout on the sand. You may have some luck but this area gets...