iron

  1. old horse bits

    Does anyone know if any of these bits are Civil War and if so, which army? Many Thanks. P.S. Pics are quite jumbled--I can do more if needed.
  2. Colonial iron artifacts - shaped like small houses?

    I found approximately 15 of these iron artifacts at a colonial house site that goes back to the early 1700s. Not sure exactly how old they are, or what they are... They all are about 2.5" tall, .5 inch thick, with a small notch at the bottom. Does anyone have any insight? Thank you in advance!
  3. 8 in nail or spike confusion

    My dad had me look at this today. I told him I would try to find something out about this. I hope you can see it well, it measures 8.5 inches against the ruler. It has horizontal ridges cut into it below the head (but not on all sides, just one I think) and some at the tip.I saw one very similar...
  4. Identifying iron ore?

    Hello, my mum bought this in an auction ages ago because its quite cool and I was just wondering what it is/ how it might have formed? It's cirtainly iron and is very heavy for its size so I wonder if it's quite pure! I half thought it was a meteorite but it dosnt have scorch marks / a layer of...
  5. Identification - quartz and hematite?

    I found this on a beach near Otter Ferry, Scotland. I'm inexperienced at identification so I was hoping someone else knew the answer. To me it looks like quartz with some sort of iron/hematite in the middle, but what do I know? :laughing7: I'm particularly interested in what the brown wavy stuff...
  6. Quartz, iron?

    I spotted this on a beach near Otter Ferry, Scotland. I can only assume it's quartz with hematite or something inside, but I'm new to identifying minerals and such so not really sure how to figure this stuff out.
  7. Big Old Iron and a small Lead

    So, I have a big piece of Iron I found alongside some old axe heads (and pick head) and some Early 1800s items. Most I have found in this area has been late 1700s to early 1800s. It was a farm into the 1960s but I have not found much from that era. I have also found a trigger guard and a butt...
  8. Iron Find, Possible Meteorite or weathered object?

    Thanks in advance for any input and opinion on what this may be. I found this while landscaping laying mulch, as we were emptying a trailer load of it into wheelbarrows. I heard a "ding" on my shovel and immediately investigated only to find this oddly intriguing stone. ~7cm^3 volume : 54g...
  9. Iron Find , need opinions

    Found this doing mulch, thought it might have been slag metal that went through a chipper but a sample prepper told me no way. It's iron. Hoping it's iron nickle. Lmk what you speculate. 54 grams 7 cm^3
  10. Found "GAS" But It Didn't Pay for the Gas

    Went out for a half hour with my son. He is only two so he lost interest pretty quick. Found pretty much all iron with a couple pull tabs. I don't mind a little old iron once in awhile. I have found quite a few harness buckles but none this large before.
  11. Some type of tool?

    I was detecting an old 1870s farm site and found this strange looking tool. Not sure what it could have been used for. It looks like it has some paint on the end of it. It had a slight spoon shape in one side and is formed to a slight peak on the back. I have found all sorts of iron in the...
  12. Finally...a Barber Quarter! 1683 Mass Property

    Hello Friends, hope your summer is going well. John finally found a Barber quarter--seems like he's found everything but! It's a common date, 1898, but pretty nice detail! Also found a nice Colonial(?) era button with a laurel wreath and intact shank. Some "whatitz" too -- your guess is as good...
  13. What is this: Found near civil war site

    My dad, who loves detecting, found this near Appomattox Historical Court House (few miles from civil war surrender site) today. It weighs about 3 to 4 pounds, has semi legible numbers stamped on one side. Definitely seems to be iron. It is solid all the way through down to about one inch from...
  14. I need help with setting.

    I have a Bounty Hunter Tracker IV and I am looking for a stone that contains iron such as pyrite and marcasite. I am looking for these so that way I can start a fire the primal way and I just need help with where I need to put the settings to find stone with iron in it.
  15. Bounty Hunter TRACKER IV

    I need help with settings. I have a Bounty Hunter Tracker IV and I am looking for a stone that contains iron such as pyrite and marcasite. I am looking for these so that way I can start a fire the primal way and I just need help with where I need to put the settings to find stone with iron in it.
  16. My very first video

    Lol.:director2: Took the Deus to an abandoned building for a root around inside. Nail heavy to say the least. 9:00 mark is a point of interest for me. Otherwise an uncut typical Deus hunt that shows how I fish small targets out of thick multiple target trash with a simple effective...
  17. If this isnt Iron Slag or a Meteorite... then what is this?

    If this isn't Iron Slag or a Meteorite... then what is this? been stumping me for the past few days... i found this odd object in my back yard... now my soil is very known to contain Limonite (goethite after pyrite pseudomorphs, an iron ore) and its known to contain iron artifacts that i find...
  18. Victorian stove and early 1900s school desk parts! IRON RELICS!!!

    Victorian stove and early 1900's school desk parts! IRON RELICS!!! Searched a nearby wooded area and came across a small iron dump. In this dump, I found parts to an Victorian era stove and parts to a early 1900's school desk! :hello2: There were even parts to an old bed frame and a tricycle...
  19. Nutcracker?

    What is it???Found these two iron pieces a few inches apart. when put together look like a tool. Found in 6inches of mud near a pond in Florida. Perhaps wood handles went over long iron tines? Something was either held or crushed between the inner points. Dont think anything extended past the...
  20. Civil war site finds, need ID and info on some

    Hey all, I recently found out about an old Civil War hospital site back in the woods near my town. It's now just a pile of bricks, but I found LOTS of glass and some iron, and possibly a button. I asked a metal detectorist friend once what the white porcelain fragments are and he said "a good...
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