musket ball

At last we”ve gone to the dark side nd hung up our little yellow Garretts nd brought the Deus 😎… With some trepidation we set off and soon hit our stride.. my first Deus dig produced a little musket ball! Nice! Lots of buttons, lead weights, buckles, bits of lead, other bits of metal,(?) a...

Today dawned bright and sunny after yesterday‘s rain so we set off eagerly across the grass fields… started Finding bullets, so changed direction back towards the truck, I got a poor signal and we were in 2 minds whether we dug, but as the digging was easy I did, about 8 inches down up popped my...

So day 2 of our long weekend was spent soothing our addiction. went to an old field really close to the village that still has the ridge and furrow lumps nd bumps across it. Having never searched here we were as ever excited himself especially as he loves finding the coins… (he has “Crusader...

At last we were able to get back out in the fresh air! The fields we wanted to do were being worked, so we decided to try a random field.. we were very happy we did. An amazing button… 2 amazing horse shoes… musket balls, a conjoined musket ball, more of our special lead thingys… and another...

today we decided to go back to a lovely field we have been to a few times, the electric fence was off, so we were able to do the edges. The weather was perfect, the Ground was a lot more forgiving on the knees so off we went… so glad we did, although not as exciting as yesterdays finds, we loved...

we only had an hour tonight so a quick waddle around our favourite field and it doesn’t disappoint! We have had lots of rain in the last couple of days, so digging was a joy! No idea what this little silver thing is… but its got a hallmark! Musket balls, lead, buttons, a thimble and other...

So after unplanned tasks, we only got out for an hour, so we went to a local field we have been in before, and found a few targets. A nice shiny silver button, and lead and the tiniest target ever which took me forever to find 😂 but it was lovely to be out in the sunshine with beautiful scenery...

Wow the nights are really drawing in here, but we managed a quick swing.. our first whole Crotal Bell, some bits of metal, circular one is heavy(?) Little buttons, and lead couple of musket balls, what looks like a squished lid (?) and a strange little bit that looks like a seal 🤔 xx

Day 3 was a beautiful cooler day and a new field, we were looking for an old path shown on early 1800’s map. More beautiful buttons, a livery button made by Firmin shows a lion holding a sword and possibly a Fleur-de-lis? A ring, a small trade weight, pot fragments, spatula type thing… and 2...

So we went back over last nights area and got a few more targets out, another conjoined musket ball, musket balls, 2 buttons, a crusty coin, buckle and other little bits.

A perfect day spent walking in the sun produced these lovely items… no hammered, but happy to save these. Not sure if that’s a coat of arms on the metal pendant? And more of the little lead pieces... we now have 7 of them. Any IDs as ever much appreciated. x

So a new field tonight, on the old maps there is a “station” noted… but no train tracks so we wondered if I could be military... clearly something was happening there as lots of targets…. And old pottery on the surface.

1800s Musket Ball Found in Canada.

found this lead ball in a area that has been IDed as a 16th century settlement in NC WHERE I FOUND quarter size flat button with no backmarks. weighs slightly over 20 grams, nearly 3/4 in. could this be a musket ball?

It is a one piece very heavy iron I thing . It has striations around the ball part. The shank is drilled. Very odd to me ... I found ball buttons before but first one like this..

Yesterday I found a musket ball: And today I found a possible musket ball: They are made of led and the first one weighs about 12 grams and the second one about 5-6 grams. So I want to know how much mine are worth. Thank you

Hi! New to MD scanning on land in upstate Ny - Found an oxen shoe almost a foot deep & today found these 2 - Wondering best way to id musket balls. Can find info on battles 30mins away so I know it's a good place to search. Any help or info would be great - have to dig mega deep it seems for...

Good evening, friends, John found a whole bunch of bullets in a hole about 16 inches wide and about a foot down. They are 1-5/16 inches long and 3/8 inches wide. Would anyone know an approximate date for these? I wonder why they were all together like that. He also found a cute sheep or lamb...

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Hi folks, I went back to my favorite farm field and pull out these 2 items. I think the coin is either an 1805 or 06 King George half. Can anyone confirm? You can barely make out the crown in the photo. The other side is gone. I also pulled up what I believe to be a "fired" musket ball. This is...