10lb Parrott ground burst and misc

[CSA2K]

Thanksgiving day was the first day of the Fall season with my son and bro.

 

[flyinryan2]

Congrats on the finds fellow Winchester, Virginian!!! What type of bullet is that next to the Gardener? It looks different then a 3 ringer. I like the dog tags.

 

[CSA2K]

Thanks man! The larger bullet is a .69 Belgian.. also Confederate. First trip this fall and I think I may have stumbled into something. Only out about 2hrs because it was Thanksgiving. Going back for the day next week.

 

[flyinryan2]

Thanks man! The larger bullet is a .69 Belgian.. also Confederate. First trip this fall and I think I may have stumbled into something. Only out about 2hrs because it was Thanksgiving. Going back for the day next week.

Awesome!!, I think my cousin has found two of those .69 cal bullets at our lot. Must have been a couple guys up this way with that type of gun?

 

[matt092079]

Congrats on those finds. Yeah, I have only found 2 .69 caliber bullets in winchester. Are they more rare to find around Winchester, or are they just in certain areas?

 

[VaMark]

Nice finds! That shell is cool, I'd hit that spot hard.

 

[jewelerguy]

cool exploded shell.

 

[CSA2K]

Congrats on those finds. Yeah, I have only found 2 .69 caliber bullets in winchester. Are they more rare to find around Winchester, or are they just in certain areas?

Actually these came from Fauquier Co near Warrenton. I grew up there and thats where I do most of my hunting. I've found a ton of .69s there.. Belgians, Carcanos, Gardners and Yankee 3-ringers. I just finished a book on the Petersburg siege and it spoke of the reserve troops being equipped with Belgian rifles. I don't know if they fired these bullets exclusively or not. I understand that Europeans mixed zinc with lead when manufacturing minies and thats why their bullets don't oxidize like ours.

 

[Lanny in AB]

Sweet finds! Nicely done.

All the best,

Lanny

 

[BuckleBoy]

Great finds! The ground-burst Parrott is first rate. Those figural dog tags from the 20s are cool. I dug one years ago in Virginia.

Cheers,


Buckles

 

[Hutch911]

Cool ground burst!