1801 HOUSE DIG II--EAGLE BUTTONS and Rare PIN FIRE Bullet (for me anyway)

[Wes-N-VA]

Thanks to a crazy spell of snow, frozen ground, then gobs of rain and muddy fields I was finally able to get back out to do some relic hunting back at the 1801 house. The yard was a mess and limited my hunt because I did not want to cause any un-wanted damage to the lawn with it being so wet and sloppy. I still managed some nice relics. The usual round balls and one minie this time. Got a real nice Cuff Eagle Button, a real nice Naval Eagle Button (I think 1860's??, if not let me know), 1864 IH, V Nickel, oil lamp piece, small colonial buckle, and a first for me...a PIN FIRE pistol bullet. That was the surprise to me for sure. More bad weather moving in for the next few days, but the long range forecast looks promising....mid to upper 60's

 

[flatbutton]

You killed it! Love the pin fire! Never seen one dug in this area. Awesome hunt

 

[Jpro]

Love the relics...especially the pinfire bullet. Never dug one here. However, have dug the button in 12th photo. Some say not CW but I see it more and more in old CW sites. If you get a positive I'd on it let me know.
Good digs
Jpro

 

[parsonwalker]

Man - BIG winner day in MY book. That's for sure . . .

 

[Ahab8]

Wes those are some great recoveries. What a productive site you have there. Keep up the good work. Supposed to get a foot of snow here in Maine Thursday. This winter has been rough my friend. Hopefully the worst is over for you

 

[mirage83]

Really nice collection of finds.

 

[Pointman]

Nice to see that you can still break ground in your area. Unfortunately, some of our cold weather is moving toward the east coast, but thankfully we didn't get dumped on again like everyone thought. Supposed to be much warmer in my neck of the woods next week.

BTW, really nice finds!

 

[Valley Ranger]

Nice haul Wes.

 

[Wes-N-VA]

Love the relics...especially the pinfire bullet. Never dug one here. However, have dug the button in 12th photo. Some say not CW but I see it more and more in old CW sites. If you get a positive I'd on it let me know.
Good digs
Jpro

Sent you a PM!! Thanks!

 

[Wes-N-VA]

You killed it! Love the pin fire! Never seen one dug in this area. Awesome hunt

Where in Eastern NC? That was my first ever and if you go to my Youtube channel you will hear my comments when I dug it. I was a little stumped on it for a while. 14 years of digging and 10 of those years was HEAVY Civil War digging and I have never seen one from the field, even at the DIV's. Thanks again!

 

[relicmeister]

Great finds,Wes- Go back as soon as you can,

 

[vpnavy]

Thanks for sharing...

 

[Bill D. (VA)]

Another nice hunt Wes with a good assortment of finds. Love that bullet and buckle.

 

[treblehunter]

Now I have to research that pin fire pistol bullet, I'm not understanding how that flies through a barrel? I'm very easily confused nowadays so no fault on your part. Very cool finds!

 

[treblehunter]

9mm Pinfire Cartridges

Now I'm getting it, didn't realize it was in a cartridge.

 

[BuckleBoy]

nice early buckle, pinfire, and eagle button. Also love the carved bullet! Congrats!

 

[Davers]

A STELLAR DAY
in my book...
I also have never dug a pin-fire Cartridge (Awesome)
Heck even the Eagle Cuff is a rare find these days (in these parts, for me)
& the Carved bullet is beautiful.
I love all your finds , I,m def, itching to go hunting now.
Davers

 

[flatbutton]

Where in Eastern NC? That was my first ever and if you go to my Youtube channel you will hear my comments when I dug it. I was a little stumped on it for a while. 14 years of digging and 10 of those years was HEAVY Civil War digging and I have never seen one from the field, even at the DIV's. Thanks again!

New Bern. Never seen one dug, but a friend of a friend claims to have found one in the Lenoir Co. area several years ago which is about an hour away from where I'm at. But you know how those kind of stories go!

 

[HomeGuardDan]

Nice finds Wes - I think the Navy is post war - what is the backmark? Congrats on the pinfire - I have found 1 in 20+ years and my dad as well. That is 2 from 50 years of digging.

Dan

 

[metalev4]

Nice digging Wes. The pinfire is a good find.