3/16/09 CW Camp Finds Round 4!

[crashbro17x]

Well, me and daddy got back out to that camp again today, and with all of the relics we found yesterday, we were geared up as soon as we got out of the truck. We scouted around the property until about lunch with not much luck. We finally decided to go back to the area where we had pulled most of our finds from yesterday and soon got back in to some more relics.

Here are my finds for today.

I believe I found a kepi buckle

My first sword belt plate keeper...little bent, but I'll take it!

Another pic of the keeper

McClellan Saddle Guard Plate.

Took this pic of daddy as he was dig'n a target...

Daddy's finds for today

He found a button back....WATERBURY BUTTON CO

And last is my what is it....Yesterday, I posted a pic of an item that I believed to be a part of a gun. Today, I found this object. It too has a stamped number in the side of it....the same number that was on the object that I found yesterday.....Does anybody know what this is? Here are a few pics of the object I found today...

Here is a pic of it with the object that I found yesterday....

All together, we have had a great last four hunts. The weather has been great and so have the relics!

Link to our other finds from this camp.....http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,224949.0.html


Thanks for looking!

 

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[Tn Dirt Digger]

Nice finds Cody....you guys have a good spot...I can't identify your whatizit....Congrats on some great digs!

George

 

[Old River]

Looks like the both of you did quite well. I see some very nice finds Congradulations.....

 

[BuckleBoy]

That is not a kepi buckle...but that is indeed a sword belt keeper.


Nice finds!



-Buckles

 

[d2]

The first "gun part" looks like the "trapdoor" to a trapdoor rifle. Behind the holes the piece on the bottom would be where the firing pin is. But I aint sure...d2

 

[seger98]

Nice CW & relic finds! Congratulations on the finds!

 

[crashbro17x]

That is not a kepi buckle...but that is indeed a sword belt keeper.


Nice finds!



-Buckles

Dang.....I was hope'n it was. It is still a cool little buckle of sorts.

 

[crashbro17x]

The first "gun part" looks like the "trapdoor" to a trapdoor rifle. Behind the holes the piece on the bottom would be where the firing pin is. But I aint sure...d2

That is what we were thinking it was. Still not sure. Gonna do a little more research on it though....

 

[HISPAN]

Very nice finds

 

[BuckleBoy]

Hey,  I was looking for one of your pieces you found today...

I wonder if it is a rear sight from a rifle. 

Scroll down on the link below to the scanned diagram and photos of the Buffington rear sight:

http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/shooterstext.html

Is yours marked in yardage?  I can see some sort of marking at one end of it?  Is that a serial number?  Can you tell us what it says?

The other piece you found will take more work. It is interesting that in addition to the serial numbers stamped in, the piece has three sets of Roman numerals scratched in ("III," "V," and "VI").



Regards,


Buckles

 

[crashbro17x]

Hey, I was looking for one of your pieces you found today...

I wonder if it is a rear sight from a rifle.

Scroll down on the link below to the scanned diagram and photos of the Buffington rear sight:

http://www.trapdoorcollector.com/shooterstext.html

Is yours marked in yardage? I can see some sort of marking at one end of it? Is that a serial number? Can you tell us what it says?

The other piece you found will take more work. It is interesting that in addition to the serial numbers stamped in, the piece has three sets of Roman numerals scratched in ("III," "V," and "VI").



Regards,


Buckles

Both the hinged piece, and the other piece have 592 stamped on them. I don't think that it is the flip up sight part of the gun, but I could be wrong.

I was thinking it was the flip up "trapdoor" itself. It has a hollow tube, like where the sparks from a percussion cap would have followed to get to the powder.

Its hard to explain....I could take some better pics of it later...that way, you could see what I'm talking about....Sorry if what I'm saying is confusing....lol

 

[allen]

looks like you all have a great place
to detect for quite awhile...
way to go on all of those nice relics...