3 quick hunts digging lead

[zaxfire69]

These are the totals of 3 days at about 2 hours each day. The aluminum cans and pull tabs are not included. These boys dropped alot of bullets at this place. I'm using the F75 digging every signal. I hope I can keep going back to this place and dig more from time to time. I love digging bullets with the Fisher. I think it was a good haul. Take care folks. zaxfire69
Total finds from 3 quick hunts

Skeleton Key

Dr. Bengue' ? Not sure on this one.

 

[jrsherman]

If you're finding that many bullets anywhere, you ought to be able to find a plate or at least some good buttons! Keep it up and nice job on saving some good American history!

 

[zaxfire69]

Jrsherman I sure would like that. I've been looking for sure.

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Great camp you have found. I'm positive you can go back for years and continue to dig relics.

 

[Curious The George]

That screw cap is from a tube of Bengay. The product was introduced to the USA in 1898 from France by Dr. Jules Bengué.

Nice finds.

 

[zaxfire69]

Found the Bengay cap shallow so I bet it was dropped around the turn of the century. Most of the Lead was around 6-8 inches deep.

 

[Toby1858]

Man, thats a good haul of bullets and nice goin' on the key, I've always wanted to find a skeleton key.

 

[zaxfire69]

Toby this is my 2nd complete Skeleton Key. I also found a half of a key.. The First one was a beautiful Green color. This one is more rust color. Still a nice one for sure.

Half Skeleton Key

The First Key

 

[VOL1266-X]

Nice amount of lead there. You should get a nice carved one there. HH, Quindy.

 

[DAVID@RT6DETECTORS]

Very nice finds!

 

[zaxfire69]

Hey Vol1266x I did. Here is the video of it.

 

[TomB]

ZAX...very nice recoveries. I'm hunting a site very similar to yours. Only it appears not to be civil war but a home site dating from the late 1700 hundreds to the early 1800 hundreds. I have recovered a large quantity of .69 cal musket balls, a brass key very similar to yours. Also from this site a piece of flint and led holder from a musket rifle. I would say that our brass keys date fromabout the same time period. TomB

 

[dirt diggler]

right on been under the weather lately hope to get out soon .Thanks for sharin keeps us goin.

 

[romeo-1]

Nice lead...I love adding to my lead ballistics collection!

 

[zaxfire69]

TomB I have been finding a ton of lead from this site. The Brass Key was a real treat. And crazy enough it was my first target of the day. I was digging every signal I found. No matter if it was Iron or a high tone. Really surprised me when I would get an Iron/Penny signal. I would dig it and it would be a deep bullet with a nail next to it or overtop of it. Did this quite a few times that day. I haven't been back out detecting since this day, but I can't wait to get back at it. Wife has been acting Fishy about a christmas present she got for me. Not sure what it is. Might be a detector. She is sneaky like that.
Dirt Diggler I hope you get to get back out and dig some oldies soon. Get well soon. Romeo-1 you are right..Lead makes me Thanks for looking.

 

[KOOTNEY KID]

Thats alot of lead,you can almost hear the guns fireing,nothing that old back here for lead!
you did pick up some nice specimans though.Congrats.........................K.KID.