7 hr. Hunt - Heavy Silver Ring, Carbine Sling Buckle & a Mystery Relic!

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 11, 2014

I was in Kingston, ON for 2 days on business and had some time available, so I hit a site I've had my eye on for a number of years now. :thumbsup:

I hunted this spot for 4hrs on Wednesday night and another 3hrs yesterday morning, made some decent finds too! The building pictured is the Kingston Prison for Women (now vacant), I was detecting across the street from this beautiful c1925 building. Just to the south of this spot is the Kingston Penitentiary (c1832), consequently this area has seen a lot of activity over the past 180 years.

My first find was the 'mystery relic', came in on the VDI in the brass range, not sure what it is though. :icon_scratch:

I'll likely tumble it for a few hours this weekend to try and clean it up a bit and then post it in the 'Whatsit Forum'. My next find was the Carbine Sling Buckle. This piece has no makers mark, but I would assume it's British made and probably dates to the late 19thc. My next find registered at a solid 91 - 92 and out came the 7gm. Mens silver ring, this thing is hefty too!

I love finding relics with writing on them so when I found the brass gas valve, I was pretty happy to make out some writing on the valve. Turns out it was made by the Haydensville Mfg. Co. in Haydensville, MA ... I've included a pic of the original factory building. The small silver plated watch is missing the guts but has the owners initials impressed in the back inside a shield.

Thanks for looking and best of luck to you all,
David

PS. I took a pic of the unusual rock wall formation buried in the ground on this site. I have no idea what it use to be, it looked like a couple of figure 8's that weren't connected in the middle. :dontknow:

Old Dude · Sep 11, 2014

I think my favorite find is the valve. Nice hunt Dave.

Hunter612 · Sep 11, 2014

Nice finds!

oldsmith · Sep 11, 2014

Nice finds. Looks like you found a sweet spot.

RiverRat · Sep 11, 2014

Me too....!

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 12, 2014

Old Dude said:
I think my favorite find is the valve. Nice hunt Dave.

Mine too Dave ... but holding that ring gets me pretty warm inside too! :laughing7:

Take care bud,
Dave

Hunter612 said:
Nice finds!

Thank you Sir! :icon_salut:

oldsmith said:
Nice finds. Looks like you found a sweet spot.

There's one more area close to here that I still have to check out, so I'll keep you posted! :thumbsup:

Best of luck to you in Alberta, hope the snow melts soon!
Dave

RiverRat said:
Me too....!

Thank you RiverRat! :icon_thumright:

Dave

park pirate · Sep 12, 2014

Awesome..

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 12, 2014

park pirate said:
Awesome..

Thanks!

Dave

BurntBear · Sep 12, 2014

Wow, congrats!

rodarian · Sep 12, 2014

Really lovin that cannonball that bares a striking resemblance to a golf ball....heh. Nice finds all around.

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 12, 2014

BurntBear said:
Wow, congrats!

Thank you Sir! :icon_salut:

Best of luck to you,
Dave

rodarian said:
Really lovin that cannonball that bares a striking resemblance to a golf ball....heh. Nice finds all around.

Wouldn't that be cool if cannonballs actually came with a makers name on them like golf balls do!

Just showing you what kind of objects I also find in the hole with the iron.
Thanks for your post rodarian,
Dave

CoinandRelicMan · Sep 12, 2014

Looks like a really old spot you're detecting there, nice finds too! Not sure what my favorite is there but that watch item is really nice! Could the ring be white gold or did it read high conductive wise?

rodarian · Sep 12, 2014

I really hope you didnt take any offense to my post, Dave. It was just a sorry attempt at being funny. I apologize if it came off offensive. It really was not meant to be.

treblehunter · Sep 12, 2014

My favorite is the watch, valve, and the race track!
Great finds and hunt!

Garrett424 · Sep 12, 2014

Nice finds.
That ring is HUGE. I can only imagine the size of the person who wore it.

ANTIQUARIAN · Sep 13, 2014

CoinandRelicMan said:
Looks like a really old spot you're detecting there, nice finds too! Not sure what my favorite is there but that watch item is really nice! Could the ring be white gold or did it read high conductive wise?

I only wish the ring had been 'White Gold', but it's stamped 'Sterling Silver' in the band ... probably dates to the 1950's or 60's. :icon_scratch:

I love finding watch cases too, especially when they've been personalized. I'm going to lightly tumble this piece to try and bring out more of the details!
Thanks for your post and best of luck to you CRM, :thumbsup:

Dave

rodarian said:
I really hope you didnt take any offense to my post, Dave. It was just a sorry attempt at being funny. I apologize if it came off offensive. It really was not meant to be.

No offense taken at all my friend ... I thought it was pretty funny actually! :laughing7:

Best of luck to you bud,
Dave

treblehunter said:
My favorite is the watch, valve, and the race track!
Great finds and hunt!

Thanks very much Treb! :occasion14:

Just one question bud ... what's the "race track" you like that I found? :icon_scratch:

Dave

Garrett424 said:
Nice finds.
That ring is HUGE. I can only imagine the size of the person who wore it.

Thanks for your post Garrett! :thumbsup:

This ring is definitely to largest I've ever found!
Of course, I'm only a quarter mile from a maximum security prison, so maybe this was dropped by a prison guard parking his car or going for a jog. :dontknow:

Best of luck you my friend,
Dave